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Stephenville Public Library
Advisory Board Meeting
January 18, 2023 5:00 pm
Minutes
Board Attendees: Ex Officio Attendees:
Kate Barton, Chair Mary Meredith, Library Director
Darla Fent, Secretary Daron Trussell,
Julia Brockelman Director of Parks and Leisure Services
Katy Eichenberg
Katherine Quinnell
Jennie Shafer
Katherine Horak Smith
I. Call to Order. Chair, Kate Barton, called the meeting to order in the Stephenville Public Library (SPL).
II. New Board Member. Kate introduced and welcomed Julia Brockelman.
III. Approval of October 19, 2022 Minutes. The minutes as presented were approved with the motion made by Jennie
Shafer and the second by Katherine Quinnell.
IV. Old Business
1. Update on monthly report targets
Mary Meredith, Library Director, distributed copies of the SPL Monthly Report in a revised format breaking
down the data by patron, usage and materials. After board discussion on targets for these, Mary will first work
to add targets for assessing specific goals rather than developing targets for each item.
The contract for the internet hot spots that supports the tablets recently purchased for patrons to check out
expires soon. It will cost $3000-4000 to renew all 10. Mary estimates that only 3 or 4 are needed and will
confirm a cost for those. The tablets and hot spots were purchased with grant money that was available for one
year only.
V. New Business
1. Operations, programming, and participation review
Mary distributed copies of the revised Monthly Report and the January Event Calendar, highlighted key events
and answered Board questions. The Holly Jolly event, helping children write letters to Santa, was a big success.
2. Summer Reading Programming
Mary reported that summer events are coming together well and that she is applying for grants and soliciting
donations to help cover costs.
3. Requests for Reconsideration of Materials
Twenty books from the children’s health section were removed from the shelves but not from the catalog after
the former City Manager received an unofficial complaint regarding one. The SPL currently has no formal
procedure for processing these requests.
Mary distributed copies of proposed policies and a Request for Reconsideration of Library Materials form. The
Board provided input and feedback on these.
The 20 books will be reviewed, tentatively using the proposed procedure, and findings will be presented at the
next meeting.
4. Other new business
Daron Trussell, Director of Parks and Leisure Services, reported that the quotes for the proposed ADA ramp is
roughly $8000 and only $3000 was budgeted. He does not feel that the City can commit to increased funding
for the library during this budget. Any increased funding will need to be raised from donations or grants.
VI. Adjournment.
The meeting was adjourned with the motion made by Jennie Shafer and the second by Katy Eichenberg.
The next meeting is scheduled for April 19, 2023 at 5 pm in the Library.
Respectfully submitted,
Darla Fent,
Secretary