09/01/1979 - Packet 0
TIGARD
LIBRARY
PUBLICPhone 639-9511
12568 SW Main-Tigard, Or. 97223 LIBRARY BOARD
Agenda. for September 1979
1. Call to Order
2. Reports
a. Minutes
b. VISTA
c. Monthly report for August
3. Old Business
a. Building Plans
b. Door Lock
c. Children's Roan
4. New Business
a. Lions Club project
b. Winter staffing
c. National Library Bill
d. State Aid Grant
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TIGARD
LIBRARY
PUBLICPhorie 639-9511
12568 SW Main*Tigard, Or. 97223 MEMORANDUM
September 10, 1979
TO: Library Board
City Council
FROM: City Librarian
SUBJECT: Monthly Report, August 1979.
1. Administration:
a. Librarian attended Friends of Washington County Libraries meeting on
August 8. The Friends voted to send a letter of inquiry to the Murdoch Foundation
with copies of each city's needs statement (Tigard's is attached) and a copy of
the Stryker Report (1978 survey of county's building needs previously distributed) .
In conjunction with this, the Friends of Tigard Public Library are establishing
non-profit status and planning a building campaign to strengthen Tigard's bid for
foundation funds.
b. The Library Board held its regular meeting August 13. minutes are attached.
c. Librarian attended one-day seminar on August 16, "Professional Development
for we men".
d. Librarian attended Pacific Northwest Library Association meeting August 21-25,
in Boise, Idaho, as Washington County Cooperative Library Service (WCCLS) delegate.
Report and materials packet were circulated to member libraries and librarian will be
resource person for information on various sessions attended.
e. Librarian attended WCCLS professional board meeting at Pacific University
library August 29. Of interest: (1) It was decided to establish a county wide
Information and Referral Service. Forest Grove, Tigard and West Slope will be
resource libraries in the initial phase of gathering, organizing and distributing
the information; (2) The computerized circulation specifications are still being
revised, but should be in to the County by end of September; (3) There will be a
Tri-County publicity campaign this fall promoting library use. Participating
libraries will have book bags for sale with a unique logo. There will be radio, TV
and newspaper stories. This will conclude the six--month Tri-County public relations
project.
f. Re-registration of users whose expiration dates fall due in 1979, 1980 and
1981 has been instituted. New cards are issued for two years instead of five. This
measure has been taken in order to up-date our user registration files and to clear
up some problems with duplicate numbers and bad addresses. All new registrants will
have their cards mailed as a means of verifying addresses. Established users must
simply verify their address and telephone numbers in order to exchange their old card
for a new one. Expiration dates 1982-1984 will be renewed after January 1980 and by
the end of the fiscal year all users should be re-registered under the two-year system.
2. Personnel:
a. Volunteer hours totaled 82, an average of 3 hours per day.
b. CETA sunnier youths, Sandra Thorne and Sam 7Selma) Timberman., concluded their
summer programs. Sandra will be hired as a permanent part-time City employee beginning
September 2. Sam will return to the library on September 10 on the CETA after-school
youth program.
Tigard Public Library - Monthly Report, August 1979 - 2
3. Statistics:
a. Circulation 9534 Audio-Visual 213
Books 8927 Magazines 283
Adult 6393 Other 113
Interlibrary loan 111
b. User cards issed 295. In-town 148 Out-of-town 147
(Many of these are renewals)
c. Story Hour 5 average (Wed/'Thurs) pre-school
Story Hour 1 average (Wed/Thurs) school age
d. Materials added 425
Adult Fic 82 Juvenile Fic 61
Adult Non-Fic 215 Juvenile Non-Fic 24
Adult Paperback 29 Juvenile Paperback 14
e. Materials withdrawn 87
f. Money received:
Fines: $7.50
Lost books: $13.15
Donations: $6.00
4. Programs:
a. Children's programs included:
August 3 - Stuffed animal show at which children presented their favorite and
received awards for longest ears, largest ears, etc. -- 30 attended.
August 31 - Sinner reading party was held at the Ccomunity Center where movies
were shown and refreshments were provided by mothers. 120 children participated in
summer reading program; 68 received certificates and zoo rail passes. A total of
1,023 books were read.
b. The library sponsored a children's entry in the Tigard Town and Country Days
parade, August 4. The green undulating bookworm won second place.
c. Library sponsored a zucchini contest during week of August 20-24. Steve
Edwards won lst place with his 12 lb. 14 oz. zucchini, The prize was a copy of
The Zucchini Cook Book. A total of 134 pounds of zucchini was picked up by the
Interagency Food Bank.