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MINUTES
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CLEARWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
HINUTES OF THE MEETING OF
16 JULY 1976
Mayor's Conference Room at City Hall
1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.
PRESENT
ABSENT
Mr. Larry Reis, Chairman
Mr. Curtis Barre
Ms. Rita Garvey
Ms. Matile Hendrv
Ms. Johnie Mae Moore
Mr. Elliott Hardaway, Director and Secretary
Mr. Wilby Anderson
Ms. Theresa Goss
Ms. Jessica Kerr
Mr. Walter A. Krick
Ms. Audrey Patouillet
Mr. Albert L. Rogers
ALSO PRESENT
Mr. Joe Stebbins, Clearwater Sun
Mr. Picot Floyd, City Manager-aropped in for short time
Mr. Norman Bowles, interested citizen
1. Mr. Reis raised the question of Board's action on
limiting number of consecutive terms a member could
serve. The Board's By-Laws limit this to two and the
Board has recommended to the City Commission that
this provision be included in the new city charter.
2. Mr. Reis reported that the committee appointed to
discuss staff needs with the City Manager had met and
would seek meeting with the City Manager as soon as
the entire Committee membership could be called together.
3. Mr. Reis reported that he had sent the City Manager
a copy of the relevant section from the book, The Library
Trustee, on selection of a librarian.
4. Mr. Picot Floyd, the C~ty Manager, joined the group
for a short time and there was a wide-ranging discussion
on various aspects of the Clearwater Library situation--
possibility of a professional. user survey, a bond
issue for a new building, and the matter of a new director.
5. Mr. Norman Bowles, an interested citizen and library user
joined the session and asked various questions about library
needs and pOlicies.
Elliott Hardaway, Secretary
20 July 1976
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You mn;'{ be illtorcl~teti in thr:'\se t....t1Jlctl from the FJ.or5.(l~. J.:iJ']'o':l.ry
Study Commission':J I';,:lJ~ch, 19'72, 'L'0ports. Also incluucll :Ll'(!
some figures compiled by our lil>rary staff. ~lhe Commission
surveys were, I believe, sta. tewl<1e.
Frequency of Visjts to Library:
Once a v,eelc OJ.' more often
I<1ore than once a 1l1onth .
Nonthly
, More than once a year
Iless than once a yea:e
22.4, per cent
21.0
26.8
21.0
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Distance Traveled to Id.lJrary
'Less than one mila
One to three miles
Three to five milGs
,Ove!.' five miles
24.2 per cent
27. T
20.0
18.1
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Purpooe df Library Trip
Hade other ,"stop" be1.'ore J.ibra1.'Y
I,Iade other ':!stopll after Ij.brarjf
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Heason for Visit to Li bra.r:(
Check ou"t books
Return booJ.:s
To bro\'Jse
To study
Other
78.0 PC:l' cent.
59.6
29.2
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11.0
ThEJ staff compilod these fic;ureo so \'/e \'/oulc1 kno\'1 \-/e lool~ ':!hen
measured by ALA Standards:
Stuff, one per 2000 population
Seats, ;'5 pcr 1000 5,1'1 the' system
Books, 3 perpersnn
SpRce, .5 to .6 sq. ft."per pernon
Should have
41 full time
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246,000
41,000-"9,000
Do hnve:
25.5
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Basis for l'lllpln)'.
appro\'('d MlIIln'~ 01
professiull" 1 jllIhlll'll
and rdenml'I'S 01' I
evaluated h)' lIu' h
hoard illvil.' a cam
IMY all UI' pari of IIIl'
Thl' filial dl'dsilll
sum.! and prof,'ssiul
lihrarian who will h
COlllpl'l iliclII is k.
larl)' lunong Iillrari.
thelllsdvl'S at a disl
larger illStilllliolls. .
which favor lhe s
professional hlwkgr
ing II slllull, jlrogr
dcpartlllt'lItal ussi~1
load is Iighll'l' thull
ligc of a Iihl'llriall i
complex li\'illg COli
all uges.
In mnplo)'ing II
spollsillility: In filiI
dOllt', tIll! w(.lfal'll m
Chapter Six
Trllstee RelatiollS11ips
witll Libraria11 al1d Staff
H lH.IA:-': IIE1.,\TlOl'o:SlIl 1':; dl~t(,!"lIIiJll! tilL' illllCI' dimatu of
the Iibl'llr}'. amI if those rdaliollships lII'l! 1'0 I'lli a I awl \lIIderslaluling,
the climate will be liS wanll ami pll'asallt as a 111Ht' day, Chi..r lI11101lg
thcse rt'laliunships, bl'(,llIlSt: of ils l'Il'ed Oil lIlt' Iihrary's O\'l'ntll ad.
minislralion, is Ihal Ill't\\'ccn Ihe.' Iihrary hmlld amI Ihl! Iillmrian,
Policj~s drawII hy the lihrary hoard dl'lil\t-'llh~ tIll' eomlililllls of 1111'
Iihl'al')"s opl'rulioll; tlw 1ihmdulI l'hnSI'1I hy till! hoard cardl's nul 1111'SI'
policies, It is for this reason thai Ihe IJlhll'll's dnlil's of pn1i(')' \Ilakill~
alld 1!lIlpIO)'lIICIlI of 1I lihraritlll arc al\\'ays sllowll liS of I'qllal amI II~ad-
ill~ irnportlllH:l~ ill all}' Iisl Ill' lrush'l! rl'spoll!>ibililil'S.
ElIlplu)'lllcnl of II Lihrariun
01lce empluYI'd, II
board's solid SlIl'PU
!i01l. Dl'dsioll'> of
universlllly popuhu
l'Ullstll1l1 dil'l'l'l l,()
drawill~ Ihl' l'rilic:i
should al all lhlll
hl'llrillll's adlllilli~11
"frel'dlllll 10 \'l'ad,"
Ubl'Llr)' aud Jluhlic,
its policy 011 illlt'1I
out lhis pulie}'.
Sinl:c C\;l'ry Iihrary hoard Ilutundly \\'blll's III l'lIIplny 11ll' hl'!>1 lalt'lll
u\'nilahle lu dil'l'c:llbe library, l',Il'C ami Ibuugbl 1II11s1 Ill' lakl'lI ill filling
Ihe post. The Hrst slL!(l !>hould he II \'l'alislic appraisal of IIIl! !>illlatiull:
whal pllrlkulllr qlllllilknliolls IIl'e \'l'qnil'l!d ill Ih.' Iihl'lll'iall, nud \\'bal
Ihe Ilhl'ury l'IUI offer Ihl! Iihl'UriUll, Consnltation with till! stall' Iibmry i..
hdpful here, pl'rhaps ussislillg till' hoard to adjll!>t its reqnil't'lIll'lIb Ul'
10 provide lItldiliona I [lI<hWt'lLLl!llls 10 pruspl!d i "l' ('all<lidllll'S.
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than holH any other :iOllrc~.
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Pn,tcclilln or \
is (\ ('leal' oh\iv,'.\ \:
llJ\.\llC,a\ :.upplll'
as!>lIdatio\lS, anl
to cOUlIt Ull till'
buoks IIl1l\ periu
the \i.hm\'i\\\\ wi\
\ibrariaus lilld th
\i bra ry \Iii" H\ ~l'\\
tin: HCildy i1l1pOS
opportunity (ur
!>\\o\\\(\ \Ie l\S:iurl:
ShulIh\ l\llolh
the \ihm\'\;U" lh
\ibra.-ian ilkllll
he becUlI\Cs' \\
be free tu ml
Iinanda\ slatu
\V\ml has
librudan" is S
looKS to \hc
which creati
Whul
'\'opnotd1 \?
moving \ib
libn\fiUll, n
these cSpc
There i
upon Ihe
'}ibrury W
neel' {ut'
tlel1mnd.
siona\ uh
enough
hm\rd 11
hot\rd.
tions\\iI
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fir!! 'I'rush'('
art'a, hoth
pnhlie, TIll'
cy cm'pring
nml stand.
Idl'd to the
d nnt\ pur-
lllit)' uf tIlt'
)Illhu:t hook
JlS or crill.
nrtInt a full
of the total
d he unnlli.
ona1itit'!; in-
It(' hoard ill
Il\rt of l'OI1l'
in Clmph'..
l1flH'ml. amI
. A lihrnrillll
llnling \ht'SI~
Sl1pt'r\'lsory
nl or 1\11\' of
r dutit's nut!
\'('f Ia p, umI
trllslt't'S or
an' ulHl stuff
ving tll(' joh
IICl' tlll'se nrP
1Il1l1ll'lIts art'
II hoanl llml
IssatisFaetioll
aw din'ctly
mght to Ihl!
the maUl'r to
mi. with tht'
s will lmdt'r-
tll(.' 1I1lhapp~'
II withill tht'
rill'S T Fe I: 1\ I: I. ,\ TIn S S II I l':-'
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Protecliou 111' lhe lihrarian's prorl'ssiOllal slal1din~ allll :uh'aIlCenll'llt
i~ a dl'ar IIhli~;'tillll of till' hoard. III addition 10 I'Jlcoura~t'lIH'llt allll
finauda\ support for IIlI'll1'u'rship ill tll!' statl' lIml r1aHolla\ proft'ssional
assodations, and attl'lldalH'l' at IIw('lillgS. Iht' lihrariall should he ahle
In (.'OIl11t 011 timp 10 rt'ad ill ordt'r to stn\' eOl1\'l'rsnnt with trl'lIlls in
books'lIl1d pl'rjodicals. II is takt'n for grn;ll('(l hy the communit)' that
thc Iibrnriall will nSSlIll1l' a Il'adillg I'lact' in l'tlllunllllfl'airs, hilt IJIllIlY
Ilbmriulls Oml tht'II1Sl'hl.'s so IlC)~~l'd down In, hOllsl'kt'epillg aSI)l'l'ls tlf
librnry l11aJlll~t'nwnt thai lhe proft'sslonal sllllldllI'Cls of lihrnrinmhip
llrr l1l'flr1y imJ1ossihlt, to lIlaintain. Prolectioll of IIIl' lihrarinll'!i lime llllll
opportunity for lhis illlportalll St'~UH'lIt of professional ndmIH:cllllml
should 1)(' nssllI'ed hv thl' hourd,
Shollld anollll'r I;ost orferill~ professional ndvllnct'lIlcnt be tCIllI('f('d
thl' librarian, till' hoard should he ('nlirelr willing 10 Ct)opernhl. Oftt'n a
librarian ith'utilit's ~l) cOlllpletely wilh a lihrnry allll a <:OllllllllllHy thai
he hCC'lllllt'S a permanent r{'sidl'1l1 hy dlOice, hul l'\'l'r~' Iihrnrian IIll1<;1
bl' r ree 10 Ulo\'e on at an~' li II II' toward illlpl'l)\'I'(l pl'Ofl'!isilllllll IInd
Rl1audal slatus.
What has hl't'n li~htIJearh'dl~' ll'l'lll('d "!Ill~ caw lint! f('e(ling of a
librarian" b sqllan'ly tip tll lI11' lihrary hoard. TIlt' lihrariall llt.cessnrily
looks to till' hoard to pro\'it!f' un t'lI\'il'Onllll'nt of Iihrary npl'flltillll ill
which creative IihrariallShip l'.l\l flourish,
What Ihe BUlInl Should Expt'cl
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Topnotch proft'ssinlll1llll'rforlllalll't" lwrsonal in\t'grit)'. nlld fI forward.
tlHl\'ing lihn\t')' pm!-';l':\m \\rt~ MHI~hl hy {'wry hoard in l~ppllinlilt~ n
Iilll ;Irian. and ('wry lihrariall worthy of IIw WUItt' is prepared to IllI'I'!
tlll'SL'I'\IH'('tatiolls. .
Th!'n' is allotlwl' It'gitilllall' elaim wllkh IlIe hoard should makt!
UpOll thl' lihrariall: 10 \n' tlw ho,ml's "Opl'll door" inlo tllO pro!t'ssiolllll
lihral'\' \\'orld. SUlIlI'lillH'S a lihrary board is \Iol sllffidt'llllv n lert to its
IIl'l't1 "for ('dnealitlll ill dl'\'l'loPllll';ltS ill the Ii II I'll 1')' worldlO make this
Lk'malllL SOl111'\;n\l's till' \ihrmian dot'~ not hlU)' rt'cu!!,Hi'l.n this profes.
\ional ohligation to thl' hoartlllll'llllll'rs, alllI cOllsl''lIlC'lllly docs 1I0t tlo
l'lIough 10 illll'mllll'C' trllslt't'S to tIll' Iihrary's problems, nor kl'op the
hn,ml pl'Opl'rly illfornll'(1. )'t't ,~lIl'h all 1':\lwdalioll Oil the part of tll('
board. I'lIlli1ll'd h~' IIII' Iihral'iall, is atl i11lpli(.it pari of any valid T<'Iao
tillllshiplll't\\'I'I't1tl'lIstl'l'S alllllihrarian,
Tilt' \\'01\'<; ill whieh tll\' lihrarillll call II11'cot 111 is ('xp('dnlioll art'