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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board - Minutes - 04/12/1983CITY OF FORT C 0 L L I N S PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES -- REGULAR MEETING APRIL 12, 1983 -- 7:00 p.m. BOARD MEMBERS: Lloyd Spawn, President Christine Kneeland, Vice-president Jerry Johnson Don Morgan Linda Carbajal Sarah Bennett Tom Sigl PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- Christine Kneeland, Sarah Bennett, Jerry Johnson, Tom Sigl; LIBRARY STAFF -- Jane Davis, Robert Holzfaster. The April meeting of the Fort Collins Public Library Board was called to order by the Vice-president, Christine Kneeland. The minutes of the March meeting were approved as distributed. There was no correspondence. Jane Davis, Library Director, reported that Mary Ellinghuysen had been hired as an Information Clerk I in the Children's Area. She will begin work on April 18. She has an MLS from the University of Iowa and has worked in libraries in Anoka, Minnesota, and Longmont, Colorado. Mrs. Davis also reported that the .5 opening in the Reference Area will be filled on an hourly basis. By filling the position in this way, an experienced professional can be obtained. We can then provide better service to the public for the same amount of money. Mrs. Davis reported that use statistics for the first quarter of 1983 show circula- tion down 2.510 from the same period in 1982. Library building traffic is also down, but only by 46 people. The non-resident borrowers fee generated only $1,484 in March. It is apparent at this point that the fee will not generate the $41,000 in revenue anticipated. Jerry Johnson reported that the Ad Hoc Committee on Library Funding was con- tinuing to meet. He reported that at this point the group was trying to examine the various choices that might be available for funding libraries in Larimer County and also looking at what services Larimer County might pick up in ex- change for total municipal funding of libraries. Jane Davis reported that the fully burdened cost of operation of the Ft. Collins Public Library in 1983 will be around $917,000. This includes the budgeted amount of $734,000 plus the value of services the City of Fort Collins infra- structure provides. Under Old Business, the board members discussed a draft of a role and mission statement for the Library Board. This item of business was tabled until the May meeting. Jane Davis reported that library staff had put the 1984 budget -2- items discussed in a priority order. The top items are putting the cut evening hours back, acquiring funds for maintenance and repair of furniture and equip- ment and the library building, increasing the materials budget, funds for pur- chasing additional terminals, adding budgeted programming funds and upgrading the collection in areas of significant need. Under New Business, copies of the 1984 revenue projections were distribpted. This is the first step of the 1984 budget process. Library Board members also discussed their concern that a change in the proposed route of the trolley - from Mountain Avenue to a downtown location - would negatively impact library parking. Christine Kneeland and Sarah Bennett were appointed to an ad hoc committee to review the children's book, Sunday Morning. A concerned library patron had asked that this book be withdrawn from the library shelves. Jane Davis announced that May 1-May 15 would be a fine free period for materials return. The meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Jane B. Davis Secretary Pro-tem