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iviinutes of April 10,1967
The Board of Trustees of the Fayetteville public Library held its regular
monthly meeting on April 10,1967 at 4:00 p.m.in the board. room.
Present:Board members: Mr. Webb Williams,Mr.Ted Wylie,O.ZY.McMillen;
Librarians:Mrs.Hazel Deal,Mrs.Grace Keith.
The minutes of March 13 were read and approved..
The report of the treasurer was presented for March and for the first
cauarter of 1967.The balance on April 1 was $6,197.08.
The report of the librarian showed a grand total circulation for March of
12,386 an/ increase of 698 over March of 1966.Total registration.wgs 179,
an increase of 59 compared with March of 1966. The book stock report for
the first quarter of this year showed a total of 17,568 books owned by
the library and 15,164 books on loan from the Ozarks Regional Library,a
total book stock of 32,732.
Record is made of the donation by Mr.and Mrs.J.E.Metcalfe of a collection
of color slides of masterw&rks";by world-famous artists.These slides,72 in
number,were taken of the originals in European art galleries by Mr.Metcalfe
and are an unsolicited gift to the library.A letter of appreciation will
be written and public acknowledgment of this valuable gift will be made
in the Northwest Arkansas Times.
The board adjourned at 4:52 p.m.
4.�.TJlci�lillen, Secretary