11/28/2012 MINUTESParis Public Library Advisory Board
Meeting Minutes
November 28, 2012
Opening:
The regular meeting of the Paris Public Library Advisory Board was called to order at
4:00 p.m. November 28, 2012, in the Library Gallery by Linda Vandiver, Library
Chairperson.
Present:
Pat Books, Deborah Hatley, Fran Neeley, Linda Vandiver, and Library Director Priscilla
McAnally.
Approval of Minutes
The minutes of the previous meeting were unanimously approved as
distributed
II. New Business
A. Director, Priscilla McAnally, presented an overview of online usage of
Paris Public Library's webpage with focus on portions of the E- Resources
section available to patrons.
Freading offers downloadable a -Books that may be downloaded to a PC,
Mac, etc. computer. The e -books may be transferred to Nook, Sony
Reader, Kindle Fire, and other devices, but are not available on earlier
Kindle devices.
NewsBank offers access to articles from local, state, regional, national,
and international historical newspapers and other news sources.
Freegal Music Service provides access to music from Sony Music's
catalog. Registered patrons of the library may download 3 songs a week
in the MP3 format.
Zinio offers full digital copies of magazines and may be read on a PC,
laptop, iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire, Blackberry Playbook and others.
Universal Class offers over 500 online non- college credit Continuing
Education Courses. Patrons may enroll in up to five courses with six
months to complete each course. Each course offers real instructors who
may choose to communicate with participants via email.
One Click Digital offers downloadable audio books and offers thousands
of books.
Price It! Antiques and Collectibles assists patrons in assessing the current
value of an antique by using data from WorthPoint's Worthopedia
database as well as eBay and other auction houses.
Gale Legal Forms offers an extensive selection of free legal forms for
library patrons.
111. No old business
IV. A.. Budget Report
The October budget showed no unusual expenditures for the month
B. Statistical Report
In October circulation was up 3.47% and visits were up 5.96% over
October 2011
V. Friends of the Library
No report
VI. Director's Remarks
The "New Book" shelf has been relocated to another area of the library.
The December meeting will be held on December 19 at 2 pm.
Adjournment:
Meeting was adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
Minutes submitted by:
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Deborah Hatley
PPL Vice Chairperson