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II Council Liaison: Chris Kneeland II Staff Liaison: Linda Saferite II
11 Acting Chairperson: Jack Steele Phone: 225-0877 (h) 11
A regular meeting of the Library Board was held on Wednesday, September 11, 1996, in the Ben Delatour
Room of the Fort Collins Public Library. The following Library Board members were present: Bill Cook,
Anne Ostrye-Macdonald, Jack Steele, and Jacqueline Wallace.
Board Members absent: Al Stone, M. Madeleine Wawro, Linda Knowlton
Council Liaison: Chris Kneeland
City Staff: John F. Fischbach
Staff Members Present: Linda Saferite, Mike Powers, Robert Holzfaster, Dean Willms, Bob
Copeland, Leslie Patterson, Deb Maltby, Marjorie Teklits
Friends of the Library Liaison: Leslie Diverdi (absent)
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by the Acting Chairperson, Jack Steele. The minutes of the
August 8th 1996 meeting, page 3, item B.2. under Library Fund Committee were amended: the first line
should read: Linda Knowlton will contact two people who applied to the Library Board to see if they have any
interest in filling the vacancy on the Library Fund Committee.
Library Board members wanted to discuss the Library's video, funding for the Harmony Library, and a new
Main Library as part of the Capital Improvement Projects with the City Manager. It was felt by some
members of City Council that the Library's video, The Future is Now, was more promotional than
informational in nature and that the City does not want to promote one project over another. When asked for
guidance on what the Board can do in its efforts to support the Library's Capital Improvement Projects, John
Fischbach told them to continue to tell the story and inform the public. He and Chris Kneeland also
encouraged the Board to give their input at upcoming budget sessions.
There was no correspondence to be read at this meeting.
A. Library Director
1. On the Job with Leslie Patterson, Librarian: Recap of Teen Summer Reading Program
404 teens participated in "Book Quest", the Library's summer reading program for teens. Prizes
consisting of gift certificates at the mall, coupons for fast food, desserts, paperback books, and movies,
were awarded. In addition, 22 teens participated in the Library's first young adult sleepover on
August 2. The event was very successful and received excellent support from local merchants who
supplied food, snack items, and prizes. Anne Ostrye-Macdonald was thanked for her efforts in writing
a grant for a Teens and Technology Project, a program which will target teens for library use through
their interest in technology. Approval of the Library Services and Construction Act grant, in the
amount of $14,995, has been received from the Colorado Department of Education.
2. General Report - Linda Saferite
A copy of the reply to a customer's request for reconsideration of library material concerning the shelf
location of the book Forever Barbie was distributed to the Board. A committee of three librarians
reviewed the book and recommended keeping it in the young adult non-fiction category as a resource
for college -bound teens as it contains material related to issues such as eating disorders, feminism,
gender -related issues and others.
A copy of the "Outstanding Citizen Award" for the "Rotary READ Fort Collins" literacy project which
was presented to the three Fort Collins Rotary Clubs by the Colorado Educational Media Association
was shown to the Board.
The Friends of the Library hosted a reception for Larry Webber and Carol Bering Clemons who
accepted early retirement from the City effective September 6th. These two positions will remain
vacant for a period of time as funds are accumulated for the Library's portion of this program offered
by the City. In January, an outside consultant will help us analyze the Children's/Media and
Reference/Information departments to look at new priorities and how best the Library can meet these
needs. Program Administrator Ellen Willis has been assigned to the Mini Library and Librarian Pat
Doughty will be Acting Children's/Media Program Administrator in the interim.
The Library Fund Committee's "friend -raising" Progressive Dinner event scheduled for September 25
may be canceled due to an insufficient number of responses to make the event worthwhile. Chair Jack
Schanz will present a list of other fundraising project ideas to the Committee at their September 23rd
meeting.
A Library Assistant III position which was vacated during the summer has been filled by Patty Fuentes -
Cross who is bilingual; it is planned to have her do outreach as well as bilingual storytimes.
To respond to a Library Board member question, the Library is part of the enterprise zone but it does
not meet the qualifications.
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Copies of memos to Mayor Azari and City Council Members concerning the "Library Literacy Grant
Discontinuation" and "Harmony Library: An Environmentally Responsive Building" were distributed
to the Library Board.
Linda Saferite said that a demonstration of the Library's World Wide Web page will be given to the
Board at a future meeting.
A copy of the Capital Improvement Program project summary for an addition to the Museum was
shown to the Board for their information.
Although a regular Library meeting was not scheduled for the month of December, Library Board
Members will be asked if they would be available to meet on Thursday, December 5th in order to cover
all the material planned before the end of the year.
3. "How'd we do's?"
There were no comments on this month's customer comment forms.
B. Board Members
1. Nominating Committee - Anne Ostrye-Macdonald
Anne Ostrye-Macdonald and Bill Cook nominated Jack Steele as Library Board Chair and Jacqueline
Wallace as Vice Chair, both accepted the nominations.
2. Library Fund Committee -
Linda Saferite reported that Linda Knowlton has been unsuccessful in her efforts to recruit a candidate
to fill the vacancy on the Committee.
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A. 1997 Budget Process
Linda Saferite said that all the Boards and Commissions with CIP projects will have a representative
speak at the September 24th City Council study session. She informed Library Board members of
upcoming dates concerning the Capital Improvement Projects as well as the 1997 budget process.
Mike Powers informed the Board members that it is important for them to attend these meetings in
their efforts to support Library services.
B. Community Awareness Task Force
This item was not discussed at the meeting.
C. Capital Improvement Task Force
Linda Saferite reminded the Board that their meeting had been moved to Wednesday in order for them
to attend the City's Capital Improvement Projects open house on September 12th.
A. Election of Officers
Library Board members present voted unanimously for Jack Steele as new Library Board Chair and
Jacqueline Wallace as Vice Chair.
B. The review of LINC accomplishments was postponed until the October 10th meeting.
C. Discontinuation of Income Tax Form Distribution
Linda Saferite informed the Board that it has been determined that supplying income tax forms to the
pubic is not a basic Library service and that it is a duplicated service which is available at other
locations. Bill Cook made a motion that the income tax form service be discontinued; Anne Ostrye-
Macdonald seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved. The community will be informed
about this decision starting in November with a press release and posters in the Library's lobby which
will also give locations and telephone numbers of places where the forms can be obtained.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Marjorie Teklits
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