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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-12-07 EULESS LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES DECEMBER 07, 1995 Members Present: Staff Present: Alice Ernest Betty Yarbrough Betty Fuller Lawrence Lubrano,alt(1996) Kerry McGeath,alt(1995) Russell Schoonover Wesley Scott Jack Weiss,alt(1996) DISPOSITION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Board approved the minutes of the October 5, 1995 Euless Library Board meeting as written. REPORT OF LIBRARY DIRECTOR Due to a missed meeting in October I will detail the Report of the Library Director beginning with October,and ending with November October: Betty Yarbrough reported the October circulation information,including 346 registrations,46 out of the city,and 3 out of the county. 54 Interlibrary loan requests were made(of which 34 were received). 2,159 Videocassettes checked out,94 reserves checked out,3861 usages by walk in traffic,and 3,699 in house use of materials. There were 82 visits to the Genealogy room,44 of which were Euless residents.8 volunteers contributed 72.25 hours. Circulation was up 1.8%over the same period last year. 134 children and 23 adults attended 13 storytime sessions. There was 1 special tour for the Boy Scouts(4 children,and 3 adults),and 13 Special sessions including 6 puppet shows,5 sessions at the Midway Rec. Center Halloween Carnival,and 2 Reading Circle sessions at South Euless elementary. Mrs Yarbrough reported attending the following meetings in October: 1.Let's Talk about Books 2. Meeting on the Mall Book Sale(Friends of the Library) 3. Library Building Committee 4:Library Foundation Board of Directors,Fundraising Committee and Arts Committee. 5.PLANT-Richardson P.L. 6. Benefits Fair(all employees) 7. City Council(Reciprocal Borrowing agreement with Bedford) 8.TLA District 7(most of the staff) Misc. 1. Architect met with Staff 2. Meredith McManus attended Caroline Feller Bauer workshop. 3" " Kids share meeting. 4. RFP for Automation System advertised. November: Betty reported the circulation information,including 248 registrations,30 out of the city,and 1 out of the county. 31 Interlibrary loans were made(of which 47 books were received). 2,157 Videocassettes checked out, 103 reserves checked out,4,172 usages by walk in traffic and 2,794 in house usages. There were 69 visits to the Genealogy room,41 of which were Euless residents. Circulation was down 2.6%over the same period last year.7 volunteers contributed 73.5 hours. 239 Children,and 53 Adults attended 19 storytime sessions. There were 4 tours including 87 children and 20 adults(Church of Christ Rainbow School,Children's Courtyard Day care,Tiger Cub Scouts,Boy Scouts. There were 3 Reading Circle sessions at South Euless Elementary,and a Story Telebration at Bedford's Boys Ranch,and Saint Michaels Catholic Church Parenting Group. Mrs Yarbrough reported attending the following meetings in November: 1. Ground Breaking for Athletic Complex and Golf Course 2. Building Committee Site Visit 3. Lets Talk about Books 4.PLANT Farmers Branch P.L. 5. Euless Boards and Commissions Dinner 6. Beta Phi Mu dinner(Library Honor Society) 7. East Regional/NTRLS meeting with Alice Ernest,and Sheila Williams 8. HEB Chamber of Commerce Showcase(worked in foundation booth) 9. Library Foundation General Meeting and Executive Directors meeting Misc. 1 TLA program initiation "15 minutes of Fame" 2. Building update( automation proposals,furniture bids) 3. Recipes for Foundation PROGRESS REPORT FOR NEW LIBRARY Wesley Scott and the Building Committee visited the site,and said it was very impressive from a recent walkthrough. Contractors seem to be working very hard,and are apparently moving quickly. Wesley said that there was a possibility that it could be finished in May,and the month of June to move in,with late July as a soft opening. November 11 will be the Grand Opening for the Library- giving all systems a chance to operate before the big opening. NEW BUSINESS The Annual Report of the Texas State Library was reviewed. It was noted that we had less books this year,as a result of extensive weeding in order to prepare us for our move into the new Library. The Staff is being strained with the pressures of things that have to happen prior to being able to move into the new Library-time is becoming of the essence. The Euless Library Foundation needs recipes for the Fundraising cookbook. A flier about Library Board Members in general was distributed. We arc going to elect the new 1996 officers at our January meeting. MISC BUSINESS The Board was asked by a patron a"request for consideration"for a Juvenile book that had reproduction as its theme. The book was titled "Where do Babies Come From",and was filled with rather accurate depictions of the Reproductive process. The book originally came out in 1972,with the edition in question coming out in 1983 (Knopf). The title had been checked out 102 times in its life at the Euless Public Library. The Patron had complained that the book had"Pornographic images,and that it was improperly placed in the Library. The motion to keep the book was made by Betty Fuller,with the rationale that Parents should be responsible for screening books that their children may read or pick up. The Board unanimously voted to keel)the book,stating that the book was well within the standards of our entire community. There being no further business,the Chairperson,Wesley Scott adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m.