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Ô·¾®¿®§ Þ±¿®¼ ±º Ì®«­¬»»­ <br />Ó·²«¬»­ <br />Ú»¾®«¿®§ îìô îðïð <br />п¹» í ±º ì <br />ÛòÔ·¾®¿®§ Ú±«²¼¿¬·±² Þ±¿®¼ Ë°¼¿¬» ¿²¼ д¿²­ º±® Ö±·²¬ λ½»°¬·±² <br />Eileen attended a Library Foundation Board meeting in December, and the follow-up to <br />that meeting is scheduled for February 25. The Foundation Board is expected to talk <br />about fundraising efforts, particularly how electronic mailing of Citywater bills is <br />impacting the Foundation’s annual utility bill mailing each October. They will also <br />discussplans for the upcoming joint meeting of the Library Board of Trustees and the <br />Library Foundation Board, which is set for March 11. <br />Ê×××òÒ»© Þ«­·²»­­ <br />ßòλª·»© Ы¾´·½ Ô·¾®¿®§ ß²²«¿´ λ°±®¬ <br />Beth prepared the report and distributed a copy to each Board member.The finalized <br />report is due to the Colorado State Library by March 15, 2010. <br />×ÈòÜ·®»½¬±®­ λ°±®¬ <br />ßòͬ¿¬·­¬·½­ <br />The Board reviewed the annual statistics.Beth noted that January 2010 circulation has <br />increased 10% from December 2009. <br />Beth also noted the number of items being borrowed through Prospector, an interlibrary <br />loan (ILL) program comprising more than 20 public and academic libraries. The Library is <br />a net borrower (2/1 ratio of borrowing to lending), but this would be expected from a <br />smallerlibrary. As a net borrower, we pay slightly higher courier costs through the <br />Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC), but much less per transactionthan under <br />“traditional” ILL services, which estimate the cost of each transaction to be~$30. <br />ÞòÝ·¬§ ݱ«²½·´ Þ«¼¹»¬ 묮»¿¬ <br />Beth reported that City Councilmust decide how to cut an additional $400K–$500K from <br />the 2010 budget. The City’s management team had prepared and categorized <br />recommendations which are being revised based on City Council’s direction. <br />Cuts have already been made to all departmental budgets, and the Library has limited <br />opportunity to make additional cuts in staff and materials. Beth has proposed that the <br />Library be closed either one day per week or for one week. Each scenario has <br />drawbacks, but closing for an entire week would spread salarycuts across the entire <br />staff, would maintain more service hours for the public, and would save approximately <br />the same amount of money—$15-$18K. Beth also proposed some small revenue- <br />generating measures, such as meeting room fees for non-residents, charging for holds <br />not picked up, and increasing fees for color copies. <br />The budget cuts will be voted on at the City Council meeting on March 2. <br />ÝòÒ¿¬·±²¿´ Ô·¾®¿®§ É»»µ ß½¬·ª·¬·»­ <br />National Library week is April 11-17.The Library will have a reception for patrons on <br />Saturday, April 17, from 10am–12pm. Many Board members volunteered to attend and <br />speak with patrons and act as lobby ambassadors. <br />Ý·¬§ ±º Ô±«·­ª·´´» <br /> ææ <br />Ы¾´·½ Ô·¾®¿®§ ææ çëï Í°®«½» ͬ®»»¬Ô±«·­ª·´´»ô ÝÑ èððîé <br />íðíóííëóìèïë ææ íðíóííëóìèíí øº¿¨÷ ææ ©©©ò´±«·­ª·´´»ó´·¾®¿®§ò¹±ª <br /> <br />