Library Advisory Board Meeting
Regular MeetingTulare, CA · June 17, 2015
Minutes
TPL Library Advisory Board Meeting
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Charter Room
Those present: Lisa Hollingshead (LAB), Ellen Baker (LAB), Michelle Lippincott (LAB), Sara Brown (Library
Manager), Heidi Clark (Card Services & Tech. Librarian), Melissa Emerson (Youth Services Librarian), Jane
Zikratch (Adult Services Librarian)
i. Call to Order: Lisa Hollingshead called the meeting to order at 4:03pm
ii. Citizen Comments: none
iii. Communications: none
iv. Items of Student Interest: none. This position is currently open as student rep Eion Harrow has
graduated high school and resigned his seat. A new student should be appointed in the fall
when school starts again.
v. Consent Calendar: minutes of May 20, 2015 meeting were approved following a motion by
Michelle Lippincott and a second by Ellen Baker
vi. Scheduled Citizen or Group Presentations: none
vii. General Business: Sara reported that the new City of Tulare website would be up and functional
at the end of the week. All future agendas and minutes will be posted to the website for public
access. TPL has currently chosen to maintain our own website and domain name, for ease of
access and customer service. Sara, Heidi, Kristen and Maria met with Sammy from MC Solutions
regarding desired changes and updates to the library website. Kudos to Maria for being
“Squeaky wheel”, learning quickly and getting the updates sent. Night @ the Library 2015 will
be Monday, September 28th from 5:30 to 8:30pm. Next planning meeting for N@L is Saturday,
June 27th @9am. Sara is working on refining/redefining the various statistical reports to create a
more accurate snapshot of all the services and activities provided @TPL. There has been a
direct correlation between outreach and increased database use numbers for resources like
JobNow. Facebook continues to be a useful tool. Sara is utilizing the “boosting” feature, which
pushes info to wider audience. There is an incremental fee involved. Summer Reading Program
Kick-Off for “Every Hero has a Story” drew 1886 people for a wonderful, full day of events and
activities. Sara is working on the RFP for the security guard contract for this new fiscal year.
Because of an increase in incidents before the guards are arriving, looking at asking for full-time
coverage. LAB will write a letter in support of this request.
viii. Items of Board Member Interest: none
ix. Next meeting: due to travel plans of various members and lack of quorum, July meeting was
canceled. Next scheduled LAB meeting will be Wednesday, August 19 at 4:00pm
x. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 4:55pm.
Agenda
Tulare Library Advisory Board Meeting
Tulare Public Library | 475 North M Street | Tulare, CA
June 17, 2015, at 4:00pm | TPL Charter Room
Facilitator: Lisa Hollingshead | Minutes: Heidi Clark
Attendees: Lisa Hollingshead, Ellen Baker, Michelle Lippincott, Terry Sayre, Donna Schauland, Sara Brown,
Heidi Clark, Melissa Emerson, and Jane Zikratch
City of Tulare Mission Statement: To promote a quality of life making Tulare the most desirable community in
which to live, learn, play, work, worship and prosper
Agenda
Topic Speaker Time
I. CALL TO ORDER Lisa Hollingshead 2
II. CITIZEN COMMENTS: This is the time for citizens to comment on items within the Lisa Hollingshead 2
jurisdiction of the Advisory Board. The Board cannot legally discuss or take official action on
citizen comments that are introduced today. Each speaker will be allowed 3 minutes, with a
maximum of 10 minutes per item, unless otherwise extended by the board.
III. COMMUNICATIONS: Communications are to be submitted 10 days prior to a Lisa Hollingshead 2
meeting to be considered for this section of the Agenda. No action will be taken on matters
listed under Communications; however, the Board may direct staff to schedule issues raised
during Communications for a future agenda. Citizen comments will be limited to 3 minutes
per topic, unless otherwise extended by Board.
IV. ITEMS OF STUDENT INTEREST (Student Position Open) Lisa Hollingshead 2
V. CONSENT CALENDAR: All Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will Lisa Hollingshead 2
be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these matters unless a
request is made, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Calendar to be
discussed and voted upon by a separate motion.
Approval of Minutes – May 20, 2015
VI. SCHEDULED CITIZEN OR GROUP PRESENTATIONS Lisa Hollingshead 2
VII. GENERAL BUSINESS Lisa Hollingshead 3
Monthly Report & Library Updates Sara Brown 10
Upcoming Programs & Outreach All Librarians 10
Suggestions – Library Advisory Board 10
Board Members
VIII. ITEMS OF BOARD MEMBER INTEREST Lisa Hollingshead 2
IX. SET DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING Lisa Hollingshead 2
July 15, 2015, at 4pm
X. ADJOURNMENT Lisa Hollingshead 1
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