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Library Advisory Board January 15, 2003 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD January 15, 2003 The Paris Public Library Advisory Board met in regular session Wednesday, January 15, 2003, at 4:00PM in the Library with Chairman Nancee Salzman presiding. The following members were present: Sarah Gambill, Peggy Guthrie, John Howison, Joyce Kennemer, Nancee Salzman and Walter Williams. Anna Davis, Kevin Gray and Vicki Terlap were not present. Also attending was Betty Landon, Library Director. Callie Thompson, Friends President was not present. The minutes from December's meeting were approved. The budget is pretty much on track; we have paid for a March workshop for the children's librarians in the training line item. This month we had 23 memorials for $854 including $500 from Newcomers Club. We had 23 interlibrary loan transactions. There were 3 programs at nursing homes with attendance of 58. Twenty-five programs were held for children with 478 children and 79 adults attending. These included two Gingerbread House Programs, a visit from Central Presbyterian Day School and our usual storytimes. Children's librarians went to Chisum Elementary and visited 19 classes. Children's Outreach held 9 programs with 217 participants. Casey Mills, library employee, was introduced to the board. She described her various jobs, turning on computer terminals, emptying book drops, answering telephone, taking care of damaged items, cleaning videos. She also works at circulation, stocks library brochures, puts up magazines and reads shelves in the 700-949 area.. She helps occasionally on children's programs. In the Director's Report, Betty discussed attending a State Library Focus Group, with Priscilla McAnally, in Mount Pleasant. Tina Williams, former Paris Public Library Director was one of the consultants working with the