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CITY OE RUA EULESS LIBRARY BOARD
January 04, 1996
Chair Person Wesley Scott, called the Euless Library Board
meeting to order at 7:15 p.m.
Members Present: Staff Present:
Alice Ernest Betty Yarbrough
Betty Fuller Sheila Willams
Russell Schoonover
Wesley Scott
Jack Weiss, alternate
DISPOSITION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING
Minutes of the December 07 , 1995 meeting were not available.
REPORT OF LIBRARY DIRECTOR
Mrs. Yarbrough reported the December 1995 circulation information
including 194 reegistrations, 27 out of city, and 1 out of county
29 Interlibrary loan requests were made ( 34 books received) .
1 ,850 Videocassettes were checked out and 62 reserves checked
out, 3, 233 usages by walk in traffic, and 2, 609 in house use
of materials. There were 64 visits to Genealogy Room, 34 by
Euless residents . 14 Volunteers contributed 47. 5 hours. Cir-
culation was down 6% from the same period last year. 10 Story-
time sessions were attended by 86 children and 15 adults. 4
Special program Puppet shows and film programs were attended
by 112 children and 37 adults. Grandpair of Readers-35 pairs,
70 people earned certificates.
Mrs Yarbrough attended the following meetings in December:
1 . Southwestern Bell Seminar on HB 2128, Public Utilities
Regulatory Act.
2. Foundation Arts Committee.
3 . Lets Talk about Books.
4. Building report: site visit and furniture kits opened.
Misc.
1 . National Book Week, Barness & Noble, NE Mall, January 20,
1996, 1 :00-6: 00 pm. We will have a table for Library card sign-
up, and give out information and handouts .
2. Sheila is working with Danny McLain on responses to
automation proposals.
3. All supervisory staff attended a mandatory orientation on
recognizing drug and alcohol abuse.
4. All staff attended the Employees Christmas Luncheon.
5. Bear Creek Elementary choir came caroling.
6. Hurst Library has agreed to stop charging Euless residents
a user fee, probably effective sometime in January 1996.
7 . Library Foundation Arts is looking at talent and art
posibilities.
NEW LIBRARY PROGRESS REPORT
Mrs. Yarbrough and staff, did a walk through, making a final
check and identifying any construction changes necessary.
Everyone was pleased with the progress of construction and the
exemplary cooperation of the architect. There was discussion
of the complexity of making the right choices of equipment to
be compatible with all the data links, tie-in' s, info highways,
etc. , yet, be affordable, reliable, expandable and effectively
serve library needs for the next 20 years. Staff was making
every effort to get it right the first time.
NEW BUSINESS
Election of 1996 officers. Motion made, seconded and passed
that according to current Library Board bylaws, 4 boardmembers
present, alternate #2 Jack Weiss, being present , be allowed
to participate in the nomination and election of 1996 Euless
Library Board officers. The following officers were elected
for year 1996:
Chair Person- Wesley Scott
Vice Chair Person- Alice Ernest
Secretary- Russell Schoonover
There being no further business, Chair Person Wesley Scott
adjourned the meeting at 8: 10 p.m.
Re ZIId242 ctfully submitted
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r Russell D. Schoonover, Sr.
Euless Library Board Secretary