Minutes 08-31-05
CITY of BOYNTON BEACH
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
MINUTES: AUGUST 31,2005
Present: Donna Harmening, Dan Holthouse, Barbara McGee, Barbara
Wilson, Valerie Pleasanton and Library Director Virginia Farace.
Absent: Eleanor Daly, Sean Fenton
Chairman Valerie Pleasanton called the meeting to order at 4: lOP .M.
Minutes: The minutes of the July 27, 2005 meeting were approved by
consensus as distributed.
Correspondence: None
Chair's Report: Valerie discussed the Patriot Act as it affected libraries and
asked Virginia if there was anything new to report.
Unfinished Business~ Virginia reported on the expansion. FPL still needs to
move a pole before the slab and footers can be poured. Both change orders
were approved by the City Commission. The budget hearings will be on
Sept. 6 and Sept.20. No budget changes that will affect the library are
anticipated.
New Business: The monthly report will be e-mailed and will be available in
the Library for those who don't have e-mail access.
The Long Range Plan will be on the City Commission agenda for approval
next Tuesday. Dan Holthouse moved that the Board recommend that the
Long Range Plan be approved; seconded by Barbara Wilson. Motion
approved.
The State Aid Grant application was also approved by the Board and will be
on next Tuesday's agenda for Commission approval.
Virginia explained new services that will be available to the Library users as
pilot services. Color Printing will be available at $1.00 per page. Fax service
will be available in the 561 Area Code for $1.00 per page. The rates outside
the 561 Area Code will be $2.00 per page. No service will be available to
areas outside the continental U.S. Wireless internet access is now available
to patrons. There was a discussion of Wireless internet access being made
available by the CRA.
Library Director's Report: The final vacant position has been offered to an
applicant and is awaiting the City Manager's approval.
The book, "Images of America "is available at a 20% discount ($17.04) to
museum and library staff and to members of the Friends. There will be a
book signing on Monday, Sept. 19 by the authors, Janet DeVries and Rev.
Gill.
Announcements: Virginia will be on vacation for the next two weeks.
The next meeting will be on Sept 28,2005 (4th Wed.) at 4:00P.M.
Donna Harmening
Secretary