HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-14-1995 Library Board MinutesFebruary 14, 1995 4 pm
Unger Memorial Library Advisory Board met in the Pre -School area on the
mezzanine of the Library with the following attending: Geoff Wells, Treva
James and Rita Cronholm,(library Board members); Ruth Gooch, president of
Friends of UML ; Irene Favila, City Council liaison ; Lucile Davis, WTLS
lay representative ; Muff London, directory of COmmunity Development for
the City of Plainview and John Sigwald, Librarian of Unger Library.
John told of his trip last week to ALA -Midwinter in Philadelphia. This
was John's last year on the Notable Recordings Committee. He showed those
present an example of the recorded books that were part of what he received
to evaluate. He received about 60 of these which have been placed in
the UML collection. They would have cost approx. $1500. had the Library
paid for them.
GED classes sponsored by MET are being held in the basement of the Library
at this time and will continue through the middle of March. Irene Favila
stated that SWTSU from San Marcos is paying the instructor for this
group of student and MET is talking now with Wayland University and hopes
that WBU will sponsor this in the future and will furnish space for the
program to be held. MET will track the students for about three months after
the classes to see how many do pass the tests.
John told those present about the partition in the basement. It was built
with Literacy paying $500, Friends of UML paying $200. and the City paying
the rest ($438.75). . It makes the space much more usable.
Work on the Handicapped Access Bathroom will start tomorrow.
John stated that he will ask for money next fiscal year to get automatic
opener for the inside front door.
John told of the new videos the Library has for the blind and the materials
that are available from Texas State Library for the blind.
We are weeding and re -labeling the Adult Non -Fiction section and will
continue that project.
John hopes to resume the Newsletter in March, 1995.
Genealogical Society is buying a new computer for the Genealogy area. Ruth
told about Lubbock genealogy people who were here and how very complimentary
they were regarding the entire library and especially the Genealogy section..
John said the Juvenile picture book section has been weeded recently to make
way for new books.
The Advisory Board will meet again on March 14, 1995. That date is also the
UML Friends annual meeting prior to the annual Book Sale to be held on
March 24 and 25th.
Friends of UML magazine sale held on Saturday, February 11, 1995 was a
success. Magazines are available for sale in the hall of the Library
as an on-going project of the Friends throughout the year.
Meeting was adjourned.