HomeMy WebLinkAbout1966-09-01 EULESS LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 1966 MEETING
THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE EULESS PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MET THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1966 AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE
EULESS PUBLIC LIBRARY.
MR. LEE COWELL SPOKE ON THE BUDGET. RE EXPLAINED THAT
THE CITY COUNCIL FELT IT UNTIMELY TO INCREASE CITY
TAKES AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE IN SCHOOL
TAXES.
THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE LIBRARY IS ABOUT THE SAME
AS THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THE COUNTY 'S AID TO THE LIBRARY
OF a, 000 WAS NOT BUDGETED FOR NEXT YEAR - BUT IF IT
DOES COME IN WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO
THE LIBRARY WAS UNCERTAIN. PROVISIONS WILL BE MADE
HOWEVER, FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW BOOKS IF A FEDERAL
GRANT IS MADE TO EULESS. A DISCUSSION FOLLOWED ON HOW
BEST TO UTILIZE THE PRESENT BUILDING FOR LIBRARY PUR-
POSES WHILE AWAITING THE COMPLETION OF THE NEW BUILDING.
MRS. BROWNE REPORTED THAT H. KENNETH JACKSON, DIRECTOR
OF FIELD S4 VICES, TEXAS STATE LIBRARY SUGGESTED THAT
THE LIBRARY BE REPRESENTED BY PEOPLE OTHER THAN THE
LIBRARIAN AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDINGS INSTITUTE.
MR. LEE COWELL REPORTED THAT REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
CITY COUNCIL AND ARCHITECTS, MAYOR, CITY MANAGER AND
LIBRARY BOARD CHAIRMAN ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND.
MRS. BROWNE SAID A REPORT MIGHT BE FORTHCOMING AFTER
OCTOBER ON WHETHER OR NOT THE GRANT WILL BE MADE FOR
A NEW LIBRARY. COPIES OF THE BUILDING INSTITUTE AND
RECA2^ OF THE EX PLP3:1:3 OF THE EULESS BOND PROGRAM
WERE G I V.EN TO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
IT WAS FELT THAT THE EULESS LIBRARY BOARD NEEDS TO BE
IN ON THE PLANNING STAGES OF NEXT YEAR 'S BUDGET. MR.
COWELL SAID THAT THE LIBRARY BOARD NEEDS TO WORK CLOSE-
LY WITH THE CITY AND THE ARCHITECTS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
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HEETINC PAS ADJOURNED AT 9:55 P. M'.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,
WINIFRED Goss
SECRETARY