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Library Advisory Board January 16, 2002 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD January 16, 2002 The Paris Public Library Advisory Board met in regular session Wednesday, January 16, 2002, at 4:00 PM in the Library with Chairman Nancee Salzman presiding. The following members were present: Peggy Guthrie, Walter Williams, Anna Davis, Sarah Gambill, John Howison, Vicki Terlap, and Nancee Salzman. Also attending were Callie Thompson, Friends President and Betty Landon, Library Director. Not attending were Fran Neeley and Keith Williamson. The December 19, 2001 minutes were approved. The budget is in good shape. There is approximately $121,000 left in the book budget. Betty stated that they had purchased 10 new stepstools for the stacks, 6 for the fiction and 4 for the non - fiction. Also, some end panel shelving has been ordered for the audiocassette room. Circulation was up for December. Also, Reference and Electronic Reference were up. Reserves were up as well as library visits. The library has begun issuing cards with expiration dates, beginning in January. The cards will expire in 2 years. Hopefully, this will give the library a better idea of how many patrons they have. Children's Services presented 29 programs in December with 697 children attending. Some of these programs were held at the schools. Children's Outreach presented 14 programs to preschool age children with 204 children attending. The Adult Outreach presented 3 programs at nursing homes with a total of 43 people attending. Twenty -five memorials were given for a total of $465. Twenty -five interlibrary loan transactions were processed. Betty mentioned that the LearnATest database was up and running and a nice article had appeared in the Paris News concerning this. This site can be accessed at home or at the library on the internet at httpH: www.learnatest.com.