Ardmore Public Library Board of Trustees

ARDMORE PUBLIC LIBRARY

BOARD MEETING, 4-10-2012

MINUTES

The Ardmore Public Library Board of Trustees met in a special session Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in the Board Room at the Library.

Attending members were Ms. Heather Cooper, Chair, Mr. George Haas, Mr. John Pryor, and Ms. Bonnie Watson.  Also attending were Daniel Gibbs, Library Director and Lynnette Haggerty, Assistant Library Director.

Board Chair Heather Cooper called the meeting to order at 3:08 p.m.

Minutes from the meeting held Tuesday, March 13, 2012, were reviewed and a motion to approve was made by Watson; second, Pryor.  Ayes: Cooper, Haas, Pryor, Watson.

March expenditures were reviewed with a few items noted: we received a grant for $1000 to send three people to the annual Oklahoma Library Association conference, this year held in Norman in late March; the hexagonal carrel ($3,500) we ordered for use with the grant laptops for the public has arrived and been assembled.

Director’s Report

Director Gibbs shared the following with the Board members:

• Circulation is up over this month last year, particularly of children’s items.
• It’s time to bid on landscaping again.  Gibbs will investigate separating the work into lawn care and flower beds.
• The City has asked the library to pay half on a generator.  It would be attached to the library building for the purpose of keeping all City servers running in the event of a power failure here.  The Board is not unwilling to help, but would like to see the City pay a larger share.

New Business

1. The Board spent the bulk of the meeting discussing ideas, goals, and priorities for a new strategic plan, which will cover 2012-2015.  With this input, Gibbs will draft a plan for presentation for Board approval at the May meeting.

Old Business

Gibbs is working on an RFP in conjunction with the future of the doll collection.

Other Business

George Haas’ time on the Board is about to expire and he is wrapping up pending work on oil and gas leases as well as making sure he has all details about how the bank is handling new offers to facilitate a smooth transition.  If the new board member does not have similar knowledge/experience, Haas is willing to continue to advise the Board as offers arise.

There being no further business or discussion, Chair Cooper adjourned the meeting at 5:12 p.m.

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Heather Cooper, Chair

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Daniel Gibbs, Director