09/10/2009 - Minutes TIGARD PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD MINUTES
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Call to Order: 7:00 p.m.
Roll Call
Present at the meeting: David Burke, Chair, Board members Scott Hancock, Richard
Heath, Karen Levear, Linda Monahan, Jennifer Vasicek and Alternate John Storhm;
Library Director Margaret Barnes and Executive Assistant Alison Grimes. Cecilia
Nguyen was excused.
Introduction of New Board Members and Alternates
As new Board member Scott Hancock was unable to attend the August meeting, he
introduced himself and gave a brief bio to the Board.
Minutes
The August 13, 2009 Board meeting minutes were reviewed and, there being no
additions or corrections, were approved as read.
Motion Heath Second Levear
Burke Aye Levear - Aye
Hancock Abstain Monahan - Abstain
Heath Aye Nguyen Excused
Vasicek - Aye
Agenda Additions and Deletions
Move Item #8, Strategic Plan 2010-2015, to follow minutes. Delete Item #7 - 2008/2009
Fiscal Year Annual Review.
Call to the Public
Shela Perrin, Library Assistant in Circulation, was th guest staff member.
With the Library for about two years, Perrin handles all phases of Circulation tasks,
including training volunteers, but especially enjoys dealing with patrons.
Strategic Plan 2010 - 2015
Teresa Ferguson, Technical Services Manager, reviewed the agenda for the upcoming
meeting and explained the role of table hosts as several Board members have agreed
to assist. Facilitating the meeting on September 23, Ferguson said to ask attendees to
seek out the big picture/broad ideas for the first meeting. Each table should come to a
consensus of 5 to 8 items the library may consider to focus upon in the coming years.
The information will be reviewed and reported back to attendees at the October 7
meeting and brought to the Board during the November meeting.
Library Operations
Email notification of holds has skyrocketed 2,000 notifications in July versus 7,478 in
August. Barnes estimated that the library will have surpassed all hold notifications of
2008 by October 2009. The Summer Reading program ended well and the library '"
Anniversary Celebration in August went exceedingly well.
After reviewing the monthly statistics report, the Board requested the number of
volunteers and hours worked be added to the report.
WCCLS Update
All WCCLS libraries are now wireless (TPL has been wireless for 4 years) and will be
switching to email notification. Barnes reminded the Board that the levy renewal would
be on the 2010 ballot. Ferguson asked Board members to make sure the library has
their email address so they are assured delivery of the Books and Bits newsletter.
Other Business
Library Trends Storhm brought in a Kindle for other Board members to examine and a
lively discussion ensued.
Barnes also reminded the Board that the October meeting will be on its normal date of
October 8 but the November meeting is pushed back a week to November 5.
Adjournment: There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:31 p.m.
The next Library Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 7:00
p.m. in the Conference Room at the Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd.