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Paris Public Library Advisory Board <br />Minutes of the Regular Meeting <br />April 15, 2009 <br />The Paris Public Library Advisory Board met in regular session Wednesday afternoon, <br />April 15, 2009 4 o'clock at the library. Chairman Bill Kennedy called the meeting to <br />order. Other members in attendance were Eddie Poole, Deborah Hatley, Hilda Mallory, <br />Linda Vandiver, and Jackie Alsobrook. Also in attendance was Library Director Priscilla <br />McAnally. <br />The minutes of the March meeting were approved as printed. <br />The library director reported that she had contacted Audrey Lakes and she is interested in <br />returning to the Board to fill the expired term of Jackie Alsobrook. She will be <br />recommended to the City Council. <br />A program on nearby travel destinations has been set for April 21 at 6:00 p.m. Those <br />making presentations include: Mary Clark on Oklahoma, Carl and Martha Unger on the <br />TAMU - Commerce planetarium, Jackie Alsobrook on the Tyler Discovery and Science <br />Museum, Thomas Belew on the Museums of Fort Worth, Bill Kennedy on Historic <br />Jefferson, and Becky Semple on local attractions. <br />Board Member Linda Vandiver suggested a future program on resume writing would be <br />appropriate considering the current economy and possible job loss. <br />The new ELMO has arrived and will be used Tuesday for the travel program. <br />The Library volunteer luncheon has been set for Monday, April 20 at 11:00 a.m. <br />The budget was presented by the director. There were no unusual expenditures. The <br />director then presented library statistics for March. Both circulation and library visits <br />were up. <br />The new city website will be ready around April 27. The library personnel will have the <br />capability of updating the library portion of the site. <br />Cara Sulsur has returned to the library in a part -time position. The library director will <br />attended a PLA symposium conference in Nashville earlier this month. <br />There was no report from the Friends of the Library. <br />There being no further business, the chairman adjourned the meeting at 4:30. <br />Lihrda Vandiver for <br />Debbie Anderson, Secretary <br />