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Meeting Minutes August 9, 2011
Call to Order
The regular meeting of the Cape Canaveral Library Board was held Tuesday,
August 9, 2011, and called to order at 2:OOpm by Joanna Atwood, Chairperson.
The following Members were present:
Joanna Atwood, Chairperson
Jean Deck, Secretary
Linda Brown, Library Board Member
Evelin Reid,Library Board Member
Mary Ernst,Library Board Member
Marilyn Nicholas, 2nd Alternate
Jenny C Morrison, Library Director
Marianne Ellis, Recording Secretary
Also present:
A. Approval of minutesXary Ernst made a motion to approve the
March 15,2011 minutes.
Linda Brown seconded the motion.
Motion carried unanimously as approved and accepted.
B. Correspondence
There was no correspondence
C. Chairperson's Report
There was no Chairperson's Report
D. Friends of the Cape Canaveral Public Library Report
Jean Deck presented the financial report. Total funds including CD's. checking
account and interest in CD's is$35,220. Income this year$6,488, expenses $7,
114. Online sales reached almost$4,000 this year thanks to the efforts of Evelin
Reid. Total number of books purchased is 625.
We have a Lobby Book Sale the end of this month, the big book sale is in
December and we are planning another VHS sale. The mini book sale is
Thursday, August 25th,Friday, August 26th, and Saturday,August 27th. Setup
will be Wednesday,August 24th. The December book sale is Thursday,
December 1st,Friday,December 2nd and Saturday, December 3rd. Setup will be
Wednesday, November 30th. Jean asked permission to stay open Thursday
evening December lht. Jennifer Morrison agreed.
No date has been set for the VHS sale.
E. Director's Report
The painting of the building has been completed both inside and outside. The city
is waiting on a grant to replace the parking lot lights and the parking lot also will
be re-surfaced and repainted when that happens. The lamps will be new energy
assistance lamps and all will be replaced. The city will also move the flagpole
because it is in the way of a tree. The carpets in the Library have been cleaned.
The adult section of the collection has been weeded. Biographies will be moved
to the front of the non-fiction area. VHS's will be moved alone the wall where
the biographies are.
The fiction section will be expanded.
The three things that circulate the most are CD's. DVD's and fiction.
The book drop is being replaced.
Dan Carper started working as a Library Aide in March. Library Administration
has been looking at staffing levels at all libraries and they have taken a vacant
position from someone else and gave it to us. It's a 24 hour,part time position.
This is an assistant to the Circulation Supervisor.
New computer tables and additional computers are installed.
i II Personal Appearances
There were no Personal Appearances
III Unfinished Business
a. Clarification of the date elections should be held. Hold until next meeting.
IV New Business
a. Director's recommendation to expend City of Cape Canaveral Capital Expansion
Impact Fees.
i. $1736 to expand the DVD/New Book shelving(quote attached)
b. Director's recommendation to expend City of Cape Canaveral Library Operating
Fund
i.$5481.72 for staff chairs (quote attached)
c. Discussion of Ideas generated at the May 25, 2011 meeting of Brevard County
Library Boards at the Central Library. (Linda Brown's Memo attached)
V Announcements
a. The next Cape Canaveral Public Library Board Meeting will be held on Tuesday,
October 11, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Cape Canaveral Public Library Meeting
Room. The next Brevard County Library board Meeting will be held on
Wednesday, August 17,2011 at 4:30 pm at the Mims/Scottsmoor Public Library.
b. Libraries will be closed Monday, September 5, 2011 for Labor Day.
VI Adjournment
Mary Ernst made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Eve lin Reid seconded the motion.
There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at
3:20 pm.
Respectfully Submitted
Marianne Ellis, Recording Secretary