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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-03-10 PLB MINUTES• • • Call To Order/Roll Call 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110 303-762-2560 Voice 303-783-6890 FAX Minutes Englewood Public Library Board March 10, 2009 Library Board Chair, Mark Adams at 7 :00 p.m, called the meeting of the Englewood Public Librar y Board to order . PRESENT: Mark Adams , Margaret Freeman, Julie Grazulis , Tom Kruk, lain Lumsden, Megan Nordlander, Karen Pilgrim , Yvonne Russell , Youth Member Nathaniel Barragan , and School Boa rd Member , Shelley Thompson ABSENT: Trish Elley (excused) and Council Member, Randy Penn, (excused). Also Present: Hank Long, Library Director and Joan Clayton , Recording Secretary. 09 -06: That the minutes of the meet ing of February 10 , 2009 be approved as written . Moved by : Julie Grazulis Seconded by: Margaret Freeman The Motion passed . Mr. Long reported that the nex t m ee ting of the Friends will be on April 1 at which time plans will be finalized for the Spring Book Sale on April 9 , 10 & 11 . The profits from the Book Sale will be used to start up a collection us ing Playaway, a type of au di o book. Typically the book sale profits are bet w een $1500 - $2000. The collection would include both adu lt and juvenile audio books . There was a brief discussion about Pla yaways . Mr. Long had an ex ample of a children's book on Playaway that he passed around . It was noted under monthly statist ics that Job Kiosk usage was up s ignificantly. Ideas for signage for the Internet terminals were brought forth for discussion . Ms. Nordlander had sent possib le ideas via email which had been copied for the Board to read, along with Mr. Long's reply . It wa s noted that there is a fine line between too many and not enough signs for the public to read. In man y instances the public just won 't read a sign, they would rather ask a person for an answer or just not pay any attention to signs. It was noted that patron contacts which reflect patron asking questions has remained the same so there was thought that those needing help were asking for it. It was decided to put ideas for signage on hold and revisit in the future . Member's Choice Ms . Pilgrim said she very much appreciated the dates of upcoming Library events at the bottom of the meeting agenda. He r puppy is good. She recently met 2 little girls in her neighborhood while walking her puppy. In fact the 2 little girls were Mr. Kruk's youngest daughters! She also mentioned that she had been on a jury in Arapahoe County. The case after 4 days of testimony was dismissed and was not sent to the jury for a verdict. Ms. Pilgrim said it had been very educational experience . - 1 - Mr . Lumsden apologized for having missed the last meeting. He said that work had just been crazy with budgets, waiting for funding and then catching up on large projects that had been on hold . He was very • ex cited to see the Guitar Hero Tournament for teens. He said he hoped that programs like this wou ld br ing more teens in to the Library . Ms . Nordlander asked how the teen blog was going. Mr. Long said that it was going slowly but there are 3 regular "bloggers ". Ms . Freeman sa id her crocuses are up and blooming . Mr . Kruk said his daughter; Christina is very excited and ready to go on the Washington , D .C. trip with Cit y Council. Ms . Thompson said that she and her family are moving . Because the family is moving out of Englewood she will be resigning from the School Board and therefore this will be her last meeting as the School Board liaison to the Library Board . She said that it has been a pleasure to serve on the Library Board and she had enjoyed working with everyone. The School Board will have 60 days to appoint someone to fill out her term, which ends in November. Ms . Grazulis gave the Library a book that was written by her cousin to put in the collection. She sa id that she had found lots of good information in this month's Board packet. She said that she would expect that given the trend of 32 hour work weeks there might be more people coming to and using the Library. Mr. Barragan said he was very excited to be going on his trip to Washington , D .C. He had just finished the High School play which was a big success, with 2 standing ovations! His little brother is now crawling and growing quickly. Ms . Russell said life is good! Mr. Adams said thanks to everyone for their service on the Board. He said that thankfully the economy with his job was going well. He will be vacationing in the Dakotas & Wyoming in June and later to Corfu . Ms . Clayton said that the Author Open House has 61 authors signed up to be present on April 19 . Her husband was home safely from his 57 day trip to South America . Her daughter, Jennifer, who teaches at Clayton Elementary School in Englewood, will be leaving the Englewood Schools to go to China for the next 2 years to teach. Ms. Clayton said that she will be retiring on May 15 after 24 years at the Library. There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. -2 - • • Mr. Lumsden apologized for having missed the last meeting . He said that work had just been crazy with budgets, waiting for funding and then catching up on large projects that had been on hold . He was very excited to see the Guitar Hero Tournament for teens . He said he hoped that programs like this would bring more teens in to the Library . Ms . Nordlander asked how the teen blog was going. Mr. Long said that it was going slowly but there are 3 regular "bloggers". Ms. Freeman said her crocuses are up and blooming. Mr. Kruk said his daughter; Christina is very excited and ready to go on the Washington, D.C. trip with Cit y Council. Ms. Thompson said that she and her family are moving. Because the family is moving out of Englewood she will be resigning from the School Board and therefore this will be her last meeting as the School Board liaison to the Library Board. She said that it has been a pleasure to serve on the Library Board and she had enjoyed working with everyone . The School Board will have 60 days to appoint someone to fill out her term, which ends in November. Ms . Grazulis gave the Library a book that was written by her cousin to put in the collection . She said that she had found lots of good information in this month's Board packet. She said that she would expect that given the trend of 32 hour work weeks there might be more people coming to and using the Library. Mr. Barragan said he was very excited to be going on his trip to Washington, D.C . He had just finished the High School play which was a big success, with 2 standing ovations! His little brother is now crawling and growing quickly. Ms . Russell said life is good! Mr. Adams said thanks to everyone for their service on the Board . He said that thankfully the economy with his job was going well. He will be vacationing in the Dakotas & Wyoming in June and later to Corfu. Ms. Clayton said that the Author Open House has 61 authors signed up to be present on April 19 . Her husband was home safely from his 57 day trip to South America. Her daughter, Jennifer, who teaches at Clayton Elementary School in Englewood, will be leaving the Englewood Schools to go to China for the next 2 years to teach . Ms. Clayton said that she will be retiring on May 15 after 24 years at the Library . There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m . -2 -