HomeMy WebLinkAbout022879MINUTES FORT TOWNfiFND LIBRARY HOARD Mt;nTING
FEB.28th.1979
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN BOB YANDEL ViiO ALSO READ THE
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MF:ETING.NEW BOARD MF...MBER CONRAD SCHNEN]SE WAS PRE;SENTI
JESSIE HARMS;THERESA GOLDSMITH AND ELEANOR NEIBON.BEVERLY READ THE LIBRARBAN'S
REPORT.IT YiAS MENTIONED THAT THE GENERAL INTEREST IN THE FILM SERIES PRESENTED
BY THE LIBRARY IS HIGH.SIMILIRR PROGRAJY9 ON A lVFFT6LY BASIS ARE BEING LONSIDER-
ED PROBABLY ON THURSDAY EVENINGS.THERE HAS BEEN PROGRESc IN THE CHNLDREN'S
LIBRARY.JOHANNAH F'RANZ INVITED THE HIGHRCHOOL STUDENTS TO A WKETING REGARDING
THEIR SECTION OF' THE LIBRARY.ABOUT TEN ATTENDED TO EXCHANGE IDbAS AND SUGGESTIONS
A STFRIO SYSTEM! WITH HEAD PHONES IS .A, POPULAR CHOICE AND THE LIBRARIAN SUGGESTED
THAT ANY FUNDS THAT THE STUDENTS MANAGED TOWARD GETTING ONE V(OULD BE HELPFUL,
STUDENTS 1AILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN DECORATING THE DOMRSTAIRS SPACE.IT 'i'rA.S NOTED
THAT THE STAFF WILL INCREASE BY TWO PEOPLE.ONE,A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SPONSORED BY
COMIMITNITY ACTION FOR IVORK EXPERIENCE AND THE OTHER, A FULL TAME CETA PERSON.
BOTH MAY BE USED AS CHILDREN'S LIBRARY PERSONEL.
CAL CARTWRIGHT ATTENDED THE MEETING AS A LIASON FROM THE FRIEND'S
OF THE LIBRARY TO THE BOARD.HF REPORTED TALKING TO STEPHEH;ULAYTON
VaO RISHES TO PRESENT QUALITY FILMS AT THE LIBRARY. A DONATION FEE r
AAS SUGGESTED BY MR. CLAYTON TO COVER EXPENSES OF THE FILM. IN to
MR. CARTVrRIGHT'S OPINION UNDUE EMPH.A,SIS WAS PLACED UPON THE COMERCIAL
ASPECTS AND HE FEARS FOR THE LIBRARY'S PARTICIPATION HE RECCOMAENDS
THAT THE LIBRARY"NOT GET INVOLVE'➢ " IT iiAlq F'URTHFR SUGGESTED THAT WI
WIDER VIEWING SPACE COULD BETTER BE PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
OT THROUGH THE RECREATION CENTER. THE CHAIRMAN CONCURRED WITH MR.
CARTYrRIGHT'S RECO:IJNDATION BUT ADDED THAT IT -ir.AS POSSIBLE TO REFER
MR. CLAYTON TO THE BOARD FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION IF' HE RISHE:S.
THE BOARD THEN SIGNED VOUCHERS.BEVgRLY MADE THE SUGGESTION THAT
THE BOARD SIGN A MASTER SHEET OF BUSINESS EXPENDITURES-ELEANOR OBJECTED
BECAUSE IT wOULD LIMIT TIME FOR THOUGHTFUL FERUSAL OF LIBRARY TRANSACTIONS
WHICH IS A MAJOR RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOARn.BEV REPORTED THAT AN EXPENDITURE
or 41500 COVERED THE COMPLETE COST OF THE DOWNSTAIRS PROJECT INCLUDING FIRE D
DOORS.SHE COMMERTED T14T VOLUNTEER HELP DEFRAYED COSTS CONSIDERABLY.
THERSA RECOMMENDED THAT WE READ OVER LIBRARY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
FOR DISCUSSION AT THE NEXT MEETING IN ORDER TO EVALUATE WHICH GOALS HAVE
BEEN MET AND TO PROJECT "10 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD." JESSIE ADDED THAT IT
IS IhPORTANT TO CONSIDER SHORT TERM GOALS AS'WELL,
BEV THEN READ EXEMP'T'S FROM THE EVALUATION BY STATE CONSULTANTS
DOROTHEY DOYLE AND JAN BLUMBERG.BESIDE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING 7
HUMANITIES SECTION OF THE LIBRARY ETC. THAT NEED ATTENTION THE REPORT
ti "SENT ON TO STATE.. "THE LIBRARIAN IS PURCHASING WISELY AND IS USING HER
EFFORTS TO RESPOND TO THE PUBLIC'S EXPRESSED NEEDS.." IT WAS RECOMMENDEM
THAT A. COPY OF REPORT BE SENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR NEXT MEETING.
BEV. AND KATHY HAYS SPOKE ABOUT VOTING IN FAVOR OF SENATE BILL 2667
AS IT WILL HELP INCREASE LIBRARY SERVICES. KATHY MENTIONED THAT A COUNTY
LIBRARY BOARD IS BEING FORMED AND THAT SHE WOULD WELCOME SUGGESTIONS
FROM THE BOARD AS TO WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN SERVING.APPOINTMhN TS ARE
MADE BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.KATHY PRESENTED A LEETER RENEWING THE
CONTRACT WITH P.T. LIBRARY WHICH PROVIDES CONTINUING SERVICE THROUGHOUT
JEFFERSON COUNTY AND INTER LIBRARY LOAN THROUGH 1979.
BEVERLY THEN INVITED THE BOARD TO INSPECT THE NEW LOFT AND hCIRK D C IE
TOWARD THE COMPLETION OF THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY.
THE UEETING WAS ADJOURNED.
LEANOR NELSON 2/28/79
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