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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1988.02.16 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES FEBRUARY 16TH, 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 Mink. Trustees Present: MINK, CANNON, BACIGALUPI , ROBERTSON & BLEVINS Trustees Absent: NONE Staff Present: MRS. JUDY GLADYSZ, LIBRARY SECRETARY MRS. PATRICIA BERGSING, CITY LIBRARIAN BILLS: M/S/C (Blevins/Bacigalupi) unanimously to approve the payment of City checks in the amount of $16,897 . 98 . M/S/C (Blevins/Bacigalupi ) unanimously to approve the payment of the Trustees Special Fund in the amount of $861 . 52 . MINUTES• Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 19th, 1987 were approved. CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS: Acknowledgements: a. Thank you to Joan Leach for evening with Teachers and Librarians from St. Matthews Episcopal School. b. Year-end Statement of Income and Expenses on the Duncan property - Mailed in packets. C. Clarion - Mailed in packets . d. Caltactics - Mailed in packets e. CALTAC Workshop announcement - Mailed in packets f. Library Spectacles - Mailed in packets. g. California State Library Newsletter - Mailed in packets REPORTS: City Librarian: Reference Services: Trustee Cannon asked if the "Weekend Library Line" , based in Berkeley, got any use. Mrs. Bergsing said it does and in fact had the need to use it herself on one occasion in an emergency situation. She said further information on the Line is available at the Burlingame Library' s Reference Desk. New Statistics: President Mink said she was impressed with the amount of people who passed through the Library doors in the month of January. Easton Branch: President Mink said in the long-range planning process she would like to see the "role of the Branch" examined. Trustee Cannon said there is a real problem after school regarding the large number of children who come to the Branch. She said there is hardly any space left to sit and study when they' re there. Trustee Bacigalupi stated that if in fact the Library is being used to "baby sit" the after-school children from OLA, that Mrs . Bergsing should get in touch with the principal, Ji Morino, who is very receptive to problems such as these. Librarian Bergsing said she would check with the Branch Librarian regarding the L situation. Page 1 S.M. County Reading Day: Trustee Robertson said she was glad to hear that the Library is planning to observe "Reading Day" in the County. Trustee Bacigalupi offered some public service air space for announcements \,_promoting Reading Day in the County. Personnel: Trustee Blevins said she was sorry to see Allen Testa leave the staff . Mrs. Bergsing explained that he was married last summer and in order to buy a home, he and his wife had to move out of the area. The Board members wished him well. CALTAC WORKSHOP: Trustee Cannon said that Patti Bergsing, Claudia Argyres, Al Escoffier, and herself had attended the CALTAC Workshop which was held in Salinas in January and she strongly recommends that the other Trustees attend the very same workshop which will be held in Davis in March. She gave a very complete summary of the day activities which centered on the Trustees role and responsibilities in the planning process, and an outline of the Public Library Association' s "Planning and Role Setting For Public Libraries. " Both the California State Librarian and Utah State Librarian were speakers at the Workshop. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Project Read: Mrs . Bergsing said she had called the City Librarian at San Mateo Public Library for information as requested by the Board at their January meeting. Mrs. Bergsing said however that she had not, to date, received a budget for Project Read. She gave a breakdown of the funds and staff required to run Project Read, and informed the Board that she would be attending a forum next Tuesday and perhaps she could obtain further information about the program. The Board members concurred they would be interested in seeing the budget for the Project Read before requesting funds from the City of Burlingame to supplement the program. Mrs. Bergsing said she would, once again, request a budget as well as statistics for a completion rate. They further requested that the Director of Project Read and/or Nancy Crabbe, the City Librarian at San Mateo Public be invited to the March Board meeting. The matter was then tabled until the March Board meeting. NEW BUSINESS• Budget Requests for 1988-1989 : Mrs. Bergsing had included the Budget instruction from the City Manager in the Board packets. She explained the budget process to the Board. Trustee Cannon asked if it would be reasonable to request "Summer Hours" at the Branch and to keep it open until 8 : 00pm instead of 6 : 00pm on Monday through Thursday? Mrs . Bergsing said she would cost it out to see how much money it would require. Trustees as Links to Community Groups : Trustee Cannon stated that the Trustees were excellent links to the other community groups in which they participate. She suggested that if each of them made a conscious effort to promote the library' s programs and services to these groups it would be excellent PR for the Library and would also improve communications and knowledge of the Library in the community. Parking Structure Update: Patti gave a brief update on the progress of the parking structure. She said she would know more after Saturday' s meeting of Council and would keep the Board informed. Page 2 New Regulations Regarding Commission Appointments: Mrs. Bergsing said all Trustees must re-file every time there is an opening on any commission if they care to be considered. �. Legislation Breakfast Registrations: Mrs. Bergsing reminded the Board members that they had to make a reservation to attend. Commissioners Dinner: Mrs. Bergsing also reminded the Board members that they need to RSVP if they plan on attending the Commissioners dinner on March 4th. Discussion of Strengths and Weaknesses : The Board did some brainstorming and discussed the strengths and weaknesses of the Library. These were recorded and passed on to Trustee Cannon for inclusion in the discussions of the long-range planning committee. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting of February 16th, 1987 was adjourned at 6 : 20pm with the next meeting scheduled for March 15th in the California Room. Respectfully submitted, Patricia M. Bergsing Clerk of the Board PMB/jg 021788 FEBRUARY Page 3