HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-11-06 REGULAR MEETING
EULESS PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
November 6, 1980
CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Euless
Public Library Board of Trustees was called to order by Vice
Chairman Sonja Adams at 7 : 31 p .m. in the Fuller Room of the
Library. Other members present were Sis Perkins, Betty Potthoff ,
and Marilyn Adamson. Absent were Bill Forman and Peggy Waller.
Also attending was Betty Yarbrough,
Children ' s Librarian, Mrs . Geneva Armstrong, Librarian, and Willie
Mae McCormick, Mayor Pro Tem.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the regular meeting
dated October 2, 1980, were approved with the following addition.
Under Call to Order, paragraph 2 , Mrs . Geneva Armstrong was not
in attendence due to illness.
LIBRARIAN' S REPORT
Mrs. Armstrong reported circulation
was down compared with the same month one year ago. The total was
5, 806 with one year ago being 6, 752. There were 1 , 068 new re-
gistrations with 810 adults and 283 juveniles. This figure in-
cludes all the re-registrations which started October 1 , 1980. In
this count a record is being kept on how many registrations are out
of the City and how many are out of the County. There were 68 walk
in reference questions and 110 by phone. Twenty reserved books were
checked out, sixty-four requests were made for inter-library loans with
nineteen pieces of material sent in response.
Mrs . Armstrong reported she and
Betty Yarbrough attended the TRLA meeting in Haltom City on October
17, 1980, and the District 7 meeting of the Texas Library Associa-
tion in Denton on the evening of October 17 and 18 , 1980. Mrs .
Armstrong attended the Southwestern Library Association Conference
held in San Antonio October 28 - Nov. 1 , 1980.
GENEALOGY ROOM
In October 46 people made 72 visits .
Euless 19 (41 . 3%) 33 (45 . 8%)
Bedford 8 (17. 3%) 12 (16 . 6%)
Hurst 4 ( 8. 6%) 5 ( 6 . 9%)
Ft . Worth 4 ( 8. 6%) 6 ( 8 . 3%)
Grapevine 3 ( 6. 5%) 3 ( 4 . 1%)
Colleyville 2 ( 4. 3%) 5 ( 6. 9%)
Arlington 2 ( 4. 3%) 2 ( 2 . 7%)
Keller 1 ( 2. 1%) 1 ( 1 . 3%)
North Richland Hills 1 ( 2 . 1%) 1 ( 1 . 3%)
Irving 1 ( 2 . 1%) 2 ( 2 . 7%)
Unidentified 1 1
(Page Two, Regular Meeting, Euless Public Library Board of Trustees
November 6, 1980)
STORYTIME
Mrs . Yarbrough reported Storytime
had 15 sessions with 318 children and 37 adults attending. There
were 30 vido cassettes borrowed with 411 showings and 93 viewers.
The circulation time on the video cassettes has been extended to
three days instead of two.
Mrs . Yarbrough reported Childrens
Book Week will be November 17 , 1980 through November 23, 1980 . A
special program will be held on November 17, 1980. The winners
of the Book Mark Contest will each be awarded a book. This is being
held in conjunction with the Public Schools.
DISCUSSIONS
Al Hammel has an arrowhead collection
displayed in the display case.
Mrs . Yarbrough reported Trinity
High School is going to put on a 30 minute portion of 'Sound of
Music ' at the Library. This will be held on December 3 , 1980 ,
at 12 : 10 p.m.
A discussion was held on the
articles that have been in the Mid-Cities Daily News during the
last couple of months giving publicity on the Library.
STANDING COMMITTEES
Sis Perkins read the minutes of the
last meeting of the Friends of the Library. She also reported the
Book Sale will be held at Northeast Mall with the date yet pending.
A poster will be made and displayed at the Library asking for
book donations.
NEW BUSINESS
Mrs. Armstrong ask the board members
if they would like to move the regular meeting time to 7 : 00 p.m.
instead of 7 : 30 p.m. It was suggested we wait until the December
meeting to make a decision and to see if it would be convenient
for the absent members.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business,
the meeting adjourned at 7 : 58 p.m.
(Page Three, Regular Meeting, Euless Public Library Board of Trustees
November 6, 1980)
APPROVED:
Bill Foreman, Chairman
Marilyn Adamson, Secretary