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Minutes 01-28-09 BOYNTON BEACH CITY LIBRARY LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES: JANUARY 28, 2009 C) o n~ \.0 ::;..1< :x -<0 > -f'! :::0 :""') ,- triJ (.,J .1"10> o ~1) -< ::x ,% v)~ 0% ..." 3!.~ 0;> f'T1C") ::t: x- :x PRESENT: Jeannie Taylor, Willie Pearl Wilson, Martin Helo, Barbara McGee, V? Valerie Pleasanton, Dan Holthouse, Diane Lawrence, John McGovern, Director~ Craig Clark, Asst. Director Anne Watts WELCOME: Chairman Jeannie Taylor welcomed Diane Lawrence and John McGovern, new appointees to the board. She also welcomed Dan Holthouse, who is returning to the board after a short absence. Jeanie designated alternate Martin Helo to stand in for Donna Harmening during the meeting. MINUTES: Minutes of the December 3, 2008 meeting were approved as distributed. CORRESPONDENCE: None ) CHAIR'S REPORT: The election of officers for 2009 was held. Jeannie Taylor was re-elected as Chairman, Valerie Pleasanton was elected Vice Chair, and Donna Harmening was elected Secretary. Jeannie also discussed an upcoming library conference in May and distributed ALA awards. ( UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Craig discussed the status of the ongoing Library Construction project. The current plan is to close for three weeks beginning Feb 14th to move back into the renovated building. The public Grand Opening will be March 7, 2009 from 9am to 5pm. A pre-Grand Opening Gala will be held March 6, 2009; the cost of tickets is $55.00. CAFE UPDA TE: RFQ submittals will be opened on February 5, 2009. TEEN SERVICES LIBRARIAN: Craig presented our new librarian, Lisa Kreutter, to the board. She detailed some of her planned activities and was welcomed warmly by the board. ICMA GRANT: The library is asking for $39,000 in grant money to fund a much needed Homework Helper Program. John suggested concentrating on remediation of dropouts and focusing on higher order thinking skills. Members discussed the project and its focus. ~ -, NEW BUSINESS: Craig discussed the moving plans for the transfer back to the renovated building and encouraged all members to attend the Ribbon Cutting ceremony to be held Monday, March 9th at 3:00pm. He has invited various dignitaries including senators, commissioners, etc. He invited members to purchase tickets to the pre-Grand Opening Gala as well. Craig also updated the board on the planned three week closing and the checkout procedures. He distributed the press releases used to inform the public regarding the closing. He also mentioned that the opening day book order is on schedule. Finally, Craig discussed the 2009 State Aid cut. The library will receive about $14,000 less this year due to funding cuts at the state level. Martin Helo suggested that members write their congressmen and ask for increased library aid to help offset the cuts at both the state and municipal levels. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Craig reported major increases in usage including increases of 26% in visits, 35% in circulation, and Young Adult circulation increase of 40%. The board discussed the probable continuing increase in usage trends due to current economic issues and expressed concern over how the budget cuts could affect service levels. The Friends Luncheon featuring author Elaine Viets is planned for Feb 16th and all are invited. Genealogy classes offered at the library by Janet DeVries are continuing to grow in popularity. She is also starting a Genealogy Club due to the growing interest in the field. Anne discussed the ongoing Friends Volunteer Training classes she is offering to acquaint volunteers with all the library has to offer. She invited the board member to attend as well. ANNOUNCEMENTS: The next Library Board meeting will be Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. ADJOURNED: We adjourned at 4:45 pm. Submitted b~Valerie Pleasa~ /~~a