HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-16-1974 Library Board MinutesUNGER MEMORIAL LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
September 16, 1974
The meeting of the Unger Memorial Library Advisory Committee was called to
order by Mrs. Merwyn Igo, President, at 12:15 p.m. on September 16, 1974, in the
Library Conference Room. Present were Committee members Mrs. Igo, Mrs. Hoyt
Curry, and Mrs. Bill LaPont, and Librarian, Judy Smith.
The minutes of the meeting of August 21, 1974, were read and approved. Miss
Smith distributed and discussed the library statistics for August 1974. There was
also discussion of a possible film program.
The Committee discussed the library's proposed budget for fiscal year 1974-
1975. The Committee proposed the addition of one more professional librarian to
serve as Children's Librarian/Cataloger. The proposed book budget was discussed and
compared to the book budgets of other area libraries. The Committee decided to
request a book budget of 312,000 and request the reinstatement of 35,000 for
shelving. The Committee requested and was granted an appointment with the City
Council at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, September 19, 1974, to discuss the budget proposals.
Miss Smith was charged with the task of ghthering and compiling supportive
data for the Committee's meeting with the City Council.
Discussion was held on the time and date of the next meeting. That meeting
will be held on Monday, October 7 at 7 p.m. in the Library Conference Room.
Miss Smith announced the annual meeting of Texas Library Association District
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9 to be held in Midland on October 12.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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July Smith, Secretary
Unger Memorial Library Advisory Committee