HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972-07-17 MinutesMinutes of 7/17/72
The Board of the Fayettevill Public Library met at 4 p.m. on Monday,
July 17, 1972, with all members present and City Manager Donald Grimes
in attendance.
Mr. Shelton gave the quarterly treasurer's report-:& distributed copies (attached).
After the reading of the minutes, fyir. Williams reported that the sale
of the Read property had netted 4 8,135.11, which could be applied to
the purchase of the Carney property to the east of the library. He added
that he had received a bid for the removal of the partially burned house
for 450, not to int" the removal of the foundation. Mr. Grimes suggested
that the City Administration might complete the razing.
It was moved and seconded (Rudolph/Wylie) that the president and the
treasurer of the board be authorized to negotiate a loan to complete
the Carney transaction, the income from the apartments being used to
amortize the loan after the deduction of an adequate reserve. Passed
unanimously.
Mrs. Keith gave the monthly report of circulation, registration, and
petty cash (attached). She further noted that:
1.. the floor covering between the older and newer sections
of the library were loose again and that *he would
notify the Ozark Floor Co.
2. a cornerpiece on the northeast window was inexplicably
missing again and that she would ha-ve it replaced by
the original installer, the Fayetteville Glass Co.
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3. a locked display case for exhibits of books and other
objects of general interest would be highly desirable.
The Board suggested she investigate the matter further.
Mrs. Wright presented the current book inventory of the Fayetteville
Public Library, including its own holdings and books on loan from the
Ozark Regional Library (attaciied). She also reported that there is
an astonishingly rapid increase in curculation to rest homes, kinder—
gardens, Boy Land, etc. and that there is evidence of considerable
interest is Benton County in the establishment of a county library.
Mrs. Murphy presented the monthly and quarterly financial reports
(attached). She called attention particularly to the adjustment in
the water bill--X43.91--which was granted by the City Water Department
because the leakage did not go through the disposal system. She also
reported that Mr. Christy had discovered evidence of vandalism of
the air—conditioning unit, an unscrewed pipe, that might have caused
some of the leakage attributed to a collapsed underground conduit.
At her suggestion, ivir.; Shelton consented to inquire if the owners <•-.�w,
of the props; •t�outh of the library (Fuitons ) would settle for vw, ,
properly ditche drainage rather than pipe to accommodate overflow
from the library grounds. 13 6
xdj: 5:05 p.m,
E. L. Rudolph
Secretary