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Home My WebLink About1989-11-14 PLB MINUTES. . • • • .'111 l!I:: i:liU :l1;11 l'•ijl .1:.1! !lill; 1111; ltij,j jl,1:1 'I :~ Englewood Pub lie Library Iii!!! 3400 S . Elati St ., En9lewood, CO 80110 (303-761-4376) i!:!:i ,-----------Qi!ll:• MINUTES Englewood Public Library Board November 14, 1989 The regular meeting of the Englewood Public Library Board was called to order at 7:30 PM by Ch a irman Al Quaintance. PRESENT: Al Quaintance, Larilyn Ashlock, Mary Dounay, Virginia Johnson, Bev Simon, Do r othy Tott en REGRETS: John Peterson, John Gray, Joe Rathburn ALSO PRESEN T : Sharon Winkle, Director of Library and Recreation Services; Alex Habenicht, city Counci l Representative to the Board There were no scheduled or unscheduled visitors Roll call was taken and a quorum declared present. After notifying the Board members of the illness of Donna Go t tberg, Recording Secretary, Chairman Quaintance noted that Director Winkle would serve as Recording Secretary for this meeting. He then introduced the Director's Report. Director Winkle presented the 1990 Agreement for Library Services with Arapahoe Library District. MOTION 89-27: That the Board approve the Agreement and recommend it to City Council following its adoption by the Arapahoe Library District Board of Trustees. Moved by: Larilyn Ashlock Seconded by: Dorothy Totten Motion carried. Director Winkle next presented a continuation calendar for the current planning process which addresses the timeline for preparation of the 1991 Action Plan. During discussion of the calendar it was determined that the 1990 Action Plan would be presented to the Board at its December meeting. - 1 - 9 0 Director Winkle next presented information about the Library's Open House scheduled for Wednesday evening, November 15. Chairman Quaintance called for volunteers from the Board to help with the Open House. Members Dounay, Ashlock, Tatton, and Quaintance volunteered t o help greet guests and serve refreshments during the Open House. Director Winkle also informed the Board about the sleepover scheduled to take p l ace at the Libra r y on the evening of November 18. Thirty children have been invited to participate . Some parents will attend in order to help staff members. Director Winkle next discussed the information items transmitted with the agenda packet for the meeting. During discussion regarding the American Library Association and Colorado Library Association designation of the year 1990 as the ''Year of the Library Trustee 11 the Board requested that sta ff prepare a similar resolution for Board review a nd adoption at the December meeting . As part of Chairman's Report Chairman Quaintanc e called f o r an addition al Bo ard me mb er to s erve on the Lib r ary Plann i n g Committ e e in additi n to Dorothy T atton and himself. No volunteer was forthcoming so Chairman Quaintance asked t hose members present to consider the opportunity. The Chairman then asked if at the December Board meeting Director Winkle would present i nformation regarding the current status of the 1 9 89 Board budget and the 1990 Budget for the Board. He n ext s ked whe t her or not it was possible for the Board to expend a portion of its budget for the purchase of library materials, e.g. magazines or books, for the Library collection. Director Winkle stated that she would ask about this and report to the Board at its December meeting. Member's Choice Bev Simon, who was recently re-elected as President of the Englewood Historical So c iety, reported on a recent meeting of the Society during which Stan Oliner presented information regarding th e Alexander Film Company. Mrs. Simon also reported that Dorothy Totten was elected Secretary of the Society. She also state d that Key Savings and Loan at the corner of Old Hampden and Broadway is for sale at under $400,000 and suggested that the City might want to purchase the building and property for use as a historical mu s eum . Virginia Johnson reminded the Board of the Englewood BPW Woman of the Year dinner on November 15 and stated that Mayor Susan Van Dyke will be the keynote speaker . Dorothy Totten shared information regarding the Colorado Library Association program which she and Chairman Quaintance attended . The subject was focus groups and their use in the planning/evaluation of library services. Three staff members also attended the program. Mrs . Tatton also pointed out an a r ticle regarding the preservation of library and archival materials written by Denver City Librarian Rick Ashton which appeared in the Denver Post . She asked if Englewood Public - 2 - . . • • • • • • Library is concerned with problems of preservation . Director Winkle responded that the Library is concerned wi t h the preservation of items in the Englewood History Collec t ion. Mrs. Totten also stated t h at she would get additio n a l info rmation regarding the American Genealogical Society Lendi ng L ibrary (AGLL) index as a possible contribution to the Li br ary's collection. Larilyn Ashlock commented on the Englewood Historical Society's exhibit held during the Englewood Holiday Parade on November 4 . Alex Habenicht stated that she had discussed her interest in bringing businesses related to the film industry t o Englewood . She commented that this ties in with the Alexander Film Company which was active in the City during the early part of this century. She has discussed her interest with Tim Schultz, Director of Local Affairs for the State of Colorado. Mrs. Habenicht raised the possibility of a sister-city relationship between the Lake County Historical Society and the Englewood Historical Society. She reported that she is currently helping iol t Wilson edit h e r pe rs onal history for th e Englewood history book which the Soci ety is preparing. There were no Committee reports. The Statistical report for October 1989 was presented and accepted . Council Member Habenicht asked a question regarding the recording of the inhouse use of materials at the Main Library. Director Winkle responded that the practice o f regularly recording and reporting such use was started earlier this year. MOTION 89-28: That the minutes for the meeting of October 10, 1989, be approved as submitted. Moved by: Mary Dounay Seconded by: Bev Simon Motion carried. Meeting adjo urned at 8:20 PM. novmin - 3 - • Englewood Public Library 3400 S . Elati St ., Englewood, CO 80110 (303-761-4376) CIRCULATION Central Library (incl . in -house) Bookmobile In-Hou se DAYS OF SERVICE U·l ain) (BKM) AVERAGE D.-\IL Y CIRCULATIO~~ (~la in ) (BKM) TR.-\FFIC COUNT (~Iain) (BJG!) DAILY TR.-\F . COU:\T U!a in ) (BK~·!) ENGLEWOOD PATRO\S ALO Reciprocal Borrowin g Cent.:ral Library Bookmobile OTHER Intra-County Bo-rowing** Central Library SELECTED STATISTICS October 1 989 22 ,860 (17 ,150)* 8 ,898 ( 8 ,74 1) 3,66 7 ( ) 31 ( 26) 21 ( ) 619 ( 996) 423 ( ) 20 ,458 (20,0 2)2 9 ,409 ( ) 660 ( 77 1 ) 448 ( ) 1,362 ( 1, 293) 440 ( 702) TOTAL : 28 ,09 1 days no c ount TOTAL : 2 1,2-\9 TOTAL : 1,8 02 (25' 891) (19 ,325) ( 1,995) Bookmobi l e 65-l ( 20 3 ( 554) 50 ) TOT.-\L : 857 ( 1,063) CCLS Reciprocal Borrowing Central Lib r ary 3,556 ( 2 ,859) Bookmobi l e 627 ( 649) TOTAL : 4 ,1 83 3,5 08) TOTALS : 6 ' 8-l 2 6 ' 56 6) .-\LICE TERRY Adult 6/29 Juv . 3 /1-16 TOTALS : -1·1 patrons -1 75 items REFERENCE QUESTIO\S ADULT JUVE\ILE TOTALS Ans . at Central Library*** 2626 (2615) 3 78 (381) 300-1 (2996-) Ans . at Bookmobi l e 3-18 ( 256) 1 '1 ' ---+.) (993) 1591 (1 2-\9) TOTALS : cl595 4 245- • renthesis indicate activity for same month previous year . urora, Littleton Includes 13 ll ea lthlink questions , 2 tax question s , 5 l oca l history continued .•... -2 - LIBRARY SPO>!SORED P OGR.~·IS .-\T CE\TR.-\L LIBRARY tTi.ild ren's Deoartment -. Story Tines Class visi t s to Library Class Tours Special Programs LIBR.:\RY BOARD ~IEETINGS ~·IEETI:.iG ROO~I USE BY OTHER GROUPS LIBRARY SPO:~SORED PROGR.A\lS OUTS IDE CE.\iTR.-\L LIBRr\RY Children 's Departnent Bookmobile story times Bookmobile Lib . visits to classes Class visits to BKM CURRENT ACTIVE REGISTRATIONS VOLU~IES IN COLLECTION LIBRARY ~IATERIALS Books Records Cassettes mcrofilm Videocassettes Compact Discs DISBURSD!E.\iTS 22 ,0.+3 ( 16 ,996) 1 06 ,634 (103,515) VOLU~IES ADDED 722 (561) ( ) 48 ( 12) 17 ( 6) 15 ( 19) ( 20) Deposited with City Treasurer's Office $20 ,643 .21 RE\E\UES ~e Return Charges ALO CCLS Copyvend Donor 's Fund Acct. 7"81.+ll Acct . #6-i661 Payment for Lending Colo . Loan (ILL) #32 111 (refund) VOLU~TEER HOURS : 41 10/89 1,331.56 2,505 .25 15,965 .00 l.+.20 479 .25 184 .95 152 .50 10 .50 i':UMBER ATTE~DAi~CE 3 ( 4) 49 ( 40) 2 ( 1) 14 ( 25) 6 ( ) 17 0 ( ) ( 5) (183) 1 l ) 17 ( 1 7) 75 ( 46) 711 ( 426) 11 ( 8) 4 7 ( 3.+) ( 1) 13.+ (1-+l) 1172 (902) ( 27) VOLU~I ES \VITHDRAWN 117 (309) 5 ( 7) 8 ( 3) ( ) 1 ( ) ( ) ($5,044 .17) ( 1,122 .85) ( 2,643.58) ( ) ( 15 .90) ( 691.01) ( 236 .72) ( 102 .50) ( 133 .61) ( 6.00) ( 92 .00) • • •