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PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES -- REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 4, 1981 -- 7:00 p.m.
BOARD MEMBERS: Don Morgan, Chairman
Lloyd Spawn, Vice-chairman
Sarah Bennett
Jerry Johnson
Joan Deines
Linda Carbajal
Christine Kneeland
PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- Sarah Bennett, Don Morgan, Joan Deines, Lloyd
Spawn, Linda Carbajal, Christine Kneeland; LIBRARY STAFF -- Jane
Davis, Larry Webber, Robert Holzfaster.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Don Morgan. The minutes of
the January meeting were approved as distributed.
Mr. Morgan reported on the luncheon meeting with the Mayor, Nancy Gray, and
the Assistant Mayor, Elery Wilmarth. The Mayor and Assistant Mayor both
expressed the feeling that the Library Board was overly sensitive about the
"quality of life" designation and that it would probably have no impact on
the 1982 budget process. The Library Board expressed to the Mayor that they
hoped to keep closer track of the budget process for 1982 and to speak with
Council about the library appropriation in a way other than the public hearing
format.
Library Director, Larry Webber, reported that he had written a letter of
support for a grant proposal prepared by Larry Slocum for Poudre R-1. The
proposal, if funded, would lead to development of parenting workshops to be
telecast over the school district's community cablevision channel. He also
reported that the part-time hourly salaries will be short $1,742 for 1981.
Closing Sunday afternoon during June, July and August would balance the
shortfall.
He reported that several volunteers had opened a small library at the chapel
up Poudre Canyon. They have checked out some books from this library and
have obtained some through the High Plains Library System and through the
State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. This is a trial
project. Library statistical report for 1930 was distributed.
Jane Davis, Assistant Library Director, has been working with staff from
Volunteers Clearing House on a grant proposal for $2,500 of Community Education
funds to develop a collection of low vocabulary materials for adult readers.
The Library Board members asked Jane Davis to meet with the directors of three
local nursing homes to pursue the problems of the overdue and lost books from
the nursing home deposits.
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The joint meeting with the Larimer County Library Services Board has been
changed to March 2, 12:00 noon at the Larimer County Jail.
John Power from the friends of the Library joined the Board and reported
on the fund raising drive'. The brochure is nearing completion. Judy Crump
is in charge of sorting the lists of prospective donors. The kick-off for
the drive will probably be March 17.
Larry Webber announced that LSCA Title I Guidelines and calendar had been
received.
The meeting was then adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis, Secretary Pro-tem