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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-05-11 PLB MINUTES3400 South Elati Street, Englewood , CO 80110 303-762-2560 Voice 303-762-2576 FAX MINUTES Englewood Public Library Board May 11, 1999 Call To Order/Roll Call The meeting of the Englewood Public Library Board was called to order by Chairperson, Bervette Williams , at 7:05 p.m. PRESENT: C. Belt, M. Giffin, S. O 'Leary, R.Ottoson , S. Smithers, B. Williams, Council Member, Julie Grazulis (arrived late , 8:30), and Youth Member, Mike Heberling. REGRETS: L. Cahill, M. Dounay, and L. Parkinson. ALSO PRESENT: Hank Long, Library Director and Joan Clayton, Recording Secretary. 99 -11 Motion: That the minutes of the meeting of April 13, 1999 be accepted as • written and with attachment listing those in attendance last month. Moved by: Sonie Smithers Seconded by: Shannon O 'Leary The Motion passed. Ms. Williams and Ms. Ottoson reported for the Friends of the Library. The bake sale held on April 30 th was very successful , with a profit of $427. The profits will be used to purchase a set of encyclopedias of dinosaurs for the Children's area . Ms. Ottoson said that under discussion is the possibility of collecting new or nearly new children's books for lnterFaith Task Force for Christmas. The Bookmobile Committee has given $1 ,000 to be used for Summer Reading Programs. Ms. Tatum will use this money for programs and prizes on the Bookmobile. Ms . Williams asked that Mr. Heberling to report on the most recent meeting of the Cultural Arts Commission. He said t hat the commission had discussed Art in the Parks, with the idea of a tour of the parks to see what would fit in the parks for art . The plans for the second floor of the Foley 's build ing , the cultural arts space , mentioned both the David Taylor dance Studio and the Museum of Outdoor Art . At the commission meeting it was reported that the Book Arts League had made a presentation to the Library Board requesting space in the new library . Discussion followed. 'onthly Statistics There was a brief discuss ion of the d ecline in the monthly statist ics , a decline that has been Page 2 ~onsistent since the demise of Cinderella City. Discussion followed. The question was raised • Jgarding reading trends of patrons, is fiction or non-fiction more popular. Mr. Long said that he would try and have the answer to that question for the June meeting. Ms. Clayton brought to the Board's attention that the number of Englewood residents are up both in the main library as well as on the Bookmobile. The number of reference questions had also increased for the month of April. It was noted that the number of tax questions for 1999 was up substantially from 1998. Mr. Long said he felt this was a valuable seNice to patrons. The Board felt that much of the credit for such seNice should go to Mr. Darrell Chayne, who did a wonderful job again this year. Mr. Long reported that 553 Smart Cards have been issued as of May 11. Of these 553, 446 are green cards, giving full access; 75 are yellow, with filtering and 32 are red, minor cards. All in all the staff has indicated the response to the Smart Cards has been positive. It seems that since the Smart Card system came online, the Library 's Internet terminals are being used more for actual research than game playing or chat rooms. The 2 days of public demonstrations of the system went well, with visits from Denver Public Library, Aurora Public Library, Jefferson County Library, Ft. Collins Library as well as KOA and Channel 2. Ms. Williams said she wanted to thank Mr. Long for all of the interesting articles he sends to the Board in their packets. She says she feels very well informed and shares her information with others in the community. .• was noted that the Board needed to respond to the request, by the Book Arts League, for space in the new library. Mr. Long said that as result of the presentation at last month's meeting a meeting has been scheduled for May 19 with representatives from City Council, the Book Arts League, the Englewood Historical Society, the Library Board, the Friends of the Library, Parks & Recreation Department, Public Works, and the Library to discuss common interests. Ms. Smithers said that she had been very impressed with the Book Arts League work but felt that it was not in keeping with the business of the library. She further said that she thought it would be ideal to keep the group within the city as the quality of work and product was excellent, however there is not enough room in the floor plan of the new library. The newest floor plan was then discussed. 99 -12 Motion That the request of the Book Arts League for space in the new library be denied due to lack of space. Moved by: Sonie Smithers Seconded by: Margaret Giffin The vote was unanimous. Mr. Long was directed to draft a letter, for Ms. William's signature, to Mr. Tomasso and his group thanking them for their presentation and telling him of the Board's decision. • Senate Bill 93 "State Funding for Libraries " has passed though the governor has not yet • ;ned it. The State Library will work out the amounts of money to go to each library. The CLA Intellectual Freedom Committee is drafting a policy against federal or state mandated filtering , Page 3 .stead supporting this as a local control issue to be decided by each community. Ms. Williams said that she and her family are looking forward to their trip to London . Ms. Williams and her husband will be in London & York, Edinburgh and then back to London where they will meet their family . Everyone wished her well . Member's Choice Ms. Ottoson said she has been working a temporary job weeding an elementary school library in the Denver Public School District. A lengthy discussion followed about schools and funding of libraries . Mr. Heberling indicated his displeasure when he learned that at Englewood High school there are approx. 250 students , out of 950, who are not reading at their grade level. Funds are needed for a reading teacher, so the mutlimedia teacher (who would be teaching a gifted and talented class) is being let go. Mr. Heberling was quite upset about this. Ms . Belt said that she would miss the June meeting due to a family vacation commitment. She went on to question the status of Mr. Parkinson 's role on the Library Board. Mr. Parkinson has not been to a meeting in 1999, nor called in regrets. A suggestion was made for the Chair to .quest City Council take this under advisment. .• 1s. Smithers wished Ms. Williams and Ms. Belt good vacations . Ms. O 'Leary seconded Ms. Smithers. Ms. Giffin said she had been to the doctor earlier in the day due to dehydration. She was feeling better now. New Business Ms. Williams said she would entertain a motion regarding Mr. Parkinson 's attendance. 99-13 Motion That City Council take Mr. Parkinson 's lack of attendance under consideration. Moved by: Sonie Smithers Seconded by: Margaret Giffin The Motion passed unanimously. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m . • 9jc