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NORTH RICHLAND HILLS LIBRARY COI~'lISSION
August 27, 1980
The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Prewitt with the following
members present:
Polly Brinkley J. Fred Davis
Mattie Belle Lew3.s Jan Daniels
Election of officers was postphoned to the September meeting so that
aIl rnembers could be present.
Mrs. Brinkley reported that she had met with the Friends of the Library
Hook Sl~le Cortmai~ttee on Monday night. Glenda Tennyson is in charge and
the date for the sale has been set for September 26th and 27th at the
North East Mall. Members of the board who helped last year, and who
can help this year, were asked to let Mrs. Brinkley know what time
they could help.
Mrs. Prewitt showed the board the qraphs depicting the circulation increase
over the last 4~ years and briefly covered infornration in the monthly ,
reports to the city manager. Mrs. Prewitt reported that circulation
jumped from 11,671 in June of 1979 to 12,118 in 2980. In July the
jump was from 11,625 in 1979 to 13,955. The increase was in part due
to the success of the Summer Reading Club, w~ll attended this year
b~ the childrer?. She reported that an effozt had been made to limit
th~ programs to only children who had finished first through sixth
grades. Story hour prvgrams for pre-school children were held at
other times. The emphasis had been on quality programs far a little
older child in the sunnner reading clula and this is being evaluated
for next year's planning of programs.
Mrs. Prewitt annour~ced that budget changes had been made and that to
support salary i.ncreases the money for new shelving is now planned to
come out of the Library and Park Fursd. Extra money from the North
Texas Library System has purchased the badly needed audiovisual cabinets,
also i.n ~he bud~jet originally.
Mrs. Prewitt informed the board that Mr. W. H. Moc~re had requested the
board consider accepting the donation of six framed U. S. documents,
such as the Declaration of Independence and Constitution. Mrs. Hrinkley
agreed to go with Mrs. Prewitt to visit A9r. Moc~re and bring back to
the board a decision on accepting.
Meeting adjourned.