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PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES -- REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 18, 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 -- Lloyd Spawn, Don Morgan, Jerry Johnson, Tom Sigl;
LIBRARY STAFF -- Jane Davis, Robert Holzfaster, Ellen Willis.
The meeting was called to order by Lloyd Spawn, President. The minutes of
the previous meeting were approved as distributed.
Board members read two letters; one from Elaine Lawrence, Library Aide, to
Jane Davis, Library Director, and the other Mrs. Davis' response. No action
was taken on the correspondence. The board members felt the issue raised was
an administrative matter.
Ellen Willis, newly hired Children's Librarian, was introduced to board members
present.
Jane Davis reported that Page Smith, Reference Librarian, had resigned effective
January 31 and that Laura Greenwood, Information Clerk I, Adult Services, had
resigned effective January 21. Don Morgan asked that the President write a
letter to Mrs. Smith voicing the board members' appreciation to Mrs. Smith for
her service to the library.
Mrs. Davis also reported that $3406.00 had been collected in non-resident fees
since January 3 and that library circulation figures were slightly up over the
same time period last year. Library statistics for December, 1982, were dis-
tributed. Also distributed were a library staff organization chart and a list
of board members with addresses and telephone numbers.
Mrs. Davis reported that the Larimer County Library Services Board had met
January 10 and voted to recommend to the Larimer County Board of Commissioners
that the County Library Services Board be disbanded. She also announced that
the Fort Collins City Council and the Larimer County Board of Commissioners
would meet on January 24 and would discuss the library fee situation among other
matters. It will also be discussed at a City Council Work Session on January 25.
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Jane Davis also announced that the annual Great Decisions programs would be
held in February and March. The foreign policy discussion group will meet
Monday evenings in the Delatour Room.
Under Old Business Mrs. Davis reported that the subcommittee appointed to
review the challenged book Zeralda's Ogre recommended that the book not be
removed from the shelf. Don Morgan moved that the Library Board accept the
committee recommendation. Jerry Johnson seconded the motion. The motion
carried. The Board President asked Jane Davis to write to the library patron
who had submitted the challenge conveying the decision made.
Under New Business the members discussed the role of the Library Board in
relation to the City Council, the library staff and the community. Several
views were expressed by those members present. They included:
Serve as an advocate for the library
Give Councilmembers an unbiased view of the
library operation
Seek financial support for the library
Look at the library as a user - make the
library better for the library patron
They asked Jane Davis, Library Director, to come back to the February meeting
with clarification of member's responsibilities from the City Charter and the
Boards and Commissions Manual. The Boards and Commissions Manual is currently
being updated at City Council request.
Board members also discussed 1983 goals. Two goals identified were:
To seek grants and gifts for the library
To foster closer cooperation with the Friends
of the Library
Board members requested that this item of business also be carried over to the
next meeting.
Staff members demonstrated a Visualtek reading machine. This equipment is a
recent gift from Mr. E.H. Frink, a long-time Fort Collins resident.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis
Secretary Pro-tem