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Call To Order/Roll Call
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Englewood Public library Board
January 13, 2004
Chairperson, Chris Ransick at 7 :03 p.m , called the meeting of the Englewood Public Library Board to
order.
PRESENT : M. Adams, L. Cahill, CJ Cullinan, C. McGovern, Fl.Ottoson (arrived late), K. Pilgrim , C.
Ransick, Y. Russell, B. Williams, School Board member, Mary Dounay, Youth Member , Jason Fish, and
Council member, Ray Tomasso
REGRETS: none
ALSO PRESENT: Hank Long, Library Director and Joan Clayton , Recording Secretary
04 -01 Motion: That the minutes of the meeting of December 9, 2003 be accepted as written.
Moved by: Mark Adams
Seconded by: CJ Cullinan
The Motion passed.
Mr. Ransick apologized for missing the December meeting. He fell on the ice at home on the way to the
meeting, broke a bone in his elbow and had a mild concussion. He is now well.
A sympathy card for past Board member, Carol Belt and her family was circulated for the Board members
to sign. Ms. Belt 's granddaughter was recently killed in a tragic car acc ident.
The recent Bake and Book Sale netted the Friends $800. Mr. Long expressed thanks to all those who
supplied ite ms and purchased items.
The Friends will sponsor a travel program on January 22 about Japan. On February 26 there will be a
program about Brazil.
The Library Board 2003 Budget finished the year with money that returned to the C ity General Fund. The
staff has reported that the public is very pleased with the Learn A Test database that was purchased with
Board funds . This is a database subscription that Mr. Long will add to his budget for 2005.
In the discussion about monthly statistics it was noted that revenue s are up for the year. It was felt that this
was due in part to the fine structure being raised.
A brief discussion about public demand for audio materials versus the traditional print media followed. In a
recent article it was stated that Arapahoe Library District spends as much as 20 % of their collection
budget toward the purchase of DVD 's, VHS tapes, books on tape and CD 's. A brisk discussion about the
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different usages in the library ensued. This d iscussion followed the comment that Internet use in the
Library continues to rise wh il e the circulation statistics of items checked out is not rising .
Mr . Long mentioned that in February he would like to have photos of the newly appointed Library Board
members to display on the photo bo ard outside the doorway to the Library Board room.
January 27 begins the 3-night "Battle of the Books " compet ition . Tuesday night, January 27 is the 3 rd
grade's turn; Wednesday, J an ua ry 28 is 4 th grade and Thursday, January 29 is the 5 th grade night.
Chil dren 's librar ians, Ka rin Mart in and Hillary Davis have put a lot of time and effort into making this event
succ essful. Ms. Pilgrim noted that the questions are very thorough and detailed. She observed this at the
All Souls ' school internal competition , prior to the choosing of the team to represent All Souls School.
Mr . Rans ick noted that the following Board members had been re-appo inted for another 4 -year term on
the Board; Chr is Ransick, Lorra ine Cah ill , and Bervette Williams. Julie Grazulis w ill come on the Library
Board to replace Rob in Ottoson 's pos ition , which expires February 1, 2004 . Those present thanked Robin
for her service to the Board. In her honor a book will be purchased for the shelves with a nameplate
recogniz ing her service on the Library Board. Ms. Ottoson said she would like to see the book , "Religion
and the Rel igious Right" by Barkum purchased.
Mr. Ransick said he has enjoyed se rving as Board chair for the past two years but feels that there are
current members who would do an excellent job of chairing the Board. The floor was then opened up for
nominations for Board Chair and Vice Chair for the year 2004. Ms . Russell said she would like to serve as
the Vice Chair for the Board for another year . Ms. Pilgrim was asked and consented to be ing nominated
as Chairperson of the Board.
04 -02 Motion: That Karen Pilgrim is nominated and elected Chair person for the year 2004 and Yvonne
Russell be nominated and elected Vice Chair of the Englewood Library Board for the year 2004 .
Moved by: Chris Ransick
Seconded by: Mark Adams
The Motion passed unanimously.
Discussion followed about the Youth posit ion, which will become vacant in July 2004. Mr. Ransick said the
current president of the freshman class at Eng lewood High School , who is interested in being on the
Board, had approached him.
Mr . Long mentioned the artwork on display in the Library that is a part of the Colorado Scholastic Art
Award disp lay that MOA has on the second floor . He also noted the display of art by Ron Pollard wrapped
around the columns in the Library . This exhib it wi ll be on display until March 2004.
The vacancy notice for the Ch ildren 's Services manager pos ition will be posted in the next week .
A discussion followed about the letter sent to the City Manager's office about the Friday story time no
longer being offered. Mr. Long said he hoped to be able to re-instate the program in the future but due to
cuts in the budget and the Children 's Librarian hours it is not possible at t his time.
Member 's Choice
Mr . Fish said he has been accepted at Colorado School of Mines and is now in the process of looking for
scho larsh ips. He is also applying for adm ission to the Univers ity of Colorado.
Ms. Pilgrim said she is enjoying having her son home on vacation . Her son returns to school the end of
J anuary and t hen won 't be home until summer.
Ms . Wil li ams sa id she would miss the February meet ing due to her annual vac ation to Mexico .
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Ms. Russell said she enjoyed looking at the Prophet newsletter put out by Ms. Davis , one of the Children's
libra rians. She said she wished that the Friends travel programs were on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Ms . McGovern said she had had a wonderful day hik ing today.
Ms. Cahill said "It's Girl Scout Cook ie Time!" Her life will be taken over by cookies for the next 8 weeks.
Ms . Ottoson, said "Bye , Bye". She said she thought it was a tribute to the Library Board that the vacanc ies
were filled so quickly. She said she felt that on her tenure on the Board the filtering of the Internet had
been an issue with a good resolution. "Happy Trails".
Ms. Dounay said she was sorry to see Ms. Ottoson's tenure on the Board come to an end. It has been a
busy time . Her daughter is deciding between j obs in Ann Arbor, or Indianapolis, possibly with the Lilly
Corp . Upcoming is the mid-term graduation at the Alternative High school, a real tearjerker of a ceremony.
It is wonderful to see such a good mix of productive people.
Mr. Tomasso said he has an idea for a project. Boulder Public Library has a registry for artists which Mr.
Tomasso would like to see duplicated here in Englewood , with an additional addition of not just artists but
also tradesmen such as carpenters, plumbers, electricians complete with testimonials for each artist. He
feels this would be a great resource for the Library to have available for the public. It was suggested that
possibly the Chamber of Commerce or the Community Development for the City could put th is together.
Another question is who would maintain this registry?
Ms. Cullinan said the holidays went well. She is planning a vacation to Spain soon.
Mr. Adams said that there is so much going on ... he has 53 days to find a new job internally with his
company. It is very busy. He related some ski patrol stories. All of this is keeping him busy .
Ms. Clayton mentioned that the Friends are once again sponsoring an Author Open House in April in
conjunction with National Library Week. This year the Open House will be on Sunday, April 18 from 1 -
3:30 p.m.
Mr. Long reminded the Board that the Annual Volunteer Reception would be held, Saturday, March 27
from 10 a.m. until noon.
Mr. Ransick said the new semester has begun and it looks like fun. He thanked the Board for the
opportunity to serve as Chair for the past 2 years.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8: 15 p.m .
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