Leadership Team 

Meeting Date / Time:  

Monday, October 21, 2024  

Meeting Location:  

Downtown Library, Lee Brawner Conference Room 

Attendees:  Kim B., Steve B., Erin B., Kelley H., Kelly D., Mark S. Chris K., Tim W., Chris B., Charisse D., Janeal W., Dennis L., Heather Z. 

Absent:  Tracie R. 

Notetaker:  

WELCOME/HOUSEKEEPING 

Type           Item 

Discussion  Checking in  

Discussion  Moment for Mission/Core Values Connecting our diverse communities with resources and experiences to educate and enrich lives.  

                   Values Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, People First, Innovation, Integrity, Respect 

                   Appreciation for staff, support, and interaction for Staff Day and Fiestas De Las Americana’s. Gratitude for hard work and planning.

UPDATES (milestones/goals; recent progress/completions; planned activities; risks/issues):

• Jason Kuhl appointed as CEO for Metropolitan Library Systems with an anticipated start date of January 6, 2025.

CEO

• Lease agreements with cities of Nicoma Park and The Village in process.

CCO 

COM           Kelly

•         Intranet RTO approved, will begin onboarding process 
•         Wayfinding walkthroughs completed last week 
•         Gathering info for Annual Report 
•         Info Mag for November 
•         Shelf Life  
•         NAHM events, posters, etc 
•         Welcome video for Voices & Votes exhibit 
•         United Way video possibly 
•         Printing longevity photos 

DVS            Heather

•         Book sale this week
•         Prepping for year-end direct mail appeals for the Library Endowment Trust
•         Jodi Picoult for Literary Voices 2025
•         Sponsorships for Literary Voices and Summer Reading
•         Dolly Day Jan. 16 & 19 2025 – cake party at SO

COMM       Chris

•         Attended recent event with Toby Keith’s kid’s corral nonprofit
•         Visited with Capitol representatives; received feedback on communication and needs for collateral information
•         Discussion on increased distribution for Info. Magazine

CFO     no update at this time

CGO           Mark

•         CH Manager returning to work – great news
•         Staff longevity tributes being sent out

                   Erin

•         Shelving for RE moving forward
•         Onboarding new team members

                   Kim

•         Shared samples of Winter Reading Prizes
•         Dec. 3 outreach event planned with Public Strategies
•         New Streaming music feature for programs to coming to 16 locations
•         Spoticus (as Max) and the Grinch at 2 locations this week in collaboration with OKC Broadway
•         Summer Reading planning underway
•         Request to discuss funding for Summer Reading 25 shirts for staff

                   Dennis

•         Talk down systems being installed at CH and finalized system-wide
•         Assessing systems and technology for the next fiscal year for upgraded cameras at DN and various locations

COO 

                   Steve

•         Construction meeting today for repairs at VI

                   Chris

•         Support of Fall Book Sale
•         Video-based survey in development
•         Strategic Planning underway
•         Concrete being poured for ED2

                   Janeal

•         Reclamation project with OCLC to update WorldCat holdings
•         New staff coming on board

CPO 

                   Kelley

•        Gratitude for Staff Day
•        Calibration starts today and goes through this week

CTO 

•        Paging System installed at Almonte 
•        Network switch replacement at The Village Tuesday 10/22 
•        AV Repairs WA & BI 

NEW BUSINESS 

•        Opportunities for United Way giving will occur from 10.28 – 11.30

OLD BUSINESS 

OTHER DISCUSSION/ANNOUCEMENTS 

MINI MEETINGS 

                               NEXT MEETING November 4, 2024, 10:30 am