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CITY OF FORT COLLINS
PUBLIC LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING
Ben Delatour Room
Thursday, August 12, 1993
BOARD MEMBERS: Anne Ostrye-Macdonald, Chairperson
Karen Dornseif
Fay Rhoadarmer
Jerome Roselle
Al Stone
Madeleine Wawro
Sandra Webermeier
PRESENT: Board members Anne Ostrye-Macdonald, Karen Dornseif, Al
Stone, and Madeline Wawro
Staff Michael Powers and Robert Holzfaster
Guest Myrtle Hausrath, Fourth Congressional District
Representative, Colorado Council for Library Development
The meeting was called to order by chair Anne Ostrye-Macdonald at
7:10 p.m. when a quorum was formed.
The minutes of the July 8 meeting were approved with one minor
correction. The final paragraph was to be moved above the acting
secretary's signature.
There was no correspondence.
REPORTS:
Robert reported that the library is just beginning to get statistics
on library activities from Dynix. He has not yet been able to study
the data and compile reports.
Al Stone reported on the trustees training session presented in
Loveland on July 27 that he, Karen, and Sandra Webermeier attended.
Al outlined the planning process taught at the training and reviewed
the format and content of the Guidelines for Colorado Public
Libraries. He reported on the exercise done at the training that
allowed attendees to practice decision -making within the framework of
written goals and clearly defined library roles.
Karen reported on her research on public library standards. She
found that Colorado, as a nonregulatory state, has no standards. It
does have the guidelines referenced by Al. She presented the members
with an outline of 8 public library roles and an overview of
standards, performance measures and space planning guidelines.
In response to the question of where to go from here, members
discussed using the planning process from the trustees training and
role definition and performance measures as the basis for developing
a library services plan within the coming year. Karen again
suggested bringing other area libraries into the planning by having
each define its role(s) to ensure that citizens' information needs
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are met by some library in the community. The board agreed that the
public library should take the lead in planning its future and
collaboration with other libraries.
OLD BUSINESS
Mike Powers reported that the interviews for the five finalists in
the director search will be held August 27. As Eric Reno of Front
Range Community College and Susan Kirkpatrick, former mayor of Fort
Collins, will be unable to serve on the citizen panel, he requested
additional board member participation. Karen volunteered to serve.
Anne will contact Jerry Roselle. Mike will use the feedback on
perceived strengths and weaknesses of the candidates from the 17+
people interviewing to guide his final selection. Mike will release
the names of the finalists to the media the week of August 23.
Mike also reviewed the plans for the City Council's and Mayor's forum
on library services. It will be held on Tuesday, August 31, in
council chambers at City Hall. This is the first of the council's
planned forums; the focus on library services reflects the high
interest and importance of this topic to council.
Al, Karen and Fay (through a note to Anne) reported on the challenged
title, elpha and the_, Dirty Baby. All readers recommended retention
of it in the children's section. Al moved that the board vote to
retain the title, Karen seconded, and the board agreed unanimously.
Karen asked that library staff provide the board with a copy of the
selection policy of the library.
The structure of monthly meetings was again addressed with
suggestions that the topic or activity for each meeting of the year
be laid out in the workplan and that the agenda be structured to
allow time for a brief director's report and time for members to
provide feedback to the director and staff on what they observe or
hear from community members.
NEW BUSINESS
The board decided to proceed with the election of officers, which was
postponed from the July meeting. Anne accepted nomination for Chair,
and Karen agreed to serve as Vice-Chair/Secretary. Madeleine moved
that the board elect Anne and Karen; Al seconded, and the board voted
unanimously in favor of the motion.
The board will work on the 1994 workplan encompassing a city-wide
library services policy at the September meeting.
Robert reported that the library will be closed from September 6 to
16 for bar coding of library books and the final stages of
implementation of the Dynix system. The closing and the resulting
advantages will be well -publicized.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 pm.
Respectfully submitted: Karen Dornseif, Vice Chair/Secretary