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PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES -- REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 10, 1987 -- 6:45 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, Greg Auble,
Catherine Fine, Dan Smith, Virginia Ward, Kate Erslev; LIBRARY
STAFF -- Jane Davis, Robert Holzfaster.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairperson, Christine Kneeland.
The minutes of the October meeting were approved as distributed. There was
no correspondence.
The statistical report for October was also distributed. Boardmembers
discussed the increased interlibrary loan activity and also expressed
concern with the low number of children's books added to the collection in
1987.
Jane Davis, Library Director, reported that funding support from Larimer
County will remain at the 1987 level for 1988. We anticipate $96,940 for
library access for out -of -city residents and $9,508 for library outreach.
Ms. Davis reported that she, Elaine Puls, Library Director, Loveland, and
Eliza Schmidt, Librarian, Wellington, had attended the Larimer County
Commissioner's public budget hearing on Friday, October 30, and requested
additional funding for Larimer County libraries in 1988. Commissioners
Zollner and Hotchkiss were very sympathetic to the request for $15,000 for
children's books but felt they were committed to a hold the line budget.
Ms. Davis reported that the Friends of the Library had cleared $6300 at
their October used book sale. They have committed $6000 to the library for
needed items.
Ms. Davis reported that the library, in conjunction with the Women's Center
of Larimer County and the Fort Collins Commission on the Status of Women,
was establishing a collection of resources on women's issues.
Establishment of such a collection was one of the recommendations of the
Fort Collins Women's Task Force in their 1985 report to the City Council.
Under Old Business, Ms. Kneeland asked the Library Director to forward a
copy of the final draft of the Board Goals and Objectives to the City Clerk
with a cover letter explaining that the Library Board has selected goal
number two, Influence the Future of the Library Through Planning, as its
major thrust during the next six to nine months.
The group next discussed at length the draft outline for the library study.
Several additions were made and the group suggested a time line be
developed by the December meeting.
Under New Business Jane Davis reported that a representative of Drake
Crossing commercial development had again contacted her about branch
library space at that location. Board members felt that if the City
chooses to look at using existing commercial space for a branch, the
opportunity should be open to all development companies on a competitive
basis.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis
Secretary Pro-tem