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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-02-10 PLB MINUTES• r a ~ filiO Call To Order/Roll Call 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110 303-762-2560 Voice 303-783-6890 FAX MINUTES Englewood Public Library Board February 10, 2004 Chairperson, Karen Pilgrim at 7:01 p.m, called the meeting of the Englewood Public Library Board to order . PRESENT: M. Adams , CJ Cullinan (arrived late), J. Grazulis, C. McGovern, K. Pilgrim, C. Ransick, Y. Russell (arrived late), Youth Member, Jason Fish, and Council member, Ray Tomasso REGRETS : L. Cahill (excused), B. Williams (excused), and School Board member, Mary Dounay. ALSO PRESENT: Hank Long, Library Director and Joan Clayton, Recording Secretary Julie Grazulis was welcomed back to the Board, this time as a voting member instead of Council liaison. • 04 -03 Motion: That the minutes of the meeting of January 13, 2004 be accepted as written. • Moved by: Mark Adams Seconded by: Julie Grazulis The Motion passed . Ms. Grazulis brought up for discussion Mr. Tomasso's idea about an artist registry. Mr. Tomasso said he has talked with Community Development and will be talking with the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce next. Mr . Long said that the Friend 's travel program on Japan was well attended. The next ravel program is February 26 on Brazil. The next Friend's Book Sale will be April 8 from 4 - 7 p.m .; April 9 and 10 from 10 -2 p.m. Mr . Long gave kudos to All Souls School for winning all three-grade levels of the Battle of the Books competition . Ms. Pilgrim said she was glad .to be here. A copy of the most recent Englewood H igh School newspaper, The Pirateer, was passed out for those present to see. On the front page was an article by Youth Board Member, Jason Fish. Mr. Long mentioned the upcoming Author Open House scheduled for Sunday, April 18 from 1 -3:30 p.m . Ms. McGovern and Ms . Cullinan volunteered to cha ir the food committee for the Open House. Ms . Pilgrim said she would be glad to help with setting up . The Volunteer Recept ion will be held on Saturday, March 27 from 1 O -11 :30 a .m. There are approximately 133 volunteers and 30 benefactors being honored for their service in 2003 . The hours -1 - donated translate to over $22,000 worth of volunteer time. Mr. Long explained about the changes to the CD collection in order to make it easier for the public to find titles . The change will be done over several months. Discussion followed about the shifting of the fiction collection and the need to pull paperbacks to make room for the shifting. Paperbacks need to be boxed for storage until after the shifting has taken place for needed growth. Those who wish to help with the packing up of the paperbacks may do so after the meeting. A party for those who finished the 100 Years , 100 Books program was held on Sunday, January 25. Of the 11 O patrons who signed up for the program, 67 read 100 or more books in 2003. Of the 17 staff that signed up , 11 finished 100 books . Mr . Long indicated that the check for $12,000 for the lease of the bookmobile from Douglas County Library should be arriving in the next few days . A discussion ensued about the division of the $12,000 . $4,000 is to go toward maintenance of the bookmobile. Discussion followed about the remaining $8,000. 04 -04 Motion: The Library Board recommends to City Council that $8,000 from the lease of the Englewood Public Library Bookmobile be assigned to the Library for staffing . Moved by: Chris Ransick Seconded by : CJ Cullinan The Motion passed. Ms . Pilgrim will write a letter with the Board's recommendation to City Council. Member's Choice Ms. Cullinan said she has cancelled her trip to Spain. Her home construction project is up and running. Mr . Fish said he had seen a cl ip of the MTV video of the Englewood High School 2003 graduation incident. He said he had almost finished his Eagle Project. The project is a mural of the map of the United States at Charles Hay Elementary. He is working hard on scholarships for Cu and School of Mines. Ms. McGovern said she misses having weekends now that her work schedule is so full. Ms. Grazulis said she has no free time! She said that her daughter has had many phone calls and emails pertaining to the MTV video from last year's graduation at Englewood High School. Ms . Grazulis said she now has a business on E-Bay. Ms . Russell sa id she is using her free time to ski. Mr . Ransick said he had always wanted to publish a broadside and had recently been given the opportunity to do one of his poems as a broadside. He worked with a letterpress printer named Tom Parsons , which led him to a wonderful hand paper crafter , Ray Tomasso. A copy of the broadside was given to Mr. John Cole who started the Colorado Center for The Book and who now works at the Library of Congress. Copies of the broadside will be available for sale at the Author Open House in Apri l. Mr. Tomasso announced the Historical Society program on February 19 called Modern Living. The program is a revised version of a book about Arapahoe Acres , a historical district east of Downing and north of Dartmouth Avenue. On April 22 the Historical Soc iety will have a program about Bungalows . Mr . Adams said life is great ; his j ob s ituation is in flux, sk iin g is a fun time and he has finished the second chapter of his nove l. -2 - • • • • • • Ms .Pilgr im said her daughter is receiving college information based on having taken the PSAT tests. Work is keeping her busy. She enjoyed the Battle of t he Books , having been there all three nights. It was a lot of fun . There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 8 :01 p.m . -3 -