Next Meeting: July 13, 2022
Noon
William R. Dunaway
Community Meeting Room
MINUTES of the Regular Meeting of the Pitkin County Library Board of Trustees on May 11,
2022
President JohnWilkinson called the meeting to order at 12:07 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Trustees present: Austine Stitt, John Wilkinson. Elizabeth Nix, Barbara Reid,
Barbara Smith, Judy Wrigley, and newly-appointed trustee Anna Scott. Trustee Ashley Connolly
was not present. Pitkin County Librarian Kathy Chandler attended as did Genevieve Smith.
MINUTES: Austine Stitt moved to approve the minutes of the April 13, 2022 meeting. Judy
Wrigley seconded the motion which passed with no dissent.
PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment.
TRUSTEES’ COMMENTS:
Barbara Reid commented that she really liked the Jamie LaRue presentation to the Board
at the previous meeting.
John Wilkinson reported on Colorado Library Association’s stance on censorship.
Kathy will let the Board know when Anna Scott’s term expires.
Judy Wrigley expressed her disappointment at having to resign as a Board trustee; she is
moving out of Pitkin County.
LIBRARIAN’S REPORT:
The Board reviewed library consultant Jamie LaRue’s report on his public outreach on
the topic of consolidating and expanding library services in Snowmass Village.
Kathy apprised the Board of approximate construction costs for a Snowmass Village
library. Discussion ensued concerning the funds available for this project. Given the spiraling
costs of the construction as well as the associated soft costs, the Board examined the possibilities
of going to the voters or of fund-raising. There was minimal enthusiasm for either choice. The
Board discussed the feasibility of proceeding with this project.
John Wilkinson observed that none of the Snowmass Village Town Council members had
attended either of Jamie LaRue’s outreach meetings in April. John will approach the Snowmass
Village Town Manager about getting on the agenda for the next Town Council meeting. The
Board raised the question of how to engage, identify, and reach Snowmass Village residents,
how to get them behind the project, and how to counter opposition.
ADJOURNMENT: Elizabeth Nix moved to adjourn the meeting at
12:55 p.m. Judy Wrigley seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
FUTURE MEETING DATES
June 8
July 13
August 10
September 14
October 12
November 9
Christmas Pot Luck Sunday, December 4
Respectfully submitted,
Austine Stitt
Acting Secretary