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Meeting Minutes September 11, 2014
CALL TO ORDER: The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:02 pm.
ROLL CALL:
Cape Canaveral Public Library Advisory Board Members Present:
Chairperson: Linda Brown
Vice Chairperson: Marilyn Nicholas
Secretary: Jean Deck
Board Member: Joanna Atwood
Board Member: Mary Ernst
Board Member: AI Moe
Board Member: Evelin Reid
Others Present:
Library Director Jenny Morrison
Recording Secretary: Marcy Shaw
Director, City of CC Leisure Services: Gustavo Vergara
CCPL Reference Librarian: Tracey Wehking
Member of FRIENDS of Library: Rosanna Mackenzie
Member of Public: Leo Nicholas
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
July 10, 2014 meeting minutes were unanimously approved and accepted.
REPORTS:
Discussion on Board member term limits was led by the Chair.
Jean Deck, FRIENDS of the Library reported on the balance of the FRIENDS checking account—
$20,000. FRIENDS book shelf sales are doing very well. They have averaged $440 per month for the
past 6 months. Online sales have been changed. FRIENDS now have everything charged to the
FRIENDS account and everything credited to the FRIENDS account. Next book sale is September;
September 26 and 27.
The FRIENDS of the Library have set up monthly programs to serve all segments of the population of
Cape Canaveral. The programs will be held on the third Thursday of each month from 2:00 pm to 5:00
pm beginning in October and running through March 19, 2015. Mary Enrst is coordinator for the
programs.
The programs are as follows:
October 16— Edgar L'Heureux , "Crackers and Barefoot Mailmen"
November 20—SHINE. Changes in Medicare
December 18—Chris Kale, "A Musical Journey through Florida"
January 15— Brevard Historical Society Museum - Indians Along the Coast
February 19— Health Department, Healthy at Any Age
March 19— Patrick D. Smith, Jr., A Land Remembered
Jenny Morrison, Library Director: Assistant County Manager, Venetta Valdengo, will visit CCPL on
October 2nd. Jeff Thompson and Ray Dickinson will also accompany her.
Introduction of new employees: Tracey Wehking, Reference Librarian and Steve McCall, Library Aide.
New Business:
None
Old Business:
Marilyn Nicholas, Library Board Member asked about the guidelines for the FRIENDS. Nothing has
transpired in this regard.
ADJOURMENT:
There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 3:10 pm.
Respectfully Submitted:
Marcy Shaw, Recording Secretary
The next Cape Canaveral Library Board meeting will take place on Thursday, November 6, 2014 and the next
Brevard County Library Board meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Eau Gallie Library, 1521
Pineapple Avenue, Melbourne, FL. No meeting is scheduled for December 2014.