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Home My WebLink About1976-05-13 EULESS PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Regular Meeting May 13, 1976 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman Dottie Ragley at 7:40 p.m. in the workroom of the Library. Members attending: Mesdms. Inez Morrison, Dottie Ragley, Sis Perkins, and Barbara Zieschang. Members absent: Messrs. Roy Blood and Bill McCray Also attending were Mrs. Geneva Armstrong and Mayor Pro Tem Willie Mae McCormick. . LIBRARIAN'S REPORT - Mrs. Armstrong Circulation report shows an overall increase of +17.6% over FY 1975. Mrs. Armstrong analyzed the circulation record for the new members. The special collection for the use of the Fire Department has been completed and is shelved in the workroom. The order list for the Police Department is being assimilated. We received the first packet of films from the Fort Worth Major Resource System Film Library. The packets rotate among four libraries before being returned to the System Staff for cleaning and redistribution. Spot booking catalogues are available. The Texas Library Association (T.L.A.) meeting in Houston (March 9, 10 & 11 , 1976) was attended by Mrs. Armstrong, and Mrs. Neal . The By Laws are being reworked to comply with the American Library Association (A.L.A.) Laws. The accreditation proposal was dropped although interest in an accreditation plan is still high. Our Adult Basic Education program will graduate another 12 students tonight. Mrs. Sue Gillam has been nominated Teacher of the Year by her local teachers association. JC Penny's gave local libraries collections of Bi-Centennial Sheet music, and instrumental parts for ensemble. COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL CONCERNS - Barbara Zieschang Due to resignations of several members, the Council of Social Concerns has not had a quorum for two months and no regular meetings, however work on several projects have been continued. The Citizens Guide to the City of Euless pamphlet we'd hoped to have printed through United Way struck a problem. Original EULESS PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES - May 13, 1976 - Page 2 estimates from United Way were based on winter press-time. The presses are now being used full-time on spring and summer agency pub- lications and off-time printing will not be available until next winter. Investigating other technical printing facilities for off- time reveals the same general situation, so we will ask the City to check their printing sources for publication of the pamphlet. A meeting between the Park Department and the Council of Social Concerns about activities for Jr. High age produced a good exchange of ideas and request for copies of our Jr. High Survey for Park Board Members. In April , Social Concerns was contacted by a local minister to help a family with four children who were being evicted and needed extensive counseling and agency help. A local family offered to care for all four children and the parents consulted Family Service and Social Concerns contacted various churches in the area for clothing and infant equipment and received excellent cooperation. All four children are now basically clothed, the two older children are in school., and the four year old was tested for kindergarten for the coming year and the eleven month old is thriving on good food and good care. Still needed are two chester drawers and a swing set. FRIENDS OF THE EULESS LIBRARY - Dottie Ragley Good meetings held at Sotogrande. The Book Sale at N. E. Mall on March 9th and 10th earned $500.00. A new slide projector will be bought for the library. The Friends donated $100.00 to the Bi-Centennial Sun Dial Project. The Friends are now collecting books and magazines for the Sidewalk Sale on May 22nd. Especially useful are children' s books, cookbooks, books on religion and medicine and technical books. PUBLICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS News releases on the film series Search for the Nile as well as bi-monthly articles on new books and library news have been sent to the Mid-Cities Daily News and the N. E. Observer. Sis Perkins was requested to help with this activity and agreed. ELECTION OF OFFICERS After some discussion. it was agreed to delay election until the June Meeting. ADJOURNMENT No objections forthcoming, the Chairman adjourned the meeting at 7:50 p.m. Barbara Zieschang, Secretary Dottie Ragley, Vice-Chairman (Typed as submitted)