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CITY OF FORT C 0 L L I N S
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES -- REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 10, 1986 -- 7:00 P.M.
BOARD MEMBERS: Christine Kneeland, President
Polly Walters, Vice-president
Jerry Johnson
Don Morgan
Lloyd Spawn
Catherine Fine
Susan Kirkpatrick
PRESENT: LIBRARY BOARD -- Christine Kneeland, Polly Walters, Lloyd Spawn,
Don Morgan, Jerry Johnson, Susan Kirkpatrick; LIBRARY STAFF --
Jane Davis, Robert Holzfaster; COUNCIL LIAISON -- Barbara
Rutstein.
The meeting was called to order by the President, Christine Kneeland. The
minutes of the May meeting were approved as distributed. There was no
correspondence.
Library staff distributed the library statistical report for May 1986.
Library Board expressed approval that library use continues to be about 10%
over 1985. They expressed concern that the 1986 decrease in the materials
budget will hamper the library staff in meeting the increased public demand
for library services.
Jane Davis, Library Director, distributed Summer Reading Program packets to
all present. Library staff expects increased level of participation in
this year's program. She also distributed flyers announcing the summer
adult lectures to be held weekly in Library Park at noon.
Jane Davis reported that the 1987 proposed budget as submitted in May had
$101,000 in line items for materials.
Ms. Davis also reported that Susan Kirkpatrick has been appointed to the
Library Board to replace Jerry Johnson whose term is expiring. Replacing
Ms. Kirkpatrick in an alternate slot will be Greg Auble. Ms. Davis and Ms.
Kneeland will contact Mr. Auble before the July meeting. Barbara Rutstein,
Council liaison to the Board, and Christine Kneeland, Library Board
President, both thanked Mr. Johnson for his eight years of service to the
City and to the Public Library.
Under Old Business, Susan Kirkpatrick, Barbara Rutstein and Jane Davis
reported on a meeting they and Kathleen Allin from the City Attorney's
staff attended in Loveland on May 22. The meeting was an informational
session on library districting in Colorado. The speaker was Geoff Withers
of the Colorado Division of Local Government. Those attending from Fort
Collins were in agreement that at the present time formation of a library
taxing district in northern Larimer County did not seem viable.
Christine Kneeland and Don Morgan reported that they had read and discussed
the adult title Naolleon Symphony, by Anthony Burgess. They also read
reviews of the titer A library user had requested that this title be
reevaluated. They recommended the title be retained for public use. Don
Morgan so moved. Polly Walters seconded the motion. The motion carried
with no opposing votes.
Jane Davis reported that Catherine Fine, who was unable to attend the
meeting, was doing a telephone survey of several Colorado libraries
concerning their policies on naming collections. Copies of the survey were
distributed for comment. She will report the results at the July meeting.
This is in response to the request made by the Executive Board of the Fort
Collins Historical Society to name the library local historical collection
the Charlene Tresner Local History Collection.
Under New Business, Ms. Kneeland appointed Lloyd Spawn and Polly Walters to
read Forever, by Judy Blume, and Sue Kirkpatrick and Christine Kneeland to
read TiFEc en Licken, by Gavin Bishop. Library staff has received
reconsideration requests on both of these titles.
Ms. Kneeland asked Ms. Rutstein whether she knew of any planned Council
response to the Library Board request for an increased materials budget.
Ms. Rutstein stated she did not expect that there would be any direct
communication back from Council. Ms. Kneeland then asked Boardmembers to
call Councilmembers to reiterate their position. Assignments were made as
follows:
Lloyd Spawn - Larry Estrada, Jay April
Polly Walters - Barbara Liebler
Christine Kneeland - Kelly Ohlson
Don Morgan - Jerry Horak
Sue Kirkpatrick - Ed Stoner
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis
Secretary Pro-tem