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Englewood Public Library
Board
Call To Order/Roll Call
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Minutes
Englewood Public Library Board
September 11, 2007
Chairperson, Mark Adams at 7:00 p.m, called the meeting of the Englewood Public Library Board to order.
PRESENT: M. Adams, L. Cahill, Margaret Freeman, T. Kruk, K. Pilgrim, C. Ransick, Y . Russell, B.
Williams, Youth Member, B. Laughlin and Council Member, Ray Tomasso .
ABSENT: J. Grazulis and School Board member, Sherry Scaggiari
Also Present: Hank Long, Library Director and Joan Clayton , Recording Secretary.
07-19 Motion: That the minutes of the meeting of August 14, 2007 be approved as written.
Moved by: Margaret Freeman
Seconded by: Yvonne Russell
The Motion passed .
The next meeting of the Friends of the Library will be on Wednesday, September 26 at 7 p.m . Mr. Long
reported that at the recent Book Sale approximately $1,946 was raised for the purchase of 2 rugs for the
Children's area . There were a number of books that went unsold. Ms . Laughlin reported that she has
contacted a group who will send books to Fiji. Mr. Long will work with Ms. Laughlin on this project. There is
also the possibility of sending more Children's books to the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. Mr .
Long thanked all who participated with the Sale, either working the sale, purchasing books or helping with
the distribution of leftover books.
The Five Year Plan was presented in a draft form for Board discussion. Mr. Adams said that he had been
very impressed with the high quality and commitment of the committee and the facilitator during the 2 year
process . Mr. Ransick commented on the "clean and simple" Mission Statement. Discussion followed
about the Plan. The question was raised about measurable objectives and how will this be monitored and
measured over the next five years. Mr. Adams said he felt that the monitoring falls to the Library Board to
be the monitors of the objectives as well as the Library Director to evaluate on an annual basis.
07 -20: Motion: That the Five Year Plan for the Englewood Public Library, 2008 -2012 be accepted as
written.
Moved by: Chris Ransick
Seconded by: Bervette Williams
The Motion passed unanimously.
There is no news about the 2008 Budget at this time. The City Council Budget Retreat, which is open to
the public, is Saturday, September 22 in the Civic Center Community Room .
Mr . Adams said that he was very excited to hear about the new signage on the building. He said that this
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had been a point of much discussion during the Five -Year Planning Process and he understood it had
also been discussed at the previous Five Year Planning Process. Mr. Long noted that the credit for this •
signage goes to Deputy City Manager, Mike Flaherty.
Mr. Long said that WiFi is coming to the Library soon, maybe early October. It was noted that many
programs on laptops could have sound involved and this could create a nuisance to other patrons .
The Library will begin the move from the Smart Card system for Internet use to a self reservation system
with EnvisionWare beginning on October 1 for a 2 month changeover. With this system there will be only 1
card for use as a Library card and Internet card . On December 3 the self reservation system will go "live"
to the public. The cards will still have the three levels of filtering. The print capability will have a coin box
for patrons to pay for their printing . This will remove staff from the bulk of patrons paying for their printing.
In November for Children 's Book Week the Children 's librarians will be visit ing each classroom in the
Englewood Elementary Schools as well as St. Louis School and All Souls School as they did last year.
This was a very popular program last year with the schools. Ms. Cahill said that the students at Clayton
Elementary were very excited about the Children's librarian's visits and the book talks. Mr. Long passed
around books that have been chosen by Ms . Martin and Ms . Davis to be purchased to give to the classes
during their visits. Books have been chosen for Kindergarten & First grade; Second & Third Grade and
Fourth & Fifth Grades . All the books chosen this year are poetry books . Mr. Ransick said he was very
impressed and pleased by the book choices. Last year both the Library Board and the Friends of the
Library donated $500 toward the purchase of the books to be given to the classes . Mr. Long asked if the
Board would be willing to participate again this year.
07 -21 Motion: That $500 of the Englewood Public Library Board's budget is used to purchase books for
Children's Library week .
Moved by: Yvonne Russell
Seconded by: Lorraine Cahill
The Motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Long thanked Ms . Freeman and Ms. Pilgrim for representing the Board at the Board and Commission
Appreciation Night at Pirate's Cove . 2008 Planners were handed out to those who had not been in
attendance.
Member's Choice
Mr. Adams said he has a new job with Sun Micro Systems as a contractor. He is very happy to be work ing
for them as he feels they are a company who tries to do things in a better way. His family is all good,
though they had all been ill after attending a wedding in Ohio recently.
Ms. Russell said school has started. She is hanging in there for this, her last year.
Ms. Pilgrim said that since school has started her load is lighter! Life is good . She and her daughter will be
going to San Francisco for a quick vacation . Both her children are currently at home and she is enjoying
that. She will be doing Junior Great Books again this year.
Mr. Tomasso talked briefly about running for re-election for City Council. Construction on his house has
come down to "crunch" time. There is still much to do to finish.
Ms . Cahill said her 20 hour per week job at Swedish Hospital had grown to many more hours than
originally planned for over the summer. She is very glad to have school start as she can cut back on her
t ime at Swedish.
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Ms. Laughlin said school has started and she has a very tough schedule this Fall. She went to Florida for
a second trip since the last meeting . This trip was to help with a fundraiser that her grandmother was •
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hosting . Ms . Laughlin's grandmother works at Stetson University in St. Petersburg, FL.
• Mr. Ransick said that with all the registration problems at ACC , the enrollment is down at the school. His
ch ildren are both off at college . When his son left for schoo l the family dog passed away creating lots of
quiet in the house!
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Mr. Kruk related a family story about one of his daughters and a song he sang to her.
Ms. Freeman said her road trip through Texas had been good but HOT. She drove over 2 ,790 miles, with
stops for shopping along the way . She joked that she could do a travel program on "Shopping through the
Panhandle of Texas ".
Ms . W ill iams said she is ready to move to Me r id ian , so as of Octobe r 1 st she will have a new address . She
sa id she is picking her own "home" before her chi ldren could do it for her. She said she could do a class
on what not to save after cleaning out her house to move! Colorado School of Mines had come to her
house and taken 28 boxes of her late husband's books for their use, plus rocks , minerals that her
husband had collected over the years .
Ms . Clayton said she wou ld no t be at the October meeting but would be on vacation in Spain . Authors are
already calling about the Open House in April.
There be ing no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8: 10 p .m .
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