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PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES
Administrative Office
Thursday, March 4, 1993 - 7:00 P.M.
BOARD MEMBERS: Anne Ostrye-Macdonald, Chairperson
Jerome Roselle
Karen A. Dornseif
Fay Rhoadarmer
Madeleine Wawro
Al Stone
Sandra Webermeier
STAFF: Jane Davis, Mike Powers
COUNCIL LIAISON: Christine Kneeland
PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- Anne Ostrye-Macdonald, Karen Domseif, Al Stone,
Madaleine Wawro, Jerry Roselle, Sandra Webermeier,
STAFF -- Jane Davis, Mike Powers
COUNCIL LIAISON -- Christine Kneeland
The meeting was called to order at 7:06 p.m. by the Chair, Anne Ostrye-Macdonald. The
minutes of the previous meeting were approved as corrected to include the fact that the letter to
the Council submitted after the February 11 meeting was written and signed by all members that
night during the meeting. There was no correspondence.
REPORTS
The statistical report for February was not yet available for distribution.
Jane Davis, Library Director, reported that the library was still using an interim software system
though all new hardware had been installed. The software vendor is still converting the library
data bases to the new format.
OLD BUSINESS
Christine Kneeland, Council Liaison to the Library Board, talked about the Council's need to
find out how the Board members feel about cooperative efforts with Poudre R-1 to identify and
meet information needs in the community. Board members spoke very candidly about their
concern that cooperative ventures and dependence on technology would derail the library
development plan now in place. They feel a storefront branch is still desirable and should be
funded. Ms. Kneeland suggested that the Board write to Council before the March 16 meeting
and also attend the mceMg on the 16th. She explained that thefouncil is anxious to bring the
Library Board into the decision making process on any resolution concerning the library.
The Board agreed to meet on Monday at 6:30 at the library to finalize a letter to Council and
also to provide input on a resolution to go to Council on March 16. They also plan to attend
the March 16 Council meeting.
Board also discussed attending the various candidate forums to be held preceding next months's
city election to question the candidate on their opinions on library expansion. Jerry Roselle and
Anne Ostrye-Macdonald will take the lead on this effort.
NEW BUSINESS
Jane Davis reported that the title Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite had, again, been
challenged by a library user. The Chair appointed Karen Dornseif and Al Stone to read the
book, read reviews of the book, and report back to the full board at the April meeting. The
Chair asked Ms. Davis to write to the person who registered the complaint explaining the
process.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:47 p.m
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis
Secretary Pro-tem
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