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C I T Y O F F 0 R T C 0 L L I N S
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 14, 1988 - 7:00 P.M.
BOARD MEMBERS: Christine Kneeland, Chairperson
Polly Walters, Vice -chairperson
Catherine Fine
Greg Auble
Kate Erslev
Virginia Ward
Dan Smith
PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- Christine Kneeland, Polly Walters, Kate Erslev,
Dan Smith, Virginia Ward; Greg Auble; LIBRARY STAFF - Jane Davis.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairperson, Christine Kneeland.
The minutes of the May meeting were approved as distributed. There was no
correspondence.
The statistical report for May was distributed. Materials circulation,
building traffic and telephone calls are all up over May of 1987.
Jane Davis, Library Director, reported that the 1989 proposed budget has
been prepared by library staff and submitted to the Budget Office.
Ms. Kneeland reported that the Choices 95 Library and Cultural Facilities
Subcommittee had submitted their final report to the Choices 95 Executive
Committee. A branch library south of Drake was included in the
recommendations. The Executive Committee will make their recommendations
on projects and funding to the City Council the end of June.
Christine Kneeland reported on the June 6 meeting with Nancy Knepel and the
progress on the library study. Ms. Knepel will have a final working draft
to the group around July 1 and will meet with the Board on July 6 at 3:30
p.m. and again July 12 at 7:00 p.m. to finalize the document. The group
worked on the four scenarios for library service in Fort Collins. These
will be outlined in the report.
Marty Larsen, a member of the Friends of the Library, met with the group to
go over the Friends' ideas on the Fort Collins Library Endowment and the
make up of the Fort Collins Library Endowment Committee. Boardmembers are
very much in favor of creating a library endowment fund. The money will be
held in the Fort Collins Foundation. Ms. Larsen went through the draft of
the by-laws of this committee. Several issues were raised as to the size
and make up of the committee, their relationship to the Friends and to the
Library Board. Boardmembers agreed to think about these issues and tabled
any action on the endowment until they have more time to discuss it.
Polly Walters and Kate Erslev reported that they had read the book Forever,
by Judy Blume, and reviews of the book and recommended it be retained on
the young adult shelves in the library. Polly Walters made a motion that
the book be retained in the young adult collection. Kate Erslev seconded
the motion. The motion carried unanimously. Ms. Kneeland asked Jane Davis
to write to the couple who had filled out the complaint form
communicating, to them, the Board's decision.
Dan Smith and Polly Walters reported that they had been contacted for
interviews in response to their reapplication for appointment to the
Library Board.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis
Secretary Pro-tem