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Paris Public Library Advisory Board Meeting Minutes March 20, 2013 Opening: The regular meeting of the Paris Public Library Advisory Board was called to order at 4:OOpm. Present: Board members present were Pat Books, Deborah Hatley, Fran Neeley, Linda Vandiver, and Library Director, Priscilla McAnally Approval of Minutes The minutes of the previous meeting were unanimously approved as presented II. New Business: A Paris Public Library newsletter, "Library Pages," will be printed quarterly and placed on display for patrons at the checkout counter. Focus of the newsletter will be general information and current events pertaining to the library. Included will be new book listings as well as information regarding the library's available E-Resources. Information about E- Resources will rotate in the quarterly publication to include all available sources for patrons. A Paris Public Library Facebook page has been created. Library staff members Ron Hervey and Courtni McEntyre will be responsible for maintaining and updating the Facebook content. III. Old Business: No old business was presented for discussion. IV. Presentations a. Budget Report: No unusual expenditures b. Statistical Report: Circulation and patron visits were down V. Friends of the Library: Friends of the Library luncheon collected $700.00. New membership dues are included in the collected money. VI. Director's Remarks: Dee Martin, Paris ISD Technology Facilitator, will conduct a Paris Public Library staff training session on April 8, 2013. Topics to be covered in the session include information regarding the use of E-Readers, Kindle, Nook, and iPad devices. Upon completion of the training session, there is a possibility of informational sessions being offered to the public in the future. Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at 5:00 pm. Submitted by �%.�i�-, °�� Deborah Hatley ___ �