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PARIS PUBLIC LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES May 11, 1994 The Paris Public Library Advisory Board met a week early, May 11, 1994, in the Gallery with Chairman Beth Shelton presiding and these members present: Jean Gibson, Virginia Gibbs, Bill Hagood, Bill Neely, Rogene Patterson, and Frances Ellis, Secretary. Absent were Jackie Alsobrook and Joe Rex. Library Director, Beverly Lewis, NETLS Lay Representative, Tom Seay; and Friends of the Library President Keitt Wood attended. Minutes of the April 20, 1994, meeting were approved as circulated. Ms. Lewis gave the budget report which indicated expenditures were in line for this time of the year. The statistical report showed a total circulation of 114,366 items for the year, and although April showed a slight decline of 2.5% when 16,086 items circulated, the total circulation is still ahead of last year. Reference assistance was high with 3,504 requests assisted. Attendance for 29 programs was 551, up over the previous month. Accessions showed 350 addition, about half for adults and half for juvenile, and 28 audio books and 32 videos were added. She commented on buying good videos from Wal -Mart for $5.96, which is a bargain. The committee on county funding chairman Jackie Alsobrook took the proposed contract, which had not been agreed upon by committee members, but had been worked on by them, to the County Commissioners Court and to City Council. She stressed the importance of cooperation between the County and the City for shared funding for the Library. No decision was taken by either entity. Ms. Lewis reported she had recommended the Gaylord Automated Library System and it had been approved by the City Council. This system has a user friendly on -line catalog and is a turn key operation with in -house installation and training. The approximately $6,000 additional funds will be obtained from the operating budget. September is the targeted installation date. Ms. Lewis said 250 -300 buttons with "Kids Who Read Succeed" on them were given out during the Paris Art Fair, which was hampered by rains all day. She said Mrs. Stephanie Fowler was hired as Manager of the Summer Reading Club programs with her salary to be paid by the Friends. "The Little House" series of books by Laura Ingalls Wilder will be the focus of the daily activities.