Lafayette Public Library Conference Room
Meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President Susan Kintzle

Members present: Dave Belin,  Ethan Hecht, Warren Hite, Bryan Holinka, Marjorie Jannotta, Susan Kintzle, Scott Steinbrecher, Staci Lupberger, liaison to the City Council
and Library Director Betsy Stroomer

Members absent: David Clark, Teri Ward

Guests: Karen Bradley, Teen Librarian

1. Public Comments – none

2. Approval of Minutes of 2/13/12 Meeting – motion to approve by Warren Hite and seconded by Brian Holinka; minutes unanimously approved.

3. Director’s Report
• The renovation is moving ahead with a design charette this Thursday in a public idea forum; they have already begun their work. The goal is to start the second week of August with much work done near Labor Day.
• The website is on schedule and training will be in mid-April; CivicPlus is creating many pages and so are city departments.
• In March, a special exhibit from the Space Science Institute in Boulder will be installed, as will a new series of music programs for children and families. Also, NanoDays is slated; it will engage families in science.
• In April, the library will participate in One Book 4Colorado in which every four year old child in Colorado will receive a book (a State initiative).

4. Teen Services Update –Karen Bradley reviewed programs for teens including the Teen Advisory Board; Own the Night; Open a Book, Begin a Journey; Anime Club; teen volunteers at the library; special events, and the Teen Zone (expanded shelving, Graphic novels, and a Teen series display).

5. Advocacy – March 30th is Library Day in the State of Colorado and this Board will receive talking points from the associated communication program to state officials. A discussion followed about the prominence of  eBooks and other downloadable media, and the library’s role and advocacy for such. Gratitude was expressed to the Library Director by several Board members regarding her forwarding timely and balanced informational and educational materials around this topic.

6. 2012 Board Goals – Discussion ensued regarding the draft of Board Goals and there was a sense that the items which are actionable by the Board suffice whereas operational items are important for the Board to support and to provide public advocacy, as broken out below.

(annotated) Draft #1: High level library goals for Board discussion
1. Serve as the hub of information for citizens of Lafayette, primarily through books and other
publications. (Board support and advocacy)
2. Maintain the City of Lafayette website. (Board support and advocacy)
3. Advocate for the Library, in part through presentations and reports to the City Council and to
the citizens of Lafayette. (Board Goal)
4. Provide services to citizens of Lafayette, including Homework Center, resume help, computer
training, and other services. (Board support and advocacy)
5. Provide meeting spaces for local groups. (Board support and advocacy)
6. Promote early childhood literacy through story times and various programs for young readers. (Board support and advocacy)
7. Promote reading for all ages through summer reading programs. (Board support and advocacy).
9. Coordinate with Friends of Lafayette Library on areas of mutual interest. (Board Goal)
10. Coordinate with other Lafayette volunteer Boards and committees on areas of mutual interest. (Board Goal)

An alternate list of categories for Board goals was offered by Scott Steinbrecher: Operational; Advocacy; Policy; Advisory; Long-term Strategic Planning; Coordination. Action Item: Marjorie Jannotta offered to group existing Board goals and discussion items into these categories for further review.

7. Library Week/Staff Appreciation – April 8 – 14; one idea is The Board will bring breakfast on April 11 at the 8:30 a.m. staff meeting. The Friends want to participate and the Board is eager for the participation. An addition will be door prize items for the staff (donated by the Board and Friends). Claudia will be the staff contact.  Action Item: Susan Kintzle will coordinate with David Clark to make this happen.

8. FOLF Liaison Report – The children’s book sale will be March 26- April 1, in the lobby. It was noted that the Friends are interested in helping with Staff Appreciation and they are also encouraging another joint meeting. The Board thought May would be a good month to have this.

9. City Council Liaison Report – the City Council had a goal setting session referent to the budget cycle. The change in governance to a citizen’s Board for Urban Renewal Authority will occur. A Highway 7 study is projected.

10. Other Business – Open Space Advisory committee will have its annual Arbor Day celebration April 21st.  Trees will be planted and details will be offered at the next meeting.

11. Next Meeting: April 9, 2012. Agenda items include continued discussion of Board Goals, a report on Library Day, Design Update, and Advocacy.

12. Adjournment was called at 8:35.

Submitted by
Marjorie Jannotta,
Board Secretary