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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
JANUARY 6, 1982 -- 7:00 p.m.
BOARD MEMBERS: Don Morgan, Chairman
Lloyd Spawn, Vice-chairman
Sarah Bennett
Jerry Johnson
Christine Kneeland
Linda Carbajal
Tom Sig]
JAN 7 3 1982
G 'Y CLERK
PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- Don Morgan, Lloyd Spawn, Christine Kneeland, Jerry
Johnson, Sarah Bennett; LIBRARY STAFF -- Larry Webber, Jane Davis,
Robert Holzfaster.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Don Morgan. The minutes of
the December meeting were approved as distributed.
Library Director, Larry Webber, reported to the board members that the City
Council has approved the contracts with Larimer County on December 15, 1981.
He also reported that the Christmas party for staff members, board members,
and Friends of the Library members held December 16, 1981, was very successful.
He displayed the plaque presented to the Friends of the Library members by City
Council on November 17, 1981, in recognition of their successful fund raising
drive.
Jane Davis, Assistant Library Director, distributed the statistical reports
for December, 1981, and containing 1981 totals plus a report comparing certain
statistics over a four year period, She also reported she had written a letter
to the publisher of I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly informing them that
the book had been challenged by a parent.
Larry Webber also reported that the Legislative Committee of the Colorado
IibiarY AtiBUClation plannrJ to 1101J a Legislative Day in Denver in April
during National Library Week rather than in January.
Under Old Business, Chairman, Don Morgan, appointed Christine Kneeland and
Jerry Johnson to work with library staff members on a draft copy of the
projected patron survey to be presented to the board members at the February
meeting.
A memorandum from Dan Smith, Programmer/Analyst for the City, was distributed
to board members. It is the preliminary plan for the library's new overdue
procedure. The overdue system will be on the agenda for the February meeting.
A draft of a letter to be sent to funeral directors soliciting Memorial gifts
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was distributed. Don Morgan will see that the suggested changes are made in
the letter and that it is sent out as soon as possible.
Don Morgan appointed Laurie Thomsen from the library staff and Christine
Kneeland and Sarah Bennett, library board members, to review the children's
book, Mr. and Mrs. Pig's Evening Out, by Mary Rayner, 1976. This book has
been challenged by a library user. He asked that the committee meet and discuss
the book and report back to the full library board at the February 3 meeting.
Larry Webber reported to the Library Board on the financial status of the 1982
summer reading program for children who are independent readers, The full
program will cost $7500 in 1982. The Friends of the Library have pledged $2000
and money is being sought from other sources. The board members felt that if
the summer program was to continue it should be funded regularly from the library
budget. They suggested several sources of possible help for funding. Laurie
Thomsen explained that she will need to know fairly quickly the level of funding
available so that planning can begin.
The meeting was adjourned.
Before the meeting was called to order, Charlene Tresner, Library Technician/
Local History, showed library board members through the Local History Area
outlining her programs.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis, Secretary