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CITY OF NORTH RICH LAND HILLS
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
August 15, 1996
BOARD PRESENT:
Polly Brinkley, Joyce Moody, Mary Shilcutt, Carol
Benoit, Avis Crisp, Lynn Waller, and Kay Schmidt
(Absent: Debra Kimbrough)
Margaret Bruce
Larry Cunningham, Assistant City Manager
Steve Brown, Library Director
Brenda Lewis, Secretary
Chair Kay Schmidt at 7:00 p.m.
Minutes of May 16, 1996 were approved as written.
GUEST:
STAFF PRESENT:
CALLED TO ORDER:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
REPORT OF LIBRARY DIRECTOR: Steve Brown
It has been a very busy summer with circulation statistics for June and July up 6% and
10% respectively. Summer Reading Club registrations were up with
approximately 1,350 participants.
Exterior painting of the building is to be completed this week. Tentative plans are for
some areas of the interior to be repainted.
A solution has been found to the power problem in the main area that will allow the
stack lights to be improved.
New display shelving has been ordered for the foyer and new book areas.
The minimal landscaping of the front of the library building was completed in June.
At the annual city staff luncheon Marilyn Ellis will be recognized for twenty-five years of
service. Service awards will also go to June Brook and Rosalee Fleming for
fifteen years.
Evelyn Lockridge has been appointed to chair the NRH local history project. Mr. Brown
will be assisting the committee as a staff representative.
The TLA biennial Legislative Day in Austin is scheduled for February 11, 1997.
Mr. Brown invited any board members who are interested in attending to see him
for a registration form.
BISD school textbooks will arrive shortly and be available in the library as a student
homework aid.
In response to a question on the recently implemented reciprocal borrowing with local
libraries, Mr. Brown stated that the program is going well with favorable citizen
comments, but we have not had a large number of people. He will share statistics
when available.
Included in Mr. Brown's review of the 1996/97 Budget:
Although the 1996/97 budget will not be finalized until mid-September, library requests
look favorable for next year.
Additional staffing will be added to extend hours of service on Wednesday evenings
and funding through the Capital Improvements budget to replace the obsolete
automation system.
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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
August 15, 1996
Replacement of the automation system will occur later in the budget year. Larry
Cunningham added that funding the project through a lease/purchase or
certificates of obligation with a payout over the next five years must be made.
With the resignation of the Technical Services Supervisor and the Assistant Director
assuming these duties, an additional librarian will be added to cover the Adult
and Children's Services desks. Two part-time positions at the circulation desk
will become full time. These changes/additions will make adding three service
hours on Wednesday and staff response at other busy times during the week
more efficient.
Other items included in requests are: increased book budget, improvements for
children's area, new inside signage, increased staff training, removal of one of
three public photocopiers Uustification - not enough use) and perhaps replacing
carpet while rearranging current shelving and adding more units.
Mr. Brown shared a layout of possible shelving arrangements for the fiction, nonfiction
and reference collections. As library materials are added in the next few years,
shelving space must be increased to allow the collections to grow.
Extensive discussion followed on the review/revision of the 1993/98 Library Plan of
Service. Mr. Brown provided a handout of the nine goals of the current plan and
explained his ideas and asked for input. After discussion on the various ways to
proceed with the project, the consensus was to bring to the next meeting suggestions
and ideas to update library goals and objectives for 1996-2001.
Mr. Brown asked members to think about how to work around the problems that will
affect library service during the next years as construction on 820, Rufe Snow, and the
bridge begins.
Mary Shilcutt thanked board and staff for the memorial book added to the library
collection in memory of her husband Ben, who passed away recently.
Next meeting was scheduled for September 19, 1996. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
Brenda Lewis
Approved:
Date:
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Board Chair: ~1~
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