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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-08-1992 Library Board MinutesSeptember 8, 1992 4:00 p.m. UNGER MEMORIAL LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD meeting was called to order by Librarian John Sigwald. Members present were: Geoff Wells, Albert Torres, and Rita Cronholm. Also present were Friends of UML president Ruth Gooch and City Council liason Mary Kirchoff. Before the meeting began, Jahn showed those present the new Literacy Center area in the basement. John told the board that he is still a deputy voter registrar and voter registration cards are available at the Library. John gave the Board a summary of the summer activities at the Library as the Board did not meet during those months. He told of the Reading Club in June and July through August Storytelling at Kidsville on Wednesdays. John told those present about the Literacy Fair which was held in July at 011ie Liner Center. The Fair had many displays including one from the Library and a Friends of UML booth which gave away books to all children attending. Local businesses donated many door prizes which were given away during the course of the Fair. Much of the work and financial support for the Fair came from Cargill associates in the area (Cargill Grain, Cargill Seed, and Excel Corp.) Cargill International (The parent company) had as its yearly project in 1992 literacy programs around the world. John told the Board about the Literacy Center which has been built in the basement area during the summer. Cargill has furnished the money for the materials and also the labor for this project. An Open House will be held in the near future. A special literacy insert is in today's Plainview Herald sponsored jointly by Cargill, Plainview Herald, and Hale County Literacy Council. John explained that in October the Library will be sponsoring a joint display with Hastings on Banned Books Weel. John explained that a new updated policy manual is started. He will be working on this along withe board as an ongoing project. John ex- pressed the desire to present the Board a section of the manual at one meeting (these would be the original draft policies) so that they could take them home, they would discuss and revise and the next meeting and voted on at the third meeting. He did present the Board with the Mission Statement at this meeting. It will be discussed and revised at the October meeting and voted on at the November meeting. He explained that some of original draft are his own ideas and words, other parts have been taken from other sources. Geoff Wells asked for an agenda to be mailed out to the Board members the week prior to the meeting. Meeting was adjourned.