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PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES -- REGULAR .MEETING
NOVEMBER 8, 1983 -- 7:00 p.m.
BOARD MEMBERS: Lloyd Spawn, President
Christine Kneeland, Vice-president
Jerry Johnson
Don Morgan
Sarah Bennett
Tom Sigl
Polly Walters
PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- Lloyd Spawn, Christine Kneeland, Tom Sigl, Polly
Walters; LIBRARY STAFF -- Jane Davis.
The meeting was called to order by the President, Lloyd Spawn. The minutes
of the October meeting were approved as distributed. There was no correspon-
dence.
Jane Davis, Library Director, distributed the monthly statistical report for
October. She announced that the Friends of the Library cleared just under
$5,000 at their annual used book sale held at Foothills Fashion Mall the week-
end of October 22. She also announced that the library is part of a National
Endowment for the Humanities grant received by the University of Colorado
Library to present a series of programs on George Orwell and his novel 1984.
These programs will be held in March and April of next year.
Ms. Davis also reported that the resolution she presented at the Colorado
Library Association meeting in October had been unanimously adopted by the
members with two minor changes. It reads as follows:
WHEREAS the members of the Colorado Library Association do select
and purchase books for the libraries of Colorado; and
WHEREAS they are faced with limited amounts of funds to purchase
said books; and
WHEREAS these books thus selected and purchased with funds are
becoming less and less well made and more and more likely to fall
apart after a few uses by the library patron;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Colorado Library Association
in convention assembled, October 18, 1983, bring to the attention
of book publishers and book jobbers their deep concern and dis-
satisfaction over the quality of the binding and paper of the
books purchased at great expense for library use; and
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be communi-
cated to the book jobbers and book publishers with whom Colorado
libraries do business so that they may be made aware of this deep
dissatisfaction; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the Colorado Library
Association expect some response from book jobbers and book pub-
lishers as a result of this resolution.
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Copies of the resolution will be sent to the major publishers and jobbers
with whom Colorado libraries do business. Copies will also be sent to
library journals and other library organizations. She also reported that
several steps had been taken to improve service and public relations at the
circulation desk.
Met several times with circulation staff members, and with
their input, developed a courtesy check list which they will
use in dealing with the public.
Ordered and received name tags for each person working at
the circulation desk.
Circulation Supervisor has attended a two-day workshop on
communications techniques.
All library staff members attended a training session on
library user satisfaction given by Nancy Knepel, Director
of High Plains Library Service System.
We are in the process of developing improved signage for
the library lobby. We want to take some of the pressure
of answering directional questions off the circulation
staff.
We are looking at the cost of replacing the circulation
desk itself with modular units that will give us more
flexibility in work flow and people flow in the lobby area.
In filling future circulation staff vacancies we will be
looking carefully for people who have had experience
working with the public in a high traffic setting.
Ms. Davis reported that the Larimer County Bookmobile had been picked up by
the County. That service program ended September 30. She also reported that
County funding for library service to Larimer County residents living outside
the city limits would be $87,806 for 1984 plus an additional $8783 for estab-
lishing outreach services for any person presently isolated from library ser-
vice because of reasons of health, lack of transportation or distance from a
library.
Ms. Davis reported that she had spoken with Verna Lewis, Assistant City Manager,
concerning the description of duties of the Library Board in the new Boards and
Commissions Handbook. Ms. Lewis was most apologetic that the Board's newly
adapted "Role and Mission Statement" was not used in place of the old descrip-
tion of their duties. This was an unintentional oversight for which she takes
full responsibility.
Jane Davis reported to the Board that the Literature for Parents (LAP) workshop
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sponsored by the Junior Women's Club and the library had been well attended.
and excellent. We hope to make this an annual effort.
Under Old Business, Jane Davis reported that Columbine Cablevision had com-
mitted to complete the wiring of the libary building and to provide a modu-
lator for our use.
Under New Business, the Library Director invited all the Library Board to the
staff Christmas party to be held in the Delatour Room on Wednesday, December
21.
Lloyd Spawn, Board President, asked that time be aside at the December
meeting to brainstorm ideas for raising money to remodel the first floor of
the library. The bookmobile garage, no longer to be used for the vehicle,
could be made into a secure area for processing books, releasing space for
enlargement of the Children's Area.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis, Secretary Pro-tem