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Paris Public Library Advisory Board <br />Minutes <br />October 29, 2008 <br />The Paris Public Library Advisory Board met Wednesday afternoon, October 29, 2008, at 4 p.m. in the Library <br />Gallery. Attending were Deborah Hatley, Eddie Poole, Hilda Mallory, Linda Vandiver, Debbie Anderson, and <br />Library Director Priscilla McAnally. In the absence of the chairman, Linda Vandiver conducted the meeting. <br />The minutes from the September meeting were approved as printed. <br />The Director reported that this year's Lone Star Library Grant from the Texas State Library is for $7972. She <br />proposes to use $4877 for new computers and printers for the library staff. The replaced computers will be <br />recycled for use by library patrons. Expenses for patron cards will come to another $2077. The remainder of the <br />grant will be used for courier service for interlibrary loans so patrons will not be charged shipping expenses for <br />those requests. <br />Library expenses for 2007 -2008 came in under budget by $25,180. Circulation, library visits, volunteer hours <br />new cards, reserves, and interlibrary loans for September were all up over the 2007 figures. <br />The Friends of the Library spring luncheon will feature the author of The Heretic's Daughter. She will come for <br />travel expenses only. <br />There being no further business on the agenda, the meeting was adjourned at 4:15 p.m. <br />Submitted by <br />Debbie Anderson, Secretary <br />