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Minutes
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Chairman, Rudy Widman, called the meeting to order at 3:35 PM in the Fort
Pierce Branch Library Conference Room.
Members in attendance: Rudy Widman, Ethel Rowland, Allen Miller, Eloise
Cumings, Linda Hudson, Marjorie Harrell, Corky Behncke and Carvell Clifton
Also in attendance was Susan Jacob, Library Manager &e Vivian McWilliams,
Senior Staff Assistant.
There were no minutes from the last Board Meeting dated 5/19/2011
Old Business:
a. Hurston Branch Library expansion is moving along. There was a slight delay
from the anticipated opening date in January because of an issue with AC
system.
b. The Long Range Plan was submitted September 6, 2011 along with the State
Aid Application.
c. The Installations of Security Camera are complete and installed at all
libraries. Hurston Library will be installed when the building is completed.
New Business:
a. Internet Un-filtering - CIPA and First Amendment Compliance requires
that the library filter computers and receive an 80% discount on Erate. If a
patron recommends an unfiltered computer, there is one unfiltered
computer at ever site.
Friends of the Library Report:
a. Friends Annual Dinner with Carl Hiaasen as guest speaker is scheduled for
October 27`h, with an expected attendance of 200 guests.
b. The State Department will be having a Friends workshop on November 17th
from 10-12 PM at the Library, discussing the goals, objections, and the future
of the Friends.
Library Managers Report:
a. Budget Process -
b. An offer was made to fill the Librarian IV-Branch Libraries position. This
position will be an asset to the Library.
c. A contract was signed with Overdrive to start circulating E-Books. The cost
to jumpstart the collection is $25,000 to get it up and running. It is a
$15,000 a year lease with 6,000 in content.
The meeting was adjourned by Chair, Rudy Widman, at 4:25 PM.