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Paris Public Library Advisory Board <br />Meeting Minutes <br />October 19, 2016 <br />Opening: <br />The regular meeting of the Paris Public Library Advisory Board was called to order at 4:00 p.m. <br />Present: <br />Board members present were Fran Neeley, Connie Dodd, Denise Kornegay, Daisy Harvill, Carol James, <br />Michelle Cowling, and director Priscilla McAnally. Rebecca Umphrey was absent. <br />I. Approval of Minutes <br />The minutes of the previous meeting were unanimously approved as presented. <br />II. New Business: <br />A. Request for John Biggers mural loan for exhibition in Houston. <br />The curator from the Allen Center Lobby Gallery in Houston contacted Priscilla about <br />borrowing the mural. It will be labeled and insured for $200,000. The Gallery will pay for the <br />transportation of the mural. The loan has been approved by the Paris City Manager John <br />Godwin and Finance Director Gene Anderson. The Board suggested checking with the city <br />attorney. The loan of the mural was approved by the Board pending the city attorney's opinion. <br />III. Old Business: <br />None <br />IV. Presentations <br />A. Budget Report. <br />No report this month since we're at the beginning of the fiscal year. Next month's report will <br />include the final 2015 -2016 report and the October 2016 report. <br />B. Statistical Report. <br />Month - Circulation and visits are both lower than last year. Circulation decreased 1.46 %, and <br />visits decreased by 4.80 %. <br />Year — Circulation and visits were both lower in FY 2015 -2016 than in FY 2014 -2015. <br />Circulation decreased 6.42 %, and visits decreased 4.73 %. There were increases in the <br />collection, downloadable audios, volunteer hours, interlibrary loans, downloadable music, and <br />streaming music. <br />V. Friends of the Library: <br />No report from the Friends this month. <br />VI. Director's Remarks <br />Expendable fund balance - $75,846 <br />Non - expendable fund balance - $90,804 <br />Next meeting — November 16. No meeting is scheduled for December due to holidays, but there will be a called <br />meeting if needed. <br />Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m. <br />Submitted by <br />Denise Kornegay, Secretary <br />