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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1984.11.20 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINUTES NOVEMBr 2YtT, 1984 CALL TO ORDER: The meeting of November 20th , 1984 was called to order at 4 :30pm by President Weatherbe , and Mrs . Bergsing introduced new Trustee Carol Mink to the Board members . Trustees Present : Trustees Nagle , Blevins , Mink , Harvey , and Weatherbe Trustees Absent : None Also Present : Mrs . Judy Gladysz , Library Secretary Mr . AI Escoffier , Ass ' t . City Librarian BILLS : City checks in the amount of $20 ,458 .30 , and Special Fund checks in the amount of $1 , 978 . 99 , were approved to be paid on a motion made by Trustee Nagle , seconded by Trustee Harvey , and carried . MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 16th , 1984 : The' Minutes of October 16th , 1984 were corrected to read , under "BILLS" , the bills were approved to be paid on a motion made by Trustee Nagle , seconded by Trustee Blevins and carried . Also , under "MISCELLANEOUS" , Trustee Blevins asked Trustee Nagle if he had spoken with Jerry Coleman . After the corrections had been made , the minutes were approved as corrected and ordered filed . CORRESPONDENCE : Secretary Harvey read a letter from Mr . George Paul Lechich complimenting the Library Board of Trustees for the beautiful job they had done on the Duncan Patio . LIBRARIAN ' S REPORT : Automated Circulation : Trustee Nagle stated his concern about the lack of statistics available from Geac . Mr . Escoffier explained to him that the Libraries in the System need to decide and agree upon which statistics are the most important . Trustee Nagle asked if there was a committee , and Mr . Escoffier said this is a brand new problem , and yes , the System libraries Page 2 - Minutes - November 20th , 1984 are looking at ways to lessen the burden of going through stacks of paperwork to draw out the statistics . Trustee Mink asked if statistics would be available on individual people such as reading interests , etc . Mr . Escoffier replied that statistics would be available in general areas but not on an individual patron basis . Trustee Blevins asked if there is room for expansion on Geac . Al replied , yes , there is room for enhancements . Personnel : Librarian Bergsing said that Linda Saltzer , Head of Technical Services , would be resigning effective November 30th , and Al and she would be recruiting at C . L .R . Conference . Programming : Librarian Bergsing said the Children ' s Halloween Program was outstanding . It was enjoyed by children of all ages . Outreach : Trustee Mink asked Librarian Bergsing if the Library ' s Outreach Program is coordinating with Peninsula Hospitals Senior Center . Librarian Bergsing replied that the Library has been in touch with Peninsula Hospital , but , had been told to wait until spring or later . At the moment , P . L .S . is showing films at Peninsula Hospital for the Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program . Branch Library : Librarian Bergsing said that Cathy Somerton , the Branch Librarian is currently focusing on new titles , in paperback , for the young adult collection . Trustee Weatherbe asked if this meant a cut in the service . Mrs . Bergsing explained that the existing collection was old and out of date , and the paperbacks were more popular with the high school students than the hard-cover books . This is a way to get more popular , newer titles in the collection for the same cost . UNFINISHED BUSINESS : None NEW BUSINESS : P . L .S. Advisory Board Member : Librarian Bergsing explained to the Trustees that Burlingame had not been represented on the P . L . S . Advisory Board since Leo Kriloff ' s death . Trustee �— Nagle asked how long a term was and Mrs . Bergsing told him each representative could serve a total of two 2-year terms . Trustee Mink volunteered to be Burlingame ' s representative . Page 3 - Minutes - November 20th , 1984 There was some discussion and Trustee Nagle made a motion to recommend that Trustee Mink be recommended to the City Council as Burlingame ' s representative to the Peninsula Library System Advisory Board . The motion was seconded by Trustee Harvey and carried . Report on Library Tour - Trustees Blevins & Mink : Both Trustees Blevins and Mink said they had enjoyed the tour of the Main Library , and had learned a great deal about the "behind the scenes " operations . Trustee Blevins said she had subsequently visited the Branch Library and thought it was charming . Trustee Mink stated she was impressed with the size of the automated system database . Staff Christmas Party : Trustee Weatherbe made a motion for the Special Fund to contribute to the Staff Christmas Party in the amount of $150 .00 . The motion was seconded by Trustee Mink and carried . Introduction of Marge Johanson , Librarian I and Donna Ridley Smith , Librarian III : Librarian Bergsing introducted Marge Johanson and Donna Ridley Smith to the Board of Trustees . Donna gave some background on her past experience . Marge said she has been with the Burlingame Public Library since 1982 and told of some of her other experience . The Board welcomed them and said how pleased they were to have them . Miscellaneous : Mrs . Bergsing mentioned , in passing , that the two newest Board members had received their new computerized library cards , but some of the other Board members had not yet re-registered . The Board members thanked firs . Bergsing for the nice cookies and wine and cider she brought to the meeting . ADJOURNMENT : The meeting of November 20th , 1984 was adjourned at 5 : 20pm with the next meeting scheduled for December 18th , 1984 , in the California Room . Respectfully submitted , Patricia M . Bergsing ... Clerk of the Board PMB/j