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Underhill said the leadership team proposed the five-day schedule to ensure programs planned Monday through Friday could continue and to consolidate remaining staff so the building could stay open consistently. “We had 4 resignations and 3 of them were with no notice,” Underhill said, describing how the losses left the library unable to staff some weekend shifts.

The director said the library has been interviewing candidates and had a strong applicant pool. Underhill said the goal is to restore seven-day service “starting after Labor Day,” while also building staff resilience through cross-training. Underhill described priority cross-training between adult services, reference and circulation teams so more employees can cover multiple service points.

Underhill told the board she plans to coordinate with Human Resources and finance on training options and to consider inviting interested city staff to serve as occasional substitutes for library shifts. She said she has been in the role about six months and emphasized the objective of reaching full staffing before proposing larger personnel changes.

Board members and others praised the director’s transparency about the temporary closures and staffing plan. A board member said community members appreciated the clear messaging that weekend closures were a temporary measure to keep weekday programs running.

The discussion at the meeting also noted that phone and messaging problems during a citywide migration to voice‑over‑IP had briefly compounded access issues while the library was on a reduced schedule; Underhill said that situation has been fixed with IT and is being monitored.

No formal vote or ordinance was taken on staffing during the meeting. Underhill said hiring and training are in progress and that the library expects to resume seven‑day service after Labor Day, with ongoing efforts to recruit and cross‑train staff.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Library Board August 21, 2025 Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Library Director Christine Underhill told the Englewood City Library Board that four recent staff resignations forced temporary weekend closures this summer and that the library expects to resume seven‑day service after Labor Day.","taxTitle","Englewood City, Arapahoe County, Colorado","taxId",52219,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6479796,"Library board awaiting legal review on whether board members may serve on a Friends group",54,761000,815000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692102-11b99beb2e41956555ba18e4efef771a&start=761&end=815","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692102-11b99beb2e41956555ba18e4efef771a/thumbnail_761000.jpg","/articles/6479796/Englewood-City/Arapahoe-County/Colorado/Library-board-awaiting-legal-review-on-whether-board-members-may-serve-on-a-Friends-group","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479796-b58ac2e7ed0e827ee45e7ec30acb5b57/orig.mp4?Expires=1770820057&Signature=dsxJlX-fkHD5OZbR9YcruUJtHvhbU2GveMKPasNCfDscLXzCXLVAMi4E9rAmYKfYgDenhZK4yU5sW8QmIkrr4EniHWW0Qrp~4zvjDSLGGGB4lmPA1~2Ft-HhicuQgeBfqCIOjQBQJXnq88FILpE0KqCmYeqy4wBmvF95fzrBf1ymM-OGFo6tLkyvAL8Mm3YK6KjV0Hm22ibQCDUTd63nF~DbXt5qh6agHTeXwULYSZw6capA39z8EOdb4lEiHQzUfagKSzeAk3t7J-DmzhnxZCVEm9lUYpv4b1ebEH3~cj7zkfm~-5unt8WYfPZgVu3MpivUsz8Z5UUabEu3LHffPg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Board members discussed reviving a Friends group to support fundraising and community outreach and asked whether library board members could also serve on that nonprofit group.

A board member, who had volunteered to help resurrect the group, asked whether Colorado law or city rules would create a conflict if advisory board members served on the Friends organization. Library staff said they had pitched the question to the city attorney’s office, which is researching potential conflicts and will report back. Staff thanked a board member, Alex Day, for following up on the issue.

Board members said a Friends group could ease fundraising and staffing of library events, but agreed they must await the attorney’s guidance before recruiting or appointing board members to serve on such an organization.

No formal action was taken at the meeting; the matter remains under legal review.","The Englewood City Library Board is researching whether board members can also serve on a library 'Friends' fundraising group. The matter was referred to the city attorney’s office and staff will report back when the legal review is complete.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6479801,"Englewood library to open north door during construction; south-door work starts Sept. 8 and building will close one week in October for refresh",324,992000,1316000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692102-11b99beb2e41956555ba18e4efef771a&start=992&end=1316","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692102-11b99beb2e41956555ba18e4efef771a/thumbnail_992000.jpg","/articles/6479801/Englewood-City/Arapahoe-County/Colorado/Englewood-library-to-open-north-door-during-construction-south-door-work-starts-Sept-8-and-building-will-close-one-week-in-October-for-refresh","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6479801-b3b5829562b10abcc0b123c6517bddd4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770820057&Signature=f093Ad3BoqeER3HWs-BY5N7zs5OTlIa6ASfmG7NJSM7bx1YQdYHk-2Q5Rph0ZQ7ke1~2q3zS0wh-0CTeKTFVYv6Ow2vJUUI8W5BA4VEjS2XHtKDOV~JAC86KyaNCCrsKbKqdyFd7zbRCz91Op4KGRDUr1UEJaTSYi-l6l-F6uGZJ4g1yl9qOj-z3mp0~coRslRQsGw1dbyNwc9EIFSXqLcZ1vPdo64ntVR57J2p3Wx8KG3ymbnfyejMK7ijkJ~e1b7e3-7igsKIjQMM4sML6exSGeUbrRYwEATvtySYnKcKF-LC1UZ2818MPPv87nFJUOITKs5Vm6ab-yCiE~83mdw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Library staff told the Englewood City Library Board that construction to modify the library’s south entrance will begin the week of Sept. 8 and is expected to take about four weeks, during which staff will open a north‑side door for public access and monitor incidents.

Tina (staff) and Library Director Christine Underhill described the work as removal of interior wood columns near the south doors, installation of a new exit door on the north side, and adjustments to the lobby circulation. Underhill said the north door opening is an “experimental month” to see how the change affects patron flow and safety. Staff plan to document incidents and coordinate with security and circulation teams while construction proceeds.

Underhill said the work is expected to be noisiest at the beginning of the contractor’s schedule and that staff will notify patrons about disruptive days. She said the construction will roll into a planned one‑week library closure for a meeting‑room refresh, new wayfinding, paint and flooring starting Oct. 6; the library will reopen Oct. 13.

Staff also described a proposed physical deterrent near the north entrance — a 14‑foot shelving run — intended to prevent direct access from the north door into the children’s area. Underhill said the children’s area will get shelving and other improvements later, and that the team is examining options for an emergency exit for the children’s story‑time room where logistics are constrained by an adjacent caged storage area.

Underhill told the board the furniture order funded from a $50,000 capital allocation will not arrive by the October reopening and is now expected by the end of the year. The director said communications staff will notify the public about construction timing, and that three noisy days are likely during the initial week of work.

No ordinance or formal vote was recorded; these were staff updates and implementation plans presented to the advisory board.","Library staff told the Englewood City Library Board that construction to modify the south entrance begins the week of Sept. 8, an experimental north-door entry will open during work, and the library will close Oct. 6–12 for meeting room refresh and floor/wayfinding work. Furniture ordered with $50,000 capital funds is delayed until year‑end.","actionData","errors"]

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Englewood library to restore seven-day service after summer weekend closures; director outlines cross-training plan

Library board awaiting legal review on whether board members may serve on a Friends group

Englewood library to open north door during construction; south-door work starts Sept. 8 and building will close one week in October for refresh