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Meeting Minutes - Final
Library Board
Tuesday, December 6,2022 10:30 AM La Retama Central Library Board Room,2nd Floor
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A. Call To Order
The meeting was called to order at 10:31 am.
B. Roll Call
Present: Julie Rogers, Vickie Natale, Carroll Matthews, Dora Wilburn, Nicole Carroll,
Alice Hawkins
Virtual: Pooja Bindingnavele, Veronica Towns, Sharron Hines
Absent: None
C. Public Comment
There was no public comment.
D. Approval of Minutes and Action on Absences
A motion to approve the November minutes, amended to clarify who was present virtually,
was made by Vickie Natale and seconded by Alice Hawkins. The motion passed
unanimously.
1. 22-2055 November 1 Regular Meeting Minutes
These minutes were approved.
E. Friends of CCPL Liaison Report
2. 22-2056 Friends of CCPL Liaison Report
The Critter Comfort Drive has started collecting canned cat and dog food as well as
blankets and towels. These can be dropped off at any library location.
The library is also having a Winter Coat Drive both drives will go through January 31,
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Sharron Hines spoke with Ft. Worth libraries to see how they could integrate our Tiny
Library program into school classrooms. The Tiny Library program started as part of the
Success by Six Coalition initiative; the library is a Coalition member.
The city of Kyle has a book vending machines and wondering if we can get them here.
F. Director's Report
3. 22-2057 Director's Report
All Corpus Christi Public Libraries will be open 9am to 1 pm on December 24th. All
locations will be closed for the Winter Break starting December 26th and will reopen
January 3rd, there is a plan is in place to open as warming centers if requested.
Since adding Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, this past Spring, staff
has discussed and began researching adding vending machine service. Cost can range
from $75,000 and up depending on the number of items the vending machine can hold.
Research will include funding sources and location.
Self-checkout stations, which were made possible by installing RFID, have had almost
50,000 checkouts since late April. The self-checkout stations in the children's area have
the highest checkouts, these stations were paid for by the Friends at an approximate cost
of$41,000.
Self-checkout service has not been promoted heavily because currently payments cannot
be made at the station. However, the vendor is in the process of developing an
enhancement that will allow a credit card terminal to communicate with the self-checkout
software.
G. Unfinished Business
No unfinished business.
H. New Business for Discussion and Possible Action
4. 22-2058 Board's Annual Report
Board Annual Report- Julie Rogers and Dr. Vickie Natale will be working on the report
with input from all board members. Dr. Natale gave an overview of Texas State Library
statistics which can assist with preparing the report, which is due by January 30th. A draft
will be prepared to be reviewed at the January 3rd Library Board Meeting.
I. Future Agenda Items
No future agenda items.
J. Adjournment
Adjournment at 12:11 pm.
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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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