Next Meeting: June 9, 2021
Noon
Bill Dunaway Community Room
MINUTES of the regular meeting of the PItkin County Library Board of Trustees on May 12,
2021. The meeting was called to order at 12:07 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Trustees present: John Wilkinson, Barbara Smith, Austine Stitt, and Judy
Wrigley. Trustees Judi Harris and Elizabeth Nix attended via Zoom. Also attending were Kathy
Chandler, Martha Durgy, and Jeffrey Bradley.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A motion was made by Judy Wrigley and seconded by Barbara
Smith to approve the Minutes of the Meeting on April 14, 2021.. The motion was passed
unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment.
TRUSTEE COMMENTS: Austine Stitt queried about the need to have an alternate Trustee. The
Board decided to discuss this next spring. Jon Busch’s film program will resume at some point.
John Wilkinson asked about the summer children’s programs. To begin the summer, the summer
reading program will begin on-line, but as COVID restrictions are loosened, in person
programing will depend on the number of interested participants. There will be information
booths at several Saturday markets.
OLD BUSINESS: After discussion a motion was made by Austine Stitt and seconded by Judy
Wrigley to approve the Second Reading of the Proposed Policy Revision of Library hours. The
new hours will be: 9--7 Monday--Thursday; 9--6 Friday and Saturday; and noon--5 Sunday. This
will go into effect May 24, 2021.
Kathy Chandler reviewed two library closures--one due to lack of electricity on October 26 and a
staff training day on April 28th to prepare the library building for reopening to the public. The
library did stay open December 26--30 in spite of the city wide gas outage. KUDOS to the staff!
Due to the ever-changing COVID dial the Library will remain in the Blue level for two weeks
and then follow the Phased Service Level guidelines when we enter the Green level. At that point
one-half of the furniture will be placed back in use. All meeting rooms will be open to one-half
capacity. Children will be encouraged to read in outside areas.
Kathy met with Alan Fletcher to discuss the digitalization of Music Festival programs and asked
him to inform his Board of the project. It will cost the library approximately $50,000 plus a
$15,000 yearly cost.
Kathy intends to further research the digitalization project for the Aspen Times and Aspen Daily
News.
NEW BUSINESS: Kathy is investigating the feasibility of having the Pitkin County Library
once again host the annual Colorado Public Library Directors’ Meeting May 31 and June 1,
2022.
Jordan Bacheldor has resigned to work in a family business. TJ Kaiser and Canace Finley will
begin work Sunday.
Kathy informed the Board of some reassignments of personnel along with changes in job
descriptions. Genevieve is the Assistant Director, Molly Ireland is now responsible for fiction,
Sharon Foster for the lab and teens, and JB for nonfiction. JB is now a Managerial Librarians
along with Nathalie Crick and Martha Durgy. All staff members are now back to working in the
library.
JB (Jeffrey Bradley) informed the Board of his many responsibilities. He explained the criterion
he uses for selecting and weeding out items in the nonfiction collection. He also is in charge of
the non-fiction book club and the purchasing of DVD’s.
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
June 9 October 13
July 14 November 10
August 11 December 5 Holiday Party
September 8
ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Judy Wrigley and seconded by Barbara Smith to
adjourn the meeting at 1:43 p.m.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:
Judy Wrigley
Secretary