04-14-25 Meeting Minutes LABPERSON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
April 14, 2025 Meeting Minutes, Unofficial Minutes Written by Nikki Scoville
Held: April 14, 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, Elizabeth McCoy, Charles Harvey, Kyle Puryear
Absent: Jonathan Bradsher, Susan Powell
Staff Present: Von Yeager, Nikki Scoville, Brian Hart
Quorum Established
I. ACTION ITEM: Approve Minutes for January 13th 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. Public Comment.
a. No Public Present
III. Director’s Update
a. Yeager updated the board on the progress of the NC History room. He stated that the last
of the construction finished in the morning on April 14th 2025. Stated that signage would
be added next.
b. Yeager thanked the commissioners for their generous donation for the construction of the
new room.
c. Yeager stated that budget was on track and set to finish on time. Stated there are no
trouble areas, but Yeager voiced a concern for next year’s budget as he still does not
know what State Funds will look like since the IMLS was dissolved. At the time of the
meeting, Yeager still had not received an update regarding what that will mean for the
$114,000 that is usually used for programming and the purchasing of library materials.
d. Spring Book Sale held by the Friends of the Library made around $1,100.00 and the
remaining items left over from the sale were to be given to Habitat for Humanity to make
room for new donations.
e. Yeager also discussed a patio space beautification project being funded by the Friends of
the Library. Yeager also stated that a local Master Gardeners group was providing free
labor to complete the project.
f. Yeager discussed plans for the upcoming Summer Reading Event stating that the theme
would be “Color our World” and that Friends of the library would be sponsoring the
prizes. Yeager also stated Summer Reading Kickoff event would be held on Monday
June 2nd.
g. Discussion ensued to tie in the reopening of NC History Room and Patio space into
Summer Reading Kickoff event.
h. Yeager stated Summer Reading 2026 would be themed around the America 250 event.
i. Yeager also updated that the library is now fully staffed and that print materials including
a handful of magazines and local newspapers are no back in the library collection for in
house use only.
j. Yeager updated the board that he would be working on policies that need updating for
their approval at the next two Library Advisory Board Meetings.
V. New Business
a. Revisit bylaws at next meeting and attendance terms.
VI. Old Business: None
IV. Anne Gibson – Term Expiring
a. Gibson stated that this would be her last Library Board Meeting, unless an emergency
situation occurs before June.
b. Gibson shared thoughts on the importance of the board not becoming stagnant and the
importance of following policies. She stated if a policy is not liked that it should be
changed not ignored. Also stated if policy had been followed in 2023 that the situation
would not have gotten as bad as it did.
c. Gibson offered suggestions for choosing her replacement including inviting applicants to
speak before the commissioners as she had done or in the very least calling them and
discussing their views and goals for their term.
d. Gibson also discussed the importance of attending all meetings and making the
appointment to the board a priority, stating there is no reason it should not be.
e. Gibson requested that board members consider joining the Friends of the Library and
volunteering their time to support the library.
f. Gibson stated that she had enjoyed her time on the Library Advisory Board and thanked
everyone present.
VII. Adjournment
a. Motion to adjourn by: Harvey; Second by Puryear
b. MOTION CARRIED: 4 Ayes; 0 Nays
VIII. Reopen Meeting
a. Motion to reconvene by: Harvey; Second by Puryear
b. MOTION CARRIED: 4 Ayes; 0 Nays
IX. Discussion – Dedication of North Carolina History Room
a. Puryear and Yeager discussed a patron request that the library honor his aunt Maud
Williams who had contributed a large contribution to the Person County Public Library in
the past.
b. Gibson verified the claim stating she remembered the contribution had been the donation
of a sale of a home and thought the amount had been around $100,000
c. Board discussed possibility of dedicating the new room to Maud Williams.
d. Puryear requested Yeager to follow up with Brian Hart regarding naming rights and if it
could be done, suggested holding a ribbon cutting ceremony.
e. Motion to look into dedicating NC History Room to Maud Williams by Gibson; Second
by McCoy
f. MOTION CARRIED: 4 Ayes; 0 Nays
X. Adjournment
a. Motion to adjourn by: Harvey; Second by McCoy
b. MOTION CARRIED: 4 Ayes; 0 Nays