08-26-1991 (Library) Agenda Packet AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING RITA & TRUETT SMITH LIBRARY
LIBRARY BOARD, WYLIE,TEXAS
MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1991
7:00 P.M. LIBRARY WORK ROOM
800 THOMAS STREET
CALL TO ORDER
ORDER OF BUSINESS PAGE REFERENCE BUSINESS
1 1 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES
FROM THE JULY 24, 1991 LIBRARY
BOARD MEETING.
2 2 DISCUSS NATIONAL CONSTITUTION
WEEK, SEPTEMBER 17-23
3 3 DISCUSS BANNED BOOK
WEEK, SEPTEMBER 28-
OCTOBER 5
4 DISCUSS CONTINUING SUPPORT
OF WYLIE RIGHT TO READ
PROGRAM - PAT GUESS
5 ADJOURN
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE
WILL MEET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THE r�1� DAY
OF OVZ4,2t- , 1991. IN THE WORK ROOM OF THE RITA &
TRUETT SMITH LIBRARY AT 800 THOMAS STREET, WYLIE,TEXAS FOR
THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE ABOVE AGENDA.
AROLY ES , C E RETARY
POSTED THIS THE DAY OF C t Ll ,1991
AT C3 • CV P.M.
RITA & TRUETT SMITH PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES
July 22 , 1991
The Library Board of the City of Wylie met in regular session
on July 22 , 1991 , in the workroom of the Rita & Truett Smith
Public Library, at 7 :00 P .M. Carolyn Jones , City Secretary,
administered the Oath of Office to Pat Guess and Ronnie Bentley.
A quorum was then present and notice of the meeting was posted
in the time and manner required by law. Those present were:
Retha Tibbals , Mary Jo Smith, Pat Guess , Shirley Burnett , Ronnie
Bentley, and Phyllis Floyd, Library Director .
ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE LIBRARY BOARD: Retha Tibbals was
elected chairman of the Library Board.
ELECTION OF VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE LIBRARY BOARD: Pat Guess
was elected vice-chairman of the Library Board
APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR June 24, 1991 : Minutes of the last
meeting were approved as submitted .
REPORT ON SUMMER READING CLUB: Phyllis Floyd commended Gerry
Klesell for her efforts in making Camp Wanna Read a success .
The total enrollment was 72 with the majority of the children
attending the sessions . Among the activities were reading logs
and T-shirt painting . The program was well within the budget
allotted for the program.
MEMORIALS TO THE LIBRARY: When memorials are given to the
library, the director purchases book from the "best sellers"
lists with a memorial name plate placed in the books .
Meeting Adjourned .
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Northeast Texas Library System
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DATE: July 30, 1991
TO: Directors of Member Libraries
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SUBJECT: BANNED BOORS WEER PROMOTION
le Cohen,Daniel. Curses,Hexes,and Spells. Lippincott. Removed
from elementary school libraries in Howard County,Md.
Enclosed you will find copies of (1990)because it is a virtual"how-to"manual on demon
information from the A Banned Books
Week Publicity Manual. I thought these worship. Source: Jan. 1991,pp. 11-12.
items might help you to plan programming the Cole,William. Oh,That's Ridiculous! Penguin. Challenged as
/ and publicity for Banned Books Week pp p ins ro riate for children and kept off the Mansfield,Ohio
(Sept. 29 to Oct. 5). Please call me if pit
school library shelves(1990)for over a year after a
you would like to borrow the entire ly
manual. complaint against it got lost in the shuffle of a school system
reorganization. It was returned to open shelves in January
Enclosures: News Release .
' Public 'Service Announcements when the Board of Education voted to retain the title.
Clip Art • Source: May 1990,p. 106.
List of Books Challenged or v Cormier,Robert. Chocolate War. Dell:Pantheon. Suspended
Banned in 1990-1991 from classroom use,pending review,at the Woodsville High
Suggested Activities •Crossword Puzzle and Answers School in Haverhill,N.H.(1990)because the novel contains
to expletives,references to masturbation and sexual fantasies,
and derogatory characterizations of a teacher and of religious
ceremonies. Challenged as suitable curriculum material in
;;, II the Harwinton and Burlington,Conn.schools(1990)because
red it contains profanity and subject matter that set bad examples
.,a.,«,acnoot urstrtct libraries in El Mirage, and gives students negative views of life. Source: May
I I Ariz.(1990)because of two uses of profanity and because of 1990,p.87;Mar. 1991,p.44;May 1991,p.90.
its link to magic. Source: Jan. 1991.p. 11. . Fade. Delacorte;Dell. Challenged in the Campbell
Blank,Joan. Laugh Lines. Grapetree Prods.;Putnam. Removed County,Wyo.junior high schools(1990)because of sexual
from the McKinleyville,Calif.Elementary School library and violent themes. Source: Jan. 1991.p. 13;Mar. 1991,p.
(1990)for its"demeaning manner"towards individuals who 62•
read the riddles and cannot figure out the answers rather than Dahl,Roald. Revolting Rhymes. Bantam. Challenged at the
for its political or sexual content. Source: Mar. 1991,p.42. Northeast High School in Goose Lake.Iowa(1990)because
Blume.Judy. Then Again,Maybe I Won't. Bradbury Pr. of its violence and the use of the word"slut." Source: May
Challenged at the elementary library in Tyrone,Penn.(1990) 1990,p. 105.
because the book deals with masturbation and erections,and . Rhyme Stew. Viking. Moved from the children's
that it explains how to drink whiskey,vodka and gin. section to the adult section at the Dover,Del.Public Library
Source: July 1990,p. 127;Mar. 1991,p.62. (1990). The complainant called for the establishment of a
Booth,Jack. Impressions Series. Holt. Challenged in Stockton, national rating system similjr to that of the motion picture
Calif.(1990);Redondo Beach.Calif.(1990);Yucaipa.Calif. industry that would classify books according to local
(1990);Oak Harbor,Wash.(1990);Nashville,Tenn.(1990); community standards. Source: Mar. 1991,p.42.
Winters,Calif.(1990);Shingletown.Calif.(1990); . The Witches. Farrar;Penguin. Challenged at the
Fairbanks,Alaska(1990);Wheaton,Ill.(1990); Northeast High School in Goose Lake,Iowa(1990)because
Albuquerque,N.Mex.(1990);Santa Fe.N.Mex.(1990); "the boy who is turned into a mouse by the witches will have
Campbell,Calif.(1990);Saratoga,Calif.(1990);Boise, to stay a mouse for the rest of his life." Source: May 1990,
Idaho(1990);Palatine,III.(1990); Barrington,Ill.(1990); p. 105.
Arlington Heights,Ill.(1990);Box Elder,S.Dak.(1990); De Clements,Barthes. No Place for Me. Viking. Challenged in
Lakewood,N.Y.(1990);Newport,Oreg.(1991) because the the Douglas County School libraries in Castle Rock,Colo.
series of readers"undermines absolute truth and value, (1991)because it introduces children to witchcraft. Source:
teaches situational ethics and a lack of respect for authority, May 1991,p.89.
and curiosity in the occult." The first editions of the series Dieckman,Ed,Jr. The Secret of Jonestown: The Reason Why.
were challenged because there was too much of a Canadian Noontide. Challenged at the La Grange,Ill.Public Library
emphasis. Source: May 1990,p.85;Sept. 1990,pp. 160-61; (1990)because it promotes"hate"for the Jewish people. "It
Nov. 1990,p.210;Jan. 1991,pp. 14, 16, 17,29;Mar. 1991, is a Nazi book and it doesn't belong in La Grange." Source:
pp.46-48. May 1990,p.84.
Cameron,Paul. Exposing the AIDS Scandal. Huntington Hse. Evslin,Bernard. Cerberus. Chelsea Hse. Removed from the
Challenged at the Downers Grove,Ill.Public Library(1990) elementary school library shelves,but retained in the junior
because it is factually inaccurate and promotes common and senior high school libraries in the Francis Howell School
fallacies related to the disease. Source: Mar. 1991,p.61. District in St.Peters,Mo.(1990)because the book's story
Clapp,Patricia C. Witches'Children. Penguin. Challenged at line is too graphic,its titles too gruesome,and its illustrations
Cannon Road Elementary School library in Silver Spring, "pornographic." (The illustrations are drawings by
Md.(1990)because students who read it will be encouraged Michelangelo and other Masters.) The book was said to
i "to dabble with the occult." Source: Mar. 1991,p.43. "encourage Satanism." Source: May 1990.p.84;July 1990,
I pp. 126-27;Sept. 1990,p. 159.
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USAGE BY MATERIAL TYPES
Date : 08(26/91 Page : 1
for months Aug to Jul
Type Description Aug. Sep. Oct. Bov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Bar. Apr. Bay. Jun. Jul. Year
1 Default 12 5 14 11 3 13 24 16 8 14 17 9 146
2 Adult Fiction 601 275 320 248 265 588 529 644 594 574 715 725 6018
3 Reference 7 6 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 4 3 5 41
4 Adult Biography 62 44 41 43 42 60 89 57 56 73 59 64 690
5 Basy Fiction 1749 784 1008 825 488 1766 1686 1672 1664 1565 2649 2310 18166
6 000 - 099 11 9 7 6 6 9 16 8 11 20 7 10 120
1 100 - 199 35 26 34 33 19 68 62 51 57 45 53 65 548
8 200 - 299 35 11 12 23 17 32 32 26 14 15 33 36 286
9 300 - 399 110 50 89 48 43 127 130 136 131 98 101 115 1178
10 400 - 499 6 4 3 10 3 5 6 9 12 12 9 6 85
11 500 - 599 43 35 69 51 59 98 115 84 19 87 60 58 838
12 600 - 699 270 142 159 108 112 275 307 300 369 310 266 266 2884
13 700 - 799 96 29 52 49 53 127 110 95 105 78 108 103 1005
14 800 - 899 42 21 26 22 17 38 50 31 33 22 43 36 381
15 900 - 999 77 35 26 51 30 116 125 19 95 72 62 92 860
16 Juvenile Fiction 427 134 160 145 97 293 269 350 336 309 638 620 3778
17 Juvenile Biograph 14 14 11 21 19 23 48 26 43 31 44 48 348
18 j000-j099 3 1 1 0 0 6 1 11 10 6 11 10 66
19 jl00-j199 19 4 9 9 3 1 18 14 21 17 11 21 159
20 j200-j299 14 2 5 8 4 5 14 31 11 9 21 41 171
21 j300-j399 69 40 57 36 34 56 66 69 72 46 91 116 752
22 j400-j499 7 4 1 3 1 7 11 11 11 11 13 7 87
23 j500-j599 181 52 85 64 61 171 223 171 138 140 191 182 1659
24 j600-j699 71 20 21 27 6 47 95 66 70 46 94 82 651
25 j700-j799 66 34 29 30 15 48 66 69 59 41 119 82 658
26 j800-j899 30 9 14 12 10 37 53 47 33 11 44 55 361
27 j900-j999 31 22 12 21 13 55 70 45 50 24 61 61 465
28 Youth Print: Fictio 21 3 8 8 4 12 12 17 4 9 11 10 119
29 Youth Print: Biogra 13 3 4 7 6 19 69 35 15 13 18 9 211
30 Large Print 11 11 11 6 11 20 22 22 16 11 18 14 179
31 AF: Western 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 8
32 AF: Mystery 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 AF: Science Fiction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
34 AF: Fantasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 AF: Supernatural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Pb: Uncataloged 149 104 78 72 67 174 148 191 157 132 203 209 1684
37 Easy Cassettes 97 41 40 49 29 123 119 116 120 96 135 113 1078
38 Juvenile Cassettes 18 7 4 1 4 19 19 25 18 11 27 15 174
39 Adult Cassettes 18 3 11 12 15 22 33 34 26 40 41 36 291
40 Wylie Video 1620 812 887 823 776 1728 1554 1992 1834 1582 1974 1988 17570
41 BBTLS Video 199 142 113 130 96 354 233 344 208 286 208 333 2646
42 Poloroid (TM) Caner 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 9
43 Film Projector 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 Overhead Projector 3 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 12
45 BBTLS Large Print 20 5 12 10 4 29 19 31 13 13 6 26 188
46 Inter-library Loan 117 98 119 64 45 106 128 117 64 100 81 103 1142
47 Typewriter 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 10
48 Filmstrip Projector 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 Ref. C/O: Encyclope 1 4 7 7 11 31 33 19 17 25 1 2 158
50 General Temporary 13 11 6 7 3 133 108 102 62 50 69 35 599
51 Adult N/F: Teiporar 52 50 67 58 41 198 184 144 125 123 88 61 1197
52 Adult F: Temporary 50 26 59 20 26 153 114 134 85 86 76 85 914
53 jB: Temporary 0 0 2 0 0 6 6 5 3 3 4 2 31
54 jF: Temporary 23 14 20 9 1 69 52 61 45 20 60 37 411
USAGE BY MATERIAL TYPES
Date : 08►26►91 Page : 2
for months Aug to Jul
Type Description Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. - Feb. Hat. Apt. lay. Jun. Jul. Year
55 Adult B: Temporary 3 3 1 5 1 9 2 6 6 5 3 5 49
56 jO►F: Temporary 12 13 10 5 11 65 88 82 36 24 35 33 414
51 Easy: Temporary 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 1 13
58 j CIS: Temporary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 A C►S: Temporary 10 4 10 2 6 3 10 58 22 5 1 10 141
60 Easy CIS: Temporary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
61 LIP: Temporary 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 1 0 11
62 Filmstrips 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 10
63 Records 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
64 Hagagines 54 14 6 31 15 22 21 24 49 22 45 68 311
65 Halloween Books 5 0 11 3 0 8 9 2 4 6 10 5 63
66 Thanksgiving Books 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7
61 Christmas/New Years 1 7 6 17 11 22 10 14 5 10 9 13 137
68 Valentine's Day Boo 6 5 6 4 2 36 30 9 1 8 13 10 136
69 St. Patrick's Day B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Easter Hooks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 July 4th Books 0 4 3 2 2 18 13 5 4 6 5 3 65
72 NETLS Films E Video 9 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 3 5 23 50
73 Study Guides 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
74 Nintendo Gases 14 0 0 0 0 0 17 19 26 20 24 34 154
91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
110 4 2 3 8 0 14 67 61 21 8 9 4 201
112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
167 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
210 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 6
Total 6641 3202 3786 3286 2621 7488 7362 7800 7085 6413 8708 8543 72935
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Total Checkouts Today 134
Total Checkouts Since Dec 30, 1989 73056
Total Fines Collected Today 2. 20
Total Fines Collected Since Apr 25, 1988 9896. 64