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Minutes of November 9,1964
The Board of Trustees of the Fayetteville Public Library held''its
regular monthly meeting on November 9,1964 in the board room at
4:00 p.m.
PresentsBoard momberssChairman Webb Williams,Mrs.Lowell Chaney,
Mr.Ellis Shelton,Mr.Ted Wylie,and O.W.McMillon;
Librarians:Mrs.Hazei Deal and Mrs.arace Keith.
The report of the treasurer showed a balance on hand of $5992.60
on November 1.
Proposed by Mr.Shelton and seconded by Mr.Wylie,the motion to ap-
prove.the tentative beget for 1965 as presented by the Budget
Committee was carried.
The librarian's report for October showed a total circulation
of 10,337 and 136 registrations.
It was reported that the property east of the library was appraised
by a group of realtors at $11,500.The owner's asking pride it-
$15,000.Mr.Williams and Mr.Wylie consented to have a conference with
Mr.AI Jones to discuss the possibility of getting help from the
city for the purehase of this property.Mr.Shelten consented to
have an informal talk with Mr.Warren Seagraves to secure some
idea with reference to the cost of a wing in the size and style of
the meeting room to be built on the east side of the library for
the children's department.The entire enterprise would involve
securing federal funds to.match,two dollars for one,funds that the
city might furnish by a bond issue or other means.The ground floor
of the proposed wing could have an important bearing on the possi-
ble development of a regional library. It is noted for the reczold
that the size of the lot involved is reported te90'x2641,
Mrs.Keith reported that the library meeting recently held in Little
Roek,whieh shg attended,was interesting and helpful.Mrs.Deal reported
on the defeat of the lib iary,dovelepment plan in Benton County which
delays the establishment for the present of a regional library for
that county and Washington County.She reported that Crawford County
is interested in such a development.
The meeting adjourned at 5:12 p.m.
O.W.Megillen,Secretary