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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
April 26, 2001
BOARD PRESENT:
Rescheduled from
April 19, 2001
Polly Brinkley, Janet Ball, Mary Shilcutt, Kay Schmidt, Avis Crisp,
Lynn Waller, William Merrill (Absent: Eva Pereira)
Steve Brown, Library Director
Brenda Lewis, Administrative Secretary
Chair Avis Crisp at 7 p.m.
Minutes of March 15, 2001 were approved as written.
STAFF PRESENT:
CALLED TO ORDER:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
REPORT OF LIBRARY DIRECTOR - Steve Brown
March statistics continued strong over last year with renewals both by telephone and online increasing.
Internet connections for laptops will soon be available in the library.
Marianne Cotterman, long time senior library clerk, has retired. Circulation Clerk Nancy Torres will replace
recently resigned Jane Pastorek as a technical services clerk; Sara Essary has been hired as a 30-
hour circulation clerk. We will be advertising for two circulation positions and hope to hire soon as the
Summer Reading Club program will start in June.
Last Saturday's used book sale netted $1,058. The group of RH students that helped would like other
community service projects throughout the year.
Euless Public Library has expressed renewed interest in reciprocal borrowing. Although asked to participate
at the start of this project several years ago, staff and administration were unable to work out the
details.
City administration approved of a Birdville Special Olympics' request to hold a "garage sale" in the library
parking lot on election day.
Mr. Brown will be in Washington D.C. next week as part of the Texas Library Association's contingent for
National Library Legislative Day.
Mr. Brown reminded board members of the ribbon cutting ceremonies for Cross Timbers Park (9:30 a.m.),
Thornbridge Park (10.30 a.m.), and the memorial dedication for J.B. Sandlin on Saturday morning,
April 28.
UPDATE ON TXDOT PLANS FOR LOOP 820 WIDENING - Steve Brown
NRH city representatives are in meetings with Texas Department of Transportation officials to discuss
concerns for the proposed plans to widen Loop 820. Among the suggestions to mitigate the impact to the
Library and Recreation Center are: 1) construction of a vertical retaining wall at the access road to keep the
road more than the 20-30 feet planned from the library children's area; 2) the state purchase of the adjacent
Richland Church of Christ property for parking; and 3) the city's negotiation of the final plans until major
objections and concerns are resolved and the document is acceptable to the city.
DISCUSS BUDGET PRIORITIES FY 2002 - Steve Brown
With the current economy and the possible loss of sales taxes, city staff is planning for a tight 2002 budget.
Library budget request priorities for the upcoming year are: 1) to increase a part-time circulation clerk and a
technical services clerk to full-time; 2) to increase the materials collection budget to begin to build a branch
collection of 20,000 volumes; and 3) to repair or replace many of the arm and side chairs in the Library's main
reading room. Mr. Brown discussed comparative changes in the current and proposed budget divisions.
The next scheduled meeting will be May 17. Meeting adjourned at 8 p.m.
Brenda Lewis
Approved:
Date: 5 - / 7 - ~ /
Board Chair:
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