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Library Advisory Board
November 17, 2016
Assembly:
The Library Advisory Board met in Regular Session on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at
1:00 p.m. at Main Library in Wilmington, NC.
Board Members
Brewington, Jan EXCUSED Chadurjian, Denise PRESENT
Damutz, Amy PRESENT Garner, John EXCUSED
Jones, Andrew EXCUSED Montwieler, Katherine PRESENT
Osinski, John PRESENT Smith, Harriet PRESENT
Smith, Paul PRESENT Swearingen, Emilie PRESENT
Walker, Bradford PRESENT Zimmer, Ronna PRESENT
Staff Members & Board Reps.
FOL Rep – Patti
Bonner & Barbara
Honchell
PRESENT Zimmer, Ronna (LF) PRESENT
Tuchmayer, Harry PRESENT Owens, Paige PRESENT
The meeting was called to order by Chair, Amy Damutz at 1:10 p.m.
Public Comment and Agenda Review
Public Comment
No members of the public were present.
Agenda
Chair, Amy Damutz asked if any members of the board would like to remove or add any item(s)
from the Agenda.
With no changes, the Agenda was approved.
Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting
The minutes from the last board meeting on 10/20/16 were sent to the board prior to the meeting
for review.
Motion: John Osinski MOVED, SECONDED by Paul Smith, to approve the 10/20/16 minutes
as written. Upon vote, the MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Correspondence
Harry Tuchmayer stated that we have gotten some great press on our library programs.
You may have seen the article on Project Grace. NHC owns the entire block that the Main
Library is on. The County has asked Wilmington Downtown Inc. to study the feasibility of
developing this block. Grace Street has seen new business and 2 new hotels recently. There
may be options for the county to utilize our block better. The block currently houses four
important assets for New Hanover County, including the downtown Library and its new Story
Park, a county-owned parking garage, and NHRMC Emergency Management Services. All of
these services must remain on the block, but there is the potential for reconfiguration. The
remainder of the block is vacant.
Friends of the Library Report
Patti Bonner sent out the FOL annual meeting remarks prior to the meeting. She introduced
Barbara Honchell to the board. Ms. Honchell (1st Vice President) and/or Hathia Hayes
(President) will be attending the Foundation board meetings as the FOL Rep.
In addition to the report Ms. Bonner sent out, she noted that the FOL have changed their By-
Laws and accepted their new slate of officers.
Ms. Honchell stated that at the recent FOL Annual meeting, all in attendance go an opportunity
to meet and hear from Vines Architecture.
Library Foundation Report
Ronna Zimmer reported that the board just meet and approved their new slate of officers: Kate
Baynard as President, Ashley Garner as Vice President, and June Knott as Treasurer.
They board also voted to give the Library $15,000 to support the Endowed Book Fund, a NC
room Intern, Story Walk & Story Places.
Director’s Report
Harry Tuchmayer submitted the Director’s Report prior to the meeting.
Committee Reports
None at this time.
New Business
Library’s Proposed Holiday Schedule
Mr. Tuchmayer submitted the schedule for review and discussion.
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Motion: Harriet Smith MOVED, SECONDED by Denise Chadurjian, to approve the Library
Holiday Schedule as submitted. Upon vote, the MOTION WAS CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
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Old Business
None at this time.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Chair Amy Damutz requested the board adjourn the meeting
early to attend the Pine Valley Branch Charrette with Vine Architecture.
Motion: Brad Walker MOVED, SECONDED by Paul Smith, to adjourn. Upon vote, the
MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Meeting Adjourned at 1:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Yvette Mays
NHCPL Administrative Support Specialist
Please note that the above minutes are not a verbatim record of the Library Advisory Board
meeting.