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PRESENT:
C I T Y O F F 0 R T C 0 L
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MINUTES - REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 13, 1990 - 7:00 P.M.
BOARD MEMBERS
LIBRARY BOARD --
Greg Auble, Jerry
Holzfaster.
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Virginia Ward, Chairperson
Catherine Fine, Vice -chairperson
Greg Auble
Dan Smith
Polly Walters
Kate Erslev
Jerome Roselle
Kate Erslev, Virginia Ward, Catherine Fine,
Roselle; LIBRARY STAFF -- Jane Davis, Robert
The meeting was called to order by the Chairperson, Virginia Ward. The
minutes of the February meeting were approved as corrected. Polly Walters
was appointed to the ad hoc committee to report on The Z Was Zapped instead
of Kate Erslev as reported in the minutes. --
Jane Davis, Library Director, reported that the statistics for February
show reserves down for the second month in a row although circulation and
building traffic are up. Staff hopes this shows that library customers are
having more success finding what they want on the shelves, as a result of
increased materials expenditures in 1989.
Ms. Davis also reported that several new staff members had been hired;
Francine Purdom in reference, Katherine Hinds, Lu Benke and Giny McConathy
in children's services, and Eliza Schmidt and Rob Stansbury in media.
Julie Meyers transferred from children's services to technical processing.
Library staff has begun planning for summer programming for children.
Museum, forestry, the farm at Lee Martinez Park, natural resources and
utility services will also be offering programs within the summer
programming format.
Boardmembers reviewed the final draft of the contract with the Fort Collins
Foundation establishing the Library Fund. Jerry Roselle moved that the
contract be signed. Catherine Fine seconded the motion. All members voted
yea. Virginia Ward signed four copies of the contract. Jane Davis will
forward them to Diane Hogarty, Executive Director of the Fort Collins
Foundation along with copies of the document setting up the Library Fund
Advisory Committee.
Greg Auble was appointed to represent the Board on the advisory committee.
Jane Davis will ask the Friends to go ahead and appoint their
representative. Kate Erslev and Greg Auble will draft a letter to send to
selected members of the community inviting them to fill the other three
vacancies. The Board plans to publicize the fund at an event at the
library during National Library Week, April 21-28.
Jerry Roselle reported that he had read the challenged book The Z Was
Zapped and believed it should not be reclassified though he could see it is
a title not all parents would want to use with young children. Ms. Davis
distributed a written report from Polly Walters, the other member of the ad
hoc committee appointed to review the title. Her memo agreed with Mr.
Roselle. Virginia Ward moved that the title remain in the picture book
section. Greg Auble seconded the motion. The vote was four to one with
Kate Erslev dissenting. Ms. Ward asked Jane Davis to write to the parent
concerning the Board's decision.
The Library Board/Library Staff retreat will be held April 5 at 4:00 p.m.
in the Employee Development conference room. Suzanne Jarboe -Simpson will
be the facilitator. Dinner will be catered. Ms. Davis will send a
reminder notice to the Board the end of March.
Jane Davis reported that the library development plan is in process. Staff
will be doing a user/nonuser survey in the next few weeks.
Virginia Ward and Catherine Fine were appointed to review the challenged
book Cecily G and the 9 Monkeys. They will report to the Board at the
April meeting.
Kate Erslev reported that she received the Gift -a -Book materials from the
Friends in the same mail with a solicitation piece from the Friends of
Colorado State University Libraries.
The meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Jane B. Davis
Secretary Pro-tem