10-10-1994 (Library) Minutes RITA & TRLIETT SMITH LIBRARY BOARD
Board Meeting
October 10, 1994
The Library Board of the City of Wylie met in regular session on October
10, 1994, in the work room of the Rita &Truett Smith Public Library, at 7:00 PM.
The attendees were:
Pat Guess
Cathy Weatherspoon
Sandy Donovan
Charles A. Lewis
Shirley Burnett
Meeting Minutes
Call to Order
#1 - The reinstatement of a previous library board member.
- Shirley Burnett
#2 - Board Chairman, Ms. Pat Guess, provided a synopsis of the Northeast
Texas Library System (NETLS), meeting that she attended. Some of the
highlights from that meeting were:
That the Texas Library Association (ILA), recommended that the State
Legislature increase appropriations for public university libraries to the
national average in terms of dollars per full-time student equivalent
(FTSE), or approximately $350/FTSE/year.
The TLS supported a salary increase for the Director and Librarian of the
Texas State Library and Archives Commission to$75K/year.
The TLS recommended that the TLS Act (VACS Article 5446a)be
amended to expand the present Library Systems Act Advisory Board from
the present five members to nine members. This would enhance the
geographic statewide representation.
The TLA recommended that the Texas Penal Code be amended to make it
an offense to fail to return library materials borrowed from any publicly
supported library in Texas.
#3 - The status of the five-year library outlook paper from board members.
This is a carryover item from the 8-8-94 meeting.
Some of the board members submitted theirs at this (10-10-94), meeting.
The rest pledged to have them completed by 10-17-94.
#4- Motion to approve the minutes from the August 8, 1994, Library Board
Meeting.
The minutes were approved.
#5 - The discussion and consideration of the monthly reports.
The monthly reports were reviewed.
#6 - The discussion of the newsletter for the months of October and
November.
The newsletter campaign was approved.
#7 - The discussion of the Greeting Card Page idea.
This idea was approved in concept. It will be revisited next meeting to
finalize the details.
#8 - The discussion of whether or not the Library Board should solicit a
materials contribution from SANDEN Corp.
This issue was approved. The exact process will be decided upon at the
next Board meeting.
#9- Discussion of the funding provided by Collin County.
The Rita &Truett Smith Library will receive approximately $3,960, from
Collin County.
#10- Ms. Sandy Donovan put forth a suggestion that the Board petition the
WISD School Board for a spot on their 11-14-94, meeting agenda.
After a brief discussion, it was decided that the idea was a good one. Ms.
Donovan is going to pursue that action item.
#11 - Ms. Donovan also suggested setting up a Christmas Tree display to
recognize children who have made use of the library facilities.
After some debate, the issue was tabled until the next meeting.
#12 - The meeting was adjourned.
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