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Regular Meeting
of the
Euless Library Board
April 18, 1968
CALL TO ORDER
The Regular Meeting of the Euless Library
Board was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Chairman Lydia Browne, with the following
members present: Mr. Wayne O 'Daniel , Mesdms. Ruby Harris and Lydia Browne.
Also present was Mrs. Geneva Armstrong,
Librarian.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of meetings dated October 19, 1967,
November 28, 1967 and January 18, 1968 were approved as written.
REPORT ON CIRCULATION FOR MONTH
OF MARCH, 1968
A report of circulation figures for the
Month of March, 1968, was read as follows:
Adult Non-fiction 906 Juvenile Non-fiction 1413
Adult Fiction 1301 Juvenile Fiction 2045
Total 2207 Total
Grand Total 5665
Registrations 184
I1 .
CONSIDERATION OF NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS
Mrs. Armstrong inquired regarding the
possibility of subscribing to the Mid-Cities Daily News, due to the local news
involved.
Mr. O 'Daniel made a recommendation that
Euless Public Library subscribe to the following newspapers: Mid-Cities Daily
News, Dallas Morning News and Fort Worth Star Telegram Evening Edition.
Mesdms. Browne and Harris concurred with
Mr. O 'Daniel 's recommendation.
(Page Two, Regular Meeting, Euless rAttyLloiefdy,. April 18, 1968)
III .
CONSIDERATION OF PURCHASE OF
MICRO-FILM AND TAPES
Mr. O 'Daniel made the motion that, since
the Library has a Micro-film Reader and Tape Player, approximately $250.00 for
each item be expended from the current budget for the purchase of Micro-film and
tapes. Mrs. Harris seconded the motion, and the vote is as follows:
Ayes: Mesdms. Harris, Browne and Mr. O'Daniel
Nays: None
Chairman Browne declared the motion carried.
IV.
REQUEST FOR LOCKS, EQUIPMENT
AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT
Mrs. Ruby Harris made a motion that another
memorandum be sent to the City Manager, advising that locks have not been installed
on doors to the listening room and micro-reader room, requesting a table for the
micro-reader and a final report on library equipment expenditures. Mr. O'Daniel
seconded the motion, and the vote is as follows:
Ayes: Mesdms. Harris and Browne and Mr. O'Daniel
Nays : None
Chairman Browne declared the motion carried:
V.
REPORT 9N TEXAS LIBRARY TRUSTEE ASSOCIATION
MEETINGS AT TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
CONFERENCE. MRSL RUBY HARRIS
Mrs. Ruby Harris reported on Texas Library
Trustee Association Meetings of Texas Library Association Conference which she and
Mrs. Browne attended in San Antonio. (Copy of Mrs'. Harris' report on file in Library
Board Meeting Exhibits in Office of City Secretary.)
VI .
VOTE OF APPRECIATION FOR
MESDMS. BROWNE AND HARRIS
Mr. O'Daniel made a recommendation that
others on the Library Board give a vote of thanks to Mrs. Browne and Mrs. Harris for
representing the Board and the City of Euless at the Texas Library Association
Conference in San Antonio.
(P• .•••••.
(2ca a Three LRe ular Meeting, Euless Library _Board, , April 18, 1968)
VII .
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SPECIAL EVENTS
IN OBSERVATION OF LIBRARY WEEK
Chairman Browne announced that the Euless
Library Board has received invitations from the Grand Prairie Library to attend
an autograph party for Mr. Benjamin Capps at 7: 30 P.M. Monday, April 22nd, and to
Open House, to be held at 7:30 P.M. on Thursday, April 25th.
Chairman Browne reminded Board Members
of the Book Review sponsored by Euless Public Library, to be held on Tuesday,
April 23rd, at 10:00 A.M. , when Mrs. Rex Grove will review I ONLY HAVE TWO HANDS
AND I 'M BUSY WRINGING THEM.
VIII .
DISCUSSION OF USE OF VOLUNTEER
WORKERS FOR THE SUMMER
Chairman Browne advised that she has
consulted the City Manager concerning the possible use of Neighborhood Youth
Corps participants to assist in the Library during the summer months. Mrs. Browne
reported that the only problem is the lack of applicants.
In a discussion of the Volunteer Program,
Mrs. Armstrong advised that application blanks for volunteers will be available
the day of the book review and that three one-hour training sessions will be held
for volunteers at a later date.
IX.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:50 P. M.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
Chairman
Secretary
VF: ii