Minutes 05-28-08
CITY of BOYNTON BEACH
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
MINUTES: MAY 28, 2008
PRESENT: Eleanor Daly, Donna Harmening, Valerie Pleasanton, Jeannie Taylor, Willie Pearl
Wilson, Director Craig Clark, Asst. Director Anne Watts
Absent: Dan Holthouse, Barbara Mc Gee
Chairman Jeannie Taylor called the meeting to order at 4:10 P.M.
MINUTES: The minutes of the April meeting were approved as submitted.
CHAIR'S REPORT: Chairman Taylor reported that we still had two vacancies for alternate
members of the Board. Ms. Taylor shared a publication with us showing the monetary value of
the different library services. She also distributed a paper from the Florida Library Association
showing the impact libraries have on school readiness and summer reading. She passed around
a document from the American Library Association describing services available for Federal,
State and Local governments in your Library and on-line.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS: The demolition in the old building is nearly complete. There is no
completion date for the work on the old building. The Library should be closed for no more
than two weeks when the final move takes place. The cafe is on hold at this time. The operator
needed architectural assistance. The drawings were outsourced at a cost to the cafe operator
of $5000.00 to $6000.00. Hopefully the cafe construction will be completed by the end of June.
Unfilled positions, other than the Young Adult Librarian vacancy may not be funded as
discussed at the recent budget hearings. Part timers will work more hours and be cross-
trained.
NEW BUSINESS: The meeting room policy was discussed at great length. The board will study
this and offer more input at the next meeting.
LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Director Clark distributed and discussed the Monthly report
Asst. Director Watts showed the prizes to be given to the children who participate in the
summer reading program. The ESOL reading program Ms. Watts is working with has thirty five
people, mostly Haitian women, enrolled. Ms Watts is working closely with the group.
ANOUNCEMENTS: The next meeting of the Board will be on June 24, at 4:00P.M.
We adjourned at 5:20 P.M.
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Secretary