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11 Council Liaison: Chris Kneeland 11 Staff Liaison: Kim Crowley 11
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A regular meeting of the Library Board was held on Thursday, December 5, 1996, in the Ben Delatour Room
of the Fort Collins Public Library. The following Library Board members were present: Anne Ostrye-
Macdonald, Joanne Monath, Jack Steele, Al Stone, Jacqueline Wallace, and M. Madeleine Wawro.
Board Member Absent: Bill Cook
Staff Members Present: Kim Crowley, Mike Powers, Ellen Willis, Dean Willms,
Pat Doughty, Marjorie Teklits
Friends of the Library Liaison: Absent
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by the Chairperson, Jack Steele. The minutes of the November
14, 1996 meeting stand as written.
CORRESPONDENCE
Jack Steele shared Linda Saferite's thank you note to the Board for the support they have given both her and
the Library over the past three years.
A. Friends of the Library Report
A report was not given at this meeting as a new Friends of the Library liaison has not yet been
appointed.
B. Acting Library Director - Kim Crowley
1. General
Due to a boiler failure the day after Thanksgiving, it was decided to close the Main Library for
five days for health and safety reasons until repairs could be completed. Risk Management and
Facilities advised that if the Library had remained open, too much cold air would enter the
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building and cause the pipes to freeze. The Mini Library extended its hours over the weekend
to accommodate customers, and no negative feedback was received from the public.
The Circulation and Media departments have agreed to increase the number of media items
allowed to be checked out per card from 3 to 4. Holiday items allowed to be checked out will
remain at 2. In addition to providing better customer service, this policy change will result in
more room on the shelves for additional media items.
2. "How'd we do's"
Jack Steele complimented staff on the many positive customer comment forms received
concerning recent computer classes offered by the Library.
OLD BUSINESS
A. Library Board Retreat
It was agreed to hold the annual Retreat on Wednesday, January 22nd. Jack Steele will contact
facilitator Nancy Knepel with suggested discussion items.
B. Review Annual Report
A draft report was distributed to members and it will be finalized at the January meeting.
C. CIP
Mike Powers reported on the results of a recent telephone survey regarding the upcoming Capital
Improvement Program. Library Technology remains a strong item, and another survey is planned to
further narrow the list of proposed projects. Although a New Main Library does not seem to be at the
top of the list of favored items at this time, acquiring land for a new Main Library, a Police Services
building and a Performing Arts Center is still being considered.
Regarding LINC libraries and a School District Cooperative Project, Library Board members felt that
more funding is needed at the public libraries in order to build an infrastructure to support the LINC
libraries. Jack Steele reported that he, Mayor Azari, and Librarian Lu Benke recently visited three
LINC sites. Staff at these school media centers indicated they would like to be able to extend hours
open to the public. Al Stone's observation of LINC sites is that the public mainly visits their computer
labs rather than using them as libraries. Jack Steele and Anne Ostrye-Macdonald believe that because
of limitations in service LINC centers can offer to the public, such as very limited hours open, small
collections, and inability to pick up public library material, the LINC sites cannot be considered a
replacement for a new Main Library but can be a significant part of the total library system.
At the next Friends of the Library meeting, Jack Steele plans to propose allowing LINC Directors the
opportunity to select books from the warehouse housing the Friend's booksale items for use at their
media centers.
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NEW BUSINESS
A. Library Director Interviews
Board Members reviewed a fist of possible interview questions for Library Director candidates which
will be finalized at the next meeting.
B. Other
New member, Joanne Monath, was introduced and welcomed to the Library Board. She will be joining
Al Stone on the Board's Library Technology Committee.
Jack Steele said that Jack Schanz, Char of the Library Fund Committee, will be attending the January
9th Library Board meeting and that discussion will include where the Board and the Committee
collectively want to go. In addition, a report will be given by the Board's New Main Library
Committee at this meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Marjorie Tekfits
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