HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIB 1976-10-27 Minutes IVORTH RICHLAND HILIS LIBRARY COMI~SSION
' October 27, 1976
The regular erteeting of the North Richland Hills Library Commission was called
to order by Mrs. Prewitt in the absence of an elected president of the board.
The minutes of the last m~eting and monthly reports were presented to the
board. The minutes vrer~ approved as read.
Eiection of officers was the first busines~ on the agenda. Mrs. Oscar
Reeder and Mrs. Charles Brinkley were nominated for Chairperson by Mr.
Conger and Mr. Davis. Dr. Smotherman moved that the board elect M~s.
Reeder Chairperson and Mrs. Brinkley ~~~+_~airperson. Motion was seconded
and the nort+inees elected as officers. The board approved Mrs. Prewitt
caontinuing as Secretary of the Hoard.
A discussion was held on the possibility of asking the City Council for a
change in meeting room rules to allow coffee and food at library meetings.
A~=~le~ision was made to let present rules stand.
A Bicentennial project to collect funds from local merchants to bind the
collection of National Geog~raphic magazines, dating back to 1914, was
discussed. The approximate cost of each volume would be S6. The board
agreed that this would be a worthwhile project and discussed means of
getting a list of n~rchants in North Richland Hills. Mr.~Conger and Mrs.
Prewitt were asked by Mrs. Reeder ta try several sources for this list.
- A method of contacting people to avoid duplication of effort was discussed;
a numbered list with a nwnber for each volume needed would be divided among
board ~nabers and only the number needed would then be sold.
Mr. Davis suggested that a mean~ of getting non-library users into the
library would be to ask a local business to donate prizes. A card would
be s~nt to non-library users to come to the library to get the prize.
The prizes would carry the name of the donor. The board discussed this
idea and agreed to try it during National Library Week in April.
l4rs. Prewitt asked that the board pass a recommendation on the Q~c~~~cy of
fee charqe for l~st library cards. During the sumner the cost was raised
from .25a to .50~t, following local trends and rising costs. A second
duplicate would cost .75a and a third or more duplicate card would be 51.00.
After a discussion on possible complaints over the cost of the second and
third card, Mrs. Hazlew~od moved that Mrs. Prewitt's recommendation of
retu.rning to a flat fifty cent fe~ per duplicate card be followed. Dr.
Smotherman seconded it and the board pass~d the recommendation.
Mrs. Prewitt asked that the board c?i.determine a policy for hanging art works
in the library. She reported that one library asks that the local art
guild select the works. After discu~ision the board reco~unended that the
schools be contacted for scheduled monthly art displays. During the
sume~er the possibility of the Trinity Art Guia~d selecting art works
w~uld be checked by Mrs. Reeder and Mrs. Brinkley.
-z-
~ Due to the length of the meeting Mrs. Prewitt asked that the board read
over the reports handed out at the beginning of the meeting for information
on current library activities. She reported that an article on library
services would be appearing in a city newsletter to be published soon.
Library growth figu~es to appear in this article were read to the board.
Because of th~ Thanksgiving holiday, the board will meet~.next on November
17th.
Meeting adjourned.