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LIBRARY BOARD OF THE
CORPUS CHRISTI PUBLIC LIBRARIES DEC 0
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2008
November 13, 2007
CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mary Christmas, Janey Cone, Sue Stanford,
Barbara Silverman, Andrea Naismith, and Lucy McCracken
STAFF PRESENT: Herb Canales, Library Director and Lea Zapata, Management
Assistant
Meeting was called to order by Mary Christmas at 1:15 p.m.
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY:
1. The membership drive is underway.
2. The Clif Moss Nature Education Center's dedication is being sponsored by
Friends and underwritten by Ed Hicks Imports, Ltd. It is set for Sunday,
February 24, 2008. David Allen Sibley will be the guest speaker.
3. Friends has received$5000 from Flint Hills as the first payment of two for the
Moss Education Center.
4. The Big Read has just concluded. Coles High School held an event. There were
around 15 book groups discussing Bless Me, Ultima. Data is currently being
collected to report back to the National Endowment for the Arts. A decision will
be made in January on whether or not to reapply for next year.
DIRECTOR'S REPORTS:
1. The Southside groundbreaking was on November 19, 2007. We are hoping for
completion by next October,but technically, the contractor has until around next
Thanksgiving.
2. The construction contract for Parkdale has been awarded to Van Fleet out of
Kingsville. As of this week, all the contracts have been signed. There will be a
pre-construction meeting before Thanksgiving. This is estimated to be a 6-to 7-
month project. The building committee will need to meet in January with Dykema
Architects Inc. to discuss furniture. The bridge,parking lot overly and
landscaping was not included in the bid. Last month, Ricardo Ruiz was chosen to
do a mural to be placed above the computers.
3. The planning process for the 2008 bond proposals starts soon. Greenwood
Branch Library is in the process. It needs to be for 5 million dollars rather than 4
million dollars due to price increases. The branch is in a good location.
4. We have started the registration process for use of the computers which is the
program the Ken and Amanda Kellar purchased for the Corpus Christi Public
Libraries.
OLD BUSINESS:
1. Lucy McCracken,Andrea Naismith, and Barbara Silverman have all requested to
be reappointed for another term on the Library Board.
2. The board currently has 2 vacancies to fill and no applications on file at City Hall.
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3. Barbara Silverman, Andrea Naismith, and Taney Cone have agreed to be the
nominating committee for chair and co-chair positions.
4. Sue Stanford declined the invitation to be on the Southside Building Committee.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Based on past history, the Library Board will continue to not have a December
meeting. January's meeting will be held at the Parkdale Branch Library.
The meeting adjourned at 2:08 p.m.