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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board - Minutes - 04/08/1993* •CITY OF ORT COLLI19S PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING Ben Delatour Room April 8, 1993 - 7:00 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS: STAFF LIAISON: PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- STAFF -- Anne Ostrye-Macdonald, Chairperson Jerome Roselle Karen A. Domseif Fay Rhoadarmer Madeleine Wawro Al Stone Sandra Webermeier Jane Davis Anne Ostrye-Macdonald, Karen Domseif, Al Stone Jerry Roselle, Fay Rhoadarmer, Sandra Webermeier Jane Davis, Robert Holzfaster, Mike Powers The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by the Chair, Anne Ostrye-Macdonald. The minutes of the March meeting were approved as distributed. There was no correspondence. REPORTS The statistical report for March was not distributed but will be sent in the next mailing. Jane Davis, Library Director, reported that implementation of the new system was going well. There are a few glitches to be fixed. The next step is the addition of the full Library of Congress bibliographic record and the bar coding of the collection. Those steps should happen in early May. Mike Powers, Cultural, Library and Recreational Services Director, distributed copies of the job announcement for the library director position. He outlined the time frame and the level of Board involvement he envisioned. Jerry Roselle moved that the Board request a written description of the Board's role in the selection process by the May meeting. Al Stone seconded the motion. All votes were favorable. Mr. Powers will have a complete plan and a time line for the selection of the new library director for the Board at the May meeting. OLD BUSINESS Karen Dornseif and Al Stone reported on the challenged title, Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite. They had read the book and read reviews of the book. Both recommended the book be retained on the parent's shelf in the children's area. Al Stone so moved. Sandra Webermeier seconded the motion. All votes were favorable. The Board discussed, at length, the Council's action at the Marcl"i 16 meeting. The Board will attend the April 20 meeting when the postponed resolution will again be considered by the new Council. Members again expressed concern that adoption of resolution 93-34 would fragment library service expansion in the community. Staff attachment to the resolution for the April 20 meeting will point up that concern. NEW BUSINESS The Board discussed its role in future planning for the library. They identified a need to make the Board more visible in the community as an avenue for citizen input on library issues for the Council. To publicize the Board, its role and its relationship to Council is a part of the 1993 workplan. Karen Dornseif, Sandra Webermeier and Jerry Roselle were appointed as an ad hoc committee to address this need though all members need to be involved in the effort. Sandra Webermeier will submit a "soapbox" article to the Coloradoan as a first step. Board will then contact Channel 14. Input from the community on library service can then come to the Board and go directly from the Board to the Council. This is within the framework of the Board's role as advisory to Council on library matters. The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Jane B. Davis Secretary Pro-tem JBD/bjs