09/13/2007 - Minutes TIGARD PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD MINUTES
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Call to Order: 7:04 p.m.
Roll Call
Present at the meeting: Brian Kelly, Chair; Board members Scott Libert, Jan Thenell
and David Burke, Vice-Chair; Library Director Margaret Barnes, and Alison Grimes,
Executive Assistant. Karen Levear and Cecelia Nguyen were excused.
Minutes
The August 9, 2007 Board meeting minutes were reviewed and, there being no
additions or corrections, the minutes were unanimously approved as read.
Motion — Libert Second — Burke
Burke - Aye Kelly - Aye Libert - Aye
Levear - Excused Nguyen - Excused Thenell - Aye
Agenda Additions and Deletions
Added October Board meeting discussion to Other Business and noted the
rearrangement of agenda items in order to present a brief WCCLS web site
presentation before discussing August's monthly report.
Call to the Public
Visit with Employee — Sandra Hughes, Circulation Supervisor, was introduced by
Barnes and spoke briefly with the Board. Hughes has been with the Tigard Library
since its Main Street location. She felt that the Tigard Public Library was the best library
in the Metro area due to its responsive, friendly, customer-service oriented staff.
Hughes noted how the addition of 2 20-hour library aides who do nothing but shelve has
greatly helped shorten the length of time necessary to return books to the shelves and
given consistency in shelving assistance.
WCCLS Update
Barnes showed the Board the new look and ease of finding information in the WCCLS
web site. The Board liked the new graphics and agreed that it was a great resource.
Monthly Reports for August, 2007
Barnes distributed the monthly statistics for August, 2007. The average daily circulation
was 2,858 items versus 2,506 in 2006. 122 people attended 5 separate adult programs
and 276 preschoolers attended 9 different activities. The Cultural Pass program was
utilized 105 times in August. She noted the addition of several new staff in Circulation
and Adult and Children's Services and informed the Board that Sandy Birkner,
Technical Services Supervisor had resigned her position, effective September 14, 2007.
New Coffee Vendor
The Director informed the Board that Sesame Donuts, the Library's new coffee bar
vendor, is now open for business. A formal opening will be held October 1. Sesame
Donuts opens at 7 a.m. Monday through Friday and will remain open during all Library
hours. The owner, Haidar Fakih, and his brother and father own a 24-hour store in
Raleigh Hills, plus they have another coffee bar/bakery adjacent to the Sherwood
Library.
Library Policies — Freedom to View Statement
The Board reviewed the Library's Freedom to View Statement and, after discussion,
endorsed the policy as presented by the ALA Council in January, 1990.
Motion: Endorse and reaffirm the Freedom to View Statement as presented by the
ALA Council in January
Motion —Thenell Second — Burke
Burke - Aye Kelly - Aye Libert - Aye
Levear - Excused Nguyen — Excused Thenell - Aye
Other Business
At the request of the Director, the Board agreed to change the date of the October
meeting from Thursday, October 11 to Thursday, October 18. The Board requested an
email remainder be sent to all members.
Barnes informed the Board that 3 applications were received for the vacant seats of
board member and alternate. The candidates will be interviewed by the Mayor and
Council Library liaison Sydney Sherwood Monday, September 17, 2007.
Construction on the Library's parking lot is nearing completion; sidewalks have been
poured and landscaping is in progress.
Adiournment: There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting
adjourned at 8:39 p.m.
The next Library Board meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 7:00
p.m. in the Conference Room at the Tigard Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd.