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Englewood Public
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Call To Order/Roll Call
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Minutes
Englewood Public Library Board
March 13, 2007
Chairperson , Mark Adams at 7:02 p.m, called the meeting of the Englewood Public Library Board to order.
PRESENT: M. Adams , L. Cahill, T . Kruk, K. Pilgrim , Y. Russell, B. Williams .
ABSENT: Margaret Freeman (excused), J. Grazulis (excused), C. Ransick (excused), School Board
member, Sherry Scaggiari and Council Member, Ray Tomasso (excused).
ALSO PRESENT: Hank Long, Library Director and Joan Clayton, Recording Secretary.
07-05 Motion: That the minutes of the meeting of February 13, 2007 be approved as written.
Moved by: Yvonne Russell
Seconded by: Karen Pilgrim
The Motion passed .
Mr. Long reported that the next meeting of the Friends of the Library will be on Wednesday March 28 at
7:00 p.m .
The most recent Book Sale realized a profit of $1,865 to be used for materials or future programs for the
Library.
The Five-Year Planning Committee is in the process of holding focus groups in the community to gather
feedback to be added to the data collected from the surveys from November, 2006 and January, 2007.
There was a focus group at Flood Middle School with fourteen participants and good feedback. Future
meetings include Bishop Elementary, the Malley Center, Colorado's Finest Alternative High School and
the Englewood Chamber of Commerce Woman in Business Group. The Committee hopes to have a
report for the Board 's review mid -year. Then after the Board has reviewed and approved the Plan it will
go to City Council.
Mr. Adams said he has been spending more time in the Library lately while working on a search for a job .
This has given him an even deeper appreciation for the Library.
Mr. Long presented a request from the Englewood Chamber of Commerce for support of a student to
attend the Chamber's Student Recognition lunch in April.
07 -06 Motion: That the Library Board support two students for the Englewood Chamber of Commerce
Student recognition Lunch at a cost of $45 per student.
Moved by: Yvonne Russell
Seconded by: Bervette Williams
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The Motion passed.
Mr. Adams raised the question of how best to get student participation on the Board as in the past. •
Recently no student has applied to be appointed to the Library Board. Discussion followed about how to
reach students who might be interested in serving on the Board as part of their community service
requirement for graduation . Mr. Kruk offered to talk with the principal of Englewood High School to see
how to reach students.
Member's Choice
Ms. Williams said she had had a wonderful vacation last month in Mexico with her daughter and two sons .
Ms. Russell thanked everyone for being so kind last month in listening to her story about her broken leg .
She said the Board meeting was like a therapy group! She will miss the June Board meeting as she and
her husband are flying to Sweden to pick up a new Volvo and vacation .
Ms . Cahill sa id sibling rivalry never ends! Her daughter and son are taking a class together and trying to
"one up each other". She said last month she had over 4 ,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in her garage!
Many of the cookies will be sent overseas to troops in Iraq.
Mr. Kruk thanked Mr. Long for the tour of the Library, both the public and the behind the scenes areas. He
said he had left his 2 year olds' birthday party to come to the meeting tonight, so he was glad to see the
meeting was going to be short.
Ms. Pilgrim said she just loved the recent program with AVI. It was the best program ever! She has
finished her Junior Great Book Program, but looks forward to doing it again next year. Her daughter, Emily
is going to San Diego to spend her spring break with her older brother, David , on the beach. David will
graduate from college on Memorial Day weekend.
Ms . Clayton said she will once again be doing the MS Walk around City Park in May. Pledge forms w il l be
at the April meeting.
Mr. Adams said his third child had arrived and all is well, though not much sleep. The older two boys are
handling the situation well!
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 7 :50 p.m.
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