Minutes 01-26-00Boynton Beach City Library
Advisory Board Minutes
January 26, 2000
Present - Board Members: Dorothy Walker (Chair), Alice Otis, Alice Warren, Jane
Zimmerman. Library Director: Virginia Farace.
Absent: Marva Collins, Daniel Holthouse, Valerie Pleasanton, Maryann Tata, Barbara
Smith.
A Quorum being present, Chair Dorothy Walker opened the meeting at 4:07 P.M.
Minutes of the December meeting were approved as distributed.
Chair briefly reported on the City's Board Dinner and requested that the City
Clerk: remove Barbara Smith from the Board roster as she has missed more that
four meetings this year. Barbara has indicated to Dorothy that she cannot
attend future meetings either.
Unfinished Business: The Library Director had copies of the Library' Electronic
Information Policy for those new board members who requested one at the last
meeting. Neither Mary Ann nor Marva were in attendance today so the Director
will bring the copies to the February meeting.
Library Director reviewed the Library's monthly activity report with the Board.
Virginia reported that Delray Public Library is interested in rejoining COALA and
they were all working together hopefully to achieve this. Virginia read a letter of
resignation from Rebecca Dawn McCrery Hill, a library clerk in Support Services.
Dawn has accepteda, better position with a company in Boca and her last day
Will be Saturday, Feb. 5. Head of Public Services position is still being advertised
and Joyce Waters is Acting Head. The draft PowerCard Passportwas displayed.
Plans are to have a big event during National Library Week in April. Virginia will
keep the board informed.
Announcements included: BookFest Book Bazaar, the Friends' of Libraries
event will be held in the Greenacres City Community Center on the first weekend
of February. Each Board member received a flyer and was encouraged to attend
the Friday evening` reception.
The Friends' Annual Luncheon will be at Benvenuto's Restaurant on Monday,
February 21. Author is Idella Parker. Board members were encouraged to
attend to show support for our Friends group.
Next Meeting: The next Library Board meeting will be on the fourth Wednesday
of the month, February 23, at 4 P.M. in the Library mini -conference room.
Meeting adjourned at 4:45 P.M.