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Home My WebLink About1986-09-09 PLB MINUTES• • • FllHUTES Englewood Public Library Advisory Board SepteMber 9, 1986 The regular Meeting of the Library Advisory Board was called to order· at 7:32 p.M. by ChairMan Lois Sterling. PRESEHT: Lois Sterling, Bruce Hogue. John Peterson. Al Quaintance Gerald SaMpson, Beu SiMon, Jerry Ualdes. Kay Uan Ualkenburg REGRETS: Dorothy Wheelehan ALSO PR£SEHT: Mr·s. Barbara Hogue. Sharon Winkle. Director of Libraries, Oonna Gottberg, Recording Secretary Roll call was taken and a quoruM declared present. There were no scheduled or unscheduled visitors. ChairMan Sterling turned the Meeting over to Sharon Winkle for the Di_r:_~Lor_:__s Rep9_rt. Ms. Winkle stiMulated preliMinary di s cussion of the upcoMing contract with Arapahoe Library District <ALO) on reciprocal borrowing by giving background on the contract in the past, and the iteMs for discussion in 1987. The Main topic for discussion being, should the BookMobile continue to serve the Alice Terry School in Sheridan <there are Many Englewood students present at that particular stop), at no charge to ALO patrons who use the service. This will be addressed in the contract for 1987. ALO does not want to continue paying a borrower's fee for the ALO patrons at that stop. After further discussion on the issue it was decided to table any decision until the October Meeting when the actual contract will be at hand. Mr. Quaintance suggested a possible sub-coMMittee, Made up of Library Advisory Board MeMbers and Library staff, to exaMine the issue. Ms. Winkle gave a brief update regarding the display planned by the Library for Banned Book Week, SepteMber 20-27. This undertaking is sponsored by the Library Advisory Board. There will be flyers available advertising the display (approxiMately 37 books>, along with annotated bibliographies describing censorship of each book. This is tiMely. in that Denver Public Library <OPL> has a large exhibit on display regarding censorship. Newspaper articles on censorship were brought forward at this tiMe. Ms. Winkle gave a brief report on the fall festival in which the Library participated on SepteMber 6. It was the feeling of the Board that the bad weather for the festival did not give it a fair showing. The Board stated they would l i ke to try i t again with More Board MeMber inuolueMent . I t was suggested there be a rain-date planned , and there be Mor e lead -tiMe for planning. -1 9 F. ~ An update on the Board Budget Request ~as given by Ms. Winkle. stat1nq there were no Major changes. t'ls. W111kle \Jent on to update the Library Budget Request. noting no MaJor changes, and that capital spending on books. etc. \Jould be kept at the 1986 level pending Council approval. It \Jas further noted in the Budget discussions by Ms. Winkle that the Data Processing Steering CoMMittee is forMing a Data Processing Master Plan. which includes expenditures for each departMent for hard\Jare and software. as the need arises. The Library OepartMent Public Access Catalog <PAC) is scheduled for 1987 iMpleMentation. She \Jill keep the Board inforMed as inforMation becoMes available. Ms. Winkle gave the date of Oct. 21-22 for the AutoMation SysteM in the Library to go online. Oynix representatives \Jill be on hand to help as needed. !J.!_rector's Choice Ms. Winkle has available a press packet froM ALO explaining its requested Mill levy increase froM 1.5 Mil to 3.0 being placed on the ballot in HoveMber. Ms. Winkle noted that the Grant requested froM the Colorado Endo\JMent for the HuManities \Jas denied. Ms. HinkeMeyer is no\J looking into a scaled-do\Jn version of a discussion group to be funded by the Library after January 1987. Ms. Winkle gave a brief update on the costs involved for the speical identification cards for a booster's group. Library staff is still investigating all aspects of forMing such a group. ChairMan's Choice Ms. Sterling asked if \Je \Jere going to continue to have the Joint Arapahoe County Library Board Meetings. Ms. Winkle noted it had been a long tiMe since the last Meeting (which Englewood hosted). Sharon will bring this up at the APAL Meeting she is to attend next week. MeMbers' Choice Bruce Hogue brought forth a ballot he received froM Mountain Plains Library Assoc. <MPLA> to vote for new officers. He asked for help in voting. Mr. Hogue asked what patrons do when our coMputer goes do\Jn. Ms. Winkle explained checkins and checkout s would be recorded Manually and then keystroked into the coMputer when it caMe back up. However, the Library is looking into other possibilities, in equipMent, for such a down tiMe. Mr. Ualdes asked if the BookMobile wa s back on the road. Ms . Winkle explained the BookMobile was in for repairs alMost the whole Month of August, but when it r e turned froM th e garage i t did not have the power to cliMb hills. It i s now back in the - 2 - • • • • • • garage for further Maintenance and should back on the road Thur s day . Mr . Peterson stated he had contacted Waldenbooks, Dalton Books and the Mustard Seed and all have agreed to participate in the Banned Books Week in soMe way. John stated he had a c o py of t h e SupreMe Cou1~t Brief Appeal on CreationisM prepared by Southern California Skeptics. Anyone wishing to borrow it May co n tact hiM . Ms. Uan Ualkenburg asked if any MeMbers planned to attend the Colorado Library Assoc. <CLA> conference at Silver Creek in October. If anyone plans to go Sharon Must know by friday of this week s o a request for funding May be Made to City Council Al Quaintance asked if the Library has or is planning any Elderhostel prograMs. Ms. Winkle stated she thought Malley Center Might have such prograMs. Mr. Quaintance will investigate. There were no coMMittee reports. The Statistical Report for August 1986 was briefly discussed, noting circulation figures were down because of the BookMobile being out of service Most of the Month. Ms . Winkle noted there would be a special prograM on Scotland on October 11 at the Library. AnnounceMents and press releases will be forthcoMing. Sharon stated she has not received any feedback froM the letters sent to patrons who had coMMented on our new non-circulating newspapers and Magazines policy. 86-26 noTIOH: That the Minutes froM the August 12, 1986 Meeting be approved as presented. Moued by: Gerald SaMpson Seconded by: John Peterson Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.M . 9-10-86 dg -J - ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY Selected Statistics August 1986 CIRCULATION Central Library Bookmobile 17,194 (17,100)* l,S70 ( S,637) service most of the TOTAL: 18,764 (22,737) (NOTE: Bookmobile out of month for repairs & maintenance) DAYS OF SERVICE 26 AVERAGE DAILY CIRCULATION 721 TRAFFIC COUNT (Main Lib. only) 19,34S AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC COUNT 744 ( 27) ( 842) ( ( -) -) CIRCULATED TO ENGLEWOOD PATRONS TOTAL: 14,3SS (16,864) l,4S6 ( 1,639) ALD Reciprocal Borrowing Central Library Bookmobile ( 444) TOTAL: l,4S6 ( 2,083) OTHER INTRA-COUNTY Borrowing** Central Library Bookmobile 608 2,34S ( 666) ( 313) TOTAL: 608 ( 979) ( 2,722) CCLS Reciprocal Borrowing Central Library Bookmobile TOTALS: ( 89) TOTAL: 2 , 34 s ( 2 , 811) 4,409 ( S,873) REFERENCE QUESTIONS ADULT Answered at Central Library*** l,8S8 Answered at Bookmobile 6S TOTALS: (1,484) ( 129) LIBRARY SPONSORED PROGRAMS AT CENTRAL LIBRARY Children's Department Story Times Special Programs & Films LIBRARY BOARD MEETINGS MEETING ROOM USE BY OTHER GROUPS JUVENILE 239 (136) 74 (298) NUMBER 9 ( 9) 9 ( ) 1 ( 1) 40 ( 4 7) *Parenthesis indicate activity for same month previous year **Aurora, Littleton *** Includes 21 Healthlink questions and SS Tax questions TOTALS 2,097 (1,620) 139 ( 427) 2 , 2 3 6 ( 2, 04 7) ATTENDANCE S8 ( 90) 644 ( ) 9 ( 8) 3SS (433) • • • • • • -2- LIBRARY SPONSORED PROGRAMS OUTSIDE CENTRAL LIBRARY NUMBER ATTENDANCE Children's Department Bookmobile story times Bookmobile Librarian's visits to classes 40 ( 18) ( 10) 854 (269) (237) CURRENT ACTIVE REGISTRATIONS VOLUMES IN COLLECTION 17,495 (11,854) 104,950 (105,404) LIBRARY MATERIALS Books Records Cassettes Microfilm Video games Compact Discs DISBURSEMENTS Deposited with City Treasurer's Office REVENUES Fines ALO Copyvend Donor's Fund Acct. #81411 Acct. #64661 (damaged and lost books) (microcomputer) *not noted in July Revenues. Volunteer Hours 43 9/86 dg VOLUMES ADDED 299 (437) 8 ( 16) 5 ( ) 11 ( 10) ( ) 27 ( ) $1,712.40 849.45 3,797.75* 11. 75 585.75 45.95 219.50 VOLUMES WITHDRAWN 0 (561) ( 60) ( ) ( ) ( 2) ( ) ( $ 7 , 04 2 . 4 7 ) ($1,140.01) ( 4,391.20) ( 22.50) ( 1,021.35) ( 437.41) ( 30.00)