01-13-2025 Meeting Minutes LABPERSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
January 13, 2025 Meeting Minutes, Unofficial Minutes Written by Nikki Scoville
Held: January 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM at Person County Public Library 319 S. Main St Roxboro,
NC 27573
AGENDA – Annual Meeting
Call to Order, roll call, and certification of quorum.
Board Members Present: Anne Gibson, Susan Powell, Charles Harvey, Kyle Puryear
Absent: McCoy, Bradsher
Staff Present: Von Yeager, Nikki Scoville, Brian Hart
Quorum Established
I. ACTION ITEM: Approve Minutes for October 14th Library Advisory Board Meeting.
a. Reviewed and Approved.
b. Motion to approve by: Puryear; Second by Gibson
c. MOTION CARRIED: 4 Ayes; 0 Nays
II. ACTION ITEM: Discuss, Review, & Approve Strategic Plan 2025-2028
a. Discussion regarding Strategic Plan. Yeager presented the plan. Board discussed and
highlighted aspects of plan they agreed with.
b. Hart highlighted importance of the PCPL having a strategic plan.
c. Motion to approve by: Puryear; Second by Powell
III. Director’s Update
a. Yeager updated the board on the library facilities. Yeager discussed the PCPL will be
obtaining a square which will allow credit card transactions for payments for fines and
passport payments. Yeager worked with both the finance department and IT department
to choose square for library’s needs. Yeager also stated that Passport appointments would
resume on January 14th and would be on Tuesdays and Saturdays going forward.
b. Yeager updated the board on new additions to staff including Christopher Moore as
Youth Services Librarian and Melia Nelson as Library Associate - Adult Services.
Yeager also stated that interview for the library’s book mobile page and a recently
vacated page position were in process.
IV. Public Comment.
a. C.T. Ralston brought up concerns over library discontinuing subscriptions to print media.
Ralston stated she had purchased subscriptions to magazines Catster and Dogster in the
past and that they never came. Ralston wants library to resume subscriptions to The
Epoch Times newspaper and the magazine Washington Examiner to better balance
collection. Ralston claimed that members of the public should be able to suggest
materials. Yeager agreed with her and informed her about the suggestion form and
encouraged her to fill out the form with her suggestions. Yeager also discussed Libby and
said he would be open to having a discussion about bringing back the print materials she
suggested. Yeager also proposed conducting an audit of print media collection and
having a survey of community needs. Yeager stated he has the list of what was cancelled
to help decide what should come back.
V. New Business: Storytime booklist approval for 2025
a. Board reviewed and discussed list.
b. Motion to approve by: Puryear; Second by Gibson
c. Motion Carried: 4 Ayes; 0 Nays
VI. Old Business: Continued Discussion on Microfilm Machine and NC History Collection
a. Yeager informed board of quotes for two plans previously discussed at last board
meeting. Yeager also proposed a third option of moving collection to new area without
glass enclosure to make collection more accessible.
b. Board discussed each option. Consensus was that collection should be protected in own
space. Board discussed downsides to making multipurpose room smaller and negative
effects on programing, interruptions of services, and potential backlash from community
about breaking up new books section.
c. Puryear encouraged board to finalize a decision and put the issue to rest. Puryear
encouraged Board to approach the Board of Commissioners for funds for the
project/enclosure and microfilm machine.
d. Motion to approve by: Powell; Second by Gibson
e. Motion Carried: 4 Ayes; 0 Nays Abstained: Puryear
VII. Adjournment
a. Motion to adjourn by: Puryear; Second by Powell
b. MOTION CARRIED: 4 Ayes; 0 Nays