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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1988.12.27 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES DECEMBER 20, 1988 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, BLEVINS, BACIGALUPI & ROBERTSON Trustees Absent: MINK Staff Present: MRS. PATRICIA BERGSING, CITY LIBRARIAN MRS. JUDY GLADYSZ, SECRETARY _BILLS: M/S/C (Blevins/Bacigalupi) unanimously to approve the payment of City checks in the amount of $ 21 ,222 . 51 and Special Fund checks in the amount $653 . 30 . MINUTES• Minutes of the regular Meeting of November 22nd, 1988 were approved as written and ordered filed. CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS: c. December Library Spectacles - Mailed in packets REPORTS: City Librarian: Trustee Robertson and Trustee Cannon said they had attended the Annual Holiday Program and it was excellent. The program featured the "Magical Moonshine Theatre" , and there were about 125 children and adults in attendance. Mrs. Bergsing announced that Joan Giampaoli will be the new Branch Supervisor effective February 1st. She said Joan will be splitting her time between the Main and Branch libraries. She further announced that Dale Nelson will be in charge of Outreach and when Mr. Escoffier returns from vacation he will be advertising for a 25 hour per week assistant for the Circulation Department. California Library Association Conference: Trustee Robertson gave a report on the meetings she attended at the Conference. In general, however, she was disappointed with both the number of meetings scheduled that were of interest to her, and the quality of the meetings she did attend. She said her reactions appeared to be shared by Burlingame staff members who attended the conference. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Tour of Redwood City Library - Comments from the Trustees: Immediately following adjournment of the Board meeting last month, the Trustees drove to Redwood City to tour the new library. They all said they were impressed. Trustee Robertson said she missed the "fire-pole" , (the library was built in the old firehouse) and Mrs. Bergsing said the fire- Page 1 pole had been moved to the new firehouse where it would be more appropriate. Trustee Robertson was impressed with the space allocated for staff offices and working area. She felt this fostered a good working environment instead of everyone being crowded together as they are here in the Burlingame Library. Trustee Cannon said she liked the idea of smaller tables in the reading rooms and the smaller reading areas . Trustees Blevins and Bacigalupi commented favorably on the way the magazines were displayed. NEW BUSINESS• CALTAC Workshop: Mrs. Bergsing said there will be a final workshop on the Planning Process sponsored by CALTAC on January 28th at the new Pleasanton Library. Trustee Cannon agreed to attend accompanied by Librarian Bergsing, and they will report back to the other members of the Board. New Year' s Resolutions: Mrs. Bergsing asked the Trustees if they had anything to add to the list of New Year ' s Resolutions . The Trustees felt that most items of current interest had been covered. President Cannon expressed concern about the numbers of hours the Branch Library is open and hoped this issue would be addressed this year. Discussion followed. FROM THE FLOOR: None ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 5 : 25pm with the next meeting set for January 17th, 1989 in the California Room at 4 : 30pm. Respectfully submitted, Patricia M. Bergsing Clerk of the Board PMB/ 12/27/88 JAG December Page 2