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, NORTH RICHLAND HILLS LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES
February 15, 1990
The North Richland Aills Library Board met in the board room of
the library on February 15 at 7 p.m. Present were Polly Brinkley,
Jan Daniels, Jay Bradshaw, Roxie Hamilton, Clyde Zellers, Alisa
Wood, Kay Schmidt, Bob Hardy, Arlita Hallam, and Brenda Lewis.
Chairman Jan Daniels called the meeting to order. Clyde Zellers
moved, Polly Brinkley seconded, and the motion carried to approve
the minutes of the January 18 meeting.
Arlita Hallam reviewed the director's report included in this month's
packet:
The children's librarian position was approved by City Council
on January 22. We are currently interviewing and hope to
start the new staff person by March 1.
Invitations to join the Friends of the Library will now be
included with library cards mailed to new patrons.
The 1990-91 budget process has began. The staff is currently
working on the basic budget and decision package items which
are due to city administration by March 8.
The output measures survey will be conducted the week of March 5-10.
Board members will be assisting in the distribution of survey
foxms at specified times during that week.
The library goals and ob3ectives for 1990 have been approved
and presented to the City Council.
Jan Daniels reported that she attended the City Council meeting
on Feb~uary 12. She shared the Library Board's concern regarding
shartage of library materials. The national average is four materials
per capita; our library's five-year goal is three per cagita. At
present, the library is providing only 1.5 materials per capita
for NRH citizens. Jan found the Cauncil to be both attentive and
concerned with our efforts to improve library services to our community.
Bob Hardy commented that so mmYy books in our collection are badly
in need of repair or replacement, but must remain in circulation
to meet demands.
Arlita reported that the annual Friends of the Library meeting
is scheduled for February 20. The Friends sponsored poetry contest
concluded with 530 entries and entry receipts of $2,215.
Arlita retninded members that the library will be 20 years old in
1991. This item will be placed on the next board agenda so that
we can begin planning a special celebration to commemorate this
event.
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MINUTES
February 15, 1990
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Arlita said that the library has been asked to help coordinate
a grand opening event for the "Kaleidoscope of Homes," scheduled
from July 28 through Labor Day.
The annual conference of the Texas Library Association will be
held in Dallas on April 4, 5, and 6. Funds have been budgeted
for members who are interested in attending. Arlita will make arrange-
ments for any membsr who would like to attend.
Kay Schmidt submitted the results of a library services survey
sheet that she prepared and distributed to 6th and 7th grade classes
at the North Richland Hills Middle School. The following sample
information was obtained from the 73 responses:
899 of the students use the library.
71' found the on-line catalog easy to use.
Some of the things about the library that the students liked
best are individual study carrels, the organized accessibility
to materials and the library staff assistance.
Things least-liked are that they can not check out videos, can
not find books or audiocassettes that they were specifically
looking for, and there are no public coke machines available.
The Board discussed how the library can improve/implement some
of the suggestions for young adult services and prograauaing. Among
the suggestions were placing the teen magazines in the young adult
section, providing an updated listing of local teen entertainments,
and a bulletin board with items of interest to this age group,
and purchasing more material of current teen interest.
The Library ~1990-95 Flan of Service was presented to the Council
at the February 12 meeting. In reviewing the plan at this Library
Board meeting, the areas of daycare story hours, "latch-key children,"
library networking and reciprocal borrowing privileges were discussed.
The Bosrd rescheduled the regular meeting dates of March 15 and
April 19 to March 8 and April 26 at 7 p.m.
This meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
APPROVED BY LIBRARY BOARD
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