05/07/2009 - Minutes TIGARD PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD MINUTES
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Call to Order: 7:02 p.m.
Roll Call
Present at the meeting: David Burke, Chair, Board members Richard Heath, Jan
Thenell, Karen Levear and Jennifer Vasicek; Library Director Margaret Barnes and
Executive Assistant Alison Grimes. Cecilia Nguyen and Linda Monahan were excused.
Minutes
The April 9, 2009 Board meeting minutes were reviewed and, there being no additions
or corrections, the minutes were approved as read.
Motion Heath Second Vasicek
Burke Aye Nguyen Excused
Heath Aye Thenell Aye
Levear - Abstain Vasicek - Aye
Agenda Additions and Deletions
The Agenda item order was slightly revised.
Call to the Public
meeting.
Alla Veytsman, Library Assistant in Circulation, was th guest staff member.
With the Library for over eight years, Veytsman works at the Circulation desk, handling
everything from checking out books to accepting donations to training new volunteers to
shelve. She especially likes to assist large families and the variety of items they check
out, children and adults from different cultural backgrounds. Asked if she has noticed
any changes over the years, she told the Board that circulation has definitely increased,
as she is much busier than she was several years ago.
Joint Meeting with City Council
Board members practiced their roles for the upcoming joint meeting with City Council.
Glitches with the Skype program were discovered and will be fixed before the meeting.
The agenda for their 30-minute meeting with City Council will be:
1. Welcome and Introduction - Barnes introduces Board to Council
2. Introduction - Burke (Library invested in community; community hub;
relevance to community; highlight services)
3. Skype
a. Skype Demo Vasicek and Barnes
b. Skype Narrative - Heath
4. Services
a. Cultural Passes, Library Card, Library2Go - Thenell (props and easel
will be provided)
b. Volunteers and Other Programs Levear
5. Recap / 5t" Anniversary Burke
Library Board is first on the Council agenda; meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Board
members will meet at Town Hall at 6:15 p.m.
Library Operations
Monthly circulation statistics continue to remain high; total items circulated in April were
108,281. The annual Volunteer Recognition was a big hit - volunteers expressed their
thanks to both staff and Trish Stormont, Volunteer Coordinator. Staff is currently
: Kids - Be
Creative @ Your Library and teens - Express Yourself @ Your Library. The Adult
Reading program is themed around a bingo card readers choose from a variety of
options to complete a row horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Weekly winners will be
chosen from completed bingo cards.
WCCLS Update
Barnes showed the Board a colored map displaying patron and demographic data
compiled by City staff using data provided by WCCLS. This
agenda and maps will be printed for the Board.
Other Business
Library Trends
• Twitter
• Kindle (for future discussion)
Adjournment: There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:36 p.m.
The next Library Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
in the Conference Room at the Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd.