03-D Library Board (03/17/04)
Library Advisory Board
March 17, 2004
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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LIBRARY
ADVISORY BOARD
March 17, 2004
The Paris Public Library Advisory Board met in regular session
Wednesday, March 17,2004, at 4:00PM in the Library with Chairman
Nancee Salzman presiding. The following Board members were present:
Jackie Alsobrook, Sarah Gambill, Peggy Guthrie, Bill Kennedy, Carl
Lucas, Nancee Salzman, and Walter Williams. Also attending was Betty
Landon, Library Director and Callie Thompson, Friends' President.
Deborah Hatley did not attend.
The minutes from the February meeting were approved.
Archie Holland, a library patron, appeared before the Board to voice a
complaint about the Library's cell phone usage policy. Patrons are asked
to keep cell phones turned off and not to use them in the Library in the
interest of not disturbing library users. Mr. Holland wants to be able to
use his cell phone while in the Library. He further complained that the
staff would not give him messages or call him to the phone while he was
using the Library. Mr. Holland was informed that the Library has no
paging system and must rely on staff searching the building to call a patron
to the phone. Mrs. Alsobrook pointed out that our staff is limited in
number and may not be free to look for people. After consideration, the
Board voted to leave the cell phone policy as it is.
The Board signed the Resolution of Sympathy for the Robert Pierson
family and the Library will send it to them.
The budget report was favorable.
February circulation statistics were down about 8% from last February.
Children's programming had 17 programs with 212 children and 101
adults attending. These programs included a Valentine Party on our
snowy Valentine's Day. In Children's Outreach, 15 programs were held
with 317 children attending and 52 adults.
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In adult outreach, there was 1 program which 7 people attended. There were 43
interlibrary loans. We had 52 memorials given for a total of$1226.
Callie Thompson, Friends President, announced that the May luncheon will be
held on May 19 and will be a book review by Joy Davis; the book, which she
will review, is Wings of Morning, by Karen Harper.
In the Director's Report, Betty informed the members that she and Priscilla
attended the NETLS Geographic Meeting in Mount Pleasant. One of the library
volunteers, Kathy Hatoum moved to Kansas. The Public Library Association in
Seattle was enlightening and gave staff some ideas to try at our library. The
annual report to the Texas State Library is being produced now and will be
entered online by the end of the month.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
The next meeting will be held on April 21 at 4 p.m. in the Gallery.
Betty Landon
Date Approved