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Library Advisory Board November 20, 2002 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD November 20, 2002 The Paris Public Library Advisory Board met in regular session Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at 4:00PM in the Library with Chairman Nancee Salzman presiding. The following members were present: Anna Davis, Sarah Gambill, Peggy Guthrie, Vicki Terlap, John Howison, Joyce Kennemer, Nancee Salzman and Kevin Gray. Walter Williams was not present. Also attending was Betty Landon, Library Director and Callie Thompson, Friends President. The minutes from October's meeting were approved. Kevin Gray, our new board member, was introduced to the group. Mr. Gray is a former City Council Member. Welcome aboard, Kevin! Betty presented board members with a newly-formatted budget. She is proud to have already spent 1/12 of the materials budget ($14,000) this month. Circulation was up 1,000 in October. Anyone interested in seeing a copy of the year-end budget report should see Betty. Betty reported that $47,946 was left unspent from the library's budget. Total year-end circulation was 350,106, the highest ever. Betty attributed this in part to the fact that the library is now open on Mondays. Betty also noted that circulation among Paris patrons increased, while the circulation among patrons living outside of Paris decreased in the last year. October stats included a report of eleven memorials totaling $350. The Children's Department report included several successful programs in October. They presented 10 programs at Givens which reached 450 children and 200 adults. In addition, there were four lap sit programs, five toddler programs and five programs for 3,4, and 5-year-olds. The Children's Department sponsored a booth at the Pumpkin Festival which served 500 kids and 300 adults. Also included in October programming: a fire safety program attended by 12 kids and 8 adults and a teen car maintenance program which served 5 kids and 5 adults.