Minutes 01 18 2023 LABLibrary Advisory Board
January 18, 2024
Minutes
Assembly:
The Library Advisory Board met in Regular Session on Thursday, January 18th at 1:30 pm at the
Main Library, 201 Chestnut Street.
Board Members
Assael, Shaun PRESENT Carbone, Liz PRESENT
Clinton, Ann ABSENT Colin, Emily PRESENT
Dodd, Scott PRESENT Hennessey, Christine PRESENT
Heuring, Tammy PRESENT Kozik, Lynn EXCUSED
Lawler, Patricia PRESENT Miles, Linda ABSENT
Smith, Harriet PRESENT Smith, Ida PRESENT
Staff Members & Board Reps.
Conners, Dana PRESENT Loper, Jessica PRESENT
Zimmer, Ronna
(Foundation Rep)
ABSENT Brimberry, Tom
(Friends Rep)
PRESENT
Mays, Yvette PRESENT
Welcome
Chair Patricia Lawler convened the meeting at 1:30 pm.
The board welcomed new member Emily Colin.
Public Comment
No public comments.
Agenda Review
No changes.
Approval of Previous Minutes
The minutes from the last board meeting on November 16, 2023, were sent to the board prior to the
meeting for review.
Motion: Shaun Assael MOVED, SECONDED by Liz Carbone, to accept the minutes of the 11/16/23
meeting as written. Upon vote, the MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Correspondence
None received.
Friends of the Library
• Signed up new FOL members during the Friday night FOL Preview Book Sale night.
• Presented one of the FOL book bags that are given out monthly to 15 Williston students.
• Plans underway for another library walking tour.
• Still supporting LEAD programs.
Library Foundation
Dana reports the Foundation brunch fundraiser was held on January 10th. Attendees learned about
library resources and had a Librarian at each table to assist them.
Director’s Report
Projects
• The Michael Jordan Museum will be located where Story Park is now.
• The Project Grace lot has been cleared. The Borst building and the parking lot elevator have
been removed. We are still on track for a formal groundbreaking in February/March.
• Early estimates show the Northchase Library over budget for site clearing and building. This will
be presented to the County Commissioners next week. We hope to continue to proceed as
planned since costs are only expected to continue to rise.
o The board decided to draft a letter to the County Commissioners to express their
endorsement of the continued project.
Staff
• We have hired 2 new part-time staff members. Nikol Nieto at Main and Pat Burns at Pleasure
Island.
• We have 3 vacancies that have been posted. A part time person at Northeast, Library
Supervisor at Pine Valley, and a Library Associate at Pleasure Island.
• All Staff are participating in continuous learning as part of their goals. One optional training
class is the UNC Libraries 21 Day Racial Equity Challenge.
Other
• The NHC Strategic Plan will be presented to the board at the February meeting.
• Week 1 of the Book Sale raised over $58,000.
Committee Reports
None.
New Business
Policy Revisions
3.2 Loans - Clarified working. Library card or photo ID must be shown at check out.
13.7 Self Publish – added see Local Author Donation Collection Policy
13.7A Local Author Donation Collection – this is a new policy.
Each policy was reviewed and discussed by the board.
Motion: Liz Carbone MOVED, SECONDED by Christine Hennessey, to accept the policies presented as
written. Upon vote, the MOTION WAS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Database Spotlight
At each meeting, Dana Conners will highlight a library database.
Transparent Language online is available through NC Live. There are over 110 languages available.
Dana showed the board how to access it online.
Old Business
None
Adjournment
Chair Patricia Lawler adjourned the meeting at 2:15
Please note that the above minutes are not a verbatim record of the Library Advisory Board meeting.
Next Meeting is Feb 15, 2024 at 1:30 pm