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PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES -- REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 12, 1985 -- 7:00 D.m.
BOARD MEMBERS: Lloyd Spawn, President
Christine Kneeland, Vice-president
Jerry Johnson
Don Morgan
Polly Walters
Catherine Fine
PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- Lloyd Spawn, Christine Kneeland, Don Morgan,
Jerry Johnson, Catherine Fine; LIBRARY STAFF -- Jane Davis, Robert
Holzfaster.
The meeting was called to order by the President, Lloyd Spawn. The minutes
of the previous meeting were approved as distributed.
Lloyd Spawn read two letters he had received from Mayor Gerry Horak. The
first letter thanked board members for their input in filling the vacancy
on the Library Board caused by the resignation of Tom Sigl. The second
letter inquired into Board procedures for dealing with conflict of interest.
The board members agreed that conflict of interest had never been a problem
for library board members but if it ever occurred the member with the conflict
would withdraw from discussion and vote. Mr. Spawn will communicate this to
Mayor Horak.
Jane Davis, Library Director, distributed the statistical report for January
1985. Library materials circulation was up 12.7% over January 1984. Mrs.
Davis reported that library staff and facilities staff would be moving people,
desks, shelving on February 13 in preparation for the remodel project. She
also reported that the City Council had voted, on January 29, to proceed with
the trolley project on West Mountain Avenue. This effectively ends speculation
that an alternate route might involve Library Park.
Mrs. Davis also reported that three grant proposals had been funded. All three
are federal Library Services and Construction Act funds made available to
Colorado libraries through the Colorado State Library. They are:
$4700.00 for transcription of 150 oral history cassette tapes of
Larimer County residents. This also covers the indexing, copying
and binding of the transcriptions for check out.
$2275.00 for production of ten half-hour video tapes documenting
periods and places in Fort Collins history through the personal
reminiscences of older people who have lived most of their lives
in Fort Collins.
$16405.00 to establish an Adult Literacy Network. The Fort Collins
Public Library will work cooperatively with the Volunteers Clearing
House and Adult Basic Education staff to obtain or create and provide
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print and non -print materials to undereducated adults through a
literacy program using both tutors and Adult Basic Education
professionals to provide individualized instruction to under-
educated adults.
The grant contracts are currently being signed and the funds will become
available around April 1.
Mrs. Davis informed board members that Charlene Tresner, Local History
Coordinator, had suffered a slight stroke on January 29. She is recuperating
at home.
Under Old Business, Jane Davis reported that she and Larry Webber, Media
Librarian, had met with the City's Public Access Board to discuss the possi-
bility of the library becoming a site for public access cable production in
the Columbine Cable distribution area. Library staff will continue to work
with the Public Access Board and Columbine Cable to see if this would be
feasible.
Jane Davis reminded board members of the upcoming City election on March 5
and distributed a flyer on the ballot issues.
Under New Business the Library Board President, Mr. Spawn, reminded members
about the Boards and Commissions dinner on February 22.
Jane Davis announced that Summer Reading '85, our annual program for children,
will go forward as always in spite of the remodel. Special movies and events
will be held in the Overland Trail room at the City Museum. Monthly updates
on planning will follow.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis, Secretary Pro-tem