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Regular Meeting
Euless Library Board
April 11 , 1972
CALL `lu UnDf;R
`l`ne re; ular meeting 01 the Euless
Library Board was called to order in the ±culler Room or
• the Library at 7 p.m. by i`r. W. W. McCormick, chairman.
t'embers present were as follows: Messrs W. W. McCormick,
George Barrowcliff; Mesdms Bernard Mathews and W. R.
Zieschang. Absent, Messrs George Scott and Hugh Waite.
Also present was Frs. Geneva
Armstrong , Librarian, and a visitor, Miss Andrea Barrowcliff.
MINUTES
The minutes of the March meeting
were read and one correction was made, the spelling of
the name of Miss Velma Morse (Morris) . This correction
being made , the minutes were approved as read by a motion
made by Mr. Barrowcliff, seconded by Mrs . i_athews , and
voted as follows: ayes , all members present; nays , none.
Chairman declared the minutes approved.
LIBRARIAN 'S REPORT
Mrs. Armstrong reported a decrease
in circulation of 1 .7% below the first three months of
1971 .
She has had favorable comment on
the entry bulletin board posted by the Ecology Club in
honor of Earth Week, April 17-22, emphasizing recycling,
cooperation against various forms of polution and informa-
tion on what can be done.
Mr. Griggs ' has informed the Library
that the copying and reprinting of the corrected By-Laws
is now a duty of the Library.
A copy of the TCU Civic Affairs
Report as regards the consolidation of Tarrant County
Libraries was photocopied for each member of the Euless
City Council preparatory to the meeting on March 21 .
Also included was a copy of a report presented to the
Haltom City Council by the Haltom City Library Board of
Trustees concerning said Civic Report.
The Euless Library has received
the .; 2,000 from Tarrant County Public ±'ands.
Frs. Martha Folbre, chairman of the
Bedford Library Board, sent a letter to Mrs. Armstrong
suggesting a preparatory meeting on April 12 at the Haltom
City Library Meeting Room to discuss the invitation of all
Library Boards (County) to meet with the Fort '.forth City
Council and County Commissioners regarding the TCU Report.
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Letters were also received by Yr. Waite, )3oard vice-chair-
r.an (who will represent ITr. kcCormick) and Yrs. Zieschang,
Board secretary.
On April 10, Yrs. Frances Stacy and
kargo Burge from the Fort Worth kajor hesource _.:enter
visited Euless to discuss a visit from tne "r'unmobile"
and other facilities available to help promote the summer
reading program tnis year. A workshop for use and making
of puppetry is in planning stages and will hopefully be
available to Librarians and library workers soon. An
oral history workshop is also planned. t.rs. Armstrong
reported great interest snown in this possibility at the
Texas Library Association convention.
Gn march 9 kiss Velma korse and
Yr. Bennie 'Wilcox, Jr. met with Frs. Armstrong witn a
list of books they would like to use in tneir summer
reading program at tne Civic center in Yosier Va_:_ley.
As this list included almost all of tne books on black
c;.liture and our library generally can afford only one
copy of these books , Frs . Armstrong requested help from
the tort Worth Library especially as kosier valley does
lie within tne Fort Worth city limits. •kiss Yorse spoke
with Miss Stacy, the Extension Branch Librarian, anu it
is agreed that Fort Worth will supply the kosier Valley
';enter with a collection of books through an inter-library
loan, and Euless Library will gladly loan books to the
Center on the same basis as school teachers are served.
Frs. Armstrong attended tne Texas
Library Association convention in Galveston on April 4-7.
She reports that the most interesting displays were on
various audio and visual aids, and that these were mostly
of excellent quality. kany catalogs and pamphlets on
audio-visuals were brought back for perusal and use by
Yrs . Armstrong.
The District Texas Library Association
meeting will be held April 21 at Euless with Arlington as
co-host. Speaker will be the secretary of the I:ajor Re-
source Center Advisory Council, Yrs. Zieschang . kr. Jack
Corliss , Arlington Librarian and chairman of District
Texas Library Association has extended an invitation to
all bard members and Friends of Libraries -to this meeting.
Gratitude to kiss Andrea Barrowcliff
for the use and display in the Library of her painting of
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"Jeremy Fischer" , by Ed YcCurdy, was expressed by Yrs.
Armstrong to the young lady who was present at the
meeting.
COYYITTEE REPS`STS
George Barrowcliff reported that
the Board (Yrs . I•.athews only exception) attended the
Euless City Council Yeeting on April 21 to request Council
action in support or the Board ' s stand on the -TCU Report.
The Council passed a resolution in support of the Board 's
stand and agreed to send a letter to that effect to the
County Commissioners Court. Mayor Krause agreed to attend
the fort Worth Council and Commissioners Yeeting with
I"r. Waite on April 19.
North Richland Hills City Council
has also passed a resolution supporting their Library
Board 's stand against this Report.
S-'YVER LIBRARY PROGRAN
Yrs. Armstrong has an appointment
to meet with T ors . Linda tionaker, HEB Elementary School
Librarian, on April 13 to look at both Wilshire and
uairood 'Terrace schools , meet the Principals , and make
final plans for the use of the school as Summer Libraries.
O• ERNI%ENT DOC i.,I'''ENTS
Yr. - arrow-rcliff requested that ''rs.
Armstrong write the Superintendent of Documents in Washington,
D.C . , concerning their policy in selling to public libraries.
ADJOTTRNYENT
Yrs. 1`-athews moved for adjournment,
seconded by Yr. Barrowcliff. '`: :.e az fo==ot;s: ayes , all
members present; nays, none. Chairman declared the meeting
adjourned at b: 50 P.N.
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