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Call To Order/Roll Call
MINUTES
Englewood Public Library Board
June 8, 2010
Library Board Chair, Mark Adams called the meeting of the Englewood Public Library Board to order at
7:05 p.m.
PRESENT: Mark Adams , Tom Kruk, Randy Penn , Yvonne Russell , Karen Pilgrim , Mike Buchanan ,
Ju lie Grazulis , and Brianna Carey (Youth Member).
ABSENT: lain Lumsden (excused), Randy Penn (excused), Michelle Gonzalez (School Board Member)
(excused)
Also Present: Hank Long , Library Director and Deb Parker, Recording Secretary .
10 -08: That the minutes of the meeting of April 13, 2010 be approved as written .
• Moved by : Mr. Kruk
Seconded by : Mr. Buchanan
The Motion passed unanimously .
Friends of the Library
Please review the reverse of the Agenda for Friends events and news. Discussion ensued about
patron contact and compute usage .
Monthly Statistical and Financial Reports
Mr. Long asked if there were any questions on the reports . Mr. Adams noted that various numbers are
up while others have gone down . This seems to be a recurring trend on this monthly report . Mr. Adams
hopes that as the economy stabilizes the report numbers will also stabilize . Mr. Long explained that the
last special note is in regards to the Children 's number drops .
Other Old Business
No further old business . Mr. Buchanan thanked Mr. Long for the statistics . Mr. Adams asked for
information on Krista 's (YA) and Hillary 's (Children's) discussion on the items for summer reading
monies provided by the Board . Mr . Kruk shared that Hillary blew them away with the sheer number of
programs that will be available . Mr. Buchanan felt satisfied with the information provided by both Krista
and Hillary . Mr. Kruk is not sure where to go with programs in order to draw in more teens? Discussion
ensued . Mr. Adams reminded the Board that we will never be "bleeding edge", as we are working
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toward staying current , within our budget. Mr. Long shared that we may not know what a library will
look like in 20 years , but hopefully we will still have the meeting place available to the public .
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New Business
• No new business at this time .
Library Board Chair's Report
Mr. Adams spent most of the weekend in organizational meetings , he deems our 5-year plan more
successful than other organizations . Our plan is user fr iendly , clear and continuous .
Library Director's Report
Mr. Long explained that the Volunteers and Benefactors will now receive a cert ificate and token gift
without having a formal program . Due to costs , we feel that this is more economical. Previously , we
had to orde r g ifts in large bulk in order to get a reasonable number for a good pr ice. This year we will
buy g ift cards to the Tattered Cover and have them available. Any cards remaining after the end date ,
will be donated back to the librarians for collections or for prizes in teen and children 's programs .
Other New Business
None at this t ime .
Members' Choice
• Mr. Adams - A long time ago , he attended a library . The subjects of interest were read to exhaustion .
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He read every book on airplanes and war , and learned both relevant and irrelevant information . Good
library memories thanks to his parents . Life is good .
Mr. Kruk -Tina graduated and will be attending CSU. She is looking at buying a Mac Computer for
school , and is having fun with the research. Graduation was a cool experience as Englewood does put
on a great ceremony . They even had an older man who was graduating this year , since he went to war
in '45 rather than graduating .
Ms . Russell -She has been gardening , reading and working out at the Rec center
Mr. Buchanan -He has been checking out qu ite a few books lately and enjoying them . Sister Fidelma
mysteries have been quite entertaining to read . He and his girlfriend attended the Chalk art festival
downtown and had a lot of fun . He suggests that everyone take advantage of it. It was part of the
People 's Fair .
Ms Pilgrim -She is busy with work . She has gone to a couple of Rockies games and checked out
many books . Her daughter will be moving out the end of June . Everything is going well.
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Ms . Carey -Graduation was great and she is excited about the future . She did get some scholarships
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and will be attending Metro . She also has reapplied as the Youth Member and hopes to continue as a
member of the Library Board .
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Mr. Long -He had nothing at this time .
Ms . Parker -She had nothing at this time.
Library Board Chair, Mark Adams adjourned the meeting of the Englewood Public Library Board at
8:01 pm .
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