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CITY OF FORT C 0 L L I N S
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 12, 1990 - 7:00 P.M.
BOARD MEMBERS
Virginia Ward, Chairperson
Catherine Fine, Vice -chairperson
Greg Auble
Dan Smith
Polly Walters
Kate Erslev
Jerome Roselle
PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- Virginia Ward, Catherine Fine, Jerry Roselle,
Greg Auble, Polly Walters; LIBRARY STAFF -- Jane Davis, Robert
Holzfaster; CLRS Director -- Mike Powers.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairperson, Virginia Ward. The
minutes of the May meeting were approved as distributed. The library
statistics report for May was distributed and briefly discussed.
Reports
Jane Davis, Library Director, reported that the literacy program staff had
been notified of federal grant funding of $9,731 through the Colorado State
Library. This funding is to recruit and train minority volunteer tutors
and to identify and recruit minority literacy students in the community.
Old Business
Virginia Ward reported that Christine Kneeland, Joan Chambers and John
Pfeiffenberger had applied to be members of the Library Fund Advisory
Committee. Polly moved that they be appointed as the community
representatives to that committee. Jerry Roselle seconded the motion. All
members present voted favorably on the motion.
Jane Davis, Jerry Roselle and Virginia Ward reported on the arrangements
for the event planned to introduce the Library Fund to the community. It
will be held at 6:15 p.m., June 18, in Library Park.
Board members discussed the five year library development plan prepared by
staff for the City Council. Greg Auble moved that the Board Chair, Ms.
Ward, write to Council communicating Board support of the plan and Board
willingness to be involved in planning for any off -the -main -site expansion
of library services. Catherine Fine seconded the motion and all votes were
for the motion.
Board members decided to postpone discussion of 1990 goals and the
Board/staff retreat until the July meeting because the new members, just
appointed, will be present. These topics need to be part of their
orientation to the Board.
Greg Auble and Catherine Fine reported on The Caravaggio Shawl, a mystery
title challenged by a library user. Bot a read t e book and read
reviews of the book and recommended the book be retained in the library for
public use. Greg Auble moved the book be retained for public use. Jerry
Roselle seconded the motion. All voted favorably.
New Business:
The Board discussed the status of
future, vote only in the absence of
information distributed by the City
for boards and commissions.
alternate members. They will, in the
a full member. They also discussed the
Attorney concerning executive sessions
Michael Powers reported that Jerry Roselle and Sharon Kay Conley had been
appointed full members of the Board and Chris Bracken and Anne
Ostrye-Macdonald had been appointed as alternate members.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis
Secretary Pro-tem