HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Library Board - 02/05/2019 Library Board Minutes
February 5, 2019
Members Present: Alice Nixon, Nicole Carroll, Candace Hart,Tom Krepel,Vickie Natale and Julie Rogers
Members Absent: Brian Solarek
Staff Present: Laura Garcia, Library Director, and Sylvia Sanchez, Secretary.
Call to Order: Alice Nixon called the meeting to order at 10:33 AM.
Approval of Minutes
A motion to approve the minutes as presented was made by Candace Hart and seconded by Nicole Carroll. Motion
passed unanimously.
Friends Report/Director's Report
The family of Margaret Moss, a former member of the Friends, Library Board and La Retama club, donated $25,000 in
her honor. She passed away in October 2018. The funds will be used to develop a community garden. Currently the
homeschool group that meets there maintains a garden; however,the goal is to bring in other volunteers and expand
the garden. Funds will also be used to purchase material related to health, nutrition and gardening. The project will be
developed in phases. The family plans to donate a total of$45,000.
Candace Hart stated that Facebook offers a birthdate donation drive. She selected the Friends of the Library as the
organization for her Facebook friends to donate to. Currently$256 has been donated on her behalf. Her friends have
six more days left to make their donation.
The Library Board reappointments and the appointment for the non-designated vacancy has been scheduled for the
February 12 City Council meeting.
Mrs. Garcia distributed the Spring brochure and reported on upcoming programs.
The Week of the Young Children event will be held on April 13. This event is done in partnership with the United Way
Success by Six coalition. A proclamation will be presented during the Tuesday April 9 City Council meeting.
A maker space area will be developed on the first floor of La Retama. Part of the$25,000 donated to the Library by the
Library Foundation will be used to develop the area.
The Friends currently have$71,000 set aside for the RFID project. Funds from Neyland royalties and possibly Inter
Library Loan (ILL) reimbursements,from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission,will also be used for the
project. The project will be done in phases. The first phase will get all items tagged with RFID tags. This phase will take
anywhere from six to nine months to complete. The Board will have the opportunity to provide feedback before the
request is made to the Council.
The Career Online High School (COHS) program started in January. Several students have enrolled in the 14-day program;
however, only two have made it through that phase and gone into the 30-day phase. It appears a third student will start
the 30 day phase this month.
New Business
A motion to excuse Julie Rogers from December's meeting and Brian Solarek from today's was made by Tom Krepel and
seconded by Candace Hart. Motion passed unanimously.
Tom Krepel requested adding the Annual Report to next month's agenda and appointing the committee so that they can
start working on the 2019 Annual Report next month. The board approved the request.
Public Comment
Dr. Hatcher Chalkley suggested that when presenting the RFID agenda to council the following should be emphasized:
funds are from private donors and are restricted for library use and that these funds cannot be reported to the state as
operating funds that count towards the library's accreditation.
Alice Nixon made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Julie Rodgers seconded. Meeting adjourned at 11:50 a.m.