HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-03-02 EULESS LIBRARY BOARD
Minutes
March 2, 1995
Wesley Scott, chairperson, called the Euless Library Board meeting to order
at 7: 10 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT:
Betty Fuller Betty Yarbrough
Mike McGehee Sheila Williams
Russell Schoonover
Wesley Scott
Disposition of Minutes of Previous Meeting:
The Board approved the minutes of the February 2, 1995 meeting as
corrected.
REPORT OF LIBRARY DIRECTOR:
Betty Yarbrough made the following February circulation report: 298
registrations, 70 interlibrary loan requests (51 books received), 107 visits
to the Genealogy Room, 2300 videocassettes checked out, walk-in traffic
4959, and in-house use of materials 6,099. Eleven volunteers contributed
68.25 hours of service. Circulation decreased 155 from 1994. Four hundred
thirty-four children (434) and 112 adults attended 23 storytime sessions.
Seven tours (6 from 1st Methodist Preschool and one from St. Vincent's)
were hosted for 228 children and 82 adults.
MEETINGS ATTENDED:
1. Arbor Daze Committee
2. Let's Talk About Books
3. PLANT (Watauga)
4. Parks & Leisure Services Appreciation/Awards Dinner (Betty Yarbrough,
Sheila Williams and Meredith McMannis)
5. Library Building Committee
6. TLA-Austin -Legislative Day
OTHER MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES:
1 . Sheila Williams-City Data Processing Committee
2. Sue Morrow- Employee of Month Committee
3. Meredith McMannis- three HEB ISD Battle of the Books Contests
4. Barbara Thompson and Carolyn Hoots-Techies' Meeting
5. Meredith McMannis-TLA Program Committee
6. Meredith McMannis-HEB ISD In-service Workshop
7. All staff- Ameritech automation demostration
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Mike McGehee reported that plans for the Saturday. April 1. 10:00 A.M.
Library Groundbreaking Ceremony were almost complete, Russell
Schoonover volunteered to obtain cookies. He will ask the Euless Kroger and
Winn Dixie stores if they wish to donate or underwrite part of the cost of
cookies from their bakeries. Betty Yarbrough reported that Mayor Saleh is
naming a committee to raise donations/funds for aesthetic additions to the
library. Betty ordered bookmarks to be distributed to those attending the
groundbreaking ceremony. The Pastor of the Sheppard Drive Baptist Church
will give the Groundbreaking Invocation.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:50 P.M. Board Members addressed
invitations to the Groundbreaking Ceremony after the meeting.
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Betty F ler , . Acting Secretary
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