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PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES -- REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 8, 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 -- Lloyd Spawn, Don Morgan, Jerry Johnson, Tom Sigl,
Polly Walters, Catherine Fine; LIBRARY STAFF -- Jane Davis, Robert
Holzfaster.
The meeting was called to order by the Library Board President, Lloyd Spawn.
The minutes of the June meeting were approved as distributed.
Catherine Fine, newly appointed Alternate Member, introduced herself to those
present and they introduced themselves to her.
Jane Davis, Library Director, read a letter from Board Member Polly Walters
which was received a day or so after the June meeting. Ms. Walters, who could
not attend the June meeting, had intended the letter to be read at the June
meeting - Sarah Bennett's last after twenty years on the Library Board. Lloyd
Spawn, Board President, asked Ms. Davis to forward the letter to Mrs. Bennett,
Jane Davis distributed the statistical report for July 1984. She pointed out
that circulation of library materials was very high in both June and July.
June 1984 circulation was, in fact, the highest month in the library's history.
Mrs. Davis also reported that the summer programming for children was drawing
to a close. Several hundred more children were registered for the program this
summer. Ellen Willis, Children's Librarian, will give a complete report to the
Board Members at the September meeting.
Kathleen Murphy, Adult Services Librarian, will report to the group at the
September meeting on 1984 adult book purchases in relation to the Collection
Development Study done in Spring 1983 and in relation to the supplemental request
for dollars for books funded by the City Council for 1984.
Ms. Davis reported that her request for Community Development Block Grant Funds
to repair curbs and sidewalks in Library Park had not been funded. However, she
has met with Tom Hays and Mike Herzig from Engineering Services and Carol Osborne,
Public Works Administrator, and has received verbal commitment that the project
will be begun in 1984 and finished in 1985.
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Ms. Davis also reported to the group that next year's book budget will be
funded from the General Fund of the City rather than Revenue Sharing Funds
as has been true since 1973.
Under Old Business, Ms. Davis reported that the library service contract
with Larimer County had been amended by the Board of Commissioners and the
City Council. The amended contract reduces the amount paid by Larimer
County to the City of Fort Collins from $87,806 to $77,952.
Ms. Davis reported that library directors from Fort Collins, Estes Park,
Loveland and Wellington had met to work out their 1985 budget request to be
sent to Larimer County. They based the funding request on the $8.05 per out
of city user that had been the basis for 1984 funding and increased the funding
for the smaller libraries by the same percentage. Outreach funds for each
library were figured at 10% of the funds earmarked for reimbursement for ser-
vices. Amounts requested for this library are $102,491 for library services
and $10,249 for outreach.
Glaser Associates, a local firm, has been contacted by Tom Frazier, General
Services Director for the City, to begin preliminary design work for the
library remodel project. Mr. Frazier hopes actual work on the project can
begin in December or January.
Under New Business, those present discussed the threatened lawsuit by Steven
G. Francis, a local attorney whose library card had been cancelled for non-
payment of fines. The various pieces of correspondence were reviewed. Board
Members agreed that Mr. Francis' suit appeared frivolous. They also agreed
that Jane Davis should meet with Kathleen Allin, Assistant City Attorney, and
write a policy statement clearly outlining the circumstances under which borrow-
ing privileges are revoked. This can then be officially filed with the City
Clerk's Office.
Jane Davis distributed brochures announcing the Creativity Conference the City
is sponsoring at the Lincoln Center September 26, 27 and 28.
Board members informally approved reciprocal borrowing with other public libraries
in the High Plains Library System.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis, Secretary Pro-tem