1991-05-02 PEARLAND LIBRARY BOARD MEETING MINUTESPearland Library Board Minutes
May 2, 1991 7:30 P.M.
Present for the meeting were Rosalie, Dede, Steve, Ed, Dave, Bettye, and
Judy. Nancy was absent but the treasurer's balance was thought to be the
same as last meeting of $354.73.
Dede gave the librarian's report and showed programs for the summer reading
club, "Camp Wanna Read." Mr. Vaughn is bringing miniature dinosaurs for a
showcase display. Dede said the major request for the library in the new
budget is for shelving and for a better typewriter for public use.
June 10th will be the date of the next council meeting and the library
board plans to request to be on that agenda and will suggest future
expansion needs. Joy Colson will be the new council laiason.
The large -print project is going well, Dede informed us. There are 150-200
titles at the senior citizens' center, and they enjoy
the books. Dede will try to solicit 'Local funding to add to their
collections next year. The library now has two regular volunteers. Dede
has completed a new library profile describing hours, services, listing
personnel, and including a brief history of Pearland Library.
Steve reported that the budget, for the county libraries was submitted May 3
and included his request for a reference librarian and an additional 20
hours of clerical time for Pearland. The budget request included a
substantial expenditure for an automation system. The cost of automating
ten libraries as far apart as ours are located is a major consideration,
and could run to about $250,000 for ten libraries. Joining the Houston
area automated network would be one option, Steve said. He reported the
book sale is presently set for July 10. April was a very good month for
the County libraries and especially for Pearland. Processing new books
will be a faster process now that the card catalog is closed for Pearland.
Steve said the anniversary celebration for 50 years for the county library
system is focused on Angleton for June 22nd. A whole day of events will
begin with a fun run.
Steve has begun assembling a summary of library needs and growth to present
to city council, which he showed. He thinks a random sample of library
registration file might be helpful to establish what per cent of library
users reside in Pearland. Steve intends to show that Pearland will be one
of the busiest libraries in the state in the future and it will be a
regional library.
Bettye suggested that a letter from the board to city council outlining why
expansion plans need to be included in future library budgeting would be
beneficial, and she agreed to write the letter. She thought Bill Miller
would be willing to appear at the library board meeting to discuss building
expansion plans. Tina Bonnen asked Bettye to see if Pearland could assist
with a volunteer for the June 22nd fun run, and Ed Fondren volunteered.
Bettye said more celebration plans will be announced in a few days.
Respectfully submitted,
9dcy D e�V,K�Sec'-re/tar Rosalie Olah Chairperson