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MINUTES
January 27, 1988
The North Richland Hills Library Board met January 27, at 3:30 p.m. in the
board room. Present were Kay Schmidt, Roxie Hsmilton, Jan Daniels, Clyde
Zellers, Mike Fritz, Dennis Horvath, Arlita Ha11a~?, and Brenda Lewis.
Absent: Mattie Belle Lewis, Pally Brinkley, Mickey Ouford.
Chairman Kay Schmidt called the meeting to order. The minutes of the
October 28 mmeeting were approved.
Assistant City Manager Dennis Horvath shared the following city news with
members:
At the 3anuary 25 meeting, the City Council approved the reorgani2ation
of city departments. Dennis will be Senior Assistant City Manager,
Operations; Assistant City Manager. Administration will be a new
position. The Library and Parks and Recreation departments will
be headed by the Com~nunity Services Director, which will also be
a new posftion. Kane Kelly, former Senior Buyer, will now direct
the Management In€orn?ation Syst~n department which will include
municipal cable (formerly under the Library), data management, and
telecommunications.
The City`s boards and commissions will b~ receiving letters detailing
the reorganization.
Library~Director Arlita Hallam reported:
Statistics in all areas of library use have at least doubled.
Reference L3brarisn Brenda Flowers will be on maternity leave February
to April. Clare Holland, a recent NT5U MLS graduate, will be temporarily
replacing her.
The North Texas Library System meetings will be twi~e a year (March
and Octaber), inst~ad of four times as in the past, if approved at
the March 3 meeting.
We have recently applied for the John Catton Dana Public Relations
Award. Using the Grand Qpening theme of "We the Feople," Lynn 0'Day
prepared a beautiful scrapbook and Greg Ol,denburg put together a
video with Arlita narrating the events of the day. In response to
a question from the Baard Chairn?an, the Library Directox agreed that
many grants and awards are available to libraries; however, we do
not have the staf# time to prepare the applications. This is a library
goal.
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The five-year goals and objectives plan of 1983 has been completed. Arlita
suggested a comm~ittee of nine (3 board/counail, 3 staff, 3 citizens) to
study co~nunity needs a~nd work on formulating future plans. Kay requested
that members review the handout on the planning process. The board will
continue this discussion at the February meeting.
Kay contacted Dr. Jean Greenlaw, Professor of English at N'!'SU, about presenting
her program on teaching reference skills to students for taping by
Citicable 36. Dr. Greenlaw said that she would think about it and get
back with Kay within a month.
Extensive discussion followed on the January 25 decision of the City Council
to approve ex~tteptions from the non-resident fee to obtai~ a library card
for BISD classroom teachers and teacher-aides, and private school elementary
and high school teachers located in the North Richland Hills city limits.
Clyde Zellers moved, 3an Daniels seconded and the motion carried that
the North Richland Hills Library Baard request the City Council to rescind
the exemptions from non-resident fees ordinance of January 25, 1988.
Chairman Kay Schmidt will communicate the Board's request to the City
Council by letter. •
The next topic discussed was Children's Librarian Francis MacFarlane's
request to remove the min3.mum age restriction for children's library cards.
No motion was made to take action on the request.
Richland Hills Library Director Rodney Bland requested by letter to Director
Arlita Hallam that the Board consider reciprocal borrowing privileges
~ between Richland Hills and North Richland Hills citizens. This would
involve using one library card for both libraries. Following discussion
and citing incampatible check-out systems, Clyde Zellers moved, Roxie
Hamilton seconded and mation carried that North Richland Hills Public
Library not fnterface with Richland Hills. Arlita Hallam will contact
Mr. Bland with the Board's decision.
The next meeting is seheduled for February 24, 1988, at 3:30 p.m.
This meeting adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
Brenda Lewis
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