Item B1
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
MEETING DATE:
December 18, 2002
DIVISION: COMMUNITY SERVICES
BULK ITEM:
No
DEPARTMENT: Library
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Presentation of Plaque of Appreciation to Alice Skinger, upon her retirement after
over twenty years of service as Chairman of the Monroe County Public Library Advisory Board
ITEM BACKGROUND:
See attached
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: None
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: N.A.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Presentation of plaque
TOTAL COST:
N.A.
BUDGETED: N.A.
COST TO COUNTY: N.A.
REVENUE PRODUCING:
NA
AMOUNT PER MONTH NEAR:
N.A.
APPROVED BY: County Attorney N.A.
OMB/Purchasing N.A.
Risk Management
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DOCUMENTATION: Included X
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DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL
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AGENDA ITEM #
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DISPOSITION:
PRESENTATION OF PLAQUE OF APPRECIATION
TO ALICE SKINGER
ON HER RETIREMENT FROM
THE ADVISORY BOARD
OF THE MONROE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
We could not find a record of when Alice Skinger was first appointed to the
Library Advisory Board-the earliest record available is of her re-
appointment in 1983, but since the Board was established in 1981, we can
assume that she was on the first Monroe County Library Board ever
established. She has served as Board Chairman for her entire term of
service since then, seldom missing a meeting for over twenty years.
Her years of service have been memorable for her energy, enthusiasm, and
wholehearted support for the Library and its needs-and she has never
been bashful about expressing her feelings. Every County Administrator
and all the Commissioners have come to recognize her voice on the phone
when an issue concerning the Library is coming up for BOCC discussion.
They have also all come to acknowledge and respect her integrity and
ethics when controversial matters have arisen.
Alice Skinger has been outstanding in her support for Library advocacy-
and she is not a person to simply give lip service-she has been a woman
of action when she sees the need, and her actions over the past twenty-one
years are proof of her love of libraries and her absolute conviction of the
need for a good Library system in Monroe County.
Under her guidance and oversight, the Library has expanded in every
community that it serves, with new buildings in Key Largo and Marathon, a
new branch in Big Pine Key, and expanded facilities in Key West and
Islamorada, all within her term of office. The patronage has grown as well
during that time, to over 45,000 registered Library cardholders and nearly
half a million visitors to the five branches last year alone.
The Library and the entire County owe a huge debt of gratitude to Alice
Skinger for her many efforts on behalf of the Monroe County Library and
for the years of dedication and energy that she has given to us.
For the entire County, we say "Thank you, Alice-you'll be a tough act to
follow."