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PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING
SEPTEMBER 12, 1989 - 7:00 P.M.
BOARD MEMBERS: Catherine Fine, Chairperson
Kate Erslev, Vice -chairperson
Greg Auble
Dan Smith
Polly Walters
Virginia Ward
Jerome Roselle
PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- Catherine Fine, Greg Auble, Jerry Roselle, Kate
Erslev, Dan Smith, Polly Walters, Virginia Ward; LIBRARY STAFF -
Jane Davis, Robert Holzfaster.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairperson, Catherine Fine. The
minutes of the August meeting were approved as distributed.
Because Jerry Roselle and Polly Walters had not yet arrived, it was decided
to postpone election of officers until later in the meeting.
Robert Holzfaster, Administrative Aide, reported that the Summer Reading
Program had ended August 26. Staff registered 4,785 children and
distributed 4,269 prizes. We will have a more complete report in October.
He also reported that the first floor recarpeting project was completed on
time and that staff and library users are pleased with the results.
Dan Smith distributed the Henry Trust subcommittee's preliminary report.
Virginia Ward moved and Kate Erslev seconded a motion accepting the report
in principle and authorizing the subcommittee to pursue the matter further
in light of questions that had been raised by the board. The motion passed
unanimously. The board appointed Greg Auble to serve as a third member of
the subcommittee.
It was decided that the report, in its present form, should be forwarded to
the Friends' Board for the purpose of indicating to them the scope and
direction the Library Board intends to take in establishing a permanent
library endowment fund in the Fort Collins Foundation.
Kate Erslev and Dan Smith were appointed to an ad hoc committee to review
the title A Norse Lullab , by M.L. van Vorst. A parent had asked that this
book be eva uated. hey will report to the full Board at the October
meeting.
All members of the board being present, Virginia Ward was elected
Chairperson and Catherine Fine Vice -chairperson for 1989-1990 year.
The Board again discussed the 1989 funding increase and the proposed 1990
increase. Boardmembers asked the Chairperson, Virginia Ward, to write to
the Mayor and Council expressing their concern that this additional funding
does not address the basic ongoing funding issues raised.in the library
study because it does not address building the base budget year to year.
The Board discussed the possibility, given stable funding increases, of
keeping the library open on the three holidays, Martin Luther King's
Birthday, Presidents' Day and Veterans' Day, that government agencies and
school close though most businesses remain open. The Board sees this as a
real service to the public and an excellent opportunity to provide
programming for children. Board and staff will continue to discuss this
possibility.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis
Secretary Pro-tem