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Stephenville Public Library
Advisory Board Meeting
October 25, 2023 5:00 pm
Minutes
Board Attendees: Ex Officio Attendees:
Kate Barton, Chair Mary Meredith, Library Director
Darla Fent, Secretary Daron Trussell, Parks and Leisure Services Director
Katherine Quinnell
Jennie Shafer
Katherine Horak Smith
Board Absent:
Katy Eichenberg
I. Call to Order. Chair, Kate Barton, called the meeting to order in the Stephenville Public Library (SPL).
Handouts were the Agenda, the July Minutes, the October Calendar, the SPL Monthly report, and the Revised
Request for Reconsideration of Library Materials.
II. Approval of Minutes. The July minutes, as distributed, were approved with the motion made by Katherine Quinnell
and a second by Jennie Shafer.
III. Reports. Director, Mary Meredith.
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Boo for Books. The date has been changed to Thursday, November 2 from 4:00-7:00 pm and will still be in the
Stephenville City Park. She feels that there are plenty of books for the event.
IV. New Business - None
V. Unfinished Business
Revised Request for Reconsideration of Library Materials Form. Mary Meredith distributed copies of the current
version. After discussion, the Request was approved for recommendation to the Library Committee of the City
Council with one change, creating and using a generic email account rather than Mary’s Stephenville email address.
Mary will contact IT services to setup the generic account and change the address in the document. The motion for
recommendation was made by Katherine Quinnell and seconded by Darla Fent.
Book Considerations. There was discussion and consensus that all future requests would be handled in accordance
with the Reconsideration of Library Materials procedures once is it approved by the City Council.
Other Unfinished Business.
Informal discussion continued on options and funding of future upgrades and expansion of the library.
Mary announced a new table and chairs will be purchased with grant funds obtained from the Ladd and
Katherine Hancher Library Foundation.
Daron proposed that the Library Advisory Board seek outside funding to enable more rapid upgrades
and feels that the community will be receptive to fundraising. Kick-off of a fund-raising project will be
added to Agenda for the January 2024 meeting.
Mary Meredith agreed to work on more visibility for library events and will work to get library events on
the Marquee on the Square.
VI. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned with the motion made by Jennie Shafer and the second by Katherine
Quinnell
The next meeting is scheduled for January 17, 2024 at 5 pm in the Library.
Respectfully submitted,
Darla Fent,
Secretary