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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984-06-07 Regular Meeting Euless Public Library Board of Trustees June 7, 1984 CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Euless Public Library Board of Trustees was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Chairman Sonja Adams in the Fuller Room of the Library. MEMBERS PRESENT MEMBERS ABSENT Rod Ashford Brenda Ashford, excused Bill Foreman Chuck Canton, excused Sue Eichelberger David Sallee STAFF PRESENT VISITOR Betty Yarbrough, Librarian Willie Mae McCormick, Mayor Pro-Tem APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the meeting of April 12, 1984 were approved with correction of the following typographical errors: p. 1 Librarian's "Report" p. 1 Last sentence of Statistical Report, "checked out" p. 1 Section B "Genealogy" Room p. 2 Last sentence of first paragraph "attended" p. 2 Last sentence of second paragraph "future" No meeting was held in May for lack of a quorum. LIBRARIAN' S REPORT A. Statistical Report APRIL MAY Circulation 10,052 9,517 Percentage change from same period in 1983 +22% +5% Registrations 318 289 Out of City 86 66 Out of County 4 9 Euless Public Library Board of Trustees-Regular Meeting June 7, 1984 - Page 2 ---^ Interlibrary Loans APRIL MAY Requests 11 5 Items Received 17 0 Reference Questions In House 731 801 Telephone 589 629 Reserves Checked Out 83 91 Videocassettes 907 894 Video Games 136 145 Art Prints 14 17 Micro-computers _ 7 9 Smoke Dectectors 1 1 B. Genealogy Room Number of Visits 62 37 Percentage form Euless 39% 32% The Librarian reported that a new section of shelving had been added in the Genealogy Room. C. Children's Services Storytime sessions 11 28 Children attending 223 726 Adults Attending 22 73 In April there were four puppet shows with 104 children and 42 adults attending. In May the Children's Librarian conducted 12 library tours for 437 children and 26 adults. She also visited the six local elementary schools, a total of 107 classes, promoting the summer reading program. In addition, ten classes visited the library. D. Volunteers In April three volunteers contributed 281/2 hours; in May two volunteers contributed 20 hours. One of the volunteers has been hired as a part-time employee for the summer, making a total of two part-time employees for the summer. E. Reports and Meetings In April Mrs. Yarbrough and Sally Cook, the Reference Librarian, attended the Texas Library Association annual conference in Corpus Christi. Mrs. Yarbrough attended a panel discussion on non-profit organizations, an American Library Association Local Arrangements Committee meeting and an Automation Committee meeting. The Friends of the Library met in April; the next meeting is scheduled for July 24th. Euless Public Library Board of Trustees-Regular meeting June 7, 1984 - Page 3 In May Mrs. Yarbrough attended two Automation Committee meetings, an American Library Association Local Arrangements Committee meeting, a seminar at Texas Woman's University dealing with new Federal Legislation for library systems and construction, and dedication of McCormick Park in north Euless. COMMITTEE REPORTS In addition to a Friends meeting scheduled for July, the Friends hope to be able to have a book sale in conjunction with the Trinity Arts Heritage Fair; however, no date has been set for that book sale. The Chairman reported that the letter has been sent to the City Council requesting that the Genealogy Room of the Library be named in honor of Sis Perkins; however, no formal response has been received by the Board. COMMUNICATIONS The Chairman circulated Library Board minutes from Hurst and Bedford. UNFINISHED BUSINESS The Chairman advised that she had notified City Council that at the present time the Board did not have a member availabe to serve as Library Board Representative to Advisory Board for Social Concerns. Mrs. Yarbrough reported that, in response to an inquiry by Board member Brenda Ashford, she had submitted a request to City Council for funds from the hotel/motel tax revenue to purchase additional art prints. Mrs. Yarbrough was advised that the Council would consider the request. NEW BUSINESS Two Board positions are up for reappointment. Bill Foreman indicated his continued interest in the Library Board and his desire to be reappointed. David Sallee shared that his personal circumstances were such that he would not seek reappointment to the Board. There was concern among the Board members that the City Council might not appoint any alternates to the Library Board. It was generally felt that alternates to the Board were necessary and several Board members agreed to contact members of the City Council to encourage the Council to appoint at least two alternates to the Library Board. The Chairman announced that new officers would be elected at the next meeting, since all new Board appointments will have been made by that time. Mrs. Yarbrough shared preliminary results of the patron use and facilities survey conducted in the Library in April. She indicated that 910 Euless residents participated in the survey, 137 out of city residents and 12 people who did not respond to the residency question. Mrs. Yarbrough and Sally Cook, the Reference Librarian, were asked to serve on a Adult Basic Education learning center evaluation committee. Euless Public Library Board of Trustees-Regular Meeting June 7, 1984-Page 4 During the month of May art work from South Euless Elementary School and Oakwood Terrace Elementary School was displayed in the Library. On May 1 Brenda Ashford attended a Texas State Library workshop in Weatherford - The Library Board: A Catalyst for Action. She had reported to Mrs. Yarbrough that it was a very interesting workshop and had shared some of the handouts to be circulated to the Board members. The Children's Librarian, Meredith McMannis, attended a workshop on programming for older children. Mrs. Yarbrough reported that 50 students received G. E. D. 's during the 1983-84 school year. She reported a pressing need for tutors for students taking English as a Second Language. Mrs. Yarbrough circulated a newspaper article covering the summer reading program, and the Chairman shared an information sheet sent home with all HEB school children dealing with the summer reading program and hours of operation for all the area libraries. The Librarian reported that the Library had applied for and received a $2500 literacy grant from the North Texas Library System. The funds will be used to buy materials to support the Adult Learning Center in the Library. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 8:05 p.m.