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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
FEBRUARY 18, 1993
Board Present:
Vice-Chair Kay Schmidt, Polly Brinkley, Jan Daniels, Shirley
Goolsby, Alisa Wood, Rosemary Herod, and Mary Shilcutt
Absent:
Jay Bradshaw
staff Present:
Wynette Schwalm, Library Manager
Betty Russell, Library Assistant Manager
Mignon Morse, Library Assistant Manager
Called to Order:
Vice-Chair Kay Schmidt
Approval of Minutes:
Minutes of January 21 meeting were approved as written.
REPORT OF LIBRARY MANAGER - WYNETTE SCHWALM
**Reviewed January library statistics which reflected an increase of 13% for new
registrations and reference questions, and a materials inventory of 86,071.
**Discussed possible upgrading of library lighting. The city's management services
department has allocated $5,000 to improve the lighting in the public section of the
library. Options and priorities are being studied on how to expend these funds most
judiciously.
**presented new form designed for funding requests from the Friends of the Library. The
staff-completed form will be forwarded to President Jan Daniels for review and
approval/disapproval of proposed project.
REPORT OF LIBRARY ACTIVITIES
Betty Russell attended a meeting of the finance committee for the proposed non-profit
North Texas Regional Library System. Due to recent state legislation, this system may
become a reality by September 1994. Policies and procedures must be created for many
areas such as accounting, risk management, investment, purchasing, etc. prior to the
implementation of the new system.
Mrs. Russell also reported on the city's current compensation and benefit study by Ralph
Anderson and Associates. This l6-week project should be completed by early June. All
city employees were instructed to prepare a work study survey; various employees will be
interviewed in upcoming weeks. Recommendations will be made to city council on job
classifications and pay scales for employees.
FU'rURE PROGRAMS
Mignon Morse previewed upcoming programming. Included will be book review programs in
March and May sponsored by the Texas State Library, and the annual read aloud and earth
day celebration in April.
PLAN OF SERVICE UPDATE
Wynette Schwalm led a review of the current plan of service, 1992 output measures results,
and recent staff committees to highlight needed improvements in collection development,
programs/services, and automation/networking plans.
Following extensive discussion on long-range planning and the library's current mission
statement, the consensus was for staff to draft a 1993-98 Plan of Service for the Board's
review at the March meeting.
OPEN DISCUSSION
Kay Schmidt requested clarification of the library's mailing procedures for new patron
cards. Betty Russell responded that barcodes for new cards are printed one day a week and
mailing the card verifies correct address. Wynette Schwalm stated that staff time,
storage space and verification of address are the major reasons for mailing new cards
instead of holding cards for pick up by patron.
Next meeting date was scheduled for March 18.
Meeting adjourned at 9 p.m.
APPROVED:
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