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PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING
JULY 11, 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, Polly Walters, Dan
Smith, Virginia Ward, Jerome Roselle; LIBRARY STAFF -- Jane
Davis, Robert Holzfaster.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairperson, Catherine Fine. The
minutes of the June meeting were approved as distributed.
Jerry Roselle, newly appointed alternate member, was welcomed. Jane Davis,
Library Director, had prepared a notebook of background materials for Mr.
Roselle and will meet with him before the August meeting to answer any
questions and to give him a tour of the library. Greg Auble discussed the
Board's role as advisory to the City Council. Catherine Fine discussed the
role of the Friends of the Library and their relationship to the Board and
also the professional affiliations available to Board members.
Ms. Davis reported that the staff had received word of an additional
$16,341 literacy grant. That brings the total to $64,639 and funds the
program through 1990.
Ms. Davis reported that 4,400 plus children had signed up for the 1989
summer reading program. Children can continue to enroll through July 22.
Ms. Davis has been meeting with a committee from the executive board of the
Friends of the Library. They are developing a brochure advertising the
Friends' Gift a Book program. This fundraising effort by the Friends will
kickoff after their October booksale.
Ms. Davis also reported that the library would be closed August 27 through
September 4. New carpeting will be installed on the first floor.
Ms. Davis distributed a copy of the 1989 supplemental request for library
funding to be presented to Council on July 18. She reported supplemental
funding for 1990 is still under discussion at the City Manager level and
will go to Council as part of the 1990 proposed city budget.
Ms. Fine suggested the Board consider appointing a small ad hoc committee
to explore the options for governance and dispersal of the Henry Trust.
Virginia Ward and Dan Smith offered to serve as that committee with Jane
Davis as staff. The committee will report to the full membership of the
Board at the September meeting.
Virginia Ward brought up the question of library opening on the legal
holidays when most businesses are open. She reminded the Board that EPIC
and some other city recreation facilities do remain open to serve the
public on those days. Jane Davis responded that library staff is aware
that library service on those days would be welcomed by the community but
personnel budget constraints make it difficult currently to expand library
hours. Given personnel budget increases, this issue should be explored as
an opportunity to increase the level of library service available to the
public.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis
Secretary Pro-tem