HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIB 1973-11-28 Minutes NORT~3 RICHLAND HILLS LIBRARY COM~IISSION
November 28~ 1973
The re~ular meeting of the North Richland Hills Library
Commission was called to order at ¢:3$ P.M. with five
members present. The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
Norman Ellis reported that a draft proposal ~or the
applic~tion to the Moody Foundation would be ready Dec.
3rd, and that the city is extending every help to
provide what is necessary. .
b1rs. Prewitt reported that Children~sLibrary Week was
very successful. Mr. Binion of the Birdville School
District had provided transportation and made arran=;ements
for al1 the third graae classes of the four elementary
schools in North Richland Hil1s to attend the library on
November 13th. Due to the success of this pro~ram, it
is hoped thai; this will be done every year. Both teachers
and students came back into the library durin~ the rest
of the week. Mrs. Prewitt attended faculty meetin~s at
Smithfield and North Richland schools to explain what
the library had to offer the teachers to extend library
services to more children, as well as help the teacher's
in the classroom.
The arti~cle written by Les Thomas in the Ft. ~Vorth ,Star
Tele~ram publicizin~, the library as part of Children's
Books week news was read to the board.
Mrs. Prewitt reported that circulation is sti11 increasin~,
and that with the larger book collection,, older and less
desirable juvenile books (with bad bindings) are bein~
withdrawn from the collection. The Story Hour is also
~rowin~. There were 30 children at Wednesday's session.
The Taater Deposit money was ~669.99 for November; after
ex~endi~tures the total at the end of the month is ~~`p2,936.8'7.
3~r. Kula~a announced receivin~; a thank you nate from D1rs.
- Brinkley for the flowers the boarci sent her. ~r. Kular-a
also announced receivin~ a letter of resi~nation from Mrs.
Charl~s Owen, and requ~sted that any recommendations of names to
present to the City Council be ~iven to him. He also
asleed that a co~py of the minutes be sent to a11 absent board
members.
Meetin~ adjourned.