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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
November 18, 2004
BOARD PRESENT:
Polly Brinkley, Norma Lewis, Mary Shilcutt, Kay Schmidt, Avis
Crisp, Kathy Antropik Absent: Brandy Lauderdale, Tammie Rust
Steve Brown, Library Director
Brenda Lewis, Administrative Secretary
7:15 p.m.
Minutes of October 21,2004 were approved with one correction.
STAFF PRESENT:
CALLED TO ORDER:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT - Steve Brown
The Library continues to see effects of reductions in the materials budget. End of fiscal year
circulation figures are down by 13°J¡J. October showed an 11 % decrease. We may continue to
see this downward spiral with fewer new materials added to the collection.
Delivery of 20,000 new library cards is expected shortly. The circulation department's phone number
and the library's web address have been added.
Joseph Kozak, current 19-hour circulation page, has transferred to a 30-hour position in the technical
services department as a processor.
TOUR OF CARPET PROJECT - Steve Brown
The Library will close November 18 through November 20 while work crews remove the existing
carpet and replace it. All checked out items that would normally be due while the Library is closed
will be due on the following Monday. Staff will be available to answer phones and assist the public
with circulation issues during the project. During the process, shelving in the adult non-fiction area
will be realigned to provide room for one additional range of shelves. The additional shelving will
expand the shelf capacity of the non-fiction area by 20%.
Mr. Brown escorted board members on a tour of the public areas of the library to see the work
accomplished in one day of closing.
DISCUSSION OF LIBRARY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES FOR THE 89th LEGISLATURE - Steve Brown
Support for state funding for library issues will be difficult for the 2005 state budget. Funds from the
Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund (TIF), created in 1995 to support libraries, schools,
universities, and healthcare facilities, are being collected. Monies are going to the general fund
instead of technology grants. Support for the Texas Library Connection (TLC), an online learning
and research tool that serves students, has been eliminated. TIF also funded the TexShare
database collection available through public and university libraries. Local school districts must
provide school library books as all funds were cut. Mr. Brown will continue to keep board informed as
the appropriation process continues into 2005.
The December meeting was cancelled. The next meeting was scheduled for January 20,2005. This
meeting adjourned at 8 p.m.
Brenda Lewis
Approved:
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