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REGULAR MEETING
EULESS PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OCTOBER 2 , 1980
CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Euless
Public Library Board of Trustees was called to order at 7 : 40 p.m. ,
in the Fuller Room of the Library, by Chairman Bill Forman.
Other members present were Sonja Adams, PeggyWaller, and Marilyn
Adamson. Absent were Sis Perkins and Betty Potthoff.
Also attending was Betty Yarbrough,
Childrens Librarian. Mrs. Geneva Armstrong, Librarian, was not in
attendance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes of the regular meeting
dated September 4, 1980, were approved with the following correction:
Under Librarians Report, paragraph 2 , it should read . . . Euless
City Council approving Barbara Zieschang as the Lay Representative,
with Peggy Waller as Alternate.
LIBRARIAN' S REPORT
Mrs. Yarbrough reported total
circulation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, was
up over one year ago. The September total was 6, 993 and year end
total was 102, 068 .
Mrs. Yarbrough expressed thanks to
Peggy Waller, Sis Perkins, and Barbara Zieschang for the refresh-
ments they furnished for the TRLA meeting held on September 19 , 1980.
Mrs. Yarbrough reported the library
has started new registrations to update the files . The new card
will expire in three (3) years, enabling the library to maintain
current records.
New sheets were handed out with the
By-Law corrections. All board members are to place these in
their By-Law books.
Mrs . Yarbrough stated the library
had to cut back their hours from 58 to 52 per week due to the
budget cut. They will close at 6 : 00 p.m. instead of 9 : 00 p.m.
on Wednesday and Thursday nights. One part-time employee was
lost and the hours of the other two part-time employees have been
cut. This will be in effect from October 1, 1980, through
September 30, 1981.
(Page Two, Regular Meeting, Euless Public Library Board of Trustees
October 2, 1980)
Mrs. Yarbrough also reported
Storytime held 12 sessions with 228 children and 36 adults attending.
There were 28 cassettes checked out with 36 showings and 70 viewers .
This was down but a change in distribution of the cassettes
will hopefully help.
Mrs. Yarbrough purchased 12 new
cassettes with the money left in the audio-visual budget.
Mrs. Yarbrough reported on the meet-
ing she had with the two new Elementary Librarians and the pro-
gram planned for Library Week.
GENEALOGY ROOM
In September fifty-four visits were
made to the Genealogy Room.
Euless 26
Bedford 13
Hurst 5
Colleyville 5
N. Richland Hills 1
Arlington 1
Ft. Worth 3
DISCUSSIONS
Mrs. Yarbrough reported the new
carpet is being installed in the Library, which was purchased
from Revenue Sharing Funds .
Mrs. Yarbrough reported on the
TRLA meeting. There is a film available for group usage showing
what is available at the Library.
Mr. Bill Forman inquired about funds
received from the North Texas Library System. These funds are
used primarly for the purchase of new books. Mrs. Yarbrough
explained how the County funds Libraries and what changes are
being proposed in this procedure.
Mrs. Yarbrough reported on the
meeting of the Friends of the Library. They will hold their
book sale in April. Mrs . Betty Potthoff is to write an article
explaining that the public is welcome to donate books for this
sale.
(Page Three, Regular Meeting, Euless Public Library Board of
Trustees, October 2, 1980)
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business,
the meeting adjourned at 8: 23 p.m.
APPROVED:
Bill Foreman, Chairman
Marilyn Adamson, Secretary