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URLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY
Board of Trustees Agenda
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July 28th, 1998 - 4.30pm
480 Primrose Road- Board Room
SUGGESTED ACTION
1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. ROLL CALL:
3. BILLS: Approval
City Checks: $26,195.94
Special Fund: $ 1,942.55
Duncan Funds:$ 244.55
4. MINUTES: Approval
5. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION: Information
a. Letter: Robertson
b. Brochure: Teen Safety on the Internet
c. Memo: Public Internet Lecture
d. Article: Internet
e. Burlingame Statistics: Update
f. Institute for the Future
g. Fundraising
h. Suggestion: Children's Room
i. Letter: General
6. FROM THE FLOOR:
7. REPORTS:
a. City Librarians Report: Escoffier Information
b. Foundation Report: Herman Information
c. Planning Report: Dunbar Information
S. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a. Internet Filtering Report Discussion
b. Internet Public Training Discussion
9. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Election of Officers c�j Action
b. Employee Achievement Awards J Information/Action
10. ADJOURNMENT: Adjourn
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Burlingame Public Library
Board of Trustees
Minutes
June 16th, 1998
1. CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting of June 16th, 1998 was called to order by President Berger at
4:30pm.
2. ROLL CALL:
Trustees Present: Berger, Cannon, Dunbar, Herman & Morton
Trustees Absent: None
Staff Present: Alfred Escoffier, City Librarian
Judy Gladysz, Administrative Secretary
Also Present: Shirley Robertson,System Advisory Board Representative
3. BILLS:
M/S/C (Cannon/Herman) unanimously to approve the bills as presented.
4. MINUTES:
The minutes of the meeting of May 19th, 1998 were approved as written and
ordered filed.
5. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION:
President Berger asked if it would be possible for a sign to be displayed in the
library indicating the fiscal impact to the City should the vehicle license tax be
reduced or eliminated. Librarian Escoffier said he would consult with the City
Attorney. President Berger also suggested a newspaper article.
6. FROM THE FLOOR:
None
7. REPORTS:
a City Librarians Report:
Mr. Escoffier gave the Board an update of the damage from the faulty fire
sprinkler. He reported that the fans and dehumidifiers would be removed later in
the week. He said there was about 150 damaged books. Trustee Herman suggested
the City look into "sprinkler insurance".
Trustee Cannon said the Board extends a big thank you to the staff who were
here on Sunday and did such a marvelous job above and beyond and suggested a
_ cake be purchased to reward them.
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President Berger said the landscaping on the terraces looks wonderful.
Trustee Cannon asked Mr. Escoffier what kind of furniture has been ordered for the
terrace. Librarian Escoffier said classic teak furniture had been ordered for the public
terrace: 1 table,4 chairs, 2 benches and an umbrella. He further explained that Sue
Reiterman is recruiting for volunteers to monitor the public terrace. Trustee
Cannon said that it was a good idea to monitor the terrace from the beginning so
the public knows what to expect.
Trustee Cannon said the new bench at the Branch looks nice.
b. Foundation Report - Herman:
Trustee Herman said the Foundation had a great meeting on June 11th. She
said Michael Donnellan, former Burlingame Library staff,was present to talk about
Foundation planning for the coming year.
c. Planning Report: Dunbar:
Trustee Dunbar gave an update on the Library Planning Process.
d. SAB Report - Robertson:
Shirley Robertson will serve as Board President this year. She noted there
will be an orientation in September for new SAB members and new staff on the
operations of the Peninsula Library System. Trustee Morton said she would like to
attend. Shirley said the Board is planning an Advocacy Workshop in October as a
joint effort with the Silicon Valley Library System Advisory Board.
On September 24th there will be a Friends program featuring Lailee Van
Dillon, author. A small reception will precede the event, sponsored in part by the
AAUW and the Persian Society. She hoped everyone could mark their calendars
and attend.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
a. Internet: Children's Terminal:
Mr. Escoffier said Barry Mills is looking at the filtering products available.
Barry is aiming towards July to have it installed and ready. Classes will be held for
those who desire Internet instruction. Special classes will be held for parents and
children.
9. NEW BUSINESS:
a. New Board Member:
Librarian Escoffier said Council appointed Cecile Coar to the Library Board at
their meeting on June 10th.
b. Change in July Meeting Date:
M/S/C (Dunbar/Morton) unanimously to change the July Board meeting
from July 21st to July 28th.
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c. Friend's Donation - Thank You:
M/S/C (Cannon/Herman) unanimously to send a letter to the Friends of the
Library to thank them for their very generous, continued support. President Berger
said he would draft a letter.
10 ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting of June 16th, 1998 was adjourned at 5:35 pm. The next Board
meeting will be held on July 28th, 1998, at 4:30 pm in the Conference Room.
Respectfully submitted,
Alfred H. Escoffier
City Librarian
Trustees Minutej
6/17/98
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City Librarian's Report
July 28, 1998
"Planning for Results"
The Planning Team Steering Committee met on July 17`h to plan activities for the
next 6 months. The committee includes: Jane Dunbar, Chair; Esther Cummings,
Reference Supervisor; Sue Reiterman, Reference LibrarianNolunteer Coordinator; Dr.
Bob Jones, Senior Commission; Rhea Rubin, Consultant. Meg Monroe, City Planner,
joined the committee to assist with the data and background preceding the community
visioning. Mary Herman was on vacation and will join the committee on her return.
The focus of the committee was to establish a "vision" for the City of Burlingame
for the year 2008. This vision will be used as the basis for the visioning for the library at
a future meeting in the fall.
Flood Clean Up Status
The clean up from the sprinkler flood damage is continuing. The major work of
the water clean up, drying out of floors, walls, etc. is complete. It appears that the
carpet has recovered from the incident. We are still not certain if the cork flooring
sustained damage. We have contracted with a local vendor for replacement of the
remaining damaged ceiling tiles. We expect the return of our vacuum-freeze dried
books sometime this week. We have replaced a number of books and documents.
Approximately 150 items were a total loss. We will be contracting with a local painter to
patch and repaint the area as needed. The sprinkler heads have been removed and
replaced with the appropriately rated sprinkler heads. The city is using their property
insurance broker to handle the claim.
Internet Filtering Status
The Technology Division has reviewed three Internet filtering devices this month.
All three were downloaded and tested by a team of librarians. Unfortunately, there was
no perfect device. All devices were inconsistent (blocking some words or sites one time,
but not another). Each device had different emphasis of blocking (some blocked words
like "bomb", but not words concerning anatomical body parts). After review, we adopted
the Cyberpatrol program. It has been installed and is in service. A report from
Children's Supervisor, Joan Manini is attached.
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Reference Division
On June 7`h, the annual meeting of the San Mateo County Historical Association
was held in the Lane Community Room and was preceded by a BPL Docent led tour for
approximately 35 persons.
Staff members Esther Cummings, Al Escoffier, Pat Psaila, Pat McKelvey, Joyce
Griffin and Jackie Zlatunich staffed a Library Table for Art in the Park on June 13 and
14. All reported it was time well-spent connecting the library with the community.
Volunteer Activity
Volunteer activity was strong in June with the addition of several new student
volunteers as well as several new Friends of the Library book sale workers.
Children's Summer Reading Club
"Get in the Game at Your Library," continues through the month and is an
outstanding success! There are 289 children in the club at this writing. The sports
theme is livening up the Children's room and the Easton branch.
Other activities included a visit to 300 Lincoln School children to promote the
Summer Reading Club. Visits to the library included: two classes including 19 students
from Lincoln and 18 students from Washington School. McKinley sent 100 students in
groups of 25 over a two day period for library visits. Cathy Somerton visited all of the
classes of the summer schools in Hillsborough.
On Tuesday, June 2"d, Denise Newman, a poet in the schools, who is doing an
after school enrichment program, had her group come to the library where they read
their poems. Approximately 38 people, mostly parents, were in attendance.
Easton Branch Activities
The Reading Club is also in full swing at Easton. Preschool story time resumed
after a 3 week break. Bedtime story hour is on Wednesday evenings during the
summer. Lisa Dunseth read stories to the 5`h graders from OLA and 2 classes from the
McKinley summer school who visited the branch. Lisa has updated the Children's
Services Web Page to include links to the Summer Reading Lists as well as link to the
local schools. Lisa also issued a press release in time for summer entitled: "Teens read
and Recommend."
Personnel
The final testing stage for the Library Assistant II, Stack Supervisor will be
complete on July 21 S`
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Lions Club Dedication
On June 25`h, the Burlingame Lions Club dedicated the bronze plaque for the
fountain in memory of the late George Paul Lechich, long time City Librarian and Lions
Club member. Members of the club were in attendance and the widow of George Paul,
Nancy Lechich attended and spoke of her husband. It was a moving tribute to a very
special man.
Coming Events:
• Foundation Executive Board Meeting, July 23, 4:30 pm
• Library Board, July 28, 4:30 pm (New Date)
• Library Board, August 18, 4:30 pm
• Labor Day Closure, September 6 & 7
Alfred H. Escoffier
City Librarian
July, 1998
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STATISTICS FOR JUNE 1998
REGISTERED BORROWERS: Total Registered:
Burlingame Adults 12,185
Burlingame Children 3,595
Hillsborough Adults 1,934
Hillsborough Children 1 ,054
Universal Borrowers 614
Total Registered Borrowers: 18,702
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CIRCULATION ACTIVITY: Main Branch
Adult Print Materials(books, periodicals, pamphlets, paperbacks) 20,015 1,154
Children's Print Materials (books, periodicals, pamphlets, paperbacks) 10,385 1,272
Audio Visual Materials(records, cassettes, films, videos, cd's) 5,652 149
TOTALS: 36,052 2,575
Main Total 1998 Circ: 36,052 Main Total 1997 Circ: 31,534 = 14.32% Inc.
Branch Total 1998 Circ: 2,575 Branch Total 1997 Circ: 2,611 = 1.38% Dec.
Grand Total 1998 Circ: 38,627 Grand Total 1997 Circ: 34,145 = 13.16% Inc.
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REFERENCE ACTIVITY: Questions Directions
Reference 3,439 651
Children's 1,505 1,633
Lower Level 1,128 1,512 ILL Borrowed: 2,432
Branch 348 209 ILL Lent: 2,937
Total: 6,420 4,005 ILL Total: 5,369
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COLLECTIONS: MAIN BRANCH TOTAL
VOLUMES/TITLES VOLUMES TOTAL VOLUMES
Ad.Non-Fiction 131,070 /115,340 5,015 136,085
Ch.Non-Fiction 23,220 / 22,090 2,240 25,460
YA Non-Fiction 1,905 / 1,725 100 2,005
Ad. Fiction 53,910 / 51,190 5,840 59,750
Ch. Fiction 19,860 / 17,950 5,905 25,765
YA Fiction 2,940 / 2,660 365 3,305
Reference 5.600 / 5,400 200 5.800
Totals: 238,505 /216,355 19,665 258,170
OTHER MATERIALS:
Pamphlets 31,770 Paperbacks 3,395 Maps 1,690 Records 1,500
Cassettes 10,940 Video Tapes 2,230 Compact Discs 1,825
Deposited with the City Treasurer: Main: 5,813.32 Branch: 253.65 J
Xerox: 578.00 Room: .00
Donations .00 CLSA: 20,978.45
User Traffic: 39,089 Daily Avg.: 1,303 Children's Programs: 21 Attendance: 565
Children's Programs for the year 1998: 65 with a total attendance of 1,861 children
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July 1, 1998
Shirley Robertson
President
Burlingame Friends of the Library
1726 Sequoia Avenue#4
Burlingame, CA 94010
Dear Shirley:
On behalf of the Burlingame Library Board of Trustees—indeed, on behalf of all Burlingame—I
want to thank the entire Friends organization for the generous contributions you've earmarked
this year.
The sum of your gifts reflects an enormous amount of hard work by your members, and we are
truly appreciative. As you undoubtedly know,your organization continues to enrich the lives of
many, from those who like(or require)their books on tape rather than paper,to the local children
immersed in special programs funded by the Friends of the Library.
Thanks for working in partnership with so many individuals and organizations to make
Burlingame Public Library better and better and better every year.
Sincerely,
Yi
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dent, oard of Trustees
Xc: Al Escoffier
480 Primrose Road Burlingame, CA 94010-4083 • (415) 342-1038 0 Fax (415) 342-1948
17 July 1998
To: Al Escoffier
From: Linda Santo
Re: Public Internet Lectures
In our first few attempts at holding Public Internet Lectures, we have seen mixed
results.
Our lecturer was Cathie Scalice, Children's librarian at Daly City Public Library. Our
goal was to present two topics — Introduction to the Internet for Parents, which
would discuss basic search skills, child safety on the Internet and some appropriate
sites for children, as well as to address the filter issue. The other topic is Basic
Introduction to the Internet, which would discuss basic search skills, navigation in
general and cover some topic areas such as finding information on Bay Area
events.
Surprisingly, our first Parent lecture on Saturday, July 11 was attended by only 4
people. We had tickets for 75 people available. Only one of them was a parent, I
believe. The rest were just interested in knowing "more" about the Internet (indeed,
_ they also attended the lecture following the Parents class)
The Basic lecture, also on Saturday, July 11 was attended by 58 people. Only one
of them owned a computer at home and this one did not have Internet access.
We had another Parents lecture on Wednesday, July 15th. This one was a bit better
attended — 8 people (2 sets of parents and children among the 8).
For our next Basic lecture, which is Wednesday, July 22, 52 tickets have already
been taken.
In addition to a packet of handouts we also offered the attendees an information
sheet on how to receive one on one training with a volunteer. Most seemed very
pleased and impressed with this offering, though I think Sue has only heard from a
few people so far.
We did distribute an evaluation form and some of the comments were as follows:
"A comprehensive overview of the INTERNET, from a librarian's perspective"
"Hard to remember everything"
"Too much too fast"
"I appreciate role of BPL to spread info about computers to parents and others."
"Cathie has a sense of humour and made learning enjoyable"
"This is very new to me"
"Too rambling, tighten up, structure more"
"Too basic for me"
"The advice given on which search engines were best and why the lecturer thought
so."
For the most part the comments were positive. There were a few about how we
could organize the lecture better or other suggestions about content that would be
better served in an advanced lecture. There were several comments about the
Lecturer which Cathie will read and absorb. As a result we are trying to tighten up
the presentation, assume the audience knows little to nothing about the Internet and
in some cases, the Windows environment and start from there.
We have planned two Parent lectures and two Basic lectures in August. If the
Parent lectures prove to be under attended it is possible we could add some Parent
and Kid related information to the Basic lecture and dispense with the Parent
lecture.
Both lectures were advertised equally so it was not a matter of not enough
promotion. It is also Summer and that could have an impact, though 58 people felt
they could attend the Basic lecture on a Saturday.
After the Basic lecture on Wednesday, July 22 and after we view the evaluation for
that lecture, we will be able to make some positive changes to our content and the
presentation of the lectures.
Filter: Library wants
Ll' braly block by summer
Continued from NEWS-1
tering software, Head Librarian
Al Escof ler has made his peace
with the decision. arents a
"I think it gives p
rushing choice," he said. We want
people to have options."
At the same time, the library
is finding the task of locating
to fmilter , appropriate filtering software
are
more difficult than expected.
"The software has to be ac-
cessible and be compatible with
the library system," saidEscof-
fier. "We're researching it now. I
Emsmut just hope we have it in time for
our summer classes." board
Jeff Berger, library
chairman, calls the filtering
system a trial, not necessarily a
Effort aims to protect permanent solution for the li-
brary.
n "Filters block what you want to
BUrli n(game children block, but they also block what
you don't want them to block,"
By piarie Sussinan he said. "Also, we don't want
STAFF WRrrER parents to get a false sense of
what filters can do. People
BURLINGAME—With just two weeks to go be- shouldn't think, 'Oh, it's fil-
fore it launches an ambitious program to train tered. All our problems are
children and parents on the Internet, the Bur- solved.'"
lingame Public Library is scrambling to find fil-
tering software to keep kids away from
cyberporn.
The library is trying to comply with a recent
decision by the Library Board of Trustees to in-
stall such a capability on the computer in the
children's section of the library. The filtering soft-
ware would restrict access to pornography.
The decision applies only to the one computer
in the children's section. The library's six other
computers will have unrestricted access. In Bur-
lingame, the library board, not the City Council,
sets policy for the library.
After months of discussion and examination,
the board bowed to pressure from parents and
residents who were distressed by the idea that
children could view pornography in the library, of
all places.
A public hearing on the issue held last Feb-
ruary drew a large crowd, most in favor of fil-
tering. Proponents of filtering also found a
powerful ally in Mayor Mike Spinelli, who has
made the issue a personal crusade.
"If parents had any idea of the stuff their kids
have access to, it would make them sick,"he said
at the time.
Although librarians' groups throughout the
country have generally.opposed the use of III-
Please see Filter,NEWS-11
BURLINGAME STATISTICS
GENERAL
Population (1997) 28,567 (19%over age 65; 16% under age 18)
Dwelling Units (1997) 13,032 (50% multiple units; 52% rental)
Persons Per Household 2.25
Area 5.5 sq.mi. (3,517 acres;66% residential; 34%commercial/industrial)
Average Cost Dwelling Unit $625,000(1998 SF Examiner)
Mean Household Income $70,000(1995 ABAG estimate)
Registered Voters 15,546 (Mar 1998)
Number Hotel Rooms 3,340 (1997)9 major hotels
Jobs/Businesses 25,280 jobs (1995 ABAG estimate);4,425 business licenses
CITY SERVICES
City Operating Budget $34.6 million (1998-99)
Employees 247 full-time; 38 part-time(FTE); (50% Police& Fire)
Police Officer per 1,000 pop. 1.7-48 officers
Fire Fighter per 1,000 pop. 1.8-49 fire fighters
Calls for Service (Annually) Police--26,400
Fire--2,500 (4%fire, 55% medical)
Sewer--4,000;Water--2,100
PUBLIC WORKS
Employees 57 full-time, including water&sewer
Street miles 152 travel lane miles
Sidewalk miles 116
Sewer Line miles 84, 8 pump stations
Water Line miles/connections 94.2 miles-8,918 connections
Water Usage 4.67 million gallons per day(1996-97)
Sewer Treatment 4.1 million gallons per day(1996-97)
Sewer/Water/Storm Drain Pumps 50
On Street Parking Meters 788 (126 Broadway)
Public Off Street Parking 1,307 spaces (Broadway 252)
Parking Tickets 26,800 (1996-97)
Street Lights 1,735
PARK and RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Employees 31 full-time
Acres of Land scapi ng/Tu rf 63 acres of landscaping, 22 acres turf
Street Trees 11,200 (18,000 public trees)
Recreation Classes and Activities 1,400
User Fee Paid 63%
LIBRARY
Volumes 242,000
Circulation 445,000 annually
Registered Borrowers 16,800(includes 2,700 Hillsborough)
BUDGET 1998-99 Expenditures Revenues
Police $6.5 million Sales Tax $8.5 million
Fire 5.4 " Hotel Tax 12.6 "
Public Works/Water&Sewer 13.4 " Water/Sewer Fees 10.0 "
Parks& Recreation 3.7 " Property Tax 4.9 "
Library 2.4 " State/Gas Tax 2.5 "
Administration & Other 3.2 " Capital Projects .5 "
Total Operating Budget $34.6 million All Other 10.4 "
Capital Improvement Projects 13.8 million $49.4 million
Debts&Grants 1.0 million
Total All Expenditures $49.4 million
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July 20, 1998
Ashton Grewal
1228 Cabrillo Avenue
Burlingame, CA 94010
Dear Ashton:
Thank you for your letter concerning Internet service at the library.
The Library initiated Internet service from a single terminal two and a half years
ago. At that time, providing Internet service was an experiment for us. As
interest in the Internet grew, we continued to monitor the use of the service.
Because of increased use, we offered a second terminal and tightened up some
on how long individuals could use the terminal. This early experience, along
with surveys of the public, told us that our primary users were adults.
When we moved to our new library, we greatly expanded our Internet access.
We now have 6 terminals available to the public on the main and lower levels,
and just two weeks ago we installed a filtered Internet terminal for the children's
room. All terminals seem to be in constant use.
Our Library Board (a group of citizens who represent the community to the
library) discussed the concept of filtering for over two years. The issue of
filtering the Internet terminals has legal and management implications far
beyond what one might initially realize. When the Board discussed filtering, our
legal counsel informed us that we could not legally filter access to all of our
terminals. In addition, we learned that we could not limit children's access to
materials or particular terminals in our library, as we do not limit any other
materials or services to adults only.
The best option open to us was to offer the choice of a filtered terminal to
children and adults in the children's room. We now provide dual Internet
service for our users, either filtered or unfiltered access.
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I share your concern for inappropriate subject matter on the Internet, but as
librarians we feel it is the duty of parents to guide children through their use of
the library as well as such services as the Internet. As librarians, we caution
that the Internet is an uncontrolled environment over which no one has control.
Information on the Internet may not only be inappropriate in a given situation,
but may be inaccurate and slanted to one point of view.
In preparing for the children's workstation installation, we tested three major
filtering devices. We noted that none of the filters fully blocked inappropriate
sites, and the blocking that did occur was inconsistent and unreliable. This
confirms the articles we have reviewed in such magazines as Consumer
Reports, where the consistent theme of the reviewers has been that no filter
does the job of a parent and no filter blocks out all inappropriate material
consistently.
Recently the Library began to offer classes on the Internet for general users, as
well as special classes for parents and children. The purpose of offering the
classes has been to help general users, as well as parents and children, find
the wonderful resources on the Internet and to help find them quickly and
efficiently. If you are interested in these classes, please contact our Reference
Desk at 650-342-1037.
1 hope I have answered your concerns regarding the use of the Internet at the
Library. If you have other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
Thank you for your letter and your interest in your local public library.
Sincerely,
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Alfred H. Escoffier
City Librarian
cc: Library Board of Trustees
June 30, 1998
Mr. Al. Escoffier
City Librarian
Burlingame Public Library
480 Primrose Rd.
Burlingame, Ca 94010
Dear Mr. Escoffier,
I am Ashton Grewal and I'm writing this letter to you because
I am concerned about the problem of pornography access through
the internet, at the library. Kids have access to pornography at
almost any time. I have seen kids go into the library and pull up
pictures within minutes. I think it is very bad that kids are able to
look at this. Studies show it can become addictive and affect the
overall outcome of these kids. Pornography also promotes sexual
harassment which is a big problem for kids as well. I think we
need to do something about this. I recommend getting blocking
devices. I know there are many on the market and most of them
work very well. If you cannot provide them for all computers I
would make sure you get them for the children's computers. I hope
you will take this into consideration.
Sincerely,
Ashton Grewal
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