HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1989.08.15 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
AUGUST 15TH, 1989
CALL TO ORDER:
A duly noticed regular meeting of the Burlingame Public
Library Board of Trustees was held on the above date in the
California Room of the Burlingame Public Library. The meeting was
called to order at 4:30pm by Past-President Cannon.
Trustees Present: CANNON, MINK, & BLEVINS
Trustees Absent: BACIGALUPI & ROBERTSON
Staff Present: MRS. PATRICIA BERGSING, CITY LIBRARIAN
MR. ALFRED ESCOFFIER, ASST. CITY LIBRARIAN
MRS. JUDY GLADYSZ, LIBRARY SECRETARY
BILLS:
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M/S/C (Mink/Ba�igalupi) unanimously to approve the payment of
City checks in the amount of $21,622.15, and Special Fund checks
in the amount of $3,106.37.
MINUTES:
Minutes of the regular meeting of July 18th, 1989 were
approved as written and ordered filed.
CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS:
a. Peninsula Community Foundation - Duncan Property -
Income and Expense Report - Mailed in packets
b. California State Library - Newsletter
Mailed in packets
There was brief discussion about the materials that had been
mailed in the packets, with particular emphasis on the fact that
the Board is receiving unsolicited Expense Reports from the
Foundation on the Duncan Property.
Acting Secretary Blevins read a letter to the Burlingame Lions
Club from Librarian Bergsing congratulating them on 60 years of
service to the citizens of Burlingame and thanking them for the
wonderful things they continue to support for the Burlingame
Library.
REPORTS:
CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT: Trustee Cannon commented on how
nice she thinks the new physical arrangement of the Library is.
Librarian Bergsing shared the new "Storytelling Kits" with the
Board members who thought they were wonderful.
Mrs. Bergsing announced that the two Librarian I, Permanent
Part-time positions in the Reference Department had been filled.
The new staff members are: Maribeth Farchich and Teresa McCann.
She said the announcement had been made on Friday and hopefully the
two people that were selected would attend the September Board
meeting.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Report from Committee on "Employee Achievement Awards" -
Trustee Mink. The Board members discussed the proposed
criteria for the Employee Achievement Awards. There was some
discussion and a number of changes were made.
The Board members commended Trustees Mink and Robertson for the
excellent job they did. Trustee Blevins moved to accept the
report that was submitted with the amendments that were made.
The motion was seconded by Trustee Cannon and passed unanimously.
Trustee Mink requested a staff list, by department by the 8th
of September.
Librarian Bergsing announced the dates for the California
Library Association Annual Conference will be November 11-14th at
the Hyatt Hotel in Oakland, with Trustees day to be held on
Saturday, November 11th. She asked the Board members to make note
that pre-registration, at discount rates, is available through the
end of September for those wishing to attend, and could the
Trustees let her know by the September Board meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
Field Trip to new Fremont Library: Tabled until the September
Board Meeting.
FROM THE FLOOR:
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 5:35 with the next meeting of the
Library Board of Trustees to be held on September 19th, 1989 at
4:30pm in the California Room.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia M. Bergsing
Clerk of the Board
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