HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-11-03 EUI ,SS PUBT:IC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular Meeting
November 3, 1977
CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Euless Library Board was
called to order at 7: 35 P.M. by Dottie Ragley, Chairman.
Members attending:
Roy Blood
Inez Morrison
Sis Perkins
Dottie Ragley
Members Absent :
Bill McCray (called in his excuse)
Norma Morelock
Also attending, Geneva Armstrong, Librarian and Mayor
Pro Tem Willie Mae McCormick.
MINUTES
The minutes were corrected on the North Texas Library
System to read as follows:
Barbara Zieschang announced that she was no longer
on the Major Resource System Council as of the 6th of October.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT Mrs. Armstrong
The circulation record shows an increase of 9.7% up
from this time last year.
The District VII Annual Meeting at Runaway Bay at
Bridgeport was very successful. Mrs. Armstrong was
disappointed that none of the Board members could attend.
She said the Saturday afternoon program was very interesting,
there were two points of views on the Roll of the Library
Board of Trustees , one was from the city point of view,
and the other was from the viewpoint of the Library Board.
Baker and Taylor Jobbers had a New Book Show Case in
Fort Worth on the 26,27 and 28 of October. Mrs. Armstrong
attended Wednesday afternoon, all day Thursday and Friday
afternoon.. Mrs. Covington, Children's Librarian attended('
Thursday afternoon and all day Friday. Miss Cooke ,Reference
Librarian, attended Thursday afternoon. A group rate was
paid by TRLA for all members. There were representatives
from many mjor publishers.
Mr. George Plimpton was guest speaker on Thursday
morning, he gave a gnereal talk on his books.
Dr. James Lynch, speaker on Thursday afternoon.
His talk was on his book "The Broken Heart. "
NORTH TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM Dottie Ragley
Dottie Ragley attended the North Texas Library System
Planning Committee meeting at North Richland Hills Library
from 10:00 a.m. to 12: 30 on the 3rd of November 1977.
Items to be considered for inclusion in a questionaire
to be sent to the Librarians and Council members in December
were discussed.
The libraries from 21 counties totaling 40 libraries
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NORTH TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM (cont)
would h_ tre approximately $402,611 in total system grant.
Some of the areas considered were Consulting Services,
Continuing Education, Local Programming Assistance,
Collection Enrichment, Rotating Collections, Automation
Plans, Public Information andPrinting Services. The ones
that got the most support were ,Public Information, Printing
Services and Collection Enrichment.
Mr. Sam Douglas of the Fort Worth Public Library was
selected as Secretary and. Dotty Ragley of Euless as Chairman
of the Planning Committee.
HISTORIAN Inez Morrison
The new Scrap Book is up to date.
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY Sis Perkins
The Executive -gBoard of the Friends had a meeting on
the 11th of October at Mrs. Perkins home. Mrs. Saleh,
the President had written to say that she had to resign.
So Mrs. Payton is now the President. There was not a
General Meeting in October, but will have one in March.
Also the Book Sale will be in March.
ADJOURNMENT
No further business at hand, the Chairman adjourned
the meeting at 8: 30 P.M.
Secretary Chairman
Dotty Ragley