Library Board of Trustees

Rangeview Library District
Board of Trustees

The County Commissioners approved a resolution on December 15, 2003, creating a library district.   The Adams County Library System  merged into the new Library District on January 1, 2004.  A new governing Board of Trustees for the District was appointed by the County Commissioners on February 11, 2004.

The new Board of Trustees meets the third Wednesday of every month.  For more information, click on Board of Trustees Meeting.  For minutes of previous meetings, click on Board Meeting Minutes.

Basic information about the Board members is given in the following table.  A short biography of each Board member follows the table.  Clicking on a Board member name will go directly to his or her biography.

Board Member Biographies

Ray Coffey:  He has worked for the state of Colorado since 1985 in finance and auditing.  He earned a Bachelor's degree from Colorado State University in Technical Journalism and took courses in business and accounting from Metro State College.  He passed the CPA exam in 1987.

Ray has been a professional ski patroller and a private contractor.  He feels public libraries are very important to a free society.

Kin Griffith: He is currently the Executive Director of the Colorado Virtual Academy. Before that, he was Executive Director of the Academy of Charter Schools.  He has extensive experience in business and finance.  He has earned a Bachelors in Accounting, an MBA and a Masters in Economics, all from the University of Colorado.

Kin has served on several state committees dealing with education and charter schools.  Presently he serves on the Cyberschool Advisory Committee, appointed by the state Commissioner of Education.

Kin was a member of the Adams County Library System Board of Trustees and brings continuity and experience to the new board.

Dorothy Lindsey:  She taught in District 27 J schools for 30 years and is now retired.  She has served on a credit union supervisory committee and on the Board of Directors for an arts council.

Dorothy enjoys golf and has served as president of a woman's golf association.  She has a passion for literacy.

Debra Neiswonger:  She recently received a Masters of Education and Elementary Education Teaching Certification from Regis University.  She has a Masters in History from the University of Colorado and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Anthropology with a minor in Speech Communication from Metro State College.  

Debra has worked in business and government.  She has worked for the Colorado State Library in the State Publications Library and for the Colorado State Historical Society in the Stephen H. Hart Library.

Debra has worked as a volunteer in her church and with the 4-H organization.  She has a love of books and learning.  She believes that libraries play a crucial role in assisting herself and others to learn and gain a deeper understanding of the world.

Kay Riddle:  She currently works part-time for a non-profit foundation.  She has worked for the Adams County Library in the past in circulation and reference.  She also was the Audio-visual librarian for the Adams County Library.

Kay has been actively involved in politics, serving as an executive director and a National Committeewomen from Colorado.  She has also served on an action committee.

Kay has been a member of the the National Commission on Library and Information Science.  She has been serving on the Adams County Library System Board of Trustees.  She will bring experience and a continuity to the new board.

Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule

The Board of Trustees normally meets monthly, on the third Wednesday of the month, at 5:00 PM.

Click on Board of Trustees meeting agenda to see a Word document of the agenda.

To enable the Board to meet the public from various communities and to make it easier for the public to provide input, the Board will meet at various branches in the community rooms as follows:

2008

• January 16th at the Support Services offices,  11658 N. Huron, Northglenn

• February 20th at Northglenn Branch, 10530 N. Huron St., Northglenn

• March 19th at the Support Services offices,  11658 N. Huron, Northglenn

• April 16th at the Perl Mack Branch, 7611 Hilltop Circle, Denver

• May 21st at the Support Services offices,  11658 N. Huron, Northglenn

• June 18th at the Thornton Branch, 8992 N. Washington, Thornton

• July 16th at the Support Services offices,  11658 N. Huron, Northglenn

• August 20th at the Support Services offices,  11658 N. Huron, Northglenn

• September 17th at the Brighton Branch, 575 S. 8th Ave., Brighton

• October 15th at the Support Services offices,  11658 N. Huron, Northglenn

• November 19th at the Commerce City Branch, 7185 Monaco, Commerce City

• December 17th at the Support Services offices,  11658 N. Huron, Northglenn

Call 303 288-2001 for information and to verify meeting times and places.

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the Library Board meetings are available in Word document format.  To access the document, click on the meeting date below.

March 19th, 2008 at Support Services Building, Northglenn

February 20th, 2008 at the Northglenn Library, Northglenn

January 16th, 2008 at Support Services Building, Northglenn

December 12th, 2007 at Support Services Building, Northglenn

December 5th, 2007 at Support Services Building, Northglenn

November 20th, 2007 at Support Services Building, Northglenn

November 14th, 2007 at Commerce City

October 17th, 2007 at United Power Building, Brighton

September 19th, 2007 at Brighton

August 15th, 2007 at Thornton

August 8th, 2007 at Thornton

July 18th, 2007 at Thornton

July 9th, 2007 at Radisson North Denver Graystone Castle, Board Room, Thornton

Last updated: 24 April 2008 04:50 PM Mountain Time
Rangeview Library District 
11658 N. Huron, Northglenn, CO 80234  Ph:  303 288-2001