HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 06-09-1992 MINUTES
CAPE CANAVERAL PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
June 9, 1992
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Tim Grady at 4:20 p.m.
Board members present were Harry Ernst, Hilma Goff and Mr. Grady.
Absent were Ernestine Butte and Geraldine Vavrek.
Also present were Patricia Stenglein and Isabel Escapa, Library Director.
II. MINUTES
Approved as submitted.
III. DIRECTOR'S REPORT
A. Monthly reports for April and May showed a 14 percent gain in April
over the previous year and a 11 percent decline in May.
B. Mrs. Stenglein was recognized for her outstanding contributions to the
Library Board as a long-time member. She was presented a book that will
be placed on the library shelves in her name, "The Reader's Companion to
American History;" a certificate of appreciation, and a plant.
C. The City of Cape Canaveral has been granted permission to install
electricity to light the flag in Veterans Memorial Park and at the
Library, which will enable the Library to fly the flag at all times.
Space also has been allocated in the City Hall Annex to store items
donated for the annual Book Sale.
D. Rockwell International has donated a book, "Florida: From the Beginning
to 1992."
E. Repairs have been made to the air-conditioning system.
G. Special programs include a summer program for children ages 8-12; a Red
Cross "Safe Babysitting" course; an adult film series from June 18 through
July 29.
H. The Board voted to contribute $100 from the Library's City Trust Fund
for a party on August 21 to begin the "Read the Zoo" program for
children in grades 1-5.
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I. Mott labels also will be collected, with 25 cents to be contributed
to the Library for each label to buy books.
J. The Library will receive an Optelec machine that magnifies
reading materials sixty times for the visually impaired under
the Assisted Reading Devices Grant.
K. The Board decided to review the proposed By-Laws of the Friends
of the Cape Canaveral Library, Inc. at the Board's July meeting.
L. The Board reviewed the Building Accessibility Report concerning
handicapped patrons that resulted from a February 22 inspection
under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Among the
findings were the toilet doors and stall doors missed the mark by
one or two inches in width; the public telephone doesn't comply;
listening devices are needed in the Meeting Room; and signs
identifying services for the handicapped need to be displayed.
It was suggested that shelves need to be placed in the restrooms
and by the public telephone for the convenience of patrons.
IV. OLD BUSINESS
There was none.
V. NEW BUSINESS
There was none.
VI. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 p.m.
Harry Ernst, Acting Secretary Tim Grady,Chairman
20 March 1992
TO THE CAPE CANAVERAL LIBRARY BOARD:
I appreciate your thoughtfulness in remembering my 80th
birthday with the "Holiday Homes" and "A Renaissance
Christmas" books given to the library in my name .
My years of service both to the board and the community
have been marked with many progressive changes and I
looked forward to an even brighter literary future for
our library .
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