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-
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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
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