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C I T Y O F F 0 R T C 0 L L I N S
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES -- REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 11, 1983 -- 7:00 p.m.
BOARD MEMBERS: Lloyd Spawn, President
Christine Kneeland, Vice-president
Jerry Johnson
Don Morgan
Sarah Bennett
Tom Sig]
Polly Walters
PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- Lloyd Spawn, Christine Kneeland, Sarah Bennett,
Jerry Johnson, Tom Sigl, Polly Walters; LIBRARY STAFF -- Jane Davis,
Robert Holzfaster.
The meeting was called to order by the Library Board President, Lloyd Spawn.
There was no correspondence.
Building traffic and use statistics for the month of September were distribu-
ted. The September 1983 circulation figure is higher than September 1982.
This is the first month this year that this has been true. The library borrower
fee has definitely slowed the circulation growth we have shown over the past
. several years.
Jane Davis, Library Director, reported that the 1984 budget for the Library as
approved by City Council on October 11 would be $835,620. The Council also
voted to drop the library borrowers fee for 1984.
There was extended discussion by all those present about the letters in the
newspaper concerning friendliness and courtesy by those people working at the
library circulation desk. We discussed the importance of training, the use of
improved signage, a reception desk in the lobby, a take -a -number procedure,
name tags and other possible approaches to the problem.
Jane Davis reported that three Apple IIe personal computers were being purchased
for public use. There will be a $3.00/hour charge and children will have to be
accompanied by an adult. The library will have software available for use with
the equipment and some training will be provided.
Ms. Davis also reported that the Larimer County Commissioners had held a public
hearing on discontinuing the operation of the Larimer County Bookmobile. Very
few attended the hearing and the Commissioners have decided to end the bookmo-
bile operation.
Jane Davis distributed copies of the new.Boards and Commissions Handbook. Board
members were concerned that the wording of the duties of the Library Board had
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• not been changed as they had suggested. They asked the Library Director to
ask the Assistant City Manager, Verna Lewis, about this matter.
Under Old Business, Jane Davis reported that she had written a letter to Bob
Lee, City Transportation Director, asking that the parking spaces around the
library be relined and the broken curbs be repaired. Mr. Lee responded by
telephone that he would have the relining done this fall and suggested that
Community Block Grant funds might be available in the spring of 1984 for the
curb repair.
Ms. Davis reported that a supervisor from Parks and Recreation and a crew of
DUI workers cleaned up the grounds around the library building on October 8.
She also reported that Barry Selberg from the City Manager's staff was meeting
with the Cable Review Committee and would suggest that committee meet with
the Library Director and Library Board President about cable promises not kept
in relation to the library building.
Under New Business, Robert Holzfaster demonstrated the Baker & Taylor betaphone
which we will be using next year to order books. It will enable us to spread
the timing of our book orders out and will save the staff time used in typing
orders.
The telephone number for the Fort Collins Public Library will change December
1 from 493-4422 to 221-6740.
• Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis
Secretary Pro-tem
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