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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
April 15, 1999
BOARD PRESENT:
Polly Brinkley, Mary Shilcutt, Carol Benoit, Avis Crisp, Lynn Waller,
Kay Schmidt and William Merrill
Steve Brown, Library Director
Brenda Lewis, Administrative Secretary
Chairman Lynn Waller at 7 p.m.
Minutes of March 18, 1999 were approved as written.
STAFF PRESENT:
CALLED TO ORDER:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
REPORT OF LIBRARY DIRECTOR: Steve Brown
Circulation statistics were positive in March with over 36,000 volumes circulated and good crowds in
the library every afternoon and evening.
The budget process will begin in about two weeks for the year 1999/2000. For the first time, all
requests will be submitted online.
The long-awaited History of NRH arrived from the printers on March 29, and sales and distribution of
the book has begun.
The Texas Library Association Conference is in Dallas next week. More library staff that ever before
has the opportunity to attend some of the events this year.
Recent state legislative issues relating to libraries have been passed or in the process of being
approved in Austin. The main concern now is finding funding for the projects.
May 6, 7, and 8 has been setto close the library and rebarcode the entire library collection in
anticipation of the new automation system.
The Internet server is now up and running. Information Services staff has connected to Austin and
will comply with the terms of the grant by the upcoming deadline. The library Internet policy
revisions the board adopted last fall will go into effect when the additional public Internet
computers are in place.
Innovative expects to ship the new automation system server the week of April 19 for installation on
April 26. Staff training is scheduled for that same week.
Extensive discussion and a question and answer session followed on the draft of the final report and
recommendations from the library needs and assessment and study prepared by consultant Dick
Waters and Providence Associates. Mr. Brown and board members reviewed each of the five
proposed options. Discussion and the Board's recommendation to city administration and council will
be continued at the May meeting.
Next meeting was scheduled for May 20, 1999. Meeting adjourned at 9 p.m.
Brenda Lewis
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