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SHREVE MEMORIAL LIBRARY BOARD. January 1945. The Shreve Memorial Library Board met in the office of the Librarian at 1:30 P.M. on Thursday, January 25, 1945, with the following members present: Mr. J.C. Hamilton, Chairman, Mr. I. Frank Betts, Mr. Lon Jennings, Mrs. T.B. Lanford, Mayor Sam S. Caldwell, Mr. C.B. Moore, and Mr. George A. Meadows. It was moved and seconded that the reading of the minutes be dispensed with. The Chairman, Mr. Hamilton, then reported to the Board, that early in January, he had met with Mr. Clawson, Secretary-Treasurer of the Police Jury, the two to discuss the 1945 appropriation for the parish department. At its December meeting, the Police Jury had proposed to increase the library's appropriation from $8,000 to $10, 000 providing the custodians' salaries were doubled. It was pointed out that $2,000 would not take care of such a transaction and would curtail other library activities. A counter proposal was worked out by the group which proved acceptable to the Police Jury who at their subsequent meeting adopted the proposed $10,000 budget. The counter proposal provided that thirteen of the branch custodians should be raised to $18.00 per month, and the custodians of the two larger branches, Werner Park and Vivian, should be raised to $24.00 and $25.00 per month, respectively. The salary of the department head was to be raised from $145.00 per month to $150.00, and a full time trained assistant was to be employeed at $120.00 per month. The Librarian mentioned that Mrs. Ida Baker Boggs had been employed for an emergency period of two weeks and that she had the necessary qualifications for the proposed assistant and was available for the position. Mr. Betts moved that the proposed increases be granted and that Mrs. Boggs be employed full time in the parish department. The motion was seconded by Mr. Jennings and adopted by the Board. The increases in salary were made retroactive to the first of January. As this was the first meeting of the new year and time to elect a Chairman, nominations were called for and Mrs. Lanford nominated Mr. Hamilton for re-election. Mr. Betts moved that nominations be closed and the candidate was unanimously elected. The Librarian then presented the annual report for 1944 and explained very briefly the statistical section. The Board voted to accept the report and there being no further business the meeting adjourned. ___ Chairman. Bess Vaughan, Secretary. |
