Library Advisory Board Meeting

Tulare Library Advisory Board Meeting Tulare Public Library | 475 North M Street | Tulare, CA October 17, 2018, at 4:00pm | TPL Charter Room Facilitator: Lisa Hollingshead | Minutes: Jane Zikratch Attendees: Lisa Hollingshead; Ellen Baker; Michelle Lippincott; Terry Sayre; Donna Schauland; Rob Hunt; Brian Beck; Heidi Clark; Melissa Emerson; Mollie Roache; 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 Minutes Topic Speaker Time I. CALL TO ORDER Lisa Hollingshead 2 4:01pm by Board member Schauland 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. None 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. None IV. ITEMS OF STUDENT INTEREST none 5  Brian Beck said that we should have the student representatives by the first of the year. 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 – September 19, 2018 Board Member Lippincott moved to approve minutes as presented. Second by Board Member Sayre. Motion passed unanimously.  Approval of language change: unattended belongings The proposed policy change for conduct not allowed adds: “Leaving personal belongings unattended on library ground, either inside or outside. The library is not responsible for loss damage or theft.” Director Hunt and Library Manager Clark both emphasized how this protects the library from false claims and from becoming a storage area. Board Member Sayre moved to approve motion as presented. Second by Board Member Lippincott. Motion passed unanimously. VI. SCHEDULED CITIZEN OR GROUP PRESENTATIONS None Lisa Hollingshead 2  VII. GENERAL BUSINESS Lisa Hollingshead 3  Community Services updates - none Rob Hunt 10  Snapshot of Stats & Wi-Fi data September is generally up, passport numbers are up. Heidi Clark 10  Programs & Outreach (Spooktakular; Loteria; Antique Roadshow; Job Fair; Health Resources Support etc.) Library Staff 10 Librarian Emmerson reported that the Spooktacular was very successful: “We had between 175-200 total at the carnival; 100 total attending the costume contest with 50 participating”. Board Members The Loteria was in celebration of Hispanic heritage month. The participants were happy and subsequently registered for the upcoming adult craft/bingo night. The Antique Appraisal event will be this coming Saturday. This Friday will be the Job Fair in partnership with the Tulare Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. 30 vendors are scheduled. The upcoming Health Resources Support Group will include a speaker from Social Security to inform & answer questions. Librarian Roche had her baby. He is Eliot Francis. Interviews for the library assistant position went well. The person should be in place soon.  Suggestions from the Board Board member Lippincott suggested we consider other events for Halloween that focus less on candy. She was pleased to learn that the goody bags only contain two pieces of candy. VIII. ITEMS OF BOARD MEMBER INTEREST Lisa Hollingshead 2 IX. SET DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING Lisa Hollingshead 2  December 19, 2018, at 4pm X. ADJOURNMENT Lisa Hollingshead 1 53 Library Stats 2018 May June July Aug Sept Library visits / Door count (801) 11,292 13,037 13,141 10,528 12,233 New cards 208 334 307 333 356 Children's Programs (824) TOTAL 26 26 22 19 23 Children's Program Attendance (825) TOTAL 722 1352 354 325 486 Adult Programs(820) 13 15 14 18 15 Adult Program Attendance (821) 123 140 285 166 305 Public Internet Computer Uses (# of Sessions)(859) 1,871 1,933 1,984 2,007 1,655 Virtual Visits to the library website(860) 6,394 6,841 7,691 10,739 9,472 Wireless sessions(861) 1,702 5,280 4,040 5,405 4,620 TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS 924 952 913 995 834 Physical Item Circulation (803) 11,795 15,490 15,244 13,843 12,319