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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
SEPTEMBER 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, Greg Auble,
Catherine Fine, Kate Erslev; LIBRARY STAFF -- Jane Davis, Robert
Holzfaster.
The meeting was called to order by the President, Christine Kneeland. The
minutes of the previous meeting were approved as distributed. There was no
correspondence.
The statistical report for August shows library use continues to be up
about 12% over 1985.
Jane Davis, Library Director, reported on the just completed 1986 summer
programming for children. Registration for the program climbed from 2,641
in 1985 to 4,815 in 1986. This program has shown unbelievable growth over
the last four years. In 1983, 1,860 children participated.
Ms. Davis also distributed information on the 1986-87 Wordsworth Series.
The first major speaker will be Norma Klein on October 23. Ms. Klein,
author of sixteen books of adolescent fiction and thirteen books for
adults, has spoken all over the United States on the issue of censorship in
the public schools. The first session of the series is a panel discussion
to be held October 14. Panelists will examine how textbooks are chosen for
the classroom and what happens when those books are challenged, banned or
censored.
Ms. Davis went over the schedule for hearings and worksessions on the 1987
proposed budget for the City of Fort Collins. Boardmembers will be
attending the public hearings to speak about the library materials budget.
Final approval of the 1987 budget will be in October.
Under Old Business, Board President Christine Kneeland asked members
present how they felt about the Board, as an organization, soliciting
donation of individual volumes for the library. Consensus was that the
wish list library staff is developing for the Board should include major
sets of materials and pieces of equipment the library needs but cannot
afford but not single copies of individual titles.
Board also discussed writing a letter to the local papers concerning the
increased use of the library. Consensus was that this would not be
appropriate at this time.
Under New Business, Jane Davis explained how the local literacy coalition
was taking advantage of the nationwide publicity on the literacy problem to
highlight what is being done locally. The library is providing leadership
for the local literacy coalition as part of our LSCA funded literacy
project.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis
Secretary Pro-tem