HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1985.07.16 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LrBRARY
BOAR O OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES -
JULY 16th 1985
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting of July 16th, 1985 was called to order by
President Weatherbe at 4:30pm.
Trustees Present : Nagle, Harvey, Blevins and Weatherbe
Trustees Absent : Mink
Staff Present : Mrs. Judy Gladysz, Library Secretary
Mr. Alfred Escoffier, Asst .City Lib.
BILLS:
M/S/C (Blevins, Harvey ) unanimously to approve the
payment of City checks in the amount of $27,620.32, and
Special Fund checks in the amount of $2,630.67.
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JUNE8� 4h, 1985:
�-- M/S/C unanimously to approve the minutes of the June
18th, 1985 meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.
CORRESPONDENCE:
Librarian Bergsing distributed the following to the
Board members:
1 . "Openers" , a book review newspaper
2. City Newsletter
3. Peninsula Library System Newsletter
4. 2 articles from the Boutique/Villager one featuring
two of our staff members in "The Listening Post" ,
and the other a book review column by Joan Leach.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT:
Volunteer Tea: Librarian Bergsing showed the pictures
that had been taken at the Volunteer Tea by Paul Lechich and
Brenda Chavez. The pictures will be placed in the Library's
scrap book.
Sumner Reeding Club: Mrs. Bergsing reported that the
Summer Reading Club is doing very well . She said there are
lots of "building blocks and structures" in the Children's
Room, and there are 230 children signed up for the Summer
Reading Club and 77 children signed up for the "Read-To-Me"
program including both the Main and Branch libraries. Mrs.
Bergsing said the party for the Summer Reading Club will be
held on
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August 215t , the day afteac the next Board meeting for those
Board members wishing to attend. The entertainment provided,
courtesy of the Burlingame Lions Club, will be from Marine
World/Africa U.S.A.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Short Term Library Parking: The Board addressed the
question of short term parking in front of the Library. They
noted the concerns voiced by Mrs. Grady at their last
meeting, and they discussed the fact that the curb from the
crosswalk on Bellevue to the parking lot had always been
green for short term parking. Inadvertently when the street
and curbs were repaired, this curb had not been repainted.
M/S/C unanimously (Harvey/Blevins ) to direct the memo to
the Director of Public Works to request them to paint the
curb green.
Expenditure Report on the Volunteer Tea: Librarian
Bergsing distributed the expenditure sheet on the Volunteer
Tea. There was no discussion.
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NEW BUSINESS:
Election of Officers: M/S/C unanimously
(Harvey/Blevins ) to elect Trustee Nagle as President for the
new fiscal year.
M/S/C unanimously (Nagle/Weatherbe ) to elect Trustee
Blevins as Secretary for the new fiscal year.
Reference Staff Response to Space Needs: Librarian
Bergsing reported that the Reference Department had responded
to her request for information about Library space needs with
the same three areas that the Board had discussed on earlier
occassions. The audiovisual section, the Reference Office and
the bookstacks. Mrs. Bergsing noted that the State Library
was sponsoring a two-day workshop in Oakland on October 7th
and 8th on library building, construction, and remodeling.
Al Escoffi.er and she will be attending, and invited any of
the Board to join them, if they could get time off from their
jobs.
Trustee Blevins asked if the meetings would pertain to
new buildings or existing buildings and Mrs. Bergsing replied
it would be both. Trustee Harvey brought up the discussion
of the possibility of adding a second story to the Duncan
storage shed and connecting it -to the Library. There was
some discussion about "squaring off" the Reference Department
with the main floor stacks in the parking lot and again .
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adding a second story. All of these ideas will be considered
after a count of how many square feet will be gained after
the areas can be measured.
Trustee Harvey said the priorities and options should be
in writing and Trustee Nagle agreed. Some discussion
followed.
There was some discussion about donating a book to the
Library in memory of Charlotte Johnson, past Library Board
member and Councilwoman. M/S/C unanimously to donate a book
in memory of Charlotte Johnson from the Library Board of
Trustee's Special Fund.
Trustee Harvey asked if the Friends could donate some
books to the Good Shepard Lutheran Church after a booksale
because Mrs. Johnson had started a Library there in her
husband's name. Mrs. Bergsing said she would pass the
suggestion on to the Friends and she was sure they would be
very happy to donate some books.
ADJOURNMENT:
�. The meeting of July 16th, 1985 was adjourned at 5:30pm
with the next meeting scheduled for August 20th, 1985, at
4:30pm in the California Room.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia M. Bergsing
Clerk of the Board
PMB/jg