HomeMy WebLinkAboutLIB 1982-05-26 Minutes North Richland Hills Library Commission
~ May 26, 1982
The meeting was brought to order by Chairperson Lynn O'Day.
The following members were pr~sent:
Jan Daniels Tiffany Nourse
J. Fred Davis Lynn O'Day
Mattie Belle Lewis Jim Tucker
Absent: Ron Sm4therman and Marie Hinkle
The minutes of the April 28, 1982 meeting were approved as
submitted.
Update of the Director's Report:
Mrs. Nourse reported that Mary Szol, a new volunteer for the
library, will be helping the Children's Librarian during the
Summer Reading Club. She also stated that the Volunteer
' Program will be very important to the library staff when
automation of the library begins.
Mattie Belle Lewis reported that she had received comments of
praise from the citizens of North Richland Hills for the way
- the City handled the propane gas line emergency on April 16, 19~2.
New Business:
Mrs. Nourse gave a report on the meeting of City Manager Rodger
Line, Dan Echols and the management of Black Hawk Communications
on Tuesday, May 18, 1982. At this meeting Joe Hipple, Vice-
President of Black Hawk, offered to loan Black Hawk's public
access studio equipment and to design and build a municipal
Citicable 36 studio in the Library.
The NRH Community Cable Advisory Panel reviewed this Plan (See
Attachment) and voted to accept it in concept. They will sup-
port the Plan when Mr. Hipple presents it to the City Council.
Jan Daniels suggested that Marie Hinkle, City Council liaison
to the Commission, be informed that the members are going to
support the Plan to Relocate the NRH Studio to City Library as
it was recom~nended by Black Hawk Communications.
Mrs. Nourse reported that the Trinity Arts Foundation is planning
a Heritage Festival in July. They asked that Mrs. Nourse and the
staff help to pron~ote the cultural arts in the public library by
selecting a special project on the theme. The Board discussed
this and presented many suggestions for the Director to follow-up
on.
It was reported that the switch-over date to the new Southwestern
Bell telephone system will be early in June.
There will be no Commission meetings until September.
Adjournment.