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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1993.03.16 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES MARCH 16TH, 1993 CALL TO ORDER: The meeting of March 16th, 1993 was called to order by President Cannon at 4 : 30pm. Trustees Present: All Trustees were present Staff Present: Mr. Alfred Escoffier, City Librarian Mrs . Judy Gladysz , Library Secretary Also Present: Mrs. Marti Knight, Burlingame Resident BILLS: M/S/C (Robertson/Benson) unanimously to approve the payment of City checks in the amount of $24 , 777 . 66 , payment of the Trustees Special Fund in the amount of $358 . 42 , and Duncan Funds in the amount of $375 .79 . MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 16TH, 1993: The minutes of the February 16th, 1993 Board meeting were approved as written and ordered filed. CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS: All correspondence was mailed in the Board packets. REPORTS: Librarian's Report: Trustee Robertson asked if the National Library Week campaign, "Libraries Change Lives, " would be featured in the San Mateo Times? Mr. Escoffier said it would be and that all PLS libraries would be participating in the public relations effort. Librarian Escoffier gave an update on the Geac upgrade. System Advisory Board - Trustee Cannon: Trustee Cannon gave a synopsis of the most recent SAB meeting she attended. She announced that Legislative Day in Sacramento will be held on May 4th. She further said that there would be no orientation for people attending for the first time this year nor was there any talk about busing people to Sacramento. All of the Trustees, with the exception of Trustee Taylor, said they would be going to Legislative Day. PAGE 1 CALTAC Workshop: Trustee Taylor said she enjoyed the CALTAC Workshop very much and that it was very informative and the speakers were very good. Trustees Robertson and Benson who had also attended, enjoyed the Workshop as well . UNFINISHED BUSINESS: a. Fund Raising Seminar Proposal: M/S (Blevins/Taylor) to hold a session to discuss fund raising. The topic will be "Basic Fund Raising: the Giving and the Getting, " with featured seminar leaders Michael Donnellan and Linda Crowe. After some discussion, the date to hold the session was agreed upon to be May 8th, at 9am, in the Community Room. The motion carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS: a. Donation Brochures: Librarian Escoffier explained the two new donation brochures to the Board. Trustee Blevins was very impressed with both brochures and thought they were very complete and informational . M/S/C (Robertson/Blevins) unanimously, to approve the new brochures as presented. b. Building Renovation Funding: President Cannon expressed her thanks to Councilwoman Knight for her support at the Council meeting on March 15th in regards to library funding. All of the Board agreed that they are very concerned with proceeding with the library funding issue and they will be present at the April 7th Council meeting to urge them to proceed. President Cannon will prepare a statement and check with the other Board members for input. FROM THE FLOOR: President Cannon expressed a concern for keeping lights on in front of the library after closing. She said a resident spoke with her and that after the library closes at 9pm, the front of the library is very dark. Her concern was for the safety of children that are being picked up. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting of March 16th, 1993 was adjourned at 5 :45pm with the next meeting scheduled for April 20th, 1993 in the Duncan Annex. Respectfully submitted, Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian AHE/jg 03/19/93 MARCH PAGE 2