Longtime Palm Harbor Librarian Could Lead East Lake Library

The woman who is the driving force behind many of the popular events at the Palm Harbor Library could soon be moving across Lake Tarpon to head up the East Lake Community Library.

Lois Eannel, who is assistant director and the head of youth services at Palm Harbor Library, has been recommended by the East Lake Library Advisory Board to be the next director at the East Lake Library.

Eannel said that Palm Harbor Community Services Agency (PHCSA) board members must still approve the move. PHCSA is the organization that provides library and recreational services to residents of unincorporated Palm Harbor.  Eannel says the PHCSA board is scheduled to vote about the recommendation during this month's meeting, which is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013.

"I hope that all will go well," said Eannel, who has worked at the Palm Harbor Library for 14 years.

The East Lake Library has been without a director since June 2013, when PHCSA board members fired Patricia Perezbecause of concerns about her performance. 

If Eannel becomes the next East Lake director, she will also oversee the library's transition to independent taxing district funding. The East Lake Library's Advisory Board is already looking to the library's future and the transition. The board is asking library users to complete a survey about what services they'd like to have at the library.

Eannel says she is looking forward to the opportunity of working with the staff at East Lake Library.

"They're good people over there," she said.

"I'm a fun person, so I'd bring my fun personality over to the other side of the lake."

Salary information has not been disclosed. East Lake Advisory Board members have not yet responded to requests for information.

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