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EULESS LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
September, 1999 ?
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Chairman Mike McGehee called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT STAFF PRESENT
Betty Fuller JoAnn Rogers
Mike McGehee Sheila Williams
Wes Scott
Barney Snitz
Kathy Grove
LuAnn Portugal
SPECIAL GUEST OF THE BOARD:
None.
DISPOSITION OF THE MINUTES:
Mike McGehee asked for a motion to be made to accept the minutes as submitted. Betty Fuller
made the motion, and Wes Scott seconded the motion. The motion was passed.
REPORT FROM THE LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR: August, 1999.
JoAnn Rogers reported August 1999 circulation information. New registrations: 515; 139 out of
the city and 23 out of the county. Active Library Cards: 28,456. Total Holdings: 80,101.
Reference questions answered: 1,891. Video Cassettes Circulated: 3,734. There were 53
requests for Interlibrary Loans, 63 of which were received. Genealogy Sign-ins: 66 of which 44
were Euless residents. Walk-in Traffic was 12,794. In house use of materials was 6,442.
VOLUNTEERS: 10 volunteers contributing 90 hours.
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS: We had 11 Storytime Programs with 282 children and 100 adults.
Special Programs: There were 3 with 113 children and 44 adults. We had a Super Saturday III
Program(Sandy Shrout&ice cream) with 32 children and 27 adults.
OTHER PROGRAMS/TOURS:
3 tours: (1)First Class Academy with 14 children and 4 adults; (2) Sheppard Drive Preschool
with 33 children and 5 adults; and (3)Treetops 5th and 6th grades with 13 children and 3
adults.
1 End of Summer Program (Puppet show& skits)with 81 children and 14 adults.
1 Parenting Center with 3 adults.
ADULT PROGRAMS:
Mid Cities Genealogical Society(8/5)with attendance of 30.
"Tank Talk" (8/7) with attendance of 30.
Intro to the Internet(8/14)with attendance of 17 and 2 presenters.
Night Notes (LIZZ) (8/17)with attendance of 123.
COMPUTER USE:
Internet: 1,991 people used it for 1,806.75 hours.
Word Processing and etc.: 343 used it for 347.75 hours.
LIBRARY MANAGER'S ACTIVITIES:
1) August 6—City Insurance Committee Meeting
2) August 12—Area Directors Meeting, Carrollton
3) August 19—Managers Meeting training on new Finance Purchasing software
4) August 20—Library Staff Hamburger Bash
5) August 24—Trailblazer's luncheon/Dallas
6) August 26—NTRLS Board Meeting
7) August 28—Library Foundation workshop
OTHER STAFF ACTIVITIES:
1) TLA District 7 Meeting—Meredith McMannis
2) TLA Conference Committee Meeting—Sheila Williams
3) International Marketing Seminar at Tarrant Community College—Scott Thomson
4) Euless Junior High Meeting—Elizabeth&Meredith
5) NTRLS Board Meeting—Sheila Williams
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
It was noted the "fine"terminology has not been changed on the late fees printout to show
"extended use fees". This will be looked into by the Library staff.
The City Council is to decide September 14th on whether or not to approve the budget request for
the Drive-up Window. If the funds are approved,more specific information will be available at
the next Board Meeting regarding when it will be operational.
The business collection is still being analyzed regarding the number of titles and the cost
necessary to keep the collection current. These findings will be reported to us at the next
meeting. The staff is also working on analyzing the complete collection for the library. Results
will be available in a year from now.
The Finance Depaitinent has a new software package which can provide an up-to-date running
total of what the library is spending. Since the Finance Department and the Library share the
same network, the Library's account can be easily checked.
The Tarrant Art Guild was asked to provide biographies for their exhibiting artists.
Unfortunately,not all of the exhibiting artists will provide a biography for their displays. Future
issues of The Library Times will note the artists have an exhibit in the Library.
JoAnn provided an update regarding the 10 Customer Service issues previously discussed. To
meet these goals, the Library continues to work on these issues on a monthly basis.
NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
The Short Term Motor Vehicle Rental Tax was discussed. All Board Members were encouraged
to vote for it in the November 2°a election.
It was suggested charts identifying the fish and coral be posted for educational purposes. JoAnn
will request Tideline Aquatics provide this information.
The Euless Library Foundation will be holding its annual gala on October 30t. The Foundation
is looking at art for the Library and have established three goals: 1)complete the sculpture
garden out front, 2)provide additional program funding (they provided$5000.00 this year), and
3) acquiring fine art.
The Friends of the Euless Library is having its semi-annual book sale on the 11`h and 12th with a
preview for new members the afternoon of the 10t. As Board Members, we are encouraged to
volunteer at the book sale.
A work session will be discussed in January regarding the expansion and finishing out of the
back area of the Library. We shall discuss how best to utilize this space due to the emphasis of
the Library's needs.
CITIZEN INPUT:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chairman asked for a motion to adjourn. The motion was made by Barney Snitz and
seconded by Wes Scott. The meeting was adjourned at 8:12 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
i
athy I;ove
Euless ibrary Board Secretary