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<br />MINiTl' S ' OF B01RD METING, PARIP PT?BLIC ICI ?*RAI `Z
<br />March ,16, 1976
<br />The Board of Directors for the Paris Public Lir;rnry r•� ^t in
<br />re,,:ular scssIon, March 16, 1476 in the Library at 1.0 a.n sritP, '-he
<br />Chair-nan 3en ;�ara.ble Psi�7in ,
<br />pr.• g Present were Mr. .Marvin Gibbs �
<br />F. D. M, ^Ilory7 -Dr.. C.M.Townsend, David Denney, Herschol YcKinn6y,
<br />Dee Cunningham, and Librarians MrG. Baker and Mr Finch. absent
<br />'•,ere Robert °Pierscns Mrs. Glynn. Lowe, M„s. Frank "McClure, and Felix
<br />Gibson.
<br />Minutes of the February 17 maetinf w -re read and �nnrcved,
<br />and r!inustes of the March .5,special called session were read and
<br />approved.
<br />Ts,e I�hai'^man called attention to flowers placed in the Librpry
<br />in honor of Mr. J. J. Uulbertson's•birthday.
<br />McKinney moved approval of the February report of the :1 it
<br />Msmorial Fund, motion sec6nded and passed; 1`Io February report frcm
<br />t:ho city was available. Mallory reported the Ludaet Committee had
<br />submitted the re.ouest for the Librnry's budget to'ether -Ith a
<br />let`.or of explanation to the City Cr uncil.
<br />The k'hairm:an reported he and the gecretrry hnr, si,ned the
<br />agreement for r -s. dope 'rTall�,r of Sharman Public Libr .nry to mn.ke
<br />the survey. str..dy of the. ?ar.is. Public Library for n
<br />M• s. y 500, by An.ri.l 1.
<br />B�ts� r was asked to z,=�rox a cony and mail Ori ni nal to Cr, .
<br />:faller immediately.
<br />Ij, s.Gibbs reported on the "Friends of the Libra"7" c-,r,mi'tee
<br />had. McClure, t�ir . Loup and M? -G. Eli_is tc,gPther Frith t e U'r:- ,ir^'an
<br />h,d. discussed plans to- build- a last of 43 or 50 local citizens
<br />concerned. with the Library, and invite then to an organi.z- ;tional
<br />meeting, at the Library. Mr-°. t,; 1llor co,11d be invited to ronoT.t or
<br />discus " Friends of-I the Librnry" at that tire, or. at an oron r —tin
<br />to be nlnnned later. If possible a set of off �n T. g
<br />c�;v'd 'result from the mpetinrr a 'h L i..ers d y,,,s
<br />t t•.e ibrgry. Board memo -rs w -re
<br />asked to be thinking of ,the list of persons reconr�en�l -l'
<br />for. inviting.
<br />The committee. s ?i. a-rriends had been or,ani~-nd in 1956 with I�rs.
<br />Rodgers Coleman first Uhairman, Rnbins.n next,
<br />. nnA dr,.
<br />A. C. Bonham the third.. The organization lasted until 1961.
<br />Dr. Tovrnsend spoke of the need for his re s n
<br />Ind.. MT'. Mnr.able inriicn resign-tion in J'ul•y,
<br />ted his own inclination to resirIn
<br />members ccul �3 be annr,int e He appointed Dr. To�ansen � %�• :. ,e G�, 1 -
<br />CunninRh. nm to serve on .the Nominating Committee to r� ' r; � end
<br />The Uhnirman at?rointPd t ese Comm 'pert in .April.
<br />h Commit-tees: Budget and. Finance -
<br />Robert Pierson, Chairman: Mallory, McKinney end Gibson.
<br />Building and Ehuipment: Denney Chairman, ;ors. GlZis, i•Icyinney,
<br />?Jr1 Townsend and Plallory, ' _
<br />P-rsonnel Cunningham, Chairman; M'-s , Town -- Denney and Mrs . Lowe h .,
<br />Genern'1 Lihr�ry' Policies: Dr:•Tonend, fr :�;i1i ^ Pi�srnT-. .n.ngo. r,
<br />Fub icity nn� Public lelations ( nelu;?ing ryrier's
<br />Mrs. Gibbs, I'hn irman: Gibson i Mrl . McClu ~•e Mrc of Lib rary)
<br />. Loy :e, �nr3 p,R„s. •;].? is
<br />The ..11h,
<br />irman expressed apnrecia tion to •`,r.. T ^''nsend fe, his
<br />devotion tc the work of the Library, and his oT•rn personal s<- ,ticfaction
<br />in. serving as Chairmen and .a mamhor
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