Item 3A. Bastrop Public Library Board Minutes Bastrop Public Library Presley Meeting Room 1100 Church Street BASTROPTX Heart oft the Lost Pines/E Et. 18g2 Bastrop, TX7 78602 (12)332-8880 May 05, 2025 Minutes . Public Library Board at b:00 p.m. Bastrop Public Library Board meetings are available to all persons regardless of disability. If you require special assistance, please contact the City Secretary at (512) 332-8800 or write 1311 Chestnut Street, 78602, or by calling through a T.D.D. Telecommunication Device for the Deaf) to Relay Texas at 1-800-735-2989 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Library Board Members Present Guests, Liaisons, and Staff Present Chair Rebecca Bennett Library Director Bonnie Pierson Vice Chair Meagan Webb Secretary Sally Keinarth Board Member Rachelle Caviness Board Member Lisa Gossett Board Member Jennifer Leisure 1. CALL TO ORDER Meeting was called to order by Board Chair Rebecca Bennett at 6:02 p.m. 2. CITIZEN COMMENTS There were no citizen comments. 3. MINUTE APPROVAL 3A. Consider action to approve Bastrop Public Library minutes from April 7, 2025, regular meeting. Lisa Gossett moved to approve the minutes; Jennifer Leisure seconded the motion. Minutes were approved. 4. ANNOUNCEMENTS 4A. Youth programs at the library will take a one-week hiatus from Monday, May 19th through Saturday, May 24th as the library finalizes preparation for the 2025 Summer Reading Program. Public library Board! Minutes Mayo 05, 2025 Page1of3 3 Item 3A. 4B. The library will be closed Monday, May 26th for Memorial Day. 4C. The 2025 Summer Reading Program starts on Tuesday, May 27th and concludes on Saturday, July 26th. 4D. The library will be opening at 10:00 a.m. Mondays through Saturdays during the summer months of June, July, and August. These hours will take effect Monday, June 1st and conclude Saturday, August 30th. 4E. Announcements from the Library Director. 4F. Announcements from individual board members. 4G. Announcements from Planning & Zoning liaison. 5. REPORTS 5A. Director's report. Director Bonnie Pierson reported on several programs conducted by library staff including a Storytime Egg Hunt at Bob Bryant Park, library tours for Bluebonnet Elementary 2nd grade classes, a Dia de los Ninos celebration highlighting bilingual literacy, and a library informational booth in the Bastrop 1832 Farmers Market. Photo ID cards are close to being available to patrons, hopefully by summer. TSLAC funding, affected by cuts by the federal government, will impact our library. The number of databases available will decrease beginning in June and ILL reimbursements will be for a lesser amount. More effects may be forthcoming. 5B. Statistics report. Statistics are positive, particularly the total number of renewals increasing from YTD 24 (793) to YTD 25 (932). 5C. Financial report. 5D. Fiscal Year 2025 Goals Quarterly report. All six areas of focus for the Library Goals reflect an active, growing library. Growth planning is critical and includes work on a Facility Use survey, a Burden of Growth Spreadsheet, tracking Spanish transactions, and planning facility enhancements with the Public Works Director. 5E. Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Budget report. Library Director Bonnie Pierson submitted the Fiscal Year 2026 budget request to the City Council for a total of $163,305.00. 6. PRESENTATIONS 7. WORKSHOP 8. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION Public library Board! Minute Mayo,2025 Pagezof3 4 Item 3A. 8A. Individual requests from Library Board members for items to be listed on future agendas. 9. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:02 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Sly Kihet - fhiccavhess A Sally Keinarth, Secretary Rebecca Bennétt, Chair Public library! Boardi Minutes Mayos,2 2025 Pagezof3 5