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Regular Meeting
of the
Euless Library Board
September 21 , 1967
CALL TO ORDER
The Regular Meeting of the Euless Library
Board was called to order in the Conference Room of Euless City Hall at 6:00
P.M., by Mrs. Jack Browne, Board Chairman. The following members were present:
Mesdms. Browne, Geneva Armstrong and H. C. Harris; Reverend Bob Messer;
Messrs. Bob Soule and Wayne O'Daniel.
VISITORS:
Visitors In attendance were Mr. Jack
Corliss and Ms. Naomi Yeats, an employee of Hurst Public Library.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES,
The minutes of the previous meeting, dated
July 24, 1967, were approved as written.
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PROGRESS REPORT -
NEW LIBRARY BUILDING
Mrs. fl rowne advised thAt a Matte from
Mr. Duane Jarvis, of Jarvis, Putty & Jarvis, Architects for the new building,
had been received, in which Mr. Jarvis advised that final inspection of the
building will be started on October 15th, and the building will be occupied
eight to ten days later. Mr. Jarvis noted that there is $4,495.06 in
unencumbered funds, for the purchase of additional equipment for the Library.
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INTRODUCTIOE OF GUEST SPEAKER,
MR. JACK CORLISS
Mrs. Browne announced that she had been
advised applications for Title I funds should be received by the City no later
than October 15, 1967, and introduced Mr. Jack Corliss, Arlington Librarian,
whose topic was "Title I and Inter-Library Loans".
Mr. Corliss advised that the Arlington
Library might be helpful to Euless citizens in their need for professional
reference materials.
Mr. Corliss offered suggestions which
might be helpful in securing Title I funds for next year, listed as follows:
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1 . Providing a Mobile Library, to be rotated among the area
shopping centers.
2. The submitting of a Five Year Plan.
3. Providing a Bookmobile, to serve the Regional Airport area.
4. Consideration of plans for a Branch Library.
5. Making a survey of the need for reference materials by area
professional people.
6. Cooperating in an inter-library loan program.
7. Increasing the number of hours during which the library is
open to the public.
8. Participation in a County-wide telephone service and mutual
reference program.
9. Securing enough books to fill our shelves.
Mr. Bob Soule expressed the appreciation
of members of the board for Mr. Corliss ' attendance and for his presentation
of the program.
III.
REPORT ON SURVEY OF CATALOGING
SYSTEMS. MR. WAYNE O'DANIEL
Mr. Wayne O'Daniel reported that his
survey of cataloging systems used in the area reflects that the majority of
the libraries use the three-part system, with a separate file for Subject,
Title and Author.
Mr. Corliss concurred that he considers
this the ideal system.
Mr. O'Daniel made a motion to divide
Euless Public Library's card catalog system into two separate systems --
one for adult books, to be located in the Adult Reference Section and the
other for children's books, to be located in the Children's Section -- and to
adopt the three-part cataloging system for the Library. Mr. Bob Soule
seconded the motion, and the vote is as follows:
Ayes: Mesdms. Browne and Harris; Reverend Messer; Messrs. Soule and
O'Daniel '
Nays: None
Mrs. Browne declared the motion carried.
IV.
PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT
Card Catalogs
Reverend Messer made the motion to purchase
two (2) additional sixty drawer card catalog units, to be paid for by
unencumbered funds. Mr. O'Daniel seconded the motion, and the vote is as
follows:
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Ayes: Mesdrns. Browne and Harris; Reverend Messer; Messrs. Soule
and O'Daniel
Nays: None
Mrs. Browne declared the motion carried.
Projector and Screen
There was a discussion of the proposed
purchase of a projector and screen to be used in the new library, and Reverend
Messer volunteered to do some research on prices and present a recommendation
to the Board at a future date.
V.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 9:45 P.M.
APPROVED:
ATTEST: Chairman
Secretary
(Edited and reproduced in Office of City Secretary)
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