HomeMy WebLinkAbout20260416 Library Board Meeting MinutesCITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
LIBRARY BOARD MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 16, 2026
The Library Board of the City Council of Pearland, Texas, convened in a meeting on April
16, 2026, at the Tom Reid Pearland Library, 3522 Liberty Drive, Pearland, Texas. The
following represents the actions taken in the order they occurred during the meeting.
I. CALL TO ORDER
Member Cormier called the meeting to order at 7:07 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL AND CERTIFICATION OF QUORUM
Present were Member Cantu, Member Cormier, Member Doggett and Member
Dorsey.
Brazoria County Library System Representatives present were Lisa Loranc,
Brazoria County Library Systems Director; Kristen Stewart, Tom Reid Pearland
Reference Librarian; Grace Heffernan, West Pearland Librarian; Carol Krenzke,
President, Friends of the West Pearland Library.
City of Pearland Staff present were Kevin Carter, Assistant Director of Parks &
Recreation; Shelby Lowe, Executive Assistant.
III. CITIZEN COMMENTS
There were no citizen comments.
IV. REGULAR AGENDA
1. Consideration and Possible Action - Approval of the minutes of the
Library Board Meeting held on July 17, 2025.
Motion to approve minutes as written made by Member Cantu, seconded
by Member Dorsey.
AYES: Member Cantu, Member Cormier, Member Doggett and Member
Dorsey.
NAYS: None.
The motion carried.
2. Report from Library Board Members.
Member Doggett shared that she attended the Parliamentary Training
hosted by the City of Pearland's City Secretary's Department in March 2026.
Member Cantu and Cormier shared that they attended that training as well.
Member Dorsey shared that her child is a Library Ambassador at Sablatura
Middle School and shared that they are giving the Ambassadors the
opportunity to volunteer at the Tom Reid Library.
3. Report from West Pearland Library.
Librarian Heffernan reported on the following:
• Facility and window replacement project updates.
• Bike rack installation for library patrons.
• AARP held tax preparation sessions for citizens, free of charge, for
the first time this year. It was successful and will be increasing the
days they are on -site for next tax season.
• Programming updates.
4. Report from Tom Reid Library.
Librarian Stewart reported on the following:
• AARP held tax preparation sessions for citizens, free of charge. This
was not the first time they have held these sessions. The sessions
were successful this year.
• Author visit was held in March 2026.
• Added virtual Webex Meetings for evening programming sessions to
increase participation.
5. Report from Brazoria County Library System.
Lisa Loranc, Brazoria County Library Systems Director, reported on the
following:
• Digital resource rationing will continue into fiscal year 2027, due to
budgetary restrictions.
• BCLA migrated to a new IOS, and all online resources are now
available.
• Summer reading information.
• Al Policy update.
• America 250th Anniversary displays coming soon.
6. Report from Friends of the West Pearland Library.
Carol Krenzke, President, Friends of the West Pearland Library, reported
on the following:
• The group changed from using PayPal to Zeffy to collect donations
and payments. All funds will now go directly to the Friends group.
• Kendra Scott Mother's Day Raffle information.
7. Discussion - Regarding Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and Fiscal Year 2026
Budget.
Presentation on FY25 Budget Recap and FY26 Budget was provided by
Kevin Carter, Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation.
8. Discussion and Possible Action - Regarding amending the Library Board
Bylaws and Ordinance.
Presentation regarding the proposed amendments to the Library Board
Bylaws and Ordinance was provided by Kevin Carter, Assistant Director of
Parks & Recreation.
Motion to approve proposed amendments as written to the Library Board
Bylaws and Ordinance made by Member Doggett, seconded by Member
Centu.
AYES: Member Cantu, Member Cormier, Member Doggett and Member
Dorsey.
NAYS: None.
The motion carried.
9. Consideration and Possible Action - Regarding the election of Officers
for the Pearland Library Board.
The Board Members discussed and mutually nominated Member Joshi as
Chairperson and Member Cormier as Vice Chairperson for 2026.
Motion to approve proposed Library Board Officer nominations for 2026
made by Member Doggett, seconded by Member Dorsey.
AYES: Member Cantu, Member Cormier, Member Doggett and Member
Dorsey.
NAYS: None.
The motion carried.
10. Discussion and Possible Action - Regarding Future Library Board
Agendas.
Member Doggett stated that she would like to see the Library Board do more
outreach events and programs. The Board Members discussed attending
the May 2026 Farmers Market with an outreach booth. Member Doggett
asked to add an outreach discussion item to the meeting agendas moving
forward.
V. ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chairperson Cormier adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m.
The Minutes were approved on this the 16th day of July 2026.
Kevin Carter, CPRE, CPSI
Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation
Library Board Meeting Minutes 04.16.2026 (2)
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By: Shelby Lowe (slowe@pearlandtx.gov)
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