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Paris Public Library Advisory Board 06/12/2024 M eeti ng M i n utes I. Call to Order: The regular meeting of the Paris Public Library Advisory Board was called to order by Chairman Steve Hellmann at 5:01 p.m. Lacking a quorum, the meeting began with reports until a quorum could be reached, and then officially began. Board members present were Steve Hellmann, DeEtte Cobb, and Jennifer Cullum, with Kelvin Hicks arriving to complete the quorum. Also present were Library Director Connie Lawman, Deputy City Manager Rob Vine and Friends of the Library representative Jeannie Walter. II. Citizen's Forum: No citizens addressed the board. III. Approval: The minutes of the May 15th, 2024 board meeting was approved with no corrections. DeEtte Cobb made the motion to approve, with Kelvin Hicks providing the second. IV. New Business: a. Strategic Goals The board was presented with color copies of the notes written on the chalkboard in previous meetings, listing the thoughts from the Advisory Board regarding strategic planning. Stevetookthose notes and then created a Strategic Plan Ideation Summary and a Strategic Plan draft. The board discussed the documents and how to proceed forward. Steve asked if after reviewing the strategic plan, the items listed were what the board saw as important forthe library in the next 5 years. He suggested that forthe July meeting, the board discuss longterm and short-term items from the list and to create a score card for how to prioritize. DeEtte asked about a rural library outreach. Connie responded, stating that she would begin within the city limits. DeEtte responded, noting that the rural areas are important. Connie stated that the library plans to have a partnership with Paris ISD's mobile library. Connie also mentioned the possibilityofhaving bookdropsin ruralareas,for residentswhocould not easily make it to the library. Jeannie asked if this was done in other areas, to which Connie said yes, in many places.