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NORTH RICBLAND HILLS LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES
APRIL 18, 1991
The North Richland Hills Library Board met in the boardroom of the library on April 18, at
7 p.m. Present were Polly Brinkley, Jay Bradshaw, Clyde zellers, Alisa Wood, Shirley
Goolsby, Kay Schmidt, Arlita Hallam, and Brenda Lewis. Absent were Jan Daniels and Brenda
Cody.
In the absence of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman Kay Schmidt called the meeting to order.
Alisa Wood amended the minutes to read that she was unable to attend the TLA conference;
the amended minutes were approved.
Included in Library Director Arlita Hallam's report were the following items:
Two members from each city board (Jan Daniels and Kay Schmidt from the Library
Board) met with city officials on March 28, to discuss the needs/options and make
recommendations to the Council for the work on the parking lot. The city will be
accepting bids for the work soon.
The heating and air conditioning system of the library is scheduled to be replaced
this summer.
The first budget cuts were made on the proposed 1991/92 budget. The library was
requested to trim $10,000 from various accounts, which was accomplished without
decreasing the requested book budget.
The annual volunteer reception will be held in the library on Sunday, April 21, at
2 p.m.
As part of the CERT study, Arlita will be meeting with representatives of Haltom
City, Richland Hills, and Watauga to study possible shared library resources.
On May 2, the library will celebrate 20 years of service to the community with
bookmarks, balloons, refreshments, etc.
Alisa Wood inquired about the programming for junior high age. Arlita responded that the
teens do not seem interested in either our Monday/Wednesday videos or the Parks and Rec
Tuesday/Thursday free-play sessions in the gym. The children are still congregating
inside and outside the building creating havoc. After checking with the police depart-
ment, the staff will report them as a public nuisance, when necessary.
Kay Schmidt expressed concern that the monthly library-use statistics are down. One
factor, Arlita stated, is that Watauga residents are visiting their new library instead of
paying non-resident fees for NRH library cards.
Board members and staff who attended the Texas Library Association Conference in Fort
Worth the week of April 8, found the exhibits and programs both interesting and
beneficial.
Arlita and Alisa will be attending the NTLS meeting in Graham on April 25. The system is
accepting nominations for the election in September to the Council Advisory Board.
Shirley Goolsby expressed interest; Arlita will request additional details from NTLS.
Kay Schmidt relayed two complaints from concerned patrons: Woman with small children who
visits regularly commented on the lack of "friendliness" of most of the circulation staff;
A library assistant in the BISD system was unhappy because she was required to pay the $12
non-resident fee to obtain a library card. Arlita thanked Kay for passing along these
patron concerns. She will check into the first complaint; however, the council sets the
fee structure for all city departments.
The next meeting was scheduled for May 16.
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This meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. to "Night
Brenda Lewis
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