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EULESS LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
May 6, 1999
Chairman Charles McGehee called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT STAFF PRESENT
Betty Fuller JoAnn Rogers
Kerry McGeath Sheila Williams
Charles McGehee
Bernard Snitz
Kathy Grove
Russell Schoonover
LuAnn Portugal
STAFF GUEST OF THE BOARD:
Meredith McMannis,the Librarian Supervisor,met with the Board to tell us about the exciting
summer programs the Library has planned for children. This summer, in response to none of the
neighborhood school libraries being open,the Euless Library is encouraging the area children to
get library cards and to join the Summer Reading Club. The Summer Reading Club runs from
June 1 to August 1,and it kicks off June 7 with Night of a Thousand Stars. The library will also
be offering Terrific Tuesdays in June and July and will continue to offer Games and Gab and
Super Saturdays throughout the Summer. To encourage participation, the school marquees may
have a message reminding the students to Come Visit the Library. The library will also be
registering children for library cards at the Kindergarten Roundup and the Junior High
Registration.
Meredith emphasized what great community support the Euless Library has from the City as
well as from the police,the firemen, and the Rec Center. She suggested future city events need
to be coordinated with library events such as combining breakfast with Rudolph at the Rec
Center with the library's Super Saturday. The Euless Library has a good reputation state wide
for its work with the schools as does Meredith who even spoke at the TLA about this topic.
DISPOSITION OF THE MINUTES:
There were no objections to the minutes so the Chairman made a motion to approve the minutes
as submitted. Bernard Snitz made the motion to accept the minutes, and Kerry McGeath
seconded the motion. The motion was passed.
REPORT OF THE LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR: May 1999.
JoAnn Rogers reported April 1999 circulation information. New registrations: 476; 141 out of
the city and 16 out of the county. Active Library Cards: 26,387-. Total Holdings: 78,835.
Reference questions answered: 2,902. Video Cassettes Circulated: 3,904. There were 45
requests for Interlibrary Loans and 53 were received. Genealogy Sign-ins: 55 of which 31 were
Euless residents and 1 from Gallatin,Tennessee. Walk-in Traffic was 11,943. In house use of
materials was 5,720.
VOLUNTEERS: 2 volunteers contributing 24.25 hours.
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS: We had 15 Storytime Programs with 195 children and 56 adults.
Outreach Programs: There were 6 with 24 children and 18 adults. We had a Super Saturday III
Program with 15 children and 1 adult.
OTHER PROGRAMS/TOURS:
4 tours with 278 children and 34 adults: (1) South Euless Elementary Kindergarten with
96 children and 21 adults; (2-3)Midway Park Elementary Kindergarten with 82
children and 6 adults; and(4) South Euless Elementary Second Grade with 100 children
and 7 adults.
1 Night of 1,000 Stars with 19 children and 37 adults
1 Parenting Center with 7 children and 10 adults
1 Super Saturday III(Play with Puppets)with 15 children and 1 adult
4 Reading Circle with 13 volunteers times 1.5 hours each.
1 Headstart with 8 children and 2 adults.
1 Midway Rec Preschool with 16 children and 2 adults.
ADULT PROGRAMS:
Mid Cities Genealogical Society with 35 adults.
Let's Talk About Books with 18 adults.
Second Sunday Spotlight—Comic Books with 1 adult and one presenter.
Night Notes—Jenny Glass/Harp with 86 in attendance.
Poetry Reading with 19 in attendance.
COMPUTER USE:
Internet: 1,215 people used it for 1,106 hours.
Word Processing and etc.: 276 used it for 289.25 hours.
LIBRARY MANAGER'S ACTIVITIES:
1) Final Budget Preparation
2) 4/1 City Insurance Committee Meeting
3) 4/5 New e-mail program(Groupwise)training
4) 4/6 Friends Board Meeting
5) 4/12 Meeting with Tom Cox re: NE Tarrant Arts Council
6) 4/21 Texas Library Association Meeting in Dallas
7) 4/24 Volunteered at Arbor Daze
8) 4/26 Read Poem at Barnes&Noble
9) 4/27 Career Day at Central Jr. High
Read Poem at Barnes&Noble
OTHER STAFF ACTIVITIES:
1) TLA Convention: JoAnn Rogers, Sheila Williams,Ellen Light, Sherry Moeller,Carolyn
Hoots,Angela Rosenbaum,Kim Miller,Ann Pope,Dominik Pierce,DeAnza Williams,
Kate Lyon, Scott Thomson, Tammi Trull,Meredith McMannis, Elizabeth Draper,Jeanne
Green and Ellen Collins
2) Arbordaze: Meredith McMannis,JoAnn Rogers and Ellen Light
3) North Texas Regional Library System Tech Meeting: Sheila Williams
4) Night of 1,000 Stars: Meredith McMannis, Elizabeth Draper, JoAnn Rogers
5) TLA Conference 2000 Meeting: Sheila Williams
6) TAYSHAS Committee Meeting: Meredith McMannis
7) H.E.B. Librarians Meeting: Meredith McMannis
8) Fines Free Period: All Circulation Staff
OTHER REPORTS:
None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
JoAnn Rogers distributed information regarding the No Fines Policy at the Irving Library and
Ordinance No. 1302 regarding loan limitations and fines. The Board was asked to read the
information prior to the June meeting when these topics will be discussed.
All children's media videos have been moved to the children's section of the library.
NEW AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS:
The question was raised as to how many meetings a Board Member may miss before he needs to
resign. Per the City Handbook,if a member misses three meetings without good cause,then he
needs to resign. This issue will be pursued further in the June meeting.
JoAnn Rogers suggested a Saturday workshop with the Board. The purpose would be to evaluate
where we are in meeting the needs of the community and to redefine where we are in terms of
movement and plans. The consensus of the Board was to pursue having such a meeting. The
date will be announced no later than the June meeting, and the time is tentatively set for 9:00
until 2:00. Charles McGehee and Bernard Snitz volunteered to work with JoAnn on the agenda.
JoAnn is to provide copies of reference materials from a Bookstores versus Libraries seminar
Sheila Williams recently attended.
It was questioned if the Night Notes program is distracting to the library patrons,and it is not. If
anything,this program draws more people in to the library. It was pointed out that it was
distracting to have the library staff shelve books during the program. JoAnn decided staff would
be directed away from the area for future performances.
JoAnn was asked if the library took donations of large houseplants, and they do. A ficus tree
was offered to be donated.
Complaints have been made regarding the self-check machine printing a book number instead of
the book title on the receipt. To get the machine upgraded to do this would cost a lot of money.
Complaints have also been made about the machine requiring a plastic template be put on the
front of the book.
It was suggested the library consider doing something similar to what the Police Association
Alumni is doing to raise money. Instead of selling bricks, it was suggested the library have a
brass tree and sell leaves with the supporters' names on them in order to raise additional funds.
To make the copier easier to use, it was suggested a template be posted along the edges showing
the orientation of the how the paper needs to be placed. A dollar bill changer was obtained to
eliminate patrons from having to wait in line at the circulation desk for change.
CITIZEN INPUT:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
The Chairman asked for a motion to adjourn. The motion was made by Betty Fuller
and seconded by Kerry McGeath. The meeting was adjourned at 8:44 p.m.
Respectfully submitted
thy ,'ove
Euless ' ibrary Board Secretary