03-A Library Advisory BoardLibrary 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 http//:
www.learnatest.com.
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Vicki Terlap showed samples of the Personal Picks cards to be displayed in
the library. Vicki also stated that she had talked to Emily Kirkman about
the kindergarten programs, and found that this had been tried previously
and the attendance was poor, but she will research this more. Vicki hasn't
been able to work on bringing an author to Paris.
The Friends of the Library had no report.
Betty Landon, Director, stated that she was working on a brochure for the
Library in Spanish. Peggy Guthrie provided the translation. Betty plans
to place these in various locations around the city. Betty attended a
NETLS meeting in Van Alystine and a marketing workshop in Greenville
on PR for Libraries. They presented good ideas and she stated that the
library might do a campaign entitled: Paris Public Library - What's in it
foryou? The library staff is in the process of moving the biographies and
large print books. Also, they are moving the fiction and science fiction
books. Weeding is taking place as these books are moved. She plans to
make the shelves looser, by filling them only 3/4 full. She showed us one
method of selecting books for the library, by using Advance Magazine. She
also stated that the library will be closed for Martin Luther King Day.
The meeting adjourned at 4:35 p.m. The next meeting will be held on
February 20t'' at 4:00 p.m. in the Gallery.
Anna Davis Date Approved