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Library Advisory Board March 17, 2004 Page 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD March 17, 2004 The Paris Public Library Advisory Board met in regular session Wednesday, March 17,2004, at 4:00PM in the Library with Chairman Nancee Salzman presiding. The following Board members were present: Jackie Alsobrook, Sarah Gambill, Peggy Guthrie, Bill Kennedy, Carl Lucas, Nancee Salzman, and Walter Williams. Also attending was Betty Landon, Library Director and Callie Thompson, Friends' President. Deborah Hatley did not attend. The minutes from the February meeting were approved. Archie Holland, a library patron, appeared before the Board to voice a complaint about the Library's cell phone usage policy. Patrons are asked to keep cell phones turned off and not to use them in the Library in the interest of not disturbing library users. Mr. Holland wants to be able to use his cell phone while in the Library. He further complained that the staff would not give him messages or call him to the phone while he was using the Library. Mr. Holland was informed that the Library has no paging system and must rely on staff searching the building to call a patron to the phone. Mrs. Alsobrook pointed out that our staff is limited in number and may not be free to look for people. After consideration, the Board voted to leave the cell phone policy as it is. The Board signed the Resolution of Sympathy for the Robert Pierson family and the Library will send it to them. The budget report was favorable. February circulation statistics were down about 8% from last February. Children's programming had 17 programs with 212 children and 101 adults attending. These programs included a Valentine Party on our snowy Valentine's Day. In Children's Outreach, 15 programs were held with 317 children attending and 52 adults.