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Paris Public Library Advisory Board Meeting Minutes May 19, 2021 Opening: The regular meeting of the Paris Public Library Advisory Board was called to order by Chairwoman Melanie Loughmiller at 4:05 p.m. Present: Board Members present were: Melanie Loughmiller, Steve Hellmann, Marilyn Threadgill, Lauren Matthews, Eva Dickey, Myers Hurt, Jennifer Cullum, Interim Library Director Ron Hervey, and City Council liaison Linda Knox. Approval of Minutes: The minutes of the April 21, 2021 meeting were approved with no corrections. Steve Hellmann motioned to approve, with Melanie Loughmiller adding the second. IL New Business: a. Volunteers Ron Hervey stated that volunteers have been calling to ask when the library will allow volunteers to come back to the library. Ron wanted to hear the opinion of the board members. Melanie Loughmiller thought it was a great idea, with Lauren Matthews in agreement. Melanie asked how the staff felt about volunteers coming back and Ron replied, stating that the staff were continuing to wear face masks and the board discussed if the volunteers would be required to also wear face masks. Ultimately, the members of the board agreed that volunteers could return to the library, while following the same rules as the library employees, which currently wear masks at work. b. Summer Kids Program (Tracy Clark) Tracy presented the members of the board with her Summer Kids Reading Program plans and information on upcoming children's performers, including musicians and Officer Curtis Garrett with Crime Stoppers. She mentioned that the Friends of the Library graciously pay half of all performance invoices. Tracy provided several different colored informational sheets, with the bright colors acting as a way for patrons to easily identify the various program offerings. The yellow sheet showed details of the Children's Programs for June 2021.