Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library

N E W S

L E T T E R

LIBRARY NOW!

Volume 1
Number 6
April 2000

A Communications Tool for Members of Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library
at 502 South Jackson Street, Jacksonville, Texas 75766
http://friends.jacksonvillelibrary.com

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK: APRIL 9-15

THANKS: YOU'RE A TRUE FRIEND!

Jesse Childress has joined as an individual member.

Bob and Barbara Crossman have joined as life members.

Kimberly Grantham has joined as an individual member.

S. J. Richings has joined as an individual member.

Callie Walker has joined as an individual member.

Children's librarian Jo Jones, Peggy Lustig, and librarian Nancy Neal read to children for "Read Across America."

Claudine Mellinger and Dona Ralston co-chaired the Friends' book sale.

Carol Staton helped unpack books before the sale, as did JHS students April Bancord, April Bogus, Maecy Bruner, Sandy Gonzalez, Crystal Hallum, Erica Lewis, Colleen O'Maine, and Jeremy Watson. Sarah Ross helped pack books after the sale.

Evelyn Bailes, Finis Harris and Nancy Neal worked during the sale, as did JHS students April Bogus, Maecy Bruner, Crystal Hallum, Cal Ham, Colleen O'Maine, and Stephen Partain.

Firefighters from the Jacksonville Fire Department hung the sale banner, and employees of the city set up the tables and moved the books from storage.

FEBRUARY STATISTICS Reported to the Board at its March 7, 2000 meeting

Adult nonfiction	1,399
Adult fiction	2,096
Total adult	3,495

Juvenile nonfiction	407
Juvenile fiction	1,488
Total juvenile	1,895

Books used in library	2,196

Total book circulation	7,586

Non-book circulation	2,461

Total circulation	10,047

Average daily circulation	402

Spanish books	17

Reference questions	1,331

Attendance at juvenile programs	1,290

Computer	329
Internet Computer	1,249
Persons in the library	6,983

NEW TRUSTEES ADDED TO LIBRARY BOARD

Randy Gorham and Douglas Wilson have been appointed to fill vacancies on the Library's board, bringing the board to its full membership of 15.

Do you know who has held a card at the Library for the longest continuous time?

Neither do members of the committee planning the Library's celebration of National Library Week.

But they're making it their business to find out, and the result will be announ- ced this month during National Library Week. Other commemorations are:

a bookmark contest among elementary school age readers;
selection of the Library Family of the Year; and
a traditional readers' evening.

The readers at the Library on Thursday evening, April 13, will include Kay Keller, Peggy Lustig, Bernard Mayfield, Gordon Ross, Dirk Sheridan, John Speck, and Amanda Speck. Dr. Wayne Ralston will be master of ceremonies.

The planning committee is chaired by Library trustee Kris McMoyle. Assist- ing her are trustees Jim Adams, Dona Ralston, Janis Robinson, and Teresa Speck.

A TOWN'S TREASURE:
ITS LIBRARY

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