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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes_LAB_07.29.1991GEORGETOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD July 29, 1991, 12:00 Noon Mary Beth Huba, Vice Chair, called the meeting to order at 12:10 p.m. in the Community Meeting Room. Others present were: Pat Ball, Bob Horick, Morton King, Jean-Marie Mendez, Amelia Washington, and Mary Pat McLaughlin, Director of Library Services. Absent: Judi Shanklin, Nancy Snead, Tomi Spence. Agenda Item 1 1. The Director presented the 1991-92 budget with projections into 1992-93, together with related Means statements through 1991-96. Detailed discussion covered all items, emphasizing purchase of a new security system and contents of the means statements and the headings of budget pages. King moved and Horick seconded that the Board support the final form of the Library budget as prepared by the Director on the basis of the discussion. Passed unanimously. 2. Priority of the 1991-92 budget items was discussed reaching agreement on the following ranks: 1st: Additions to collections. 2nd: Provide handicapped access to computer catalog. 3rd: Purchase of safety equipment and furniture. 4th: Addition to staff. 3. To aid Board members in future budgeting, the director will provide a if of desirable percentage allocations of total funds among such categories as collection, services, staff, equipment, maintenance; together with the budget of several public libraries in cities comparable to Georgetown. Agenda Item 2 A preliminary proposal from 3-M for replacement of the present security system was reviewed and discussed. The purchase was authorized previously. The Director will now negotiate the more favorable bid to be acted on at the next meeting. Meeting adjourned 1:20 p.m. '"1 Morton King Acting Secretary CIRCULATION STATISTICS Oct 90 Nov 90 Dec 90 Jar, 91 Feb 91 Mar 91 APT 91 May 91 JUNE 91 JULY 91 Year to Date PATRON VISITS Current month 5488 5140 4164 5602 5434 5906 5918 5594 7420 6828 57495 1989-1990 3430 2945 3097 4652 5025 4917 5955 5365 6630 6843 48859 1988-1989 3941 3079 3801 4132 4026 4066 2'663 3626 5008 4159 39501 CIRCULATION ' current month 10813 9929 8488 12376 11232 11644 IB24 11990 14905 16179 119380 1989-1990 9473 8519 7225 11020 10142 11647 10005 8393 :t 107 105344 1988-1989 8416 7440 6153 9545 8459 8530 1981 7982 12177 11469 88152 CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS Attendance 607 960 679 371 614 668 718 1038 2781 958 9394 Programs 17 18 18 16 2 5 4 80 Story Hour 25 11 9 Tours 11,1 OTHER SERVICES ILL Literacy sessions 41 35 34 42 37 37 29 255 EER � ,,'R5 12 34 36.25 12 23 117.25 Teen 0 Commun,ty Service 50.5 53.5 92 146 4 42 3.5 70 57 0 5i8.5 Total Volc�,,.eer Hou 50.5 53.5 92 158 38 78.25 15.5 93 578.75 REGISTRATIONS City residents 116 92 81 145 !I5 123 87 108 176 146 1189 Nan -residents 32 23 23 44 60 31 36 38 66 47 400 Reciprocal 15 7 5 1 5 1 1 35 Total new 148 115 104 204 182 159 124 151 243 194 1624 Renewals 23 29 21 37 17 33 25 35 83 52 355 CASH RECEIPTS Fines, Rrl,r,r, Rent aIW 156.63 $1,052.55 $931.32 v781.25 $729.16 $675.16 $1,02'.51 $707.82 $'767.13 $876.95 $8,700.48 Non-Resid,,.tit tees $945.00 $845.00 $595.00 $1,-)75.00 $1,020,00 $125.00 $86..00 $945.00 $2,135.00 $1,365.00 $10,535.00 Donations $654.50 $427.60 COLLECTION Books Purchased 248 380 177 313 251 379 353 255 83 13 2452 Donateo 83 20 7 17 66 58 i38 45 130 16 580 Total �ddrrJ 331 400 184 330 317 437 491 300 213 29 3032 P on C.,s=;ette asee 63 25 0 3 0 0 91 �eadded 3 in 63 0 0 27 4 4 4 0 0 103