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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 10 17 2024 LABMinutes 10 17 2024 LAB Library Advisory Board October 17, 2024 Minutes Assembly: The Library Advisory Board met in Regular Session on Thursday, October 17th at 1:30 pm at the Main Library. Board Members Assael, Shaun PRESENT Carbone, Liz EXCUSED Clinton, Ann PRESENT Colin, Emily PRESENT Dodd, Scott PRESENT Haragan, Ellen PRESENT Hennessey, Christine EXCUSED Kozik, Lynn EXCUSED Lawler, Patricia PRESENT Miles, Linda PRESENT Salter, Tiffany PRESENT Smith, Harriet PRESENT Staff Members & Board Reps. Conners, Dana PRESENT Zimmer, Ronna (Foundation Rep) ABSENT Brimberry, Tom (Friends Rep) ABSENT Mays, Yvette PRESENT Rider, Jimi (MN Branch Mgr.) PRESENT Welcome Patricia Lawler convened the meeting at 1:30 pm. Public Comment No public comments. Agenda Review Approved as written Minutes 10 17 2024 LAB Approval of Previous Minutes The minutes from the last board meetings on August 15th & September 19th, 2024, were sent to the board prior to the meeting for review. Motion: Shawn Assael MOVED, SECONDED by Ellen Haragan, to accept the minutes of the 8/15/24 meeting as written. Upon vote, the MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Motion: Shawn Assael MOVED, SECONDED by Emily Colin, to accept the minutes of the 9/19/24 meeting as written. Upon vote, the MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Correspondence None received. Friends of the Library Tom Brimberry and other FOL members held their downtown walking tour of past library locations today. They are also working on their slate of officers. Library Foundation Board will meet again in November. Director’s Report Dana Conners reported the following: Projects Project Grace: Collection updates are underway. We are weeding the current collection and will spend $400,000 from book sale proceeds to purchase new materials. Northchase: Final selections were made on décor & furnishings. 1 million will be spent on collection materials. We have received 16 submissions for the public art piece. Staff Vacancy: Library Associate in Local History @ Main Library New Hires: Minutes 10 17 2024 LAB • Marketing & Tech Support Librarian – Tiffany Boeglen starts October 29th • Library Assistant @ Main Library – Nelly Martinez Ruvalcaba starts October 29th • Local History Grant-funded positions – 4 Interns hired to start on October 15th Continuous Learning: Staff Development Day: We were closed to the public on Monday 10/14 for Staff Development Training. We took to mandatory county training classes (Agility in our Dynamic Service and Timekeepers). All staff also took the Clifton Strength Finders course, and reviewed our results as a group. Other • Programs o Fiction to Fashion 11/9 @ Azalea Station o Cape Fear Book Festival 11/22-23 • Hispanic Services Needs Assessment: CASA is completing surveys and interviews. Data will be processed for recommendations soon. • Policy Review: Prior to the Nov. meeting, Dana will send out library policies for review. • New Resource: Dana was able to negotiate a fair price to access Star News 1948 – 1994. • Hurricane Helene: To assist displaced patrons, we are waiving the cost for a 3-month non-resident fee for those affected. Committee Reports Reconsideration Request committee consisted of Lynn Kozik, Tiffany Salter, & Ellen Haragan. The library did receive a reconsideration request from a patron. Book Title: When Dinosaurs Die: A guide to understanding death. Dana provided the board with the patrons Request form, a copy of the page in the book in question, and the library’s policy. The recommendation from the committee was to move the book from the picture book section to the Juvenile Non-fiction section. Motion: Scott Dodd MOVED, SECONDED by Harriet Smith, to accept the reconsideration from the committee to catalog the book in Juv. Non-fiction. Upon vote, the MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Minutes 10 17 2024 LAB New Business Officer Election The nominated slate of officers is as follows: • Chair – Patricia Lawler • Vice Chair – Lynn Kozik • Secretary – Shaun Assael. Motion: Ann Clinton MOVED, SECONDED by Ellen Haragan, to accept nominated slate of officers. Upon vote, the MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Database Spotlight Main Library Branch Mgr., Jimi Rider presented Films on Demand Old Business None Other 2025 Board Meetings In 2024, the board held meetings at each library site and had a tour. We will make a schedule to do that again this year. Adjournment The board adjourned the meeting at 2:45 Next Meeting on November 21st at the Main Library Please note that the above minutes are not a verbatim record of the Library Advisory Board meeting.