HomeMy WebLinkAboutLibrary Board - Minutes - 04/14/1987•
C I T Y O F F 0 R T C 0 L L I N S
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES -- REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 14, 1987
BOARD MEMBERS: Christine Kneeland, President
Polly Walters, Vice-president
Don Morgan
Lloyd Spawn
Catherine Fine
Greg Auble
Kate Erslev
PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- Christine Kneeland, Polly Walters, Greg Auble,
Don Morgan, Catherine Fine, Kate Erslev; LIBRARY STAFF -- Jane
Davis, Robert Holzfaster; GUESTS -- Julie Clark, Board Applicant,
Nancy Knepel, High Plains Regional Library Service System.
The meeting was called to order by the President, Christine Kneeland. The
minutes of the previous meeting were approved as distributed.
The statistical report for March was discussed. Don Morgan reminded
library staff not to lose track of what we are not doing because of budget
cuts. Robert Holzfaster, Administrative Aide, pointed out that programming
numbers already show minus percentages over 1986.
Jane Davis, Library Director, reported that the future of the Wordsworth
adult program series was in doubt for 1987-88 because of staff cutbacks.
Staff is looking at cooperative programming with CSU and also adapting a
Colorado Endowment for the Humanities series for local presentation within
the Wordsworth framework.
Ms. Davis also announced that the library's literacy project had been
selected for recognition by the Colorado State Library and the Colorado
Library Association. Mrs. Roy Romer will present awards to several
libraries April 22 at the Governor's mansion.
Under Old Business, members reviewed the revisions in the Fort Collins City
Code dealing with the Library Board as voted on March 3, 1987. The group
then went through their by-laws making proposed changes necessitated by the
addition of alternates to the Board and the changed wording in the Code.
Proposed changes in the by-laws will be voted on at the May meeting.
Nancy Knepel from the High Plains Regional Library Service System led a
brainstorming session on the role and the goals of the library board.
Christine Kneeland, Polly Walters, Kate Erslev, Greg Auble and Jane Davis
will meet Wednesday, April 29, at 5:00 p.m. at the library to process the
information gathered in the brainstorming session for the May 12 regular
meeting.
Board members discussed at length changing the date of the regular monthly
meeting from the second Tuesday to another day so that it would not
conflict with City Council worksessions. The second Thursday seemed to be
a possibility. Catherine Fine will check her calendar. Christine Kneeland
will also discuss the meeting date with the Board's new Council liaison.
There was no further business and the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis
Secretary Pro-tem