09-12-1988 (Library) Agenda Packet AGENDA
LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1988
6 :30 P. M. RITA AND TRUETT SMITH
LIBRARY WORK ROOM
800 THOMAS STREET
CALL TO ORDER
ORDER OF PAGE
BUSINESS REFERENCE BUSINESS
1 1 - 2 Consider approval of minutes
of the August 8th and August
15th meetings
2 Oral Report on and discussion of
the $1 for $1 match funding
from the Meadows Foundation
for a Library Director
3 General Discussion
4 Adjourn
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
Notice is hereby given that a committee of the City of
Wylie will meet in regular session on the
day of , 1988 , in the
work room of the Rita and Truett Smith Library at 800
Thomas Street, Wylie, Texas for the purpose of
considering the attached Agenda .
Ca`rolyn`J'` s, a Secretary
POSTED THIS THE DAY OF
3
1988 , AT lg�C% �, m.
LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
AUGUST 8, 1988
The Rita and Truett Smith Library Board of the City of Wylie
met in regular session on Monday, August 8 , 1988 at 6 : 30
P.M. A quorum was present and notice of the meeting had
been posted in the time and manner required by law. Those
present were Chairman Robert Fultz , Betty Stephens , Carol
Barry, and Rita Smith, City Manager John Pitstick, Library
Director Patricia Kralisz , Children' s Librarian Beth
Brewster and Library Aide Kay Daniels. Mrs . Mary Jo Smith
and Mrs . Pat Zimmerman and Mrs . Judy Lippe were absent .
Chairman Fultz called the meeting to order .
Miss Beth Brewster, Children' s Librarian discussed her
summer programs , circulation and progress reporting , and
there were 123 kids registered for the first session with
seven programs per week.
City Manager John Pitstick introduced Patricia (Tish)
Kralisz who will serve as the interim Library Director .
Mrs . Kralisz gave the board her qualifications and future
plans for the library. She reported on the recent
circulation explosion and more ways to use the volunteers .
City Manager John Pitstick brought the board up to date on
the current budget and general funding for the library
asking the board to explore all possibilities in seeking
outside funding , also to look at other grants and
contributions from large corporations .
After some discussion, the board decided to have a called
meeting on Monday , August 15th to discuss general funding
and make suggestions to Mrs. Kralisz for the qualifications
the board wants in hiring a new director .
There being no other business to discuss, a motion was made
to adjourn with all in favor .
Robert Fultz , Chairman
Respectfully submitted,
Kay Daniel , Library Aide
LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
AUGUST 15, 1988
The Rita and Truett Smith Library Board of the City of Wylie
met in a called session on Monday, August 15, 1988 at 6 : 30
P.M. A quorum was present and notice of the meeting had
been posted in the time and manner required by law. Those
present were Chairman Robert Fultz, Rita Smith, Mary Jo
Smith and Judy Lippe, City Manager John Pitstick, Library
Director Patricia Kralisz and Library Aide Kay Daniel . Mrs .
Pat Zimmerman and Betty Stephens and Carol Barry were
absent.
Chairman Fultz called the meeting to order .
Mrs . Kralisz passed out a history of the library , plus
letters form 5th graders and discussed the need to raise
more money. City Manager John Pitstick had a letter he
complied to go into a packet to be passed out by the board
members when they called on large corporations for
donations . Mrs . Kralisz suggested the board go for big
donations right up front then work on smaller ones. A list
was made of big businesses to visit and ask for sizable
amounts . There were several names listed for consideration ,
each board member was assigned certain ones to contact .
There was also another list made up of the smaller
businesses and of individuals here in Wylie that needed to
be contact .
After some discussion, another meeting was called for
Monday, August 29th at 6 : 00 P .M. to report on the progress
each of the members had in making their contacts .
There being no other business for discussion, a motion was
made to adjourn with all in favor.
Robert Fultz , Chairman
Respectfully Submitted,
Kay Daniel , Library Aide