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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board - Minutes - 11/13/1984C I T Y O F F O R T C O L L N S PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES -- REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 13, 1984 -- 7:00 p.m. BOARD MEMBERS: Lloyd Spawn, President Christine Kneeland, Vice-president Jerry Johnson Don Morgan Polly Walters Tom Sigl Catherine Fine PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- Christine Kneeland, Don Morgan, Polly Walters, Tom Sigl; LIBRARY STAFF -- Jane Davis, Robert Holzfaster. The meeting was called to order by the Vice-president, Christine Kneeland. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved with one addition. At the October 9 meeting the group had requested that Don Morgan ask Jack Goodrich if it would be possible for Goodrich Mortuary to sponsor an ad in the Colo- radoan advertising library services. Jane Davis, Library Director, distributed the statistical report for October 1984. She reported that the Fort Collins Friends of the Library had netted $5900 plus at their annual book sale. She also reported that they have com- mitted $4000 to the 1985 summer programming for children, $1200 to the Media Area for a summer American film series and $719 for the purchase of a replace- ment filmstrip projector for the Children's Area. Ms. Davis also reported that costs for the first floor remodel project have come in at $174,000. This is about $71,000 over budget. In addition, costs of $28,300 have been identified to upgrade the lighting on the second floor of the library building. Additional funding will be sought from the City Council in December - either at the Council Meeting on December 4 or the Council Worksession on December 11. Under Old Business, Ms. Davis reported that Dick Valdez has been assigned by Engineering Services to the Library Park curb repair project. The work has been surveyed and the money is available. As yet we have no exact date for beginning of the actual labor. There was additional discussion of the age rules for microcomputer use. There is consensus on a parent signing with an underage user but most board members seemed to feel that once a young person has gone through the training module and shows competency they should not have to be accompanied by an adult each time. Ms. Davis will discuss this with the Media staff. As part of the remodel project the architect went over to the Larimer County Courthouse to see the Freedom Shrine. Because of the size of that display and the need for it to be located in one visible space, it has not been possible to identify a satisfactory spot for its placement. r1 0 -2- Polly Walters reported that she is working with Kathy Rantz from KCOL on a series of radio spot announcements publicizing the library. Children will write the scripts and make the tapes. Under New Business, Ms. Davis invited the Library Board to the annual Christ- mas buffet luncheon December 19, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Library staff will provide meat, drink and table service. Members of the Friends of the Library are also invited. If lunch is not convenient come by mid -afternoon for coffee or punch. Ms. Davis gave a brief outline of the three Library Services and Construction Act Grants the staff is working on. One is a cooperative grant with Volunteers Clearing House dealing with adult literacy. The others are smaller grant re- quests - one for funding to transcribe oral history tapes and another to pro- vide funding to do a series of video-tape interviews with senior citizens. Board members expressed interest in touring the various service areas of the library in conjunction with meetings. It was decided to do this again after the completion of the remodel project. The meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Jane B. Davis Secretary Pro-tem