Minutes 02-27-02City of Boynton Beach
Library Advisory Board
Minutes: February 27, 2002
Present: Board members: Marva Collins, Marion Grammer, Donna Harmening,
Valerie Pleasanton, Herb Suss, Dorothy Walker
Alternates: David Goudsward, Judy Sanders
Library Director: Virginia Farace
Absent: Dan Holthouse
Chair Valerie Pleasanton called the meeting to order at 3:25.
The minutes of the January 23rd meeting were adopted as distributed.
Correspondence: None
Chair's Report:
Valerie attended a Marketing session at which participants were instructed to
consider their customers' goals rather than their own. She suggested that we
could apply that principal to the library's goals.
Unfinished Business:
Virginia gave an update on Palm Beach County's "Read Together" program. The
book selected was Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. The library has posters and
bookmarks available for distribution. Virginia invited board members to take
advantage of these. She also handed out copies of Boynton Beach's
proclamation and invited board members to attend the formal adoption of the
proclamation at the next City Commission meeting on Tuesday. The Friends of
the Library are offering copies of the book for a $5 donation. A discussion of the
book sponsored by the Library and the Boynton chapter of American Association
of University Women (AAUW) will be held on March 16 at 1:00, and the African
American Book Club will hold a discussion at their meeting on April 6. The board
will set aside a portion of the March meeting for a discussion of the book.
Virginia reported on a city managers/supervisors workshop on core values. She
handed out the form that was sent to managers/supervisors asking for their input.
A discussion followed of what the Board felt should be the guiding principles of
the library.
New Business: None
Library Director's Report:
Virginia met with state legislators in Tallahassee who all supported the state
libraries' goals and grants. However, they admitted that funding these projects
might be difficult in the current state's economic situation.
A bill is pending to modify the Library Confidentiality Law to allow ~ibraries, for
overdue purposes, to notify parents of what items their children have overdue.
As of now, the Library Confidentiality Law prohibits the release of any personal
library information to anyone other than the borrower. This change will assist
libraries in the overdue notification process. (Library Records/Confidentiality; revises
Provisions re confidentiality of public library registration & c rculat on records to authorize disclosure of
information to parent or guardian of ibrary pat~ron under age 16, fOr purpose of collecting fines or recovering
overdue books or other materials)
Virginia will continue to monitor the state's legislative and budgeting process.
The Friends' luncheon was well attended and successful.
Announcements:
Dorothy said that the free book distribution went well, and she provided some
photos of this event. Commissioners Weiland, Fisher, Ferguson and McCray
each donated $1000 toward the purchase of books for this event. The Board
was appreciative of both Dorothy's work and the Commissioners' support.
The Board was extremely pleased to hear that Mayor Broening has offered to
contribute his entire discretionary fund of $12,500 to the library's book fund. The
action is listed on next Tuesday's Commission agenda.
The next meeting will be held on March 20, 2002, the third Wednesday, instead
of the fourth Wednesday. Board members are asked to read Fahrenheit 451
which will be discussed at the March meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:35.
Submitted by,
Marion Grammer
Adopted