HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1987.01.20 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
JANUARY 20TH, 1987
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting of January 20th, 1987 was called to order by President
Blevins at 4 : 30pm.
Trustees Present: Blevins, Mink, Harrison, Cannon & Sommer
Trustees Absent: None
Staff Present: Mrs. Judy Gladysz , Library Secretary
Mr. Al Escoffier, Asst. City Librarian
Esther Cummings , Librarian II
Sandy Gleichman, Librarian II
BILLS:
M/S/C (Mink/Harrison) unanimously to approve the payment of City
checks in the amount of $24 ,756 . 85 . M/S/C (Mink/Harrison) unanimously to
approve the payment of the Trustees Special Fund in the amount of $801 . 46 .
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 16TH, 1986 :
M/S/C (Mink/Harrison) unanimously that the Minutes of the meeting of
December 16th, 1986 be approved with a correction that the City Checks and
the Special Fund reflect that the motions for payment were made by Mink
and Harrison rather than Cannon and Mink.
INTRODUCTION OF NEW STAFF:
Mrs . Bergsing introduced Sandy Gleichmann and Esther Cummings . Esther
is the Library' s new full-time Reference Librarian, but she used to work
part-time for the Library nine years ago. Sandy has been with the Library
for five years but was just promoted to a twenty-five hour per week
Reference position. They both told a little of their background and the
Board members welcomed them.
CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS:
Secretary Mink read two items of correspondence, the first item being
a memo that had been sent to all the Commissions in the City reminding the
Commissioners that they are in an advisory capacity and do not have any
right to enforce any laws or rules as they see fit. The other was a
letter to the Friends of the Library from Loretta Blevins thanking the
Friends for their continued support.
The City Newsletter and the January issue of Spectacles was distribu-
ted.
REPORTS:
City Librarian: Some questions and discussion on various items .
Report on P.L.S. Advisory Board Meeting, Loretta Blevins : President
Blevins said the P.L.S. Advisory Board had met on January 8th at the South
San Francisco Library. She said the meetings still prove to be very in-
teresting and any one else from the Board is welcome to attend whenever
they wish.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Trustees Workshop Registration - February 28th, 1987: All of the
Trustees agreed that should join CALTAC and four out of the five Trustees
signed up for the workshop that is being held on February 28th.
NEW BUSINESS:
New Year' s Resolutions for 1987 - City The City Manager' s Resolutions
Manager: were mailed in the Trustees
packets. There was some
discussion.
New Year' s Resolutions for 1987 - City The City Librarian' s Resolutions
Librarian: were mailed in the Trustee' s
packets. There was some
discussion.
Capital Improvement Program -1987-92 : Capital Improvement Program for
1987 through 1992 were was mailed
in the Trustees Packets.
Budget Schedule and Budget Requests: Mrs. Bergsing announced that she
will be working on the budget
in February if the Board members
�- have anything they want
considered.
Public Library Fund Allocation: Mrs. Bergsing explained the back-
ground of the Public Library
Fund. She further added that the
amount has grown partially
because of the service to
Hillsborough as the funds are
based on population. She said
the State considers that it has
some obligation to help fund
public libraries because they are
part of the educational system.
The funds however are to be used
to supplement the regular
operating budget and not supplant
it.
After discussion, Trustee
Harrison made a motion requesting
that the City Manager consider
depositing the Public Library
Fund money into the Trustees
Special Fund rather than into the
y Operating Budget. The motion was
seconded by Trustee Mink and it
was passed unanimously.
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Task Force to Plan PR for 1987 : Mrs. Bergsing said the PR Program
for 1987 will be quite involved.
She said the liason to the
Friends of the Library and the PR
Task Force for the- 75th
celebration is Kris Cannon and
it should be a fun task. She
said she has sent over a
proclamation to the Mayor for the
"Year of the Reader" , and
President Blevins suggested a
picture in the Boutique and Times
with Mayor Barton and Patti for
The Year of the Reader.
Miscellaneous: Mrs. Bergsing said that Warren
Wickliffe, our senior page who
does the delivery to the Branch,
was involved in an automobile
accident and would be off work
for at least a week. The
Trustees took up a collection to
send Warren a card and a plant.
Trustee Cannon expressed her
�-- concern for the garbage that
collects in the cigarette
containers on the front steps of
the Main Library. Mrs. Bergsing
said she would have a trash can
placed near that vicinity to try
and curb the problem.
FROM THE FLOOR: Nothing.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting of January 20th, 1987 was adjourned at 6: 05pm with the
next meeting scheduled for February 17th at the Easton Branch Library.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia M. Bergsing
Clerk of the Board
PMB/jg
01/28/87