Council agreed that if the upgrades exceed this amount approval of additional expenditures will be considered at the September meeting or at a special meeting if necessary. Council agreed that there were no System issues that needed to be presented at the hearing. John Kallenberg advised individual libraries to review the proposed regulations to see how interlibrary and direct loan reimbursements would be handled. Sharon Vandercook was involved in the regional network planning process, and she is planning to attend the hearings. She explained that all services are provided free of charge.
Magazines are also available.
They can choose any section of the paper they wish. This is a pilot project for Fresno County, and service should be ready by the end of September. The newspapers included will be the Fresno Bee, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle. The TBL computer system will be upgraded to improve service and efficiency. Wendy distributed samples of printed information available for patrons.