HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1992.04.21 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
APRIL 21st , 1992
-,:ALL TO ORDER
The meeting of April 21st, 1992 was called to order by President
Blevins at 4 : 30pm.
Trustees Present: Blevins , Cannon, Robertson, Benson, Taylor
Trustees Absent: None
Staff Present: Mrs . Patti Bergsing, City Librarian
Mr. Al Escoffier, Asst. City Librarian
Mrs . Judy Gladysz , Library Secretary
Others Present: Councilwoman Marti Knight
BILLS•
M/S/C (Benson/Taylor) unanimously to approve the payment of City
checks in the amount of $65 , 223 . 64, payment of the Trustees Special Fund
1n the amount of $781 . 61, and Duncan Funds in the amount of $186 . 07 .
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MARCH 17TH, 1992 :
Minutes of the Meeting of March 17th, 1992 were approved as written
and ordered filed.
CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS:
Correspondence had been mailed in the Trustees packets.
REPORTS:
'Abrarian' s Report:
The Trustees had no questions concerning the Librarian' s Report.
System Advisory Board Report - Trustee Robertson:
Trustee Robertson said the next meeting of the SAB would be on May
3rd.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a. Raising Overdue Fines:
M/S/C (Cannon/Benson) unanimously to increase overdue fines from 5
cents and 10 cents to 10 cents for children' s materials, and 20 cents for
adult materials.
b. Update on the Ripley Report:
Librarian Bergsing gave the Board an update on the progress of the
phased reconstruction of the stack area of the Main Library. She said
architect Cynthia Ripley had presented several conceptual plans to the
staff on April 17th. The revised plan is smaller in scope and simpler in
design, fully utilizing the Duncan House for staff use. Mrs. Bergsing
continued to say she is pleased with the changes that had been made and
will have a more complete report at the next Board meeting.
C. Circulation Statistics:
Librarian Bergsing distributed circulation statistics measuring the
materials that were checked out on Friday nights from 6-9pm and on weekday
mornings from 9-10am. The figures also reflected the amount of materials
_ checked out at the Branch during certain hours .
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NEW BUSINESS :
a. System Advisory Board Representative:
President Blevins read a recommendation to the Board, from her,
recommending Trustee Kris Cannon be the new Burlingame representative.
1/S/C (Benson/Robertson) unanimously that Trustee Cannon be appointed.
b. Update on Mr. James Vivian:
Librarian Bergsing gave the Trustees a synopsis of Mr. Vivian' s past
behavior and brought them up to date on recent happenings . She further
reported that a restraining order had been granted by Judge Shelton the
previous day and hopefully Mr. Vivian won' t bother staff any longer.
C. ALA Membership and Registration:
Librarian Bergsing asked if the Trustees were interested in attending
the American Library Association Conference this year in San Francisco.
Trustee Robertson said she would be attending. Mrs. Bergsing said pre-
registration is due by June 7th and asked the Trustees to let her know if
they planned to attend.
MISCELLANEOUS•
President Blevins said she would not be at the next meeting because
she will be out of town.
FROM THE FLOOR:
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting of April 21st, 1992 was adjourned at 5 : 15pm with the next
meeting scheduled for May 19th in the Duncan Annex.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia M. Bergsing
Clerk of the Board
PMB/jg
04/24/92
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