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PARIS PUBLIC LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES SEPTEMBER 18, 1991 The Paris Public Library Advisory Board met in regular session, September 18, 1991, at 4 PM in the Gallery with Bill Neely, Chairman, presiding. Members present were Bill Hagood, Virginia Gibbs, Rogene Patterson, Joe Rex, Beth Shelton, and Frances Ellis, Secretary. Absent were Jackie Alsobrook and Jean Gibson. Beverly Lewis, Library Director, and Thomas Seay, NETLS Lay Representative attended. Delores Hayter, President of the Friends of the Library was present. Minutes of the August 14 meeting were approved as circulated. Ms. Lewis discussed the budget report, noting that 84.70 had been expended to date, which is under budget overall. She advised 17,684 items were circulated in August, a 13.9% increase over August, 1990. Videos accounted for 3,135 of the total, with 1,903 fiction and 1,232 non - fiction video titles. She said 176,475 items had circulated this fiscal year, an increase of 24.2% over the previous year. She reported these additions to the collection, 350 books, 47 videos, and 11 audios. There were 198 new card holders. Ms. Lewis asked Board members to attend the City Budget hearing, Thursday, September 19 at 6 PM in the City Council Chambers, when she had requested a new budget of $435,000; an increase of 13.65 %, but which did not include a new staff member as had been first requested. She said the automation figures were not included this year either, and that another department had also been turned down for their initial automation request. She discussed the $50 proposed out -of -city fee for library patrons, and shared her letter sent to the City Council, with a copy to the City Manager, which indicated this was not appropriate. She said about 34% of the Library users are from out of the city and she hoped a way could be worked out with the County Commissioners to help fund their use.