Garfield County Public Library District trustees voted on Aug. 7 to keep the status quo of current library cards without introducing a new age-restricted one, saying they could discuss the issue again in the future if desired. The vote was 4-1, with trustee Tony Hershey giving the dissenting vote and trustee Stephanie Hirsch absent. Following […]
Library Report
Posted inLocal Government
Library Report: No decision from trustees yet on new age-restricted library card
The Garfield County Public Library District’s (GCPLD) Board of Trustees is not ready to make a decision on whether to create a new card for minors that would restrict their ability to check out certain books. At the board’s July 10 meeting in Glenwood Springs, some headway was made in discussing the new card and […]
Posted inLocal Government
Library Report: Hershey attends first library board meeting as its Glenwood representative
The lines were clearly drawn at the Garfield County Public Library District’s Board of Trustees meeting on April 3, the first meeting where newly appointed Glenwood Springs representative Tony Hershey sat at the table as a board member. Members of the public spoke for more than 45 minutes at the beginning of the meeting, divided […]
Posted inLocal Government
Library Report: Board split on recommending Use or Hershey for Glenwood seat, staff compensation called into question
The Garfield County Public Library District Board of Trustees voted on Thursday to recommend Susan Use and Tony Hershey to the Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) for the vacant Glenwood Springs seat on the library’s governing body. On Feb. 27, the BOCC interviewed Hershey and Use in addition to two other applicants — Ksana […]
Posted inLocal Government
Library Report: Public and board remain at odds, LaRue suggests building trust
Members of the public were widely divided in terms of the opinions they brought to the Garfield County Public Library District’s (GCPLD) Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, Feb. 6. After the appointment of board members Stephanie Hirsch and Brit McLin in December, the board’s February meeting was dominated by a push from the public […]
Posted inLocal Government
Library Report: A WiFi suggestion and more
Most regular Carbondale Library users know there is outdoor WiFi reception on the south side of the building and some know there is WiFi in the front. But, what if it’s winter, the temperature is 32 degrees and dropping, it’s after hours and you really need to do something on the internet? Hope could be […]