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PARIS PUBLIC LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES NOVEMBER 20, 1991 The Paris Public Library Advisory Board met in regular session, November 20, 1991, at 4 PM in the Library Gallery with Chairman Bill Neely presiding. Present were Jackie Alsobrook, Jean Gibson, Bill Hagood, Rogene Patterson, Joe Rex, Beth Shelton, and Frances Ellis, Secretary. Beverly Lewis, Library Director, was present. Thomas Seay, NETLS Lay Representative, attended. Absent were Virginia Gibbs and Delores Hayter, President of the Friends of the Library. Minutes of the October 23 meeting were approved as circulated. Ms. Lewis discussed the budget report, saying we were only one month into the new fiscal year, and that the $8,000 book order arrived in October, instead of September, so would be part of the 1991 -1992 fiscal year. She reported on the circulation in October, noting the total was 16,508, an increase of 18.6% over last year. She also said circulation averaged 135 per open evening, with a total of 1,222. She discussed video circulation, noting 1,686 fiction videos and 1,116 non - fiction titles (including children's videos such as the "Tell Me A Story" series) had been checked out. She said lists of available videos were received often and the prices have been coming down. She commented on 3,290 reference assists made in October. She said 700 books were added in October. She spoke about the first Tuesday sack -lunch Author's Program in the Gallery, November 19, with three writers from the Mt. Pleasant Northeast Texas Writers' Organization present to discuss their books Country Stores of Northeast Texas and Country Faith and Fate: Curches and Cemeteries. The next program will be November 26 with Lee Somerville of Paris talking about his book, Charge of the Model Ts which was made into a movie and is now also available on video at the Library. She commented on speaking to the Lamar County Extension Homemakers Council about the Library and was pleased to find the four County Commissioners were also present. She said a new survey of patrons addresses would be made in January, February, and March, so that by April a function could be held in the Library to which the Commissioners would be invited to possibly encourage county funding for the Library.