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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 1989.05.16 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES - AGENDA MAY 16TH, 1989 - 4 : 30PM { SUGGESTED ACTION { 1 . CALL TO ORDER { { 2 . ROLL CALL { { 3 . BILLS { APPROVAL City Checks : $29,024.51 { Special Fund: $ 605.33 { { 4 . MINUTES { APPROVAL { 5 . CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS { INFORMATION { a. Peninsula Community Foundation Report On t the Primrose Property - Jan. -March 1989 b. Brown Act Memo { { { { 6 . REPORTS { INFORMATION { a. City Librarian' s Report { b. Legislative Day - Trustees Cannon, { Blevins and Robertson { { { 7 . UNFINISHED BUSINESS { ACTION ON BOTH { a. Letter to Friends of the Library request-{ ing funds { b. Letter to Foundation Requesting Funds { { 8 . NEW BUSINESS { { { f { 9 . FROM THE FLOOR { PUBLIC COMMENTS { 10 . ADJOURNMENT: To view video tape on "Burlingame" 4 produced by KGO - TV { u { ` { { o� o . moi- 1 p U BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES APRIL 18th, 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, ROBERTSON & BACIGALUPI Trustees Absent: BLEVINS Staff Present: MRS. PATRICIA BERGSING, CITY LIBRARIAN MRS. JUDY GLADYSZ, SECRETARY MR. ALFRED ESCOFFIER, ASST. CITY LIBRARIAN Others Present: MR. MICHAEL DONNELLAN, NEW LIBRARY EMPLOYEE BILLS: M/S/C (Mink/Bacigalupi ) unanimously to approve the payment of City checks in the amount of $ 41 , 882 . 41 and Special Fund checks in the amount of $442 . 08 . MINUTES : Minutes of the regular Meeting of March 21st, 1989 were approved as written and ordered filed. CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS: a. Peninsula Community Foundation Report on the Duncan Property: Mailed in Packet b. City Newsletter: Mailed in Packet C. Legislative Day Orientation Flyer: Mailed in Packet INTRODUCTION OF NEW STACK SUPERVISOR: MICHAEL DONNELLAN: President Cannon introduced Michael Donnellan to the Board members then Librarian Bergsing introduced the Board members to Michael. He told some of his background. The Board welcomed him to the staff and wished him well. REPORTS: a. CITY LIBRARIAN' S REPORT: There was some discussion regarding the parking structure and how quickly the crews have progressed in such a short time . Mrs . Bergsing said the Task Forces are busily working and asked if the Board had any input regarding public relations . Trustee Mink stated that it is good publicity for the Library to sponsor programs and talks in the Community Room. Mrs . Bergsing said this was a good idea. 1 i Page 1 #1 1 ` CITY OF 9URLINGAME PAGE 37 BUDGET STATUS REPORT FDR THE MONTH ENDING DECENuLR 311.__1989_. ___ ____--_F-R1A%D-.CW22/90 W ' CURRENT MONTH YEAR-TO-DATE ` "DGET -. -EXPE"IIURE-- :X1?E1dD1T11RE - --ENCi1MtlRAltLt--- --BALANCE ----LfR4CENT --------------•-----------_-__-_____------------------------------------------- " 101 GENERAL FUND 6BARY._ 1. 010 REGULAR SALARIES 013.115.00 bo,780.00 302,J36.95 311.078.05 49.26 all nTI21E_ IALARIES 34t.-321.UC 394847.77 172.962.39 - 1-73.35,8.61- 49.94 012 OVERTIME 500.00 79.86 79.86 420.14 15.97 to I TOTAL SALAR1E.S_6_-lbAGES _ _ 959.93n.IlG 106.7J7.63 475.G79.2J 484.b56.60- 49.49 - W x TOTAL aIRECT LABOR 959.936.00 10o,7U7.63 475,079.20 484.856.80 49.49 " 030 RETIREMENT 221,16d.GO 10.415.12 46,572.65 174.595.35 21.06 fn " 031 GROUP INSURANCE 9,154.58 37,710.5C <37,710.50> 016 .1LEDIL49E INSURANCE 39}.72- 1.031.-79 037 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE " 038 WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE 704.15 3,129.69 <3,129.69> ") TOTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 221,168.00 20,609.57 89,244.13 131,923.37 40.35 CJ I"!_-TIITALEM.PLOYEE SERVICES 1.181.1C4.OG - 127,377.20 5-64,323.b3 610,730.17 47.78 I' -- 110 OFFICE EXPENSE 11.300.GO 247.79 5,321.72 5,978.28 47.09 I "I �� �PELZAL-DEPARTMENT EXPEMSE - 19.700.00 262.20 6.780.50 122 PERIODICALS 20,295.00 12,265.65 3,029.35 60.44 123 BOOK dINDINGS 11,620.00 843.85 7,dO2.96 3,d17.G4 67.15 ' 124 [ATALOGSNG EXPENSE 15..055.uO- 1J2.7-7 1.744.41 - -_ - -13.9-1 G.r3------.._-_41._14._ __ 125 RECORDS AND CASSETTES o,700.G0 }74.74 4,957.02 3,742.93 56.98 L% 129 BOOKS AND MAPS 177,10O.CC 19, 26.04 73,578.C9 103.521.91 41.55 �n�cMALL_.TOOLS. 300.0D- - _ ---- ._ 52-.-36- 17 45--- 1oO COMMUNICATIONS 9,715.CJ 681.43 5,045.96 4,669.04 51.94 - 3 V "i 170 ELECTRIC & GAS UTILITIcS 32.550.00 2,549,81 10.774.25 15,775.75 51.53 41.. 9C-MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND GROUND 17.o50.CO 595.54 12.712.29 - - 5,13 .74---------71-.E2 i 200 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 3,575.00 1.101.00 2,474.00 30.80 j "1 209 AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 1,97J.CO 126.56 324.00 1,646.00 16.45 3 210 PROFFSSIONAL ANB SPECIALIZED SERVIC- ._ 27.021.-00 -___.-------_ .--7_,y32I.G0 �0,00ggq__ 220 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 3b,959.CO 37,504.40 1,454.00 96.27 l 240 DUES AND SU3SCRIPTIONS 795.00 475.CC 320.00 59.75 TRAVEL, CONFERENCES 3 MEETINGS 1.GCJ.G0 151.95 846..05 -- 15.20 251 DEPARTMENT HEAD CONFERENCE & MEETIN o00.00 518.19 F1.81 80.37 1 !"' 252 STAFF`ZONFERENCE AND-MEETINGS 1.600.00 455.00 1,145.00 28.44 360.._SBAINING�AND SAFETY 3.003.00 �5S.G0_--___ _ _-. _.---------__. _2�745�00 ----------8.50-- ' 290 OTHER CH RGES 100.00 1CG.00 701 INSURANCE"JOST ALLOCATION 3.424.00 1,712.00 1.712.00 5C.00 1 TOTAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES 406,829.00 24,910.73 190,552.47 210,276.53 48.31 h _ TOTAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES 406,829.00 24,910.73 19o,552.47 210,276.53 48.31 i Mrs . Bergsing said there will be a ceremony to accept the 200 Japanese books that have been donated by the Kumon Educational Institute. The Kumon Institute is an international company that specializes in teaching math. President Cannon _ asked Mrs . Bergsing, as part of the public relations program, to let the schools know about the books so the teachers can tell their Japanese students . Trustee Mink said she thought the sweatshirt that was given to Liane Quackenbush at the Volunteer Tea was great! President Cannon said the Outreach Coordinator, Dale Nelson' s time is well spent on his selection of books for the Outreach Patrons. She said her people are enjoying his selections. Trustee Mink once again expressed her congratulations to Cathy Somerton and the great job she is doing with the children. She said she thinks a "Grandparents" meeting would be an excellent idea. This would orientate the new grandparents to the Library and familiarize them with the selections there are for children. Trustee Mink expressed concern about the lack of funds for the Literacy Projects and suggested contacting Tom Lantos office. Mrs. Bergsing said she would follow through on the suggestion. Librarian Bergsing said she spoke with City Manager, Dennis Argyres, and he indicated the budget will be approved as submitted. Trustee Mink asked if anything, flowers or a card had been sent to Claudia Argyres while she was in the hospital. Mrs . Bergsing said she had sent a plant. Mrs. Bergsing said Trustees Cannon and Robertson would be receiving a letter from the City Manager advising them that they need to reapply for a position on the Library Board as their appointments expire on June 30 , 1989 . Mrs. Bergsing announced the Friends Book Sale will be held on May 5th, 6th, and 7th. Trustee Robertson asked if the Friends of the Library held any regular meetings during the year. Mrs . Bergsing said no they don' t. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: a. Action regarding recent incident of vandalism: After some discussion, M/S/C unanimously (Mink/Bacigalupi ) to pay each boy who turned in the girls who committed the vandalism in the Library, $25 . 00 each out of the Trustees Account. Page 2 3 NEW BUSINESS• Mrs. Bergsing said she had spent some time with Joe Harvey, City Treasurer, going over the drawings that Mr. Shernick had drawn. It was Mr. Harvey' s opinion that much of the work could be done a lot less expensively than originally anticipated. Some discussion followed. FROM THE FLOOR: ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 5: 40pm with the next meeting set 1 for May 16th, 1989 in the California Room at 4 : 30pm. Respectfully submitted, Patricia M. Bergsing Clerk of the Board PMB/ 04/19/89 JAG April Page 3 LIBRARIAN'S REPORT MAY 1989 BUDGET 1989-1990 Nothing new to report. The City Manager will be sending the budget to Council by May 19th with the study session on the budget scheduled for June 7th. Attached to this report are two letters, one to the Friends and one to the Foundation requesting some supplemental funds for next year. PARKING STRUCTURE Work continues on the parking structure adjacent to the library. It is difficult to determine the immediate effect, although it appears more of our books are being returned to other libraries , as our incoming deliveries are considerably larger. JUST THE FAX! The Library has entered the wonderful world of the FAX machine. Supported in part by a grant administered by the Peninsula Library System, we were able to purchase a FAX machine for library business. It has already proved a useful tool for sending documents to another library within a matter of minutes. We also plan to send and receive interlibrary book requests via FAX, a service we have been unable to get through Geac. PLANNING Work continues on the browsing room and stack task forces with the work in those committees to be completed this month. A great deal of discussion and brainstorming has taken place on the content of the Browsing Room. We seem to moving in the direction of making the room a more interesting and lively place with more displays, posters, some slant type shelving and more popular books in the room. The consensus decisions of the stack arrangement task force are to have separate collections of mysteries, science fiction and westerns; move large-type books to the browsing room; and shift the 812 ' s from the upper floor to the basement. These changes will require shifting all three floors of stacks this summer. The goal is to have everything in place by the time school starts in the fall. YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT DAY The annual Youth in Government Day was a great success. Our counterparts Keith Johns, Mills High, and Renee Beaulaurier, Burlingame, were very interested in the workings of the library. Each division supervisor gave the two a tour of their division. Al Escoffier and Joan Manini wrapped up the discussion and joined the group for lunch following the morning tour. Page 1 LEGISLATIVE DAY A large contingent of library supporters and staff from San Mateo County attended Library Legislative Day in Sacramento on Wednesday, May 10th. Burlingame was represented by 9 attendees. The three Trustees who participated may wish to share their impressions with the rest of the Board members. LITERACY One of the primary goals of Legislative Day was to emphasize the importance of state funding for literacy programs. With that in mind, and in connection with a suggestion made by Trustee Mink at your last meeting, PLS is tentatively planning a joint program next fall with Congressman Lantos on literacy. It is hoped that First Lady Barbara Bush will be the featured speaker. PLAN/GEAC Vera Warrick attended the Geac Bibliographic Training the week of April 10th. Her experiences were most revealing for the planning and implementation of the Geac 9000 . Trainees learned how to input records into the 9000 and how the various file structures worked with each other. There will be some additional procedures initially for inputing data, as it must be entered in the more complex MARC format. The automated planning group and the administrative council will be reviewing these issues as we move closer to the 9000 . Actual cataloging on the 9000 will not occur until at least January 1990 . AUDIO-VISUAL The A/V Department has received a Denon 810 CD player, a gift of the Friends of the Library. In addition, an order for a start up collection of Compact disks has been sent. Weeding and updating has begun for the record collection. CHILDREN' S SERVICES Cathy Somerton did a total of 35 programs during April, including 4 preschool story hours, 4 toddler story times , 7 class visits to Easton, and 20 programs at schools . The programs were attended by a total of 642 children. The toddler story time continues to be popular. It was decided to add a second session at 10 : 30 because the waiting list for the 9 : 30 session was so long. Cathy is beginning to plan the programs for the summer. We will be offering the preschool storyhour, 2 sessions of toddler story time and a bedtime story hour during the six weeks of the Summer Reading Club. Page 2 REFERENCE DIVISION Bev Taugher, a San Jose Library School student, observed at the reference desk for two hours on April 24th, as part of an assignment. Donna attended the San Mateo Union High School District/Public Librarians group meeting on April 6th. Library instruction curriculum (which school librarians are working on) , assignment alerts, and other general topics were discussed. Shuk-Chun attended the PLS Film Center meeting on April 5th and the BALIS meeting on April 7 . In the Film Center meeting, there were, among other topics, discussions of an application for a Network Grant for cataloging videocassettes and an action plan for publicity for special interest videos. At the BALIS meeting, the HMS Communications presented a prospective series of medical reference videos , or "Pharmavision, " based on the Physicians Desk Reference, which would be presented free of charge to public libraries through various system networks. Esther attended a workshop on April 26th, the topic was "Serving People with Disabilities. " A library service expert/trainer spoke, a panel of disabled patrons presented ideas and answered questions and were given demonstrations on equipment to help disabled people use the library materials. Donna Smith and Michael Hubbell, along with other PLS Librarians, visited Sutro Library in San Francisco and were given a tour of the facilities and learned more about the collections and services offered. On April 21st, Sandy attended the newly formed California Library Association Chapter, California Poetry Bibliographers. This group of librarians select poetry for libraries throughout the state. Attached to this report is a summary report of the Tax Form Distribution Program by Esther Cummings. As you can see, it does require considerable staff time. The library community continues to hope that eventually we might receive some reimbursement from the State and Federal governments for providing this service. KUMON INSTITUTE The Kumon Educational Institute will present the gift of 200 Japanese books to the Library at a brief ceremony on Friday, May 19th at 3 : 00pm. Mayor Amstrup and Board President Cannon will accept on behalf of the City and the Library. You are all invited. STAFF DEVELOPMENT We sent three new staff members to the PLS Orientation, that was held here at Burlingame Library. The orientation is designed to show new system staff how the system works and to meet the PLS staff who make it work. Page 3 PERSONNEL Lora Shank returned to the reference staff in an on-call position in April. Lora worked as a part-time reference librarian at the Burlingame Library for seven years before resigning in 1980 . We are in the hiring process for new pages for Circulation and Technical Services. New pages to date include: Jerry Flynn and Lisa Dvorsky. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES Paintings by members of the Burlingame Art Society were on display at the Library during the month. Displays included National Library Week, National Humor and Earthquake Preparedness. The April Poetry readings had audiences of 12+ for poets Ramona Wilson, a native American, and Paul Mariah, editor/publisher of Manroot Press. Both Esther Cummings and Maribeth Farcich participated in the PLS- sponsored Author series on April 9th and 16th. PMB/jg 5/11/89 librptm Page 4 STATISTICS FOR APRIL 1989 REGISTERED BORROWERS: Total Registered 9urlingame Adults 15 , 897 Burlingame Children 2 , 536 Hillsborough Adults 2 , 695 Hillsborough Children 931 Non-San Mateo Co. Borrowers 420 TOTAL: 22 , 479 ------------------------------------------------------------------ CIRCULATION ACTIVITY: Main: Branch: Adult Print Materials (books, periodicals , pamphlets , paperbacks) 19 , 564 1 , 502 Children' s Print Materials (books , periodicals, pamphlets , paperbacks) 6 , 386 1 , 024 Audio Visual Materials (records, cassettes, films, videos , art prints , slides, equipment, talking books) 2 , 252 2 TOTALS: 28 , 202 2 , 528 Main Total 1989 Circ: 28 , 202 Main Total 1988 Circ: 28 , 708 = 1 . 76% Dec. Branch Tot 1989 Circ: 2 , 528 Branch Tot 1988 Circ: 2 , 801 = 9 .75% Dec. GrandTotal 1989 Circ : 30 ,730 GrandTotal 1988 Circ: 31 , 509 = 2 . 47% Dec. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 3EFERENCE ACTIVITY: Total Reference Questions : 8 , 051 I .L.L. Borrowed: 80 I .L.L. Lent: 205 Grand Total Ref. Activity: 8 , 336 I .L.L. Total: 285 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLECTIONS: added withdrawn total VOLUMES/TITLES VOLUMES/TITLES VOLUMES/TITLES VOLUMES/TITLES Ad.Non-Fic. 136 , 640/101 , 551 253 / 160 1 , 111 /1 , 002 135 ,782/100 ,709 Ch.Non-Fic. 19 , 020/ 15 , 197 68 / 38 -0- / -0- 19 , 088/ 15 , 235 YA Non-Fic. 3 , 383/ 3 , 331 5 / 5 -0- / -0- 3 , 388/ 3 , 336 Ad.Fiction 42 , 026/ 39 , 204 229 / 142 10 / 2 42 , 245/ 39 , 344 Ch.Fiction 15, 892/ 10 , 686 76 / 65 -0- / -0- 15 , 968/ 10 ,751 YA Fiction 3 , 280/ 2 , 895 14 / 11 -0- / -0- 3 , 294/ 2 , 906 TOTALS: 220 , 241/174 , 544 645 / 421 1 , 121 /1 , 004 219 , 765/173 , 961 OTHER MATERIALS: Pamphlets 27 , 390 169 -0- 27 , 559 Paperbacks 2 ,726 -0- -0- 2 , 726 Maps 1 , 647 30 7 1 , 670 Records 5 , 576 -0- 223 5 , 353 Cassettes 2 , 940 -0- 3 2 , 937 Video Tapes 289 40 -0- 329 Films 10 -0- -0- 10 Art Prints 8 -0- -0- 8 t )eposited with the City Treasurer: Main: $ 1 , 355 . 55 Branch: $ 274 . 60 User Traffic: 37 , 350 - Daily Average: 1 , 245 Total: $ 1 , 630 . 15 Total Meetings Held: 20 People in Attendance: 281 Children' s Programs: 1 Children in Attendance: 60 tr ' CITY OF bURLINGAME PAGE 3o `S aUDGET STATUS REPORT FQR THE MQNIH ENDING APRIL 30. 1969 FKIhTED 05/12/69 `) CURRENT MONTH YEAR-TO-DATE " dUDGtT EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE ENCUMWRANCE BALANCE FERCLNT -------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- 0110 1 ---------------------------------------- x'101 GENERAL FUND 67500 LIBRARY 61 142.00 <142.CO> TOTAL 142.CO <142.00> 142.CO <142.00> 010 REGJLAR SALARIES 50,Z12.00 .941491.59 51019 3211 5dt17o.09 011 PART-TIME SALARIES 329.511.00 1.002.05 204,9 0.76 120,520.24- 63.42 "rl 012 OVERTIME 1,500.00 1,500.00 TOTAL SALARIES & WAGES 900.223.00 95,553.64 719.923.67 180,299.13 79.'x7 TGTAL DIRECT LABOk 9OC1223.CO 95.553.0. 719o92347 18Q1299.13 79.97 030 RETIREMENT 204,212.00 36,189.4o 113.432.32 90,779.68 55.55 & 031 GROUP INSLRANCE 01104.10 311842,55 636 MEDICARE INSURANCE 3 3' 214.97 1,307.97 <1.-07.97> 037 UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TOTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 204.212.00 43.508.53 146,582.8,4 57.029.16 71.78 'GTAL EMPLOYEE SERVICES 111041435.G0 139,002.17 8661506,71 23719�Fj,2978.46 110 OFFICE EXPENSE 10,760.00 664.56 0,9 0.33 3,829.67 64.41 l.-.0S0 SPECIAL DEPARTMENT EXPENSE 18,760.00 675.5:: 12.2 0.81 6.539.19 05.14 122 PERIODICALS 2C,295.00 37.20 16,013.C7 4.281.93 78.YO 123 BOOK BINDINGS 11.150.00 68.00 8.117.28 3.032.72 72.40 124 CATALOGING EXPENSE 151o55.CC 101138.09 12,670.25 21584.75 8Q,93 125 RECORDS AND CASSETTES c.2C0.00 4.56o.37 3.63363 55.09 129 BOOKS AND MAPS 168,670.00 14.036.64 121.982.17 4o,687..63 72.32 130 SMALL TOOLS 300.00 42.85 257,15 14128 160 COMMUNICATIONS 9.250.00 904.56 7.752.78 1.497.22 93.81 170 ELECTRIC & GAS LTILITIES 31.000.00 2.367.25 24,390.61 6.609.39 76.08 190 MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND uROUND 17,000.00 1.319.11 12.231.74 41768,26 71,95 �0 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 1.075.00 1.107.60 <32.60> 103,.03° _u9 AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE 1,120.00 450.74 450.74 669.26 40.24 :10 PROFESSIONAL AND SPECIALIZED �ERVIC 5.24o.LO 5,246.CO 100.00 220 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES 37.747.00 40.421.20 <2.674.20> 107.08 240 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 730.00 25.00 832.10 <102.10> 113.99 •+ 250 TRAVEL, CCNFERENCES & MEETINGS 950.00 19514. 2 455.92 494.08 47.99. 251 DEPARTMENT HEAD CONFERENCE & MEtTIN 800.00 554.81 240.19 69.98 252 STAFF CONFERENCE AND MEETINGS 1,600.00 1.640.91 <46.91> 102.93 260 TRAINING AND SAFETY 5,000.00 250.00 21648.00 21352.00 52.96 296 OTHER CHARGES 100.00 100.00 yYr M� I wo ISI ( ` j CITY OF duRLINGAME FA6E 37 oUDGET STATLS REFORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING APRIL 300, 19d9 FR NTED 47/12/8Y CURRENT MONTH YEAR-TO-DATE DUDGET EXPENDITURE EXPENDITLRE ENCUM9RANCE @ALANCE PERC00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?U1 INSURANCE COST ALLOCATION 3.337.00 2.224.00 10,113.00 6o.65 u0, -TOTAL SUPPLIES AND SERVICES 364.745.00 31.152.09 2820,51C.54 86. 234.46 76.c1 TOTAL S4PPLIES AND SERVICES 3660,745.00 31.152.09 282.510.54 860,234.46 76.61 800 CAPITAL OUTLAY 2c.c51.CC 417.2o 220,3$q,26 90,27.Q.14 05.43 TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY 260,051.CC 417.26 22.380.26 4.270.74 83.99 TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURES 26o651.CO 417.2o 22.380.26 4,270.74 83.99 -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- .uu LIBRARY TOTAL 1.499.631.00 170to�1.52 1.171.539.51 12.8291.49 7d.11 t m 1, w1 s ' e MONTHLY REPOtiT FROM Joan G. .. _ DATE May 2, 1989 DEPARTMCNT Branch SIGNIFICANT DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY (may note►lud? st bite al data, ses v!ce level changss, The drum and clutch of the Minolta 35OZ copier has been replaced and the copier is making beautiful copies at last. i i COMMUNITY REUATIONS AND PROGRAMMING (may include public programs letters of i com�+endation, interaction w�th community groups) I � ' . ,Cathy Somerton has resumed her Story Hour for pre-schoolers at the Branch, April 4-May 23. Eighteen children have been signed up. f PERSONNEL (may include staff achlevenents, training, neetings, conferences, etc.) I met with Joan M. , Cathy, Nancy, Paul and Michelle to hear the plans for the Summer Reading Club. I attended an excellent talk by Jack Buchanan on merchandising methods in the library. I've already tried some of his ideas at the Branch with good results. �— Personal Note: Steve Stamates' grandparents celebrated their • fiftieth wedding anniversary April 29, 1989. Congratu lations!