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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1969-06-09 MinutesA Fayetteville Public Library Board Minutes of June 9,1969 The Board of Trustees of the Fayetteville Public Library held its regular monthly session on June 9 at 4:00 p.m.in the board's meet- img room. Pr.esent:Boa.rd members:Mr.Webb Williams,Mrs.Lowell Chaney,Mr.Ellis Shelton,Mr.Ted. Wylie,O.W.McMillen; Librarians:Mrs.Carol Wright,Mrs.Grs.ce Keith. The minutes of May 12 were read and approved.. Reports were received from the treasurer and the librarian and are filed with these minutes. Mrs.Kei.th reported that 474 children are now enrolled in the summer reading program. Mrs.Keith also reported that there would be an art exhibit of Indian paintings the last often in the meeting room. In this connection she st&ted that the 8of the Gilcrease Museum had seen our :':..,,,_ Crumbai Indian painting and that he had advised her that it should be insured for $1000 in view od the fact that it could be sold for more than that amount. It was agreed that we would look into the whole matter of the insurance on the conlsentsAof the library and. what might be involved especially in the problem of insuring this valuable painting. In view of the fact that the air conditioning unit is still not functioning properly in spite of the fact that it has been worked on several times,the chairman agreed to talk with Mr.Joe Smith about the whole matter. Mrs.Wright read a letter from Mr.M,A,Browning of the Department of Health,Education and Welfare,stating that federal matching funds in the amount of $54,000 had been approved for the expansion of our library. The meeting was adjourned at 4:53 p.m. O.W*McMille .,Secretary