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SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE CLEARWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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On March 17, 1971, a special meeting was held at the Garden Seat Restaurant at
12:00 noon, at which time all the members of the board with the exception of
Mary Ann Biggs and Ruth Johnson were present. Meeting was held to interview
George Viele regarding position of Library Director.
. On March 18, 1971, a special meeting was held at the Garden Seat Restaurant at
12:00 noon, at which time all members of the board were present. Meeting was
held to interview Albert DeCaprio for position of Library Director.
On March 19, 1971, a special meeting was held at the Garden Seat Restaurant at
12:00 noon, at which time all members of the board were present with the excep-
tion of Ruth Johnson. Int~rviewed at this meeting was Robert Smith. Meeting
adjourned at 2:00 PM.
Another special me~ting was held ~:arch 19, 1971, at 2:30 PM. at the City Hall.
All members were present with the exception of Ruth Johnson and LarTY Reis.
Mrs. Reeves moved that the board give its recommendation for Library Director
to Robert Smith. Motion was seconded by Mrs. Moore and passed unanimously. Dr.
Macdonald moved that the board give its recommendation of Albert DeCaprio as
second choice for Library Director. Second to the motion was given by Mrs.
Reeves, and passed unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 3:30 PM.
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Page 2 of minutes of Special Meeting March 17, 1971
NOTE: Mr. Merritt Stierheim, City Manager, was notified at 4:30 PM by ph~Je,
on March 19, of the above action by the Board of Trustees.
From Fred Korosy
To Merritt Stierheim, City Manager
Miss Sarah Byers
Mrs. Richard Biggs
Mrs. Elizabeth Hasbrouck
Mrs. Ruth E. Johnson
Dr. Donald L. Macdonald
Mrs. Johnnie Mae Moore
Mrs. Alice Reeves
Mr. Larry Reis
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C I T Y 0 F C LEA R W ATE R
100 North Osceola Ave.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33515
OFFICE OF
LIBRARY DIRECTOR
October 20, 1971 '
Miss Sarah Byers
1121 Charles St.
Clearwater, Fla. 33515
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Dear Sarah,
When I took this position, it was my understanding that you had relinquished
it voluntarily, most likely because of illness. ' I also felt that because we had
known each other in Florida Library Association that we could work together toward
the same aim - better library service for the people of Clearwater. I still hope
this will be the case.
I realize that this is a time of real readjustment for you, but I want you
to know, first, that any changes which I make do not imply criticixm of you.
After all~ there are many judgments made by human beings every day on al~ 'sorts of
things - such as who caught a forward pass or who was out at first. There is
tremendous variability in the human being, and if my judgment is different from
yours, this implies no fault on your paTte Second, there are real contributions
which you can make to the library service to the community, and I hope you will
continue to do those things for which you have a Teal talent.
Please recognize that only those persons who have been in library work for
these many years in Florida can understand what you have done to hold together a
library when few persons on governmental levels recognized that libraries were
really of any use. I would like for the situation to remain such that you will
receive credit for what you have done, rather than getting into a situation which
will demean you, me and the library with which you have been associated for so
long.
Sincerely yours,
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Elliott Hardaway
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Clearwater, Florida
October 29, 1971
Mr. Elliott Hardaway, Director
Clearwater Public Library,
Clearwater, Florida
Dear Mr. Hardaway:
Thank your for your letter of Oct. 19th. It was in my mail when I arrived
home. The tenor of it, as well as it's omissions, makes it eminently clear
that my decision to accept another position is presently the only logical
resolution to this complex problem. However laudable you intent might be,
or however much we might both endeavor to reconcile our differences, it is
more obvious each day that our philosophies, policies, and procedures are
so disparate that any effort to function under the same roof would be quite
ridiculous, and soon impossible.
More specifically, let me refer to your letter. So far as J know now my
health is good, and I intended to continue in the Clearwater Library as the
reference librarian and as readers advisor. In line \~ith these duties, I
hoped to enlarge our sources as well as expand and revise the files. Natu-
rally, I supposed that the book collection with which I am so thoroughly
familiar, and which has proven to be of great service, would remain essen..
tially inta~t. Since you chose to attack it so destructively and immediately,
I was left with only one conclusion.
Thank you again for the letter.
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Sarah Byers
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CLEARWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY - STATISTICS FOR JANUARY 1970
REGISTRATION
............11 Deposit Adult Juvenile Transfer Total
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MAIN 90 384 26 500
NORTIlEAST 1 11 22 34
BEACH 58 420 7 98
149 420 55 624
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CIRCULATION
Adult
Juvenile
Total
Grand Total
MAIN
15,265
2,948
18,213
18,213
NORTIlEAST
349
613
962
962
BEACH
2,763
18,377
263
3,824
3,026
22,201
3,026
22,201
ACCESSION
For month, all branches
974
FINANCIAL--RECEIPTS
Fines
Rental
Deposit
Non-Rt'ls.
Lost!Pd
Total
MAIN
330.85
141.88
174.00
300.00
8.65
955.38
NORTHEAST
3.75
2.00
10.00
15.75
BEACH
16.90
351.50
24.76
166.64
116.00
292.00
310.00
157.66
8.65 1,128.79
FINANCIAL--DISBURSEMENTS
Refund-Deposit
Postage
Misc.
Supplies
Total
MAIN
25.00
7.86
.50
1. 79
35.15
NORTHEAST
.75
.75
17.00
52.90
BEACH
17,00
42.00
7:86
.50
2.54
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