07-08-1996 (Library) Minutes RITA&TRUETT SMITH LIBRARY BOARD
BOARD MEETING
July 8, 1996
The Library Board of the City of Wylie met in regular session on July 8, 1996
in the Rita&Truett Smith Public Library at 7:00 p.m. The attendees were:
Elizabeth Allen
Cathy Bridges
Shirley Burnett
Pat Guess
Leo Houck
Lois Swartz
Mignon Morse
Gerry Whitt
Call to Order
1. First order of business was to review the drawing presented by Maureen L. Arndt
and Denelle Wrightson, Swager and Associates. They discussed the color scheme that
was selected. It had been the colors that the Advisory Board and Staff had picked out.
Maureen also went over the steps for the next month. On August 2 the construction
documents will be ready to put out for bidders. The schedule should he as follows:
August 27, Release the construction documents for bid
September 18,Accept bids
October 8,Award bid
The renovation will take place in phases. This will limit the time the library will need to
be closed. If everything were to go as scheduled,but not to expect that everything would,
the project could be completed by the end of March. Maureen also went over the budget
that had been put together to present to the City Council on Tuesday, July 9.
2. Minutes from June 11, 1996,Library Advisory Board were approved as written.
3. Nominations for Library Board Officers were started. After some discussion of
the members not being sworn in, it was decided that nominations would be held at the
August meeting.
4. Discussed the Summer Reading program. It is to start June 25. The theme this
summer is "Sports". The program has received good coverage from the paper. There
were 30 kids on the first day and 75 for the magician. There will be a survey for the
library with the registration. Mignon won the door prize at the NETLS year end
luncheon, which meant that the clown for the summer program was reduced by $50.00.
5. NEW BUSINESS:
1. Pat Guess won a book at the NETL's luncheon and was donating it to the library.
2. Gerry Whitt asked about the Friends of the Library. Mignon reported on how the
Friend's group had dwindled down,but she had been working real hard to get it up and
running again.
.Meeting Adjourned
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