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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 03-10-1998Cape Canaveral Library Board Meeting Minutes March 10, 1998 Attendance: Joanna Atwood, Library Board Member Tim Grady, Library Board Chairperson Jennifer Harkins, Library Secretary Isabel Matos-Escapa, Library Director Evelyn Reid, Library Friends President Richard Treverton, Library Board Member Geraldine Vavrek, Library Board Member I. Call To Order The meeting of the Cape Canaveral Library Board was called to order at 2:05 p.m. by Dr. Grady. A. Approval of Minutes. Motion made by Ms. Atwood, seconded by Dr. Grady, to approve the minutes as presented. Motion approved unanimously. B. Correspondence. Mrs. Matos-Escapa handed out copies of the customer surveys for the Board to view the favorable comments. She also presented the resignation letter from Mr. Ernst to Board members. C. Director's Report. Mrs. Matos-Escapa handed out copies of the February 1998 Library statistics. The Board noted that 13,419 materials had been circulated. Mrs. Matos-Escapa stated she had attended the Brevard County Library Board meeting on February 11, 1998 at the Palm Bay Library. She said she had participated in the Volunteer Orientation Program at the Central Brevard Library on February 13. On February 16, she went to Riverhouse for the Cape Canaveral Library budget review with Frank Vestal. On February 17, she attended an Office Depot workshop as they are the new County vendor for office supplies and materials. On February 17, she met with Don Lusk, Assistant County Manager, to give input on hiring for Kathryn Stewart's vacated position later in the year. On February 18, she went to a County workshop entitled"Meet the County Manager." She said this workshop was held to help create better communications within County departments. On February 23, she went to Riverhouse to review the Library lease with Kathryn Stewart, Carl Tucker and a County attorney. On March 3, she attended a workshop on Supervising, Performance Reviews and Discipline at the Port St. John Library. On March 4, she attended the Volunteer Orientation Program held at the Satellite Beach Public Library. She attended the Library Director's meeting held on March 5 at the 1 Central Brevard Library. Mrs. Matos-Escapa then passed out copies of the recent newspaper articles regarding controversial books being checked out from the libraries and "lost." She stated the Library Directors had gone to Mr. Jenkins regarding this issue. She said patrons had been donating money to replace the "lost"books. Dr. Grady asked what Libraries could do from a legal standpoint. Mrs. Matos-Escapa explained the Library Bill of Rights. Discussion ensued by the Board regarding this issue. Dr. Grady suggested the Board find out if the Library System has a specific policy regarding this issue. He stated patrons are abusing their library privileges and what can be done? II. Personal Appearances A. There were no personal appearances. Mrs. Reid said the Library Friends will be doing a quarterly report. III. Unfinished Business A. Library Plaque. Dr. Grady said he found someone willing to make brackets for the plaque. They had checked the Library blue prints and knew where to mount them. He said Sunshine Welding, a local company, would do the job for approximately $100. The brackets will lock down so the plaque cannot be stolen. Dr. Grady said he spoke with Bennet Boucher and they needed to make a formal request from the City. The City will pay for the mounting. B. Youth Services Desk Mrs. Matos-Escapa said she spoke with Joan Vansickle from Facilities Construction and she recommended using the furniture maker from the Cocoa Beach Library. Construction there is going slow. She said Joan was not yet sure who would be building the desk at this point. Mrs. Matos- Escapa stated she was checking prices and may purchase one from Bro-Dart. C. Internet Policy. Mrs. Matos-Escapa said the LS17 Internet Policy shows the level of concern by libraries with the Internet. She said Library Directors had created this document with the approval of the local Boards and then the County Library Board with the major concern being children. She then read"My Rules for Online Safety"- the document children are to sign to help protect them while using the Internet. D. Budget-FY 1998-99. Mrs. Matos-Escapa asked the Board to look over the budget sheets presented. She said $67,132.00 had been approved for the Cape Canaveral Library media budget. She said the two positions requested by the Board had been turned down. 2 E. Lease Agreement- Cape Canaveral Public Library. Mrs. Matos-Escapa passed out copies of the lease agreement and asked Board members to make any comments. IV. New Business A. Harry Ernst's Resignation. Mrs. Matos-Escapa explained Mr. Ernst had resigned due to health reasons. Dr. Grady passed out a letter of gratitude from the Board to Mr. Ernst for the Board to review. Dr. Grady said he would include the Library Friends in the letter. Mrs. Matos-Escapa said they should do something else to honor Mr. Ernst and asked for ideas. Ms. Atwood recommended purchasing books about journalism. Dr. Grady recommended asking Mr. Ernst if there was any book in particular he would like to see in the Library. V. Announcements Mrs. Reid said that Deanna Edwards, author of"Moments" would be speaking at the Cape Canaveral Library on March 21. She said the Navigational class had been a huge success. Mr. Grady said the next meeting of the Cape Canaveral Library Board would be held on Tuesday, April 14, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. The next meeting of the County Library Board would be April 8, at 5:00 p.m. at the S. Mainland Public Library in Micco. Mrs. Matos-Escapa said the Cocoa Beach Women's Club had donated $150.00 to for the Children's area of the Library. Meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m. ( Signature ) ( Signature ) Tim Grady, Ph.D., Johanna Atwood Board Chairman Board Secretary 3