10-12-1992 (Library) Agenda Packet AGENDA.
REGULAR MEETING RITA & TRUETT SMITH LIBRARY
LIBRARY BOARD , WYLIE , TEXAS
MONDAY OCTOBER 12 , 1992
7 : 00 P . M . LIBRARY WORK ROOM
800 THOMAS STREET
CALL TO ORDER
ORDER OF PAGE
BUSINESS REFERENCE BUSINESS
1 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF
MINUTES FROM THE
SEPTEMBER 14 , 1992
OAK LIBRARY BOARD
MEETING
2 2-3 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER
NEWSLETTER-OCTOBER
& NOVEMBER
3 DISCUSS CARING IS
SHARING PROGRAM FOR
NOVEMBER/REMOVAL OF
FINES WITH DONATION
OF FOOD TO CARE
CENTER
4 4-5 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER
MONTHLY REPORTS
5 6 DISCUSS BOOKS FOR
STUDENTS BY STUDENTS
6 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE OPEN MEETING ACT ,
THE LIBRARY BOARD
WILL HEAR COMMENTS OF
PUBLIC INTEREST FROM
RESIDENTS OF THE CITY
OF WYLIE , ANY
DISCUSSION MUST BE
LIMITED TO PLACING
THE ITEM ON A FUTURE
AGENDA FOR FURTHER
CONSIDERATION . WYLIE
RESIDENTS WISHING TO
SPEAK SHOULD LIMIT
REMARKS TO A MAXIMUM
OF FIVE MINUTES
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LIBRARY NEWS
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COLORING CONTEST PRIZES AWARDED
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AND JOIN IN PICK UP YOUR COLOR SHEETS FOR THE
COLORING CONTEST. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RETURNED BY
OCTOBER 12,1992
LIBRARY HOURS
MONDAY-WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY-FRIDAY
10;00 - 7;00
TUESDAY 12;00 - 8;00
SATURDAY 11;00 - 5;00
OLD NEWS
THE LIBRARY HAS OVER 500 NEW BOOKS IN THE ADULT
SECTION ,FICTION AND NONFICTION SO COME ON BY THE
LIBRARY AND----CHECK IT OUT !!
DISCOVER THOSE OVERDUE MATERIALS
THERE IS A COUPON ON THIS NEWS SHEET THAT REMOVES
ALL OF THOSE UNWANTED FINES FROM YOUR OVERDUE
MATERIALS.SO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THIS OFFER WHILE IT LASTS COUPON EXPIES OCT.31
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HAVE YOU NOTICED WE HAVE A NEW FACE AT THE LIBRARY?
HER NAME IS TERRI SIMONSEN PLEASE STOP BY AND
MAKE TERRI FEEL WELCOME.SHE HAS A PORCLEAN DOLL
BUSINESS SHE DABBLES IN WHEN NOT HARD AT WORK AT
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Date : 10//08/92 Page : 1
for months Oct to Sep
Type Description Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul. Au/. Sep. Year
I Check out Ref 1 0 0 o 24 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 34
Adult Fiction 80 0 0 0 869 412 387 391 443 307 250 286 3425
3 Reference i 0 0 ?) 4 1 2 6 3 4 6 3 31
4 Adult Biography 12 0 0 0 150 54 31 40 29 32 49 55 452
5 Easy Fiction 164 0 2 0 2614 903 709 756 1361 1208 862 767 9344
6 000 - 099 0 0 0 0 36 a 17 27 4 5 9 10 112
7 100 - 199 0 0 0 82 38 29 18 35 29 29 23 290
8 200 - 299 u 0 0 0 55 17 21 17 20 11 13 8 162
300 - 399 18 0 0 0 214 92 87 68 51 53 54 45 682
10 400 499 :0 0 0 11 - 4 3 5 6 1 4 38
11 500 - 599 16 0 0 0 168 35 37 43 46 32 57 38 472
12 600 - 692 31 1' 0 0 527 173 156 154 148 136 122 107 1555
13 700 - 799 23 0 0 0 205 82 86 60 56 55 67 73 707
14 800 - 899 6 0 0 0 89 20 21 15 14 12 12 25 214
15 900 - 999 12 0 0 0 212 46 65 90 56 53 37 57 628
16 Juvenile Fiction 80 0 0 0 509 248 214 231 478 399 318 284 2761
17 Juvenile Biograph 8 0 0 0 92 31 34 14 23 20 29 29 280
18 j000-j099 G C U 0 8 0 3 3 4 0 22
19 j100-j199 0 0 0 0 20 4 1 3 II 14 7 62
20 j200-j299 2 0 0 0 22 7 10 5 12 12 9 8 88
21 j300-j399 5 0 0 0 99 44 40 22 53 63 23 34 383
22 j400-j499 0 0 0 13 1 1 1 8 43
23 j500-j599 18 0 0 0 422 129 102 95 161 150 137 74 1288
24 j600-j699 11 0 0 0 145 64 53 47 45 29 71 52 517
25 j700-j199 22 0 0 0 109 39 45 38 63 72 59 42 489
26 j800-j899 2 0 0 0 75 13 12 18 40 28 25 18 232
27 j900-j999 5 0 0 0 110 20 50 45 34 33 29 23 349
28 Wylie Juvenile Vide 88 0 0 0 13 0 0 263 477 425 334 330 1930
29 NETLS Juvenile Vide 5 0 0 0 71 0 1 35 43 36 31 37 259
30 Large Print 0 0 0 0 33 4 5 4 9 3 8 73
31 AF: Western 4 0 0 0 13 17 15 13 17 5 7 12 103
32 AF: Mystery 2 0 0 0 10 6 6 8 8 6 8 10 64
33 AF: Science Fiction 1 0 0 6' 8 7 9 5 12 5 20 9 76
34 AF: Fantasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 AF: Supernatural 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 4 1 2 0 16
36 Pb: Uncataloged 58 0 0 0 232 145 154 179 174 149 243 222 1556
37 Easy Cassettes 8 0 0 0 162 49 43 38 44 42 30 29 445
38 Juvenile Cassettes 1 0 0 0 33 9 9 11 9 11 10 3 96
39 Adult Cassettes 0 0 0 0 77 54 64 45 53 33 22 21 369
40 Wylie Adult Video 70 0 0 0 2412 898 777 470 419 388 310 271 6015
41 NEILS Video 18 0 0 0 317 147 ill 77 47 53 32 68 870
42 Projection Screen 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 13 1 0 0 23
43 Film Projector 0 0 0 0 I 1 0 0 0 0 I 1 4
44 Overhead Projector 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 13 1 0 0 22
45 NETLS Large Print 0 0 0 0 29 17 5 12 8 l 2 18 92
46 Inter-library Loan 6 0 0 0 150 39 33 45 44 27 43 39 426
47 Typewriter 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 0 0 0 4 2 10
48 Filmstrip Projector 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 8
49 Ref. 00: Encyclope 0 0 1 0 33 ) 1 3 0 0 0 1 38
50 General Temporary 0 0 LI 0 121 16 11 13 15 15 9 10 210
51 NETLS Books on Tape 0 0 0 0 185 5 10 8 5 1 4 13 231
52 W➢LIE Books on Tape 4 0 0 0 114 0 12 18 11 9 24 41 233
53 Reference Video 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
54 McNaughton Book 14 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 108 131 79 90 474
USAGE; HY MATER3LA1 TYPES
Date : 10108/92 Page : 2
for months Oct to Sep
Type Description Oct, Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Nor. Apr. Nay. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. dear
55 Donated/Dallas News 57 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 151 192 185 587
56 Special Reference 0 0 0 0 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88
57 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 '; 0 0 3
59 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
61 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
62 Filmstrips 0 0 0 0 8 6 0 1 4 0 0 322
63 Records 0 0 0 0 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 la
64 Magazines 16 0 0 0 116 86 65 71 112 104 79 96 745
65 Halloween Books 3 0 0 0 13 2 3 3 9 4 1 8 52
66 Thanksgiving Books 1 0 0 0 0 0 ? 1 5 0 2 14
67 Christmas/New Years a 0 0 0 35 20 15 19 35 21 18 17 186
68 Valentine's Day Boo 0 0 0 0 40 2 4 6 11 6 2 2 73
69 St. Patrick's Day B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 Easter Books 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 2 1 1 2 1 15
71 July 4th Books 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
72 NETLS Films & Video 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8
73 Study Guides 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 13
74 Nintendo Games 3 0 0 0 40 21 13 12 12 13 13 12 139
110 D 0 0 0 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67
107 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 897 0 0 0 11426 4056 3593 3585 4914 4424 3822 3646 40363
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Date : 10/08192 Page : 1
for months Oct to Sep
Type Description Oct, Noy. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Nay. Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Year
1 Library Director 11 0 0 0 52 45 50 53 110 66 45 58 490
Library Employee 51 0 0 0 142 85 40 48 96 66 63 71 662
3 Volunteer 23 0 0 0 70 17 14 59 30 90 71 52 426
4 Teen Volunteer 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 26
5 Teacher 11 0 0 0 110 8 15 33 48 44 42 18 329
a Student 167 0 0 0 2566 842 918 773 1465 1197 885 792 9605
7 City Employee 8 0 0 0 29 8 14 1 3 0 3 11 77
8 Citizen 563 0 0 0 8437 3051 2542 2458 2943 2767 2466 2411 27638
9 Senior Citizen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
ll Out of County Resid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 3 3 0 16
12 Business 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Collin County Citiz 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 190 148 186 134 801
14 Dallas County Resid 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 26 37 56 99 288
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Total 897 0 0 0 11426 4056 3593 3585 4914 4424 3822 3646 40363
ENTRY FORM
THE 1993 NATIONAL THE 1993 NATIONAL
WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED BY... WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED BY...
AWARDS CONTEST FOR STUDENTS AWARDS CONTEST FOR STUDENTS
Entry;Form must be pasted or taped securely
on the outside of the back panel of the book jacket. To encourage and celebrate the creativity of students,Landmark Editions is pleased
to announce The Eighth Annual NATIONAL WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED BY. . .
Book entries must be submitted by a teacher or school/public librarian. AWARDS CONTEST FOR STUDENTS.
Landmark will publish the three winning students' books, one from each of the
The Entry Form must be completely filled out with the requested information three age categories. The books will be printed and assembled according to the finest
and signatures. All information must be legible. It should be typed or printed neatly quality standards of book publishing.
in black ink; no pencil please. What wonderful experiences await the three winners!When their books are selected
for publication, they will be offered publishing contracts. They will also enjoy all-
Name of Book: expense-paid trips to our offices in Kansas City, Missouri, where our Creative Coor-
dinator, renowned author/illustrator David Melton,and our professional staff will assist
Name of Student: Age: them in the final production phases of their books. They will stay at one of the finest
hotels and eat at some of the best restaurants in Kansas City. Within months the winners
Home Street Address: will become published authors and illustrators, and they will be paid royalties an-
nually on the sales of their books.
City: State: Zip:
Student's Telephone No.: ( ) RULES AND GUIDELINES
Name of Teacher or Librarian: ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS:
Name of School: Books by students may be entered in one of three age categories:
A — 6 to 9 years old B — 10 to 13 years old C — 14 to 19 years old
School Street Address:
Each book submitted must be both written and illustrated by the same student.
City: State: Zip: Any hooks that are written by one student and illustrated by another will be auto-
School Telephone No.: ( ) matically disqualified. All entries must be submitted via a teacher or librarian.
We certifythat the entryis an original work and was developed and constructed BOOK DIMENSIONS:
P All books must be Eleven Inches(1 1")tall and Eight and One-half Inches(8 1/2")wide.
by the student.
NUMBER OF PAGES:
Date: The combination of text and illustrations should compose no less than sixteen(16)pages
Student Teacher or Librarian and no more than twenty-four(24)pages, PLUS a Half-Title Page and the Title Pages:
HALF-TITLE —Consists of one(1) page, which may include: only the Title, or
only an Illustration, or a combination of both.
Parent or Legal Guardian Parent or Legal Guardian TITLE— Consists of a two-page spread, which includes:Title, Name of Author/
g g Illustrator, and an Illustration.
Paper-clip the$1.00 Entry Fee(check or money order;no cash)to the book's title CHOICE OF SUBJECT AND STYLE OF TEXT:
page. Make check or money order payable to "Landmark Editions." Students' books may be on any subject and in any genre fiction, non-fiction, biog-
raphy, autobiography, mystery, humor, science fiction, etc. Text may be written in
Each book entry must be mailed separately and postmarked on or before May either prose or poetry.
1, 1993, addressed to: THE NATIONAL WRITTEN & ILLUSTRATED BY... TYPE OF TEXT:
AWARDS CONTEST FOR STUDENTS,Landmark Editions,Inc.,P.O.Box 4469, All text should be neatly typed, in double-space, with a pica type size, allowing for at
1402 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64127. least a One-inch (1") margin at the top, bottom and both sides of each page where text
Ta insure return of the book, a return book mailer, addressed to the student appears. All typed matter must be pasted neatly and securely in position.
and stamped with sufficient postage must be included. (Check with your post office It is not required that typed text completely fills the pages. Students are not required to
to determine the exact amount of postage you need to place on the return mailer.) do their own typing. (In fact, it is suggested that a qualified adult prepare the typing.)
For picture books, large primary-size type is permissible. The use of calligraphy or a OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM:
special style of handprinting is permissible only if it enhances the design and intent of The Official Entry Form is printed on the last page. For additional copies. you may
the book. Computer-typed text is also permissible. Xerox the form.
RULES FOR EDITING OF STUDENTS' BOOKS DEADLINE FOR ENTRY
Considering that students should enjoy the same privileges and advantages allowed All entries must be postmarked on or before MAY 1, 1993.
professional adult writers and illustrators, they may be assisted in editing of text for only original books; no photocopies. Each entry be separately.
proper grammar and spelling. Suggestions may also be made by teachers,librarians and Sendtone of the book,p each s. muste include must mailed se mailer,
parents for improvement of the story line,but they should not alter or rewrite any of the To assureed returnt the studentoftheand stampedach entrywith sufficientncldesa e return sureo to check
imaginations
for the students.hestudentsThe finished books must be examples of the skills and adwith your post office to determine the exact amount of postage needed to send in your
imaginations of the themselves. entry and also the exact amount of postage you must place on your enclosed return hook
NUMBER OF ILLUSTRATIONS: mailer.)
Students may develop as many illustrations as they choose, however, there must be at ENTRY FEE:
least one (1)illustration on every two page spread. $1.00(One Dollar) Per Entry.
CHOICE OF MEDIA FOR ILLUSTRATIONS: Due to expenses incurred in properly processing thousands of book entries (opening,
Students may develop their illustrations in any medium of their choice, as long as the cataloging and color coding each book and return book mailer, then matching and i
illustrations remain two-dimensional and flat to the surface of the paper. They may use coordinating the return of each entry), we request that a check or money order (no
pencil, water color, tempera, ink, colored felt-tip markers, crayon, original computer cash, please) for $1.00 per entry be included. Please make your check or money
graphics,or photographs taken by them,etc. If students use pastels,chalk or any other Order payable to"Landmark Editions." Be sure to paper-clip the check or money
medium that will rub off, each illustration should be properly sprayed with a fixative. order to the title page on the inside of the book.
TYPE OF PAPER AND BOOK CONSTRUCTION:
In the final preparation of the book, it is recommended that all pages (including those NOTE:
which contain typed text)be prepared, individually,on good quality sketchpad paper or We want no child to be unable to enter his/her book in the Contest because he/she
drawing paper, then pasted back-to-back on Eleven-inch (11") x Seventeen-inch (17") cannot afford the $1.00 Entry Fee. No child's book will be disqualified or removed
sheets of paper, so that when they are folded,they can be bound together as a book. from competition because the $1.00 Entry Fee is not included.
END SHEETS: JUDGING AND SELECTION:
May be of either white or colored paper. All books are considered by a qualified panel of judges, composed of professional
editors, writers, illustrators, teachers, and school librarians. Books are judged on the
BINDING OF BOOKS: merits of originality and the writing and illustrating skills displayed.
Pages (including end sheets)must be stapled or sewn together on the centerfold, so all
pages will lie flat when opened. Side-stitched or plastic comb-bound books not ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS/RETURN OF BOOKS:
permitted. The cataloging and careful judging of thousands of book entries require several months.
BOOK COVERS: Winners will be determined and notified by phone by October 15, 1993. All other book
of stiff cardboard or
Eleven-inch (11") x Eight and One-half-inch (8 1/2")pieceschip-
entries will be returned during November/December, 1993, accompanied by a list of
board must be glued to the end sheets to make hardback books. Covering the cardboard winners and finalists.
or chipboard with colored paper or material is optional. CONTRACTS FOR STUDENTS:
BOOK JACKETS: Each student whose book is selected for publication will be offered a publishing contract.
Each book must have a loose Book Jacket which wraps around the cover. The Book To insure that the student benefits from the proceeds, royalties from the sales of each
Jacket should contain a Front Panel, Back Panel, and Spine, and both a Front and a winner's book will be placed in an individual trust fund, set up by the student's parents
Back Flap. All elements of the Book Jacket should be neatly pasted in position on a or legal guardians. Reports of sales and royalties will be sent annually.
large sheet of paper,then trimmed to fit the book,offering as professional an appearance
as possible. 0 . a,x s
FRONT PANEL— Should contain the Title, the Name of the Author/Illustrator, '
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and an illustration.
FRONT FLAP— Should be Four Inches (4") wide. The copy, written by the Written
student, should be a publicity piece that gives a brief synopsis and tells how II�LI' tI' ,t'C
wonderful the book is. (Allow no room for modesty here!) Must be neatly typed. NOTE:
BACK FLAP— Should also be Four Inches (4") wide. It must include a picture by�..e All specifications for book format are more elabo-
and brief biography of Author/Illustrator. Must be neatly typed. rately explained and examples of methods of con-
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BACK PANEL—For the Contest, you may leave the back panel blank because - struction are shown in detail in David Melton'higily
you must paste or tape the Entry Form securely on the outside of this panel. If acclaimed teacher's manual, WRITTEN&.ILLUS-
you have a design and/or type on the back panel, you must still paste or tape the *" TRATED BY. . ..This manual is beneficial-in.show-
Entry Form on the back panel of the book jacket. at . ing students how to develop and assemble their
SPINE—Must contain the Title and the Name of the Author/Illustrator. Hand- I). ist ',t f=_, materials, but purchase of the book is not required
lettering is preferred. in order for students to enter the Contest.