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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1989.06.20 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES JUNE 20TH, 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 President Cannon. Trustees Present: CANNON, MINK, BLEVINS & ROBERTSON, BACIGALUPI Trustees Absent: NONE Staff Present: MRS. PATRICIA BERGSING, CITY LIBRARIAN MR. ALFRED ESCOFFIER, ASST. CITY LIBRARIAN MRS. JUDY GLADYSZ, LIBRARY SECRETARY BILLS: M/S/C (Robertson/Blevins) unanimously to approve the payment of City checks in the amount of $44,596.61. MINUTES: Minutes of the regular meeting of May 16th, 1989 were approved as written and ordered filed. CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS: a. Letter from the Peninsula Community Foundation - Mailed in packets b. Letter From Kumon Educational Institute - Mailed in packets C. Letter from Professor L. E. Scriven & the reply from the City Librarian - Mailed in packets d. Burlingame Statistics - Mailed in packets e. Clarion (CLA Legislative Newsletter) - Mailed in packets Trustee Mink inquired about the bill listed in the CLA Legislative Newsletter sponsored by Assemblyman Lempert regarding videos and children. Librarian Bergsing said she wasn't sure what was in the bill and would find out. f. California State Library Newsletter - Mailed in packets REPORTS: a. CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT: Librarian Bergsing said that the entire City budget for 1989-1990 had been approved at the Council meeting on June 18th without discussion on specific department requests. The Board held a brief discussion regarding space planning activities. Trustee Robertson said the Browsing Room's new arrangement is very nice and Trustee Cannon said it looks great. Mrs. Bergsing gave a brief update on the shifting schedule which is to start next Monday, June 26th. There was some discussion regarding staff recognition. President Cannon appointed a committee consisting of Trustees Robertson and Mink to set-up some guidelines to recognize staff's more outstanding achievements and then meet with Al and Patti to discuss same. Mrs. Bergsing said the position for Library Assistant I, part- time, had been filled from current staff. Sharon Tani, who currently works in Technical Processing, was chosen to fill the position in Circulation. She also announced that Michael Hubbell, Reference Librarian, would be taking Brenda Chavez's place, full-time. Michael is currently part-time. Recruitment has already begun to fill the new part-time Librarian I position. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: a. Report on appointment of two Library Trustees: Congratulations were in order for Trustees Cannon and Robertson for their reappointment to the Library Board. b. Children's Department Summer Reading Club - Joan Manini: Mrs. Manini gave a demonstration of one of the magic tricks that is currently being featured during the Children's Summer Reading Club. Which this year's theme is "SCIENCE WIZARDS, EXPERIMENT WITH READING." She also said there were already 100 children signed up to participate. c. Report from Public Relations Task Force: The report had been mailed in the packets and Trustee Mink made a motion to enthusiastically support the Public Relations Task Force. The motion was seconded by Trustee Bacigalupi and carried unanimously. Trustee Mink made an announcement of a special program to be held on September 9th, 1989, "Bringing the Resources of the Library of Congress to the People of the Peninsula," if anyone wanted to attend. The program will be held at CSM and will be a day-long event. It will feature Dr. James Billington, Librarian of Congress as the key-note speaker, and John Cole, Director for the Center of the Book will also be a speaker. Mrs. Bush has been invited to attend. FROM THE FLOOR: ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 5: 15 with the next meeting of the Library Board of Trustees to be held on July 18th, 1989 at 4:30pm in the California Room. Respectfully submitted, Patricia M. Bergsing Clerk of the Board PMB/jg 6/21/89 june a t