HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board - Minutes - 11/13/1990CITY OF FORT C 0 L L I N S
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 13, 1990 - 7:00 P.M.
BOARD MEMBERS: Virginia Ward, Chairperson
Sharon Conley, Vice -chairperson
Greg Auble
Kate Erslev
Jerome Roselle
Chris Bracken
Anne Ostrye-Macdonald
PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- Virginia Ward, Sharon Conley, Jerry Roselle,
Chris Bracken, Greg Auble, Kate Erslev; LIBRARY STAFF -- Jane
Davis, Robert Holzfaster.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by the Chairperson, Virginia
Ward. The minutes of the October meeting were approved as distributed.
Robert Holzfaster distributed the statistical report for October 1990.
Reports
Jane Davis reported that the Friends of the Library grossed $1U,878 at
their October used book sale. This is an increase over what was first
reported to the Board in October. Ms. Davis read the final draft of the
letter sent by the Board to Council thanking Council for their support of
the library during the 1990 budget process. She also read the letter
library staff wrote to the City Manager thanking him for his support in the
development of the library five year plan and through the 1991 budget
process. Ms. Davis read letters to the Board from Sarah Zick and Cynthia
Bergen thanking them for the prizes awarded in conjunction with the
establishment of the Library Fund.
Greg Auble reported on the November 9 meeting of the Library Fund Advisory
Committee. That group will be meeting with a representative of the Fort
Collins Foundation at their next meeting in January.
Jane Davis read a message from Jared Interholzinger in Facilities stating
that in 1991 they are planning to replace the light fixtures around the
exterior of the building with a fixture/lamp which will put out more light.
Board members asked Ms. Davis to urge Facilities staff to make this
improvement as soon as possible after January 1.
Old Business
The Board discussed the process for getting community input on expanded
library service. They decided to ask Suzanne Jarboe -Simpson to come to the
December meeting and give them an overview of strategies for systematic
development of informed consent. This information could be useful to them
in gathering community input and developing a recommendation for Council.
They asked Ms. Davis to invite library program managers to the
presentation.
New Business
Ms. Ward appointed Jerry Roselle and Greg Auble as an ad hoc committee to
read the children's book A Child's Story of Colorado. A parent has
requested that this book be removed from the shelf because of an outdated
view of native Americans. The ad hoc committee will report to the full
Board at the December meeting.
The Board will set a date in December for a joint Board/staff retreat to be
held after the first of the year. They want to meet with staff in a time
frame related to the budget process.
The Chairperson, Virginia Ward, and Vice -chairperson, Shari Conley, will
meet with Jane Davis to update the Board's goals and objectives and develop
the Board's 1991 workplan to be submitted to City Council the end of
November. They will meet Friday, November 16, at 10:00 a.m.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis
Secretary Pro-tem