Minutes - 1977 - Eagle Public Library - 07/06/1977 - Regular
EAGLE. Lli3RAItY BOARD l-lEE.'T ING
July 6, 1.977
The meeting was called to order at 9:20 am. Those present were
Donn2 Abbott, ~~ureen h~stonp Batty Morris, and Isla McAuleyv Judy
Romans ,.,as e.lso present.
Glide Bothwell senL in the minut~5 of the June 1$ 1977, meeting,
which were na.d by IVl.8urenn Heston" After..! corraction a.bout the shut~i.'1
program, the minutes wars accepted4
Shut=in prograrn ~, .set,~.y Eo~ri8 5t.atod that she would be hap:)y to
delivel~ boo}w 'tJithin the Ea~le 5-rae., Ot4t did not vohmteer to locate
people who ::weded this serv:,cCl. It 'f18.B decided to advertise this
sel'vice, havv those shuto.ins whe W8llt the service to phone: the libra.ry ~
and jjet.ty Xo:'ris deliver tht: 00011:50 It i'i..~e also mentioned that the
library can obtain large=pI':i.l..t books on 90=day loan from Boise ?uo..i.ic
Library. Isla McAuley 1-:ill hi.\ndle the pu.blici ty for this aervice 0
Garden program r~ Judy ROllli,ns taL t.he Board that (oar-en ...iby will
b~i in the l:\. br&ry from 1 to :5 pm en three 5uccessi ve Tuesdc.ys in July
(Jnly 12; l'j, 26) too anSi<;er q.;estions Oibout g.r1.rdening and house plantso
lsla .i!..cAuley volu.'1teered to !lE,,1,:\le puoJ.icity for this program.
Children's theatre group ~ ~he finale for the s~ner reading
progriW1 l'>'illoe a children u;:: thea,:,r~ presentation on August 20 at
1 plilo !'laurc;n Heston is in chal'g~ cf th~ program and !1tated th&t the
6chool WOul.',l have to be opened at J.l:)Co final preparations .'1il1 be::
discussed i. t the next meetingoJudy l{ooans presented billa for books
boU~1t I-j.t, the Book Store and tfle l'l' <<.pter HQuse Book ~)toreJ> as well
as the Uterary Guild selectionjl ;c:':d the bill .1'0::- having the mamlC!.l
t,ype;.;rj.t,er rfSpa.ired.. The '~Ierc oG\eral su.ggestions a.bout hol'J to sOl~nd
the .relt':..tning book ,;(cmey befoTp. 'l.hl: en.:.!. of the cUl~rent fiscal yea}~ ~
';'\.'10. 8. !~ue5t.ion aro:,.:l abGut when th~ speclal ~eed5 gra,nt. from 5.I.ili.5
'\-Jill ;;>;<;,pireo Judy HOI!l2Jl5 \';ill ch(;clc wit.h Dia.l1 Noruan to make sure
that ~ 11 tho funds are spent bd'o;'e the deadline da,teo
Tjrpe;o;d.ter G, T'nere '\IciUS some discU5Si{)n about the acquisition of
a ne,.; typf;l,H'iter .for t.he libZ'i1.ry. An equipment fund 01' $150 has not
yet o::en Jsed and it. vJas deciae;j \'0 take the electric typewriter to
a repaiJ.' 8ho~ to :38e if it can Of; repaired>> and , j.f notp to see ii'
it can ;,e traded in on a neW :nacdne 0 The equipment fund was originally
ei:u';iiarttid 1.'0'1' a nm'J edition 01' lj}oks in Print JI out thia can be p\lrchased.
...i th [;.\lid::; f I'om th~ book budget..
Th;,; Sltt.LS picnic and mectLg 1:./11;. Ot! held July 21, and a final deadlirle
for' 'the number attending is du.e on July 14; Judy Romans ~:ill check ,,;ith
tfH rl:>arcl members tiefore the 14;h to dett-),cmine the total numb(!r l.\ttending.
An outline of t.he duties Q,:t.he librarian was read, di13clJ,ssed~ and
]:":,ss5d after some minor amendmc:/itsc .\lJau:csen Heston rea.d a short outline
i: -tiH;' hiJ."irlg proced.ure~" ~'rl:Lc:, 1';::"S ~t~C-~;8pt,(~~ ~<rtcr SO!1l(~; cha:1g(:iSo r-)jth
l-C.;:::.J.~.t,s "};ill be. ~,ad{3j t~) trH.~~ i-jl,)Ct:;d.;';:~(~<:J ii'~d.nu.aJ...,~ It lJ,a~ B..i.SC deci(~.ed
i.r.i:i.l,. \,1',1;; ;dnuteu of t.lH: nf.()tir. ~,5 'vdlJ. to dist.ribut.ed. to the ~v~:rd
members and to the: City Cou;1cil Ufo soon ;';,;3 possible ~i'te'i.~ 't.he Library
iJoard meeting and before t.ho (, i ty vo:..mc:ll meet.ing thc: ~ofeek .t:ollo'Jdng
the LibI'C7:!'Y Boar'd w6ct.ingo
Con~inuation 01 the discusuion on th~ policies and procadures manual
will ,.;ait until t.h( ney,t me'3tino The meeting was adjurned at 10;30 &110
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Policy of the Ea~le fuhlic Library concerninf overdue books and
notices sEnt to patrons holdin~ ~~ese books~
The first notice 'Hill be sent two rleeks after the book is dueo
If t.he book is no't returned~ a secolld notice 'tull be sent in a bill
form" 11' the book is not returned <Jfter that, the lib!"ary will
discnrd the booko
Donne Abbott !ll~de the motion and Mrs ~ Parks seconded it and it
was passed"
The meatin" lias adjmmeti at to:30 Ao r";c