Littleton Arts & Culture Board reelects chair, advances strategic plan work and public-art priorities

The Littleton City Arts & Culture Board reelected JD to a second one-year term as chair and Denise Weed to a second term as vice chair during its May meeting, and spent the remainder of the session reviewing director reports, grant-application numbers, a proposed mural site and next steps for the board's community arts and culture strategic plan, including a possible city-council resolution and renewed discussion of a percent-for-art program.

The chair and vice chair elections were conducted by voice vote after nominations from board members; the board indicated support for both incumbents and the nominations were approved. The board will hold its regular summer work on the strategic plan and related implementation tasks should the council formally adopt the plan in the coming weeks.

The board heard separate director reports from library and museum staff. Dennis Quinn, Littleton's library director, summarized recent programming, noting that the library shifted its annual "One Book, One Littleton" programming to March this year and that National Poetry Month and a spring reading challenge for ages 4—12 are underway. Quinn also said summer all-ages programming will begin in June when school is out and reported that the library elevator is…