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Meeting Minutes - Final
Library Board
Tuesday,September 6,2022 10:30 AM Ben F. McDonald Library
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A. Call To Order
Alice Nixon called the meeting to order at 10:36 a.m.
B. Roll Call
Present: Alice Nixon, Julie Rogers, Vicki Natale, Dora Wilburn, Nicole Carroll, Veronica
Towns, Sharon Hines
Absent: Pooja Bindingnavele
C. Public Comment
There was no public comment.
D. Approval of the Minutes and Action on Absences
A motion to approve the July minutes was made by Vickie Natale and seconded by
Nicole Carroll. The motion passed unanimously
Approval of the Minutes and Action on Absences
1. 22-1355 July 5, 2022 Regular Meeting minutes
Attachments: Library Board Minutes July Meeting
Minutes were approved.
E. Friends of CCPL Liaison Report
2. 22-1689 Friends of CCPL Liaison Report
Mrs. Hines reported that 190 attended the recent Bridgerton event hosted at La Retama.
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The draft of the online fall brochure was presented. It will be available in print soon. The
library's stance on book banning remains the same: it does not support banning or the
censoring of material and works to ensure a diverse collection is available. AAUW, who
accepts donations primarily of nonfiction books, unless it's a rare fiction book, will be
having their book sale soon. Dr. Natale, an AAUW member, stated that rare books are
usually sold through means other than the book sale. Proceeds from the book sales go
towards scholarships and library.
F. Staff Report
3. 22-1554 Collection Development Policies
In light of recent nationwide book bannings and having reviewed the reconsideration of
library material process in May, an overview of the library's Collection Development (CD)
policy was provided by Ms. Castanon. The CD policy is a living document and as such is
being updated to reflect collection changes and the needs of our community. A final draft
of the changes currently being made will be provided to the board before the next
meeting.
G. Director's Report
4. 22-1553 Director's Report
Baker and Taylor, the library's contracted book vendor, had a ransomware attack. This
has impacted the purchasing of material and required us to disable access to their digital
resource Axis360 until further notice. Hoopla is still available. Credit card terminals will be
installed soon at the self-checkout stations, this will improve customer service. The city is
moving towards a new merchant provider that will make it possible for Bywater Solutions,
who provides the maintenance support for Koha our Integrated Library System, to do an
online payment develop which will allow patrons to make payments online.
H. Unfinished Business
5. 22-1345 Bond 2022 Update
La Retama Central is one of the Bond 2022 projects that will be on the November ballot.
La Retama may need to close briefly for the plumbing rerouting project. The idea is to
section of the work to allow for some restrooms to remain operational.
6. 22-1346 Vacancies on the Library Board Update
Re-appointments will go before council soon. Ms. Nixon's replacement, who is a La
Retama Club member has submitted her application.
7. 22-1354 Library Budget for 2023 Update
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City budget should be finalized on September 6th. The budget request included the
following:
1. Increase in Security Guard service hours at the branches to provide coverage during
operational hours $110,000.
2. Librarian position for reference services $78,000.
3. Replace computers at Garcia, Harte, Hopkins, and Neyland $60,000
4. Study for possible new branch on the southside $100,000.
5. Capital improvements to McDonald and Neyland at $250,000.
6. Emergency generator for La Retama at $500,000
A resolution will go to Council to approve us joining Texas Cloudlink project, this would
increase access to over 250,000 CloudLibrary resources from other member libraries.
I. New Business for Discussion and Possible Action
8. 22-1365 Status of Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) funding application
Fund (ECF) funding application-A 2.4 million dollar grant for mobile hotspots was
granted to CCPL.
J. Future Agenda Items
None
K. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 11:51 AM.
This meeting may be held via videoconference call pursuant to Texas
Government Code § 551.127. If this meeting is held via videoconference call or
other remote method of meeting, then a member of this governmental body
presiding over this meeting will be physically present at the location of this
meeting unless this meeting is held pursuant to Texas Government Code §
551.125 due to an emergency or other public necessity pursuant to Texas
Government Code § 551.045.
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