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Stephenville Public Library
Advisory Board Meeting
January 15, 2025
Minutes
Members: Jennie Shafer
Joe Garcia Kathy Smith, Chair
Kathy Goodwin Ex-Officio members
Mike Jones Mary Meredith, Library Director
Jorge Moreno Daron Trussell, Parks and Leisure Services Director
Kat Quinnell, Secretary
Call to order. Chair called the meeting to order in the Stephenville Public Library (SPL) at 5:02 pm.
Handouts were the Agenda, October Minutes, SPL Monthly report, Lego Club flyer, Medicare Education
class flyer, Let is Snow event flyer, and Book club flyer.
I. Attendance. Members present were Smith, Shafer, Meredith, Jones, Quinnell, Goodwin and
Moreno.
II. New Member Introductions. Kathy Goodwin is planned to join the board after a council vote as
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a 20 Century Club member. She has been a resident of Stephenville since 1982 and worked for
the public schools system for 23 years.
III. Approval of Minutes – October 16, 2024.
a. No corrections needed
b. Shafer moved to accept the minutes as written, it was seconded by Mereno and passed
by unanimous consent.
IV. Library Manager Report: Director, Mary Meredith
a. Boo for Books: The event went well. Approximatley 1000 books less wer handed out
than last year though and it might be due to the library’s location. We were not on the
loop but on the walk path. Meredith will look into getting a better spot next year. Not
that many chapter books (J) were left, but there were a lot of picture books left (E). Due
to storage issues, they are in Meredith’s garage until a better solution can be found.
b. Out of town guests: Daron approved the guest cards. They will not be put in the system,
but they will need to fill out a form to be kept on file to be purged after a brief time
(approximately 1 month). Goodwin said there is a google forms option that can be
utilized that she can help with. Quinnell and Meredith will work on policy and form.
c. Mobile Library: The cost for a kiosk would be $46,000 - $140,000 which is cost
prohibitive. Jones suggested a mobile van would be a better option as it can be loaded
and unloaded for accessibility and can go to multiple events/locations.
d. Lego club: They’ve had two events so far and they are going well. The second meet up
had different younger families than the first. The participants are encouraged to play
with the legos after they finish the prompt. The board discussed advertising the club on
the marque and public radio.
e. Medicare Class: next class is Jan. 17th at noon. They typically hold one a month. Shafer
asked after an interpreter for access. Meredith indicated most people use translators on
their personal devises to be understood.
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f. Let it Snow : planned event coming up on the 23 of January. There is normally a snow
ball fight with the provided snow and it’s a great time for the kids.
g. February Book Club event: Lisa LaTouche leads the club. The book for February is The
Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada.
h. Review stats: statistics held steady compared to last year at the same time
i. New Senior Center: The Senior Center is complete and it is wonderful. Daron would like
for the Advisory Board to tour the facility. Suggestion made to hold our next meeting
there.
j. Letter to Santa: 117 letters came through for Santa. One didn’t have an address so only
116 letters received replies.
k. Food Drive: The library held a traditional food drive for X. Approximately $350 worth of
food was donated by the library membership.
l. Crochet/Knit club: Anna would like to start a crochet/knit club. She is looking at
Thursdays. The Tarleton Library has one meeting on Mondays there won’t be scheduling
conflicts. Shafer mentioned a club that meets for Seniors. We will investigate the times
they meet.
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m. Meeting for the this year: April 16, July 16, October 15
Citizens General Discussions: A call was made for citizens to bring commentary to the board. No
commentary was given.
Adjournment. Motion to adjourn made by Jones and seconded by Shafer. Meeting adjourned at 5:37pm
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 5pm. Location to be determined.
Respectfully submitted by Katherine Quinnell, Secretary.