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PARIS PUBLIC LIBRARY IMETING OF BOARD OF• DIRECTORS -.. NOVEMBER .23, 1976 The Board of Directors for the Paris Public Library met at the .-Library November 239 1976 with Robert Pierson, Chairman, presiding. .Present were F. D. 1?allr.ry� Mrs. Glynn Lo�.�e 1•irs: M?rvin Gibbs, Dr. Don black, Felix Gibson and ;�Irs. Printis Ellis, ►S,cratarV. Mrs. Baker and I.Irs.. Finch, Librarians were Present. Harold Greene of the"." city. a•tt -nded. lIinutps of the Octob -r 19 meeting taken- by 1.1 r s. Loge, were read and approved as circulated to members. Mallory moved approval of the financial statements I',.s. Lowe secodd6d,• and after discussion of the reason •for being k600 under • the budget todate and comparison of monthly .Memorials, the statements Ware approved, The Chairman said a letter had been .written to ;,IrS Frank• N'cClure saying her resignation had been accepted with regrets. He spoke of no further notification from Hardy Moore, attorney for Christine DeShong's •estate. After a discussion of the need of •repair of the doiynspout .on the south side which is causing water to flow into the 'basement of the ,buildigg� and with the absence of David., Denney,.. Building: and ^quipment Chairman, r:allory said he would c•h 3ck with .al Dunning, and Mr. Greene said he and others would inspect. the problem if the Librarians would. ..call when the next rains: occur. Mrs. Ellis moved a Memorial Book be given from the Staff and Board, and the family notif ied, when sn immediate member. of the family. of the Staff or Board dies. Motion seconded, discussed and carried. • No action was taken. on the Library brochure since Pat Bassano was, Herschel iicKinney M llory and Mrs, Ellis were asked to study the City Ordinance relating to the Library and make recommes ndat ions to the Board to present to the City Council at the DQcemb -r 21 meeting ^?r of the Library Board. The changes would relate to the City of Paris assuming resonsibi.l_ity for the operations of the Library as a .derart- ment -of the City as orplaincd' by Kerry. Sweatt at the October 19 mqe'-ing. Mrs. Baker renorted an. increase of: 98 new members 268 new books and a rionthly att:,ndance of 1804 for Octo'�er. :She a visit'ng' .: Librerian from ?'isconsin, and said she •and 141 g .F nch .would att rnd a December 2 sub- committee meeting at JhPrman.r Mrs. Finch. said she had visited kindergartens first and second ':,.,.,grades and had received. many new members. as a result. ` She feels •a need for more ]Black students to use the Library which has accumulated literoture on the Black race.` The meeting adIourned at .1 with piem}�ers touring the Librery. - Mrs.' Printis Ellis, ,Secretary Apnroyed