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C I T Y O F F O R T C 0 L L I N S
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES -- REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 9, 1986
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, Lloyd Spawn,
Catherine Fine, Greg Auble, Kate Erslev; LIBRARY STAFF -- Jane
Davis, Robert Holzfaster.
The meeting was called to order by the President, Christine Kneeland. The
minutes were approved as corrected to show that Kate Erslev would put
together the "Library Wish Book" and that further discussion on fund
raising options would be discussed by the full membership and not an ad hoc
committee.
Diane Hogerty, Executive Director of the Fort Collins Foundation, was not
able to speak at the meeting as scheduled because of illness in her family.
She will speak at the January meeting.
Robert Holzfaster, Administrative Aide III, distributed the statistical
report for November. There were no other reports.
Under Old Business, Catherine Fine reported that she had met with a
committee from the Fort Collins Historical Society to discuss possible
projects to honor Charlene Tresner. Several projects - such as binding
Colorado Heritage, filming early newspapers, a plaque - have been
suggested. The committee will meet again February 2, 1987, to review costs
for the various options.
Board members discussed at length the role of the Library Board in raising
funds for the library. The consensus reached was that the Library Board
should encourage library development, grants, gifts and memorials and
should work with City Councilmembers to insure responsible and adequate
support for the library but should not actively solicit funds or mount a
full scale fundraising campaign.
Under New Business, members and staff discussed building a data base of
statistical information on comparable public libraries in Colorado and
across the nation that can be used during the budget process to provide
data to Councilmembers in a timely manner.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis
Secretary Pro-tem