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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
LmRARY BOARD MINUTES
October 20, 1994
Polly Brinkley, Jan Daniels, Jay Bradshaw, Shirley Goolsby, Kay
Schmidt and Avis Crisp (Absent: Lynn Waller and Mary Shillcutt)
Mark Gretchen, Library Director; Betty Russell, Assistant Library
Director; and Brenda Lewis, Secretary
Chairman Jay Bradshaw at 7: 10 p.m.
Shirley Goolsby moved, Jan Daniels seconded and motion carried to
approve the minutes of September 15, 1994.
REPORT OF LIBRARY DIRECTOR: Mark Gretchen
Library circulation statistics are up for the year as they have been for the past 23 years. Reference
statistics are down slightly.
Although Mr. Gretchen was pleased overall with the result of a recent customer survey on reference
assistance, techniques for reference interview follow-up, further training, and data collection
procedures are issues to be resolved.
The lighting consultant has changed his recommendation for improvements from supplementary
halogen lights to rows of drop lighting in the main area, periodical, and new book sections.
NRH Citicable has resumed taping the children's story time. The program is scheduled for broadcast
on weekdays at 4:30 in the afternoons.
In the upcoming months, staff will be reviewing and revising library policies.
Mr. Gretchen reminded the board members of the annual City Boards/Commissions dinner scheduled
for Friday, October 21.
REPORT OF ASSISTANT LmRARY DIRECTOR: Betty Russell
The installation of the new section of library shelving is scheduled for Monday, October 24.
Representatives from the Sirsi (November 15) and Gaylord's Galaxy (November 29) will demonstrate
their automation systems in the library board room. Board members were invited to attend.
Ms. Russell attended the 10th Annual Automation Conference in Houston recently. It was a very
beneficial conference with much information on Internet and CD-ROM databases.
BOARD PRESENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
CALLED TO ORDER:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Discussion followed on the reference survey questions and answers, information sharing with other libraries,
and the recently installed public fax machine.
The following Library Board officers for 1994/95 were elected: Jan Daniels nominated Jay Bradshaw as
Library Board Chair; Shirley Goolsby seconded. Shirley Goolsby nominated Kay Schmidt for the office of
Vice-Chair; Jay Bradshaw seconded. Mr. Bradshaw and Mrs. Schmidt were elected as Chair and Vice-Chair
by acclamation.
Staff will check on the status of board memberships to the Texas Library Association and report at the
November meeting.
Jan Daniels, President of the NRH Friends of the Library, announced a Friends' meeting on November 12 at
2 p.m. in the Library board room.
Next meeting was scheduled for November 17. Meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
Approved:
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Brenda Lewis