09/16/1988
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CLEARWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
Minutes of the Meeting
SEPTEMBER 16, 1988
Clearwater Countryside Library
9~30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
Mr. William Donovan, Chair
Mr. Frank Barnicle
Mr. Frederick Dunn
Mrs. Katherine Merriam
Ms. Carol Nielsen
Mr. Bernard Panush
Mr. Theodore Serrill
Mrs. Faye Sollid
Mrs. Virginia Watson
Mrs; Linda Mielke, ex-officio
Mrs. Susan Hyman, excused
Ms. Margot Pequignot, excused
Chairman Bill Donovan called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.
Mr. Donovan welcomed Mrs. Katherine Merriam to the Board replacing Mr. Sydney
White.
The meeting began with a tour of the new Clearwater Countryside Library
led by Wendy Foley, Branch Manager. Ms. Foley estimated the branch opening
by September 26.
Mrs. Mielke discussed the plans of the Countryside Dedication Committee
chaired by Mr. Ed Nichols. Dr. Scott Rose, Pinellas County School Superintendent
has agreed to be keynote speaker on October 23. Area high school and middle
school students will be helping out with the dedication activities. A
schedule of activities for the week following October 23 will be printed and
distributed. Mrs. Mielke noted that shuttle service from Countryside Mall
to the Countryside Library will be provided on October 23.
Mrs. Mielke noted a few minor problems with the Countryside Library
building: wallpaper peeling, signage system not yet received, information
desk design problem. The branch will open with 14,700 books on the shelf
and approximately 3,000 more to corne. Mrs. Mielke will be working on getting
directional street signs.
Hrs. Mielke showed the video "Libraries and the Video Revolution" to
the Board. Clearwater Public Library System is featured in this video along
with several other libraries nationwide for innovative library video service.
The minutes of the last meeting, May 20, 1988, were approved as submitted.
Mr. Donovan discussed role setting for public libraries and the Library
Board for long and short terms; for example:
*relate services to the common needs of the community
and library;
*conccntrate most on human services areas;
*allocate resources;
*communicate priortties to staff, Commission, and public
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Minutes of the Meeting September 16, 1988
Page 2
Mrs. Mielke has already submitted the goals and objectives for this year
with the 1988/89 budget. There are a number of roles of the public library
in the mission statement, including:
information center
education center
youth center
reference resource center
activities center
popular materi~ls center
Mrs. Mielke noted that the plan for a Pine1las County Subregional
Talking Books Library at the North Greenwood Branch was in the long range
'planning category. This proposal was put on hold by the State Library
until a County referendum in November, which has since been discontinued.
The State Librarian has refused to award a grant of this kind to municipal
libraries in the past.
~[rs. Mielke will again distribute copies of the goals and objectives
for 1988/89 to the Board. She will also order copies of Planning and Role
Setting, a Public Library Association publication, for the Board.
Mr. Donovan asked Mr. Dunn to chair a committee to assist with long ,
'range planning. Mr. Dunn asked Mrs. Sollid, Mr. Donovan, and Mrs. Nielsen
,to form this committee.
Mrs. Mielke will have an update on the proposed ordinance revision
submitted to the City Attorney at the next meeting.
}lr. Serrill asked that a shelf be designated for display of past best
sellers at the Countryside Library.,
Mr. Barnicle asked about any official movement toward a County library
system. ~lrs. .M!elke summarized the library cooperative plan that was proposed.
The plan is not on the ballot in November for a referendum. Mrs. Watson
attended the Pine lIas County work session on the referendum and reported that
there wasn't time to get the matter on the ballot for November. There is
discussion ,of a March, 1989, referendum. There was further discussion of
the negative economic impact to Clearwater if Clearwater joins the proposed
library cooperative.
Mrs. Mielke reported that East Lake community is pursuing avenues for
library service, and a group has consulted Mrs. Mielke for input on this issue.
Mrs. Mielke noted that the City Commission has increased nonresident
library card fees effective 10/1/88 to the following:
Nonresident individual annual card
Nonresident family annual card
Nonresident individual seasonal card
Nonresident family seasonal card
Special 3 month (one time only) card
$31.00
77.50
19.00
47.50
8.00
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Minutes of the Meeting September 16, 1988
Page 3
Mrs. Mielke reviewed descriptions of the three library support groups:
Library Board, Friends of the CleaTwater Library~ and Greater Clearwater
Public Library Foundation, Inc. (see attached). The Board felt a statement
about advising the City Commission should be included in the des'cription of
the Library Board.
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The Board agreed to meet at the Beach Branch Library for the next
me,eting on Friday, October 21. The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 a.m.
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, Susan Doel, Secretary
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