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PARIS PUBLIC LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES August 18, 1993 The Paris Public Library Advisory Board met in regular session August 18, 1993, at 4 PM in the Gallery with Chairman Beth Shelton, presiding, and these members present: Jackie Alsobrook, Virginia Gibbs, Jean Gibson, and Frances Ellis, Secretary. Absent were Bill Hagood, Bill Neely, Rogene Patterson, and Joe Rex. Beverly Lewis, Library Director, attended, and Thomas Seay, NETLS lay representative was present. The minutes of the July 21, 1993, meeting were approved as circulated. Ms. Lewis gave the budget report saying expenditures were in line. The cicrulation report showed a slight decrease in books although videos and audio books were up. She said evening circulation was still increasing. Ms. Lewis reported 350 new books accessioned with 261 adult, 89 juvenile, 59 videos, and 78 audio books which are becoming more in demand. Ms. Lewis called attention to the children's Summer Reading Program which ended July 30/31 with a family movie night on Friday and a storytime party on Saturday afternoon. 135 children received their certificates of achievement and over 1,500 participated during the summer. They loved the weekly activities based on The Wizard of Oz book, especially the pin -up games. She said The Little House on the Prairie may be the 1994 theme. She discussed the status of the automation request noting it had been proposed as a capital line item of $25,000; but nothing had been done about it yet. She said the staff would visit three libraries, Texarkana, Plano and Tyler, to study their systems before the vendors provide demonstrations here. Mrs. Alsobrook reported on a meeting with the committee from the County and City which took place August 17 at the Library when the request for funding from the County was presented. She said the dialogue and interchange was excellent, and another meeting would be held next week. Ms. Lewis reported on the grant received by the Paris Independent School District for "Project Even Start ". It focuses on family literacy and she will be working with the soon -to -be -hired project director to develop cooperative programs.