Minutes 12-09-09
CITY of BOYNTON BEACH
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
MINUTES: DECEMBER 9, 2009
PRESENT: Barbara Erlichman, Donna Harmening, Dan Holthouse, Barbara McGee, Valerie
Pleasanton, Willie Pearl Wilson, Asst Dir. Anne Watts
Absent: Jeannie Taylor, Dir. Craig Clark
Barbara Mc Gee agreed to chair the meeting in Ms. Taylor’s absence. Ms. McGee welcomed
new member Barbara Erlichman.
CORRESPONDENCE: None
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Café Update: The refrigeration has been delivered. The contractor is awaiting the delivery of
the floor tiles with the logo. Finishing touches are being done on the plumbing and electrical
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work. The furniture has been delivered. A ‘soft opening’ is planned for January 4 and the
actual opening is planned for mid-January. Hours will be 7:30 A.M.to 7:00 P.M. Monday thru
Thursday, 10:00 A.M.to 2:00P.M. Friday, and Saturday hours are to be determined.
Goals: We reviewed the Mission Statement for 2008/2009
Grants: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant for Small Libraries has been
awarded to the Library. It will enable the Library to engage a consultant to work with staff on
preservation of Boynton Beach information in the Library archives and Local History Collection.
The maximum amount of the grant is $6000.00. We will know if the library is funded for the full
amount in January.
Alibris ( a library book vendor) provides grants to libraries who develop a wish list of titles for a
particular Library project. The Library applied for $3000.00 in juvenile and young adult non-
fiction to assist with homework assignments. In addition, we applied for an American Library
Association grant for young adult books. Decisions on both of these grants will be made in
January.
Staff is working on Library Services and Technology (LSTA) Grants. The application deadline is
March 2010 with awards made in October 2010.
The Schoolhouse Children’s Museum has received a House and Urban Development Grant to
replace the seventy-two Museum windows.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Library will be closed December 15t until 1:00 P>M> for Staff training.
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The Holiday Open House will be December 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M.P
The next Library Board meeting will be January 27, 2010 at 4:00 P.M.
We adjourned at 4:45 P.M.
Donna Harmening
Secretary