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Agenda Packet - LB - 2008.10.21
URLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY JWURLINGAMEBoard of Trustees Agenda -October 21, 2008—5.30pm480 Primrose Road—Library Conference Room SUGGESTED ACTION I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. Library Board of Trustees Minutes for September 23, 2008 Appproval IV. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION Information A. Live Homework Help Statistics B. ALA Banned Book List ,,, C. City Holiday Schedule 2009 D. Energy Responses C9 V. FROM THE FLOOR (Public Comments) VI. REPORTS A. City Librarian's Report—Escoffier Information B. Foundation Report Information �--T. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Centennial Wrap-up ! "''' �' p- p Discussion B. Winter Wonderland Discussion C. Hillsborough Contract 06 f /c Discussion VIII. NEW BUSINESS A. Employee Achievement Awards Discussion/Approval B. Library Holiday Schedule Discussion/Approval IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS X. ADJOURNMENT Adjourn Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Library Board of Trustees regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the Reference Desk of the Burlingame Public Library, 480 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2008 Burlingame Registered Borrowers Burlingame Hillsborough Other Total Adult Patrons 15,369 2,710 0 18,079 ivenile Patrons 4,648 1,362 0 6,010 on-PLS Patrons 0 0 1,684 1,684 Teachers 83 11 86 180 Temporary Patrons 70 2 0 72 Outreach Patrons 26 1 0 27 Staff 28 0 37 65 Total Registered Borrowers 20,224 4,086 1,807 26,117 Circulation Totals This month total Main 49,810 This month previous year 44,578 11.74% This month total Branch 7,457 This month previous year 5,437 37.15% This month Grand Total 57,267 This month previous year 50,015 14.50% Circulation Activity All Children's All A/V All Non-English Main 17,794 15,596 597 Easton 4,942 2,207 0 Total 22,736 17,803 597 Self Check Usage Total Items %of 1 st Time Check Outs Main 16,357 62% Branch 3,435 60% Reference Activity Inter Lib ary Loans Questions Lent 4,204 Reference 2,669 Borrowed 2,650 Children's 1,130 TOTAL 6,854 Lower Level 2,225 Branch 660 TOTAL 6,684 Collections Main Titles Volumes Main Titles Added Branch Volumes Added Adult Non-Fiction 220 142 4 Children's Non-Fiction 17 12 5 YA Non-Fiction 0 0 0 Adult Fiction 343 263 25 Children's Fiction 239 93 44 YA Fiction 79 53 4 DVD Fiction Adult 108 60 12 DVD Fiction JUV 73 18 13 DVD Fiction YA 0 0 0 DVD Non-Fiction Adult 3 0 0 DVD Non-Fiction JUV 0 0 0 DVD Non-Fiction YA 0 0 0 BCKD Adult 57 36 10 'hildren's BKCD 21 17 3 A BKCD 13 5 7 CD Music Adult 34 34 0 CD Music JUV 11 9 0 CD Music YA 0 0 0 Totals 1,218 742 127 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF september 2008 PAGE 2 nes and Fees Main $7,286.39 Branch* 903.83 Total $8,190.22 Main and Easton Deposits Trustee Special Fund Photocopies/SAM Main $1,109.85 Photocopies/SAM Branch 8.45 Total Branch and Main $1,118.30 Estimated User Traffic Main 33,982 Daily Average Main 1,171 Estimated User Traffic Branch 4,173 Daily Average Easton 167 Total User Traffic 38,155 Total Daily Average 1,338 Community Room Adult Number of Meetings Attendance Public Meetings 1 14 Staff Meetings 3 70 City Meetings 2 90 Lincoln School 2nd &3rd Grade Book Club 2 60 Library Sponsored Kaplan SAT 2 92 Museum Lecture on Chlhuly Exhibit de Young 1 51 Totals 11 377 Conference Room Rook Club Adult 1 15 �__,ty Meetings 1 10 Staff Meetings 3 25 Once Book/One Community 1 12 Totals 6 62 Children's and Young Adult Programs Attendance Main Pre-school Story Time 13 354 Toddler Story Time 8 405 Baby Story Time 1 58 Total Story Time 22 Total Story Time Attendance 817 Special Programs Attendance Friday Film Night 131 Total Special Program Attendance 131 Class Visits (Elementary) 0 Preschool Outreach Visits 0 Total Class Visits 0 Total Class Visits Attendance BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2008 PAGE 3 Easton Story Times & Special Programs Attendance Questions Easton Preschool 4 161 Reference 660 )ddler 4 102 otal Programs 8 Total 263 Class Visits (elementary) 1 Attendance 25 Total Class Visits 1 Total 25 Attendance Easton Internet Usage User Sessions 1 667 Main Internet User Sessions Hour, Half Hour, & Express Children's Total 6,468 272 6,740 September Outreach Statistics Current Patrons 25 Additions/Subtractions 0 Total Outreach Patrons 25 31 Deliveries 0 Pick Ups Books 82 Paperbacks 20 'audio Books 6 usic CD's 30 DVD's 54 Magazines 7 Total Library Materials 199 BURUO NOAME Library Board of Trustees Minutes September 23, 2008 I. Call to Order Secretary McCormack called the meeting to order at 5:30pm. II. Roll Call Trustees Present: Deborah Griffith, Katie McCormack, Pat Toft, Sandy Towle Trustee Absent: Nancy Brock Staff Present: Al Escoffier, City Librarian Sidney Poland, Recorder Foundation Board Member Stephen Hamilton III. Minutes of the August 26, 2008 Trustee Meeting The Trustees unanimously approved the August 26, 2008 minutes as amended. M/S/C (Griffith/Towle) IV. Correspondence and Attachments August 2008 Statistics - Circulation statistics continue to climb; the Main library increased by 7.89% and the Easton Branch by 6.14% in comparison to August 2007. V. From the Floor - No one from the public attended. VI. Reports A. City Librarian's Report - Highlights 1. Local and State Issues -The latest sales tax revenues for the City of Burlingame show a 10% decrease from the previous quarter. The Transaction Based Reimbursement and the Public Library Foundation funding has been reduced 10% in the State budget. 2. Duncan Trust - The City Librarian has not received a response to his request to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation for additional funding for the Library's collection from the Duncan Trust. Trustee McCormack expressed her concern over the delayed response. The City Librarian will follow up on this matter. 3. Hillsborough Contract - The contract is still pending. City Manager, Jim Nantell, is working with the City Manager of Hillsborough. � - r 480 Primrose Road Burlingame•California 940io-4o83 Phone(650)558-7474'Fax(650)342-6295'www.burlingame.org/library r 4. Library Carpeting- The City has hired a carpet consultant to prepare detailed specifications on carpet costs and installation. The City Librarian, Library Service Manager and the Facilities Supervisor will meet with the consultant on September 19th to ` review specifications and make preparations to go out to bid for a second time. , B. Foundation Report , Stephen Hamilton August Mailing The Foundation sent out a mailer on August 19th to approximately 8,000 residents in the 94010 zip code. The Foundation rented the list for this specific mailing in the hopes of reSching new donors. The,mailing brochure was also sent to previous donors outside the 94010 zip code. Stephen Hamilton noted that the Foundation is looking for prospective board members. VII. Unfinished Business A. Air-Cbnditioning Unit --The Trustees decided to table the subject of placing anair-conditioning unit at the'Easton Branch Library. B. Centennial Update The Centennial kickoff will begin at 12:00 noon on Sunday October 19th. Mayor Rosalie O'Mahony, Hillsborough Mayor Kitty Mullooly and Deputy State Librarian Stacey Aldrich will give opening remarks. The winning names of the bronze lions will be announced by Nancy Brock, President of the Board of Trustees and the children's mural will be dedicated by Stephen Hamilton, President of the Library Foundation Board. After the ceremony, the public will be invited into.the Library'to view the children's mural. Members of the Historical Society will be present to sign their Centennial book. C. Naming of the Lions -The Trustees agreed that Trustee.Toft and Brock should select the winning names. Trustee Toft noted that,there has been an excellent response to the contest. D. Mural Update -Three of the sections "Boy 8s Castle" (south arch), "Repunzel 8s Vista" (north wall) and "Flying Carpet", (between buttress on the south, overhanging wall) will be completed in time for the Centennial. Members.of the mural committee will visit Lynne Rutter's studio next week. The mural committee has.raised approximately $ 15K. The City Librarian will talk to Lynne Rutter regarding possible ways to create a permanent acknowledgement for the mural donors. Mural souvenirs will be available for the artist's signature on Oct. 19th. Library Board of Trustee Minutes September 23rd,2008 2 E. One Book/One Community- The kickoff event for the 2008 One Book/One Community featuring Dave Eggers discussing his book "What is the What" with Michael Krasny will be held at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center at 7:30 on Wednesday October 1 st. The surprise of the evening is that Valentino Achak Deng, the subject of Eggers', book, will also be speaking. VIII. New Business A. Tee Shirts - The City Librarian requested that the Trustees consider purchasing Centennial tee shirts for staff and to sell to the public ash a souvenir of the Library Centennial. The Trustees agreed to approve an expenditure not to exceed $5,000 for the purchase of Centennial tee shirts. The design and purchase price will be determined by Centennial Committee. M/S/C (Griffith/Toft) B. Children's and Young Adult Services - Children's Librarian, Sue Reiterman, prepared an Activity Summary for 2007-2208. The summary includes statistics for staffing, programs for toddlers, pre- schoolers, babies 0-18 months and young adults, attendance at programs for both the Easton Branch and Main Libraries and school visits outside of the Library. C. Accept Business Landscape Award Painting (Dale Perkins) The Beautification Committee gives an award periodically to a business in the community that has a creative and picturesque landscape surrounding its building. Artist Dale Perkins painted the award winning landscape for this year's winner and it will be on loan to the Library for a year. IX. Adjournment The Trustees' meeting was adjourned at 6:20pm. M/S/C (Griffith/Towle) The meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will be held October 21, 2008 in the Library Conference Room. 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LIAAssociation Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century See also Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century from the ALA Public Information Office (PIO). For more information on the reasons why these books and others were banned or challenged, contact OIF at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4223. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald Challenged at the Baptist College in Charleston, SC (1987)because of"language and sexual references in the book." The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger Since its publication, this title has been a favorite target of censors. In 1960, a teacher in Tulsa, Okla. was fired for assigning the book to an eleventh grade English class.The teacher appealed and was reinstated by the school board, but the book was removed from use in the school. In 1963, a delegation of parents of high school students in Columbus, Ohio, asked the school board to ban the novel for being "anti white"and "obscene."The school board refused the request. Removed from the Selinsgrove, Pa. suggested reading list(1975). Based on parents' objections to the language and content of the book, the school board voted 5 4 to ban the book.The book was later reinstated in the curriculum when the board learned that the vote was illegal because they needed a two thirds vote for removal of the text. Challenged as an assignment in an American literature class in Pittsgrove, NJ. (1977). After months of controversy, the board ruled that the novel could be read in the advanced placement class, but they gave parents the right to decide whether or not their children would read it. Removed from the Issaquah,Wash. Optional High School reading list(1978). Removed from the required reading list in Middleville, Mich. (1979). Removed from the Jackson Milton school libraries in North Jackson, Ohio (1980). Removed from two Anniston, Ala. high school libraries (1982), but later reinstated on a restrictive basis. Removed from the school libraries in Morris, Manitoba (1982)along with two other books because they violate the committee's guidelines covering "excess vulgar language, sexual scenes, things concerning moral issues, excessive violence, and anything dealing with the occult:" Challenged at the Libby, Mont. High School (1983)due to the "book's contents:"Challenged, but retained for use in select English classes at New Richmond, Wis. (1994). Banned from English classes at the Freeport High School in De Funiak Springs, Fla. (1985) because it is"unacceptable" and "obscene." Removed from the required reading list of a Medicine Bow, Wyo. Senior High School English class (1986)because of sexual references and profanity in the book. Banned from a required sophomore English reading list at the Napoleon, N.Dak. High School (1987) after parents and the local Knights of Columbus chapter complained about its profanity and sexual references. Challenged at the Linton Stockton, Ind. High School (1988) because the book is"blasphemous and undermines morality." Banned from the classrooms in Boron, Calif High School (1989) because the book contains profanity. Challenged at the GrayslaKe, III. Community High School (1991). Challenged at the Jamaica High School in Sidell, III. (1992) because the book container profanities and depicted premarital sex, alcohol abuse, and prostitution. Challenged in the Waterloo, Iowa schools (1992)and Duval County, Fla. public school libraries (1992) because of profanity, lurid passages about sex, and statements defamatory to minorities, God,women, and the disabled. 'Challenged at the Cumberland Valley Nigh School in Carlisle, Pa. (1992)because of a parent's objections that it contains profanity and is immoral. Challenged, but retained, at the New Richmond, Wis. High School (1994)for use in some English classes. Challenged as required reading in the Corona Norco, Calif. Unified School District (1993) because it is "centered around negative activity. The book was retained and teachers selected alternatives if students object to Salinger's novel. Challenged as mandatory reading in the Goffstown, N.H. schools (1994) because of the vulgar words used and the sexual exploits experienced in the book. Challenged at the St. Johns County Schools in St.Augustine, Fla. (1995). http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweekibbwhnks/reasonsbanned.cfin 9/30/2008 ALA I Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 N...Page 2 of 10 Challenged at the Oxford Hills High School in Paris, Maine (1996).A parent objected to the use of the'F'ward:' Challenged, but retained, at the Glynn Academy High School in Brunswick, Ga. (1997).A student objected to the novel's profanity and sexual references. Removed because of profanity and sexual situations from the required reading curriculum of the Marysville;Calif Joint Unified School District(1997). The school superintendent removed it to get it"out of the way so that we didn't have that polarization over a book." Challenged, but retained on the shelves of Limestone County, Ala. school district(2000)despite objections about the book's foul language. Banned, but later reinstated after community protests at the Windsor Forest High School in Savannah, Ga. (2000). The controversy began in early 1999 when a parent complained about sex, violence, and profanity in the book that was part of an advanced placement English class. Removed by a Dorchester District 2 school board member in Summerville, SC (2001) because it"is a filthy, filthy book." Challenged by a Glynn County, Ga. (2001) school board member because of profanity. The novel was retained. Source: "100 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literature," By Nicholas Karolides. pp. 366 68; Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, Nov. 1978, p. 138; Jan. 1980, pp. 6 7; May 1980, p-5 I ; Mar. 1983, pp. 37 38; July 1983, p. 122; July 1985, p. 1 13; Mar. 1987, p. 55; July 1988, p. 123; Jan. 1988, p. 10; Sept. 1988, p. 177; Nov. 1989, pp. 218 19; July 1991, pp. 129 30; May 1992, p. 83;July I A2, pp. 1 05, 126; Jan. 1993, p. 29; Jan. 1994, p. 14, Mar. 1994, pp. 56, 70; May 1994, p. 100; Jan. 1995, p. 12; Jan. 1996, p. 14; Nov. 1996, p. 212; May 1997, p. 78; July 1997, p. 96; May 2000, P. 91; July 2000, p. 123; Mar. 2001, p. 76; Nov. 2001, pp. 246-47, 277-78. The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck Burned by the East St. Louis, III. Public Library (1939)and barred from the Buffalo, N.Y Public Library(1939)on the grounds that"vulgar words"were used. Banned in Kansas City, Mo. (1939); Kern County Calif, the scene of Steinbeck's novel, (1939); Ireland ( 1953); Kanawha, Iowa High School classes(1980); and Morris, Manitoba (1982). On Feb. 21, 1973, eleven Turkish book publishers went on trial before an Istanbul martial law tribunal on charges of publishing, possessing and selling books in violation of an order of the Istanbul martial law command. They faced possible sentences of between one month's and six months' imprisonment"for spreading propaganda unfavorable to the state"and the confiscation of their books. Eight booksellers were also on trial with the publishers on the same charge involving the Gropes of Wroth. Challenged in Vernon Verona Sherill, N.Y School District( 1 980); challenged as required reading for Richford,Vt. (1981) High School English students due to the book's language and portrayal of a former minister who recounts how he took advantage of a young woman. Removed from two Anniston, Ala. high school libraries (1982), but later reinstated on a restrictive basis. Challenged at the Cummings High School in Burlington, N.C. (1986)as an optional reading assignment because the"book is full of filth. My son is being raised in a Christian home and this book takes the Lord's name in vain and has all kinds of profanity in it."Although the parent spoke to the press, a formal complaint with the school demanding the book's removal was not filed. Challenged at the Moore County school system in Carthage, N.C. (I 986)because the book contains the phase"God damn:"Challenged in the Greenville, S.C. schools (199 1) because the book uses the name of God and Jesus in a"vain and profane manner along with inappropriate sexual references." Challenged in the Union City Tenn. High School classes (1993). Source: 2000 BBW Resource Guide. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee Challenged in Eden Valley, Minn. (1977)and temporarily banned due to words "damn"and "whore lady" used in the novel. Challenged in the Vernon Verona Sherill, N.Y School District(1980)as a "filthy, trashy novel:" Challenged at the Warren, Ind.Township schools (1981)because the book does"psychological damage to the positive integration process"and "represents institutionalized racism under the guise of good literature:"After unsuccessfully banning Lee's novel, three black parents resigned from the township human relations advisory council. Challenged in the Waukegan, III. School District(1984) because the novel uses the word "nigger." Challenged in the Kansas City, Mo.junior high schools (1985). Challenged at the Park Hill, Mo. Junior High School (1985) because the novel "contains profanity and racial slurs:" Retained on a supplemental eighth grade reading list in the Casa Grande, Ariz. Elementary School District(1985), despite the protests by black parents and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People who charged the book was unfit for junior high use. Challenged at the Santa Cruz, Calif. Schools (1995)because of its racial themes. Removed from the Southwood High School Library in Caddo Parish, La. (1995)because the book's language and content were objectionable. Challenged at the Moss Point, Miss. School District (1996) because the novel contains a racial http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/reasonsbanned.cfin 9/30/2008 ALA I Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 N...Page 3 of 10 epithet. Banned from the Lindale,Tex. advanced placement English reading list(1996) because the book "conflicted with the values of the community."Challenged by a Glynn County, Ga. (2001)school board member because of profanity. The novel was retained. Returned to the freshman reading list at Muskogee, Okla. High School (2001)despite complaints over the years from black students and parents about racial slurs in the text. Challenged in the Normal, ILL Community High Schools sophomore literature class (2003)as being degrading to African Americans. Challenged at the Stanford Middle School in Durham, N.C. (2004)because the 1961 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel uses the word "nigger."Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide. The Color Purple, Alice Walker Challenged as appropriate reading for Oakland, Calif. High School honors class (1984) due to the work's"sexual and social explicitness" and its"troubling ideas about race relations, man's relationship to God, African history and human sexuality."After nine months.of haggling and delays, a divided Oakland Board of Education gave formal approval for the book's use. Rejected for purchase by the Hayward, Calif. schools trustee (1985) because of"rough language"and "explicit sex scenes." Removed from the open shelves of the Newport News, Va. school library(1986) because of its"profanity and sexual references"and placed in a special section accessible only to students over the age of 18 or who have written permission from a parent. Challenged at the public libraries of Saginaw, Mich. (1989) because of its language and "explicitness." Challenged as an optional reading assigned in Ten Sleep, Wyo. schools (1990). Challenged as a reading assignment at the New Burn, N.C. High School (1992) because the main character is raped by her stepfather. Banned in the Souderton, Pa. Area School District(1992) as appropriate reading for 10th graders because it is"smut."Challenged on the curricular reading list at Pomperaug High School in Southbury, Conn. (1995) because sexually explicit passages are appropriate high school reading. Retained as an English course reading assignment in the Junction City, Oreg. high school (1995) after a challenge to Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel caused months of controversy. Although an alternative assignment was available, the book was challenged due to"inappropriate language, graphic sexual scenes, and book's negative image of black men."Challenged at the St. Johns County Schools in St.Augustine, Fla. (1995). Retained on the Round Rock, Tex. Independent High School reading list(1996)after a challenge that the book was too violent. Challenged, but retained, as part of the reading list for Advanced Placement English classes at Northwest High Schools in High Point, N.C. (1996). The book was challenged because it is "sexually graphic and violent." Removed from the Jackson County, W.Va. school libraries (1997)along with sixteen other titles. Challenged, but retained as part of a supplemental reading list at the Shawnee School in Lima, Ohio (1999). Several parents described its content as vulgar and "X-rated." Removed from the Ferguson High School library in Newport News, Va. (1999). Students may request and borrow the book with parental approval. Challenged, along with seventeen other titles in the Fairfax County,VA elementary and secondary libraries (2002), by a group called Parents Against Bad Books in Schools. The group contends the books"contain profanity and descriptions of drug abuse, sexually explicit conduct, and torture. Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide, by Robert P. Doyle. Ulysses, James Joyce Burned in the U.S. (1918), Ireland (1922), Canada (1922), England (1923)and banned in England (1929). Source: 3, p. 66; 5, pp. 328-30; 10,Vol. III, pp. 411-12; 557-58, 645. Beloved, Toni Morrison Challenged at the St. Johns County Schools in St.Augustine, FL (1995). Retained on the Round Rock, Texas Independent High School reading list(1996)after a challenge that the book was too violent. Challenged by a member of the Madawaska, Maine School Committee (1997) because of the book's language. The 1987 Pulitzer Prize winning novel has been required reading for the advanced placement English class for six years. Challenged in the Sarasota County, Florida schools (1998) because of sexual material. Source: Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom. Jan. 1996, p. 14; May 1996, p. 99; Han. 1998, p. 14; July 1998, p. 120. The Lord of the Flies, William Golding Challenged at the Dallas, TX. Independent School District high school libraries (1974); challenged at the Sully Buttes, S. Dak. High School (1981); challenged at the Owen, N.C. High School (1981) because the book is http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweekibbwhnks/reasonsbanned.cf n 9/30/2008 ALA Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 N...Page 4 of 10 "demoralizing inasmuch as it implies that man is little more than an animal"; challenged at the Marana,Ariz. High School (1983)as an inappropriate reading assignment. Challenged at the Olney, Tex. Independent School District (1984)because of"excessive violence and bad language."A committee of the Toronto, Canada Board of Education ruled on June 23, 1988, that the novel is"racist and recommended that it be removed from all schools. Parents and members of the black community complained about a reference to "niggers" in the book and said it denigrates blacks. Challenged in the Waterloo, Iowa schools (1992) because of profanity, lurid passages about sex, and statements defamatory to minorities, God,women and the disabled. Challenged, but retained on the ninth-grade accelerated English reading list in Bloomfield, N.Y. (2000). From Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom: an. 1975, p. 6; July, 1981, p. 103; Jan. 1982, p. 17; Jan, 1984, p. 25-26; July 1984, p. 122; Sept. 1988, p. 152; July 1992, p. 126; Mar. 2000, p. 64. 1984, George Orwell Challenged in the Jackson County, FL (1981) because Orwell's novel is"pro-communist and contained explicit sexual matter."Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle. Lolita, Vladmir Nabokov . Banned as obscene in France (1956-1959), in England (1955-59), in Argentina (1959), and in New Zealand (1960). The South African Directorate of Publications announced on November 27, 1982, that Lolita has been taken off the banned list, eight years after a request for permission to market the novel in paperback has been refused. Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck Banned in Ireland (1953); Syracuse, Ind. (1974); Oil City, Pa. (1977); Grand Blanc, Mich. (1979); Continental, Ohio (1980)and other communities. Challenged in Greenville, S.C. (1977) by the Fourth Province of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan;VernonVerona Sherill, N.Y School District(1980); St. David,Ariz. (1981)and Tell City, Ind. (1982)due to"profanity and using God's name in vain:" Banned from classroom use at the Scottsboro, Ala. Skyline High School (1983)due to"profanity."The Knoxville, Tenn. School Board chairman vowed to have"filthy books" removed from Knoxville's public schools (1984)and picked Steinbeck's novel as the first target due to"its vulgar language:" Reinstated at the Christian County, Ky. school libraries and English classes (1987)after being challenged as vulgar and offensive. Challenged in the Marion County, WVa. schools (1988), at the Wheaton Warrenville, III. Middle School (1988), and at the Berrien Springs, Mich. High School (1988) because the book contains profanity. Removed from the Northside High School in Tuscaloosa,Ala. (1989)because the book"has profane use of God's name."Challenged as a summer youth program reading assignment in Chattanooga, Tenn. (1989)because "Steinbeck is known to have had an anti business attitude:" In addition, "he was very questionable as to his patriotism:' Removed from all reading lists and collected at the White Chapel High School in Pine Bluff, Ark(1989) because of objections to language. Challenged as appropriate for high school reading lists in the Shelby County, Tenn. school system (1989)because the novel contained "offensive language." Challenged, but retained in a Salinas, Kans. (1990)tenth grade English class despite concerns that it contained "profanity" and "takes the Lord's name in vain." Challenged by a Fresno, Calif(1991) parent as a tenth grade English college preparatory curriculum assignment, citing "profanity" and "racial slurs."The book was retained, and the child of the objecting parent was provided with an alternative reading assignment. Challenged in the Riveria,Tex. schools (1990)because it contains profanity. Challenged as curriculum material at the Ringgold High School in Carroll Township, Pa. (1991) because the novel contains terminology offensive to blacks. Removed and later returned to the Suwannee, Fla. High School library(1991)because the book is"indecent" Challenged at the Jacksboro, Tenn. High School (1991) because the novel contains"blasphemous" language, excessive cursing, and sexual overtones. Challenged as required reading in the Buckingham County, Va. schools (1991) because of profanity. In 1992 a coalition of community members and clergy in Mobile, Ala., requested that local school officials form a special textbook screening committee to "weed out objectionable things:"Steinbeck's novel was the first target because it contained "profanity" and "morbid and depressing themes: 'Temporarily removed from the Hamilton, Ohio High School reading list(1992)after a parent complained about its vulgarity and racial slurs. Challenged in the Waterloo, Iowa schools (1992)and the Duval County, Fla. public school libraries (1992) because of profanity, lurid passages about sex, and statements defamatory to minorities, God,women, http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oifibannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/reasonsbanned.cfm 9/30/2008 ALA I Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 N...Page 5 of 10 and the disabled. Challenged at the Modesto, Calif. High School as recommended reading (1992)because of "offensive and racist language."The word "nigger"appears in the book. Challenged at the Oak Hill High School in Alexandria, La. (1992)because of profanity. Challenged as an appropriate English curriculum assignment at the Mingus, Ariz.Union High School (1993) because of"profane language, moral statement, treatment of the.retarded, and the violent ending." Pulled from a classroom by Putnam County,Tenn. school superintendent(1994)"due to the language:'Later, after discussions with the school district counsel, it was reinstated. The book was challenged in the Loganville, Ga. High School (1994)because of its "vulgar language throughout"Challenged in the Galena, Kans. school library(1995) because of the book's language and social implications. Retained in the Bemidji, Minn. schools (1995)after challenges to the book's "objectionable" language. Challenged at the Stephens County High School library in Toccoa, Ga. (1995)because of"curse words: 'The book was retained. Challenged, but retained in a Warm Springs,VA. High School (1995) English class. Banned from the Washington Junior High School curriculum in Peru, III. (1997) because it was deemed "age inappropriate:" Challenged, but retained, in the Louisville, Ohio high school English classes (1997)because of profanity. Removed, restored, restricted, and eventually retained at the Boy County schools in Panama City, Fla. (1997). A citizen group, the 100 Black United, Inc., requested the novel's removal and "any other inadmissible literary books that have racial slurs in them, such as the using of the word 'Nigger: "Challenged as a reading list assignment for a ninth grade literature class, but retained at the Sauk Rapids Rice High School in St. Cloud, Minn. (1997).A parent complained that the book's use of racist language led to racist behavior and racial harassment. Challenged in O'Hara Park Middle School classrooms in Oakley, Calif. (1998) because it contains racial epithets. Challenged, but retained, in the Bryant, Ark. school library (1998) because of a parent's complaint that the book"takes God's name in vain 15 times and uses Jesus's name lightly." Challenged at the Barron, Wis. School District(1998). Challenged, but retained in the sophomore curriculum at West Middlesex, Pa. High School (1999)despite objections to the novel's profanity. Challenged in the Tomah, Wis. School District(1999) because the novel is violent and contains obscenities. Challenged as required reading at the high school in Grandville, Mich. (2002) because the book"is full of racism, profanity, and foul language." Banned from the George County, Miss. schools (2002) because of profanity. Challenged in the Normal, III. Community High Schools (2003) because the books contains "racial slurs, profanity, violence, and does not represent traditional values."An alternative book, Steinbeck's The Pearl, was offered but rejected by the family challenging the novel. Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide, by Robert P. Doyle. �-- Catch-22, Joseph Heller Banned in Strongsville, Ohio (1972), but the school board's action was overturned in 1976 by a U.S. District Court in Minarcini v. Strongsville City School District. Challenged at the Dallas, Tex. Independent School District high school libraries (1974); in Snoqualmie, Wash. (1979) because of its several references to "whores."2004 Banned Books Resource Guide, Robert P. Doyle. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley Banned in Ireland (1932). Removed from classroom in Miller, MO (1980), because it made promiscuous sex"look like fun"and challenged frequently throughout the U.S. Challenged as required reading at the Yukon, Oklahoma High School (1988) because of"the book's language and moral content." Challenged as required reading in the Corona-Norco, California Unified School District(1993) because it is "centered around negative activity." Specifically, parents objected that the characters'sexual behavior directly opposed the health curriculum, which taught sexual abstinence until marriage. The book was retained, and teachers selected alternatives if students object to Huxley's novel. Brave New World was again challenged in Foley, Alabama (2000) because of the depictions of"orgies, self-flogging, suicide" and characters who show"contempt for religion, marriage, and the family."The book was removed from the library, pending review. Source: 2001 Banned Books Resource Guide. The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway Banned in Boston, MA(1930), Ireland (1953), Riverside, CA(1960). Burned in Nazi bonfires (1933). As I Lay Dying, William Faulkner Banned in the Graves County School District in Mayfield, KY (1986)because it contained "offensive and obscene http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/reasonsbanned.cfm 9/30/2008 ALA I Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 N...Page 6 of 10 passages referring to abortion and used God's name in vain."The decision was reversed a week later after intense pressure from the ACLU and considerable negative publicity. Challenged as a required reading assignment in an advanced English class of Pulaski County High School in Somerset, KY(1987) because the book contains"profanity and a segment about masturbation."Challenged, but retained, in the Carroll County, MD schools (1991). Two school board members were concerned about the book's coarse language and dialect. Banned at Central High School in Louisville, KY (1994)temporarily because the book uses profanity and questions the existence of God. Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle. A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway The June 1929 issue of Scribner's Magazine,which ran Hemingway's novel, was banned in Boston, Mass. (1929). Banned in Italy(1929)because of its painfully accurate account of the Italian retreat from Caporetto, Italy; banned in Ireland (1939); challenges at the Dallas, TX. Independent School District high school libraries (1974); challenges at the Vernon-V" rona-Sherill, N.Y. School District(1980)as a"sex novel; burned by the Nazis in Germany(1933). Source: 2104 Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle. Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad Their Eyes were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston Challenged for sexual explicitness, but retained on the Stonewall Jackson High School's academically advanced reading list in Brentsville, VA(1997). A parent objected to the novel's language and sexual explicitness. Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison Excerpts banned in Butler, PA(1975); removed from the high school English reading list in St. Francis, WI (1975). Retained in the Yakima, WA schools (1994)after a five-month dispute over what advanced high school students should read in the classroom. Two parents raised concerns about profanity and images of violence and sexuality in the book and requested that it be removed from the reading list. Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison Challenged, but retained, in the Columbus, Ohio schools (1993).The complainant believed that the book contains language degrading to blacks, and is sexually explicit. Removed from required reading lists and library shelves in the Richmond County, GA. School District(1994)after a parent complained that passages from the book were "filthy and inappropriate." Challenged at the St. Johns County Schools in St. Augustine, Fla. (1995). Removed from the St. Mary's County, Md. schools' approved text list(1998) by the superintendent overruling a faculty committee recommendation. Complainants referred to the novel as"filth," "trash,"and "repulsive."Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell Banned from Anaheim, Calif. Union High School District English classrooms (9178)according to the Anaheim Secondary Teachers Association. Challenged in Waukegan, III. School District(1984) because the novel uses the word "nigger." Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle. Native Son, Richard Wright Challenged in Goffstown, N.H. (1978); Elmwood Park, N.J. (1978)due to"objectionable" language; and North Adams, Mass. (1981)due to the book's "violence, sex, and profanity."Challenged at the Berrian Springs, Mich. High School in classrooms and libraries (1988) because the novel is "vulgar, profane, and sexually explicit." Retained in the Yakima, Wash. schools (1994)after a five-month dispute over what advanced high school students should read in the classroom. Two parents raised concerns about profanity and images of violence and sexuality in the book and requested that it be removed from the reading list. Challenged as part of the reading list for Advanced Placement English classes at Northwest High School in High Point, N.C. (1996).The book was http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/reasonsbanned.cfin 9/30/2008 ALA I Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 N...Page 7 of 10 challenged because it is"sexually graphic and violent." Removed from Irvington High School in Fremont, Calif. (1998)after a few parents complained the book was unnecessarily violence and sexually explicit. Challenged in the Hamilton High School curriculum in Fort Wayne, Ind. (1998)because of the novel's graphic language and sexual content. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Ken Kesey Challenged in the Greenley, Colorado public school district (1971)as a non-required American Culture reading. In 1974,five residents of Strongsville, Ohio, sued the board of education to remove the novel. Labeling it "pornographic,"they charged the novel "glofiries criminal activity, has a tendency to corrupt juveniles and contains descriptions of bestiality, bizarre violence, and torture, dismemberment, death, and human elimination." Removed from public school libraries in Randolph, NY, and Alton, OK(1975). Removed from the required reading list in Westport, MA(1977). Banned from the St.Anthony, Idaho Freemont High School classrooms (1978)and the instructor fired%Fogarty v. Aichley. Challenged at the Merrimack, N.H. High School (1982). Challenged as part of the curriculum in an Aberdeen, Washington High School honors English class (1986) because the book promotes "secular humanism."The school board voted to retain the title. Challenged at the Placentia-Yorba Linda, California Unified School District(2000)after complaints by parents stated that teachers"can choose the best books, but they keep choosing this garbage over and over again."Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide, by Robert P. Doyle. Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut Challenged in many communities, but burned in Drake, N. Dak(1973). Banned in Rochester, Mich. because the novel "contains and makes references to religious matters"and thus fell within the ban of the establishment clause. An appellate court upheld its usage in the school in Todd v Rochester Community Schools, 41 Mich. App. 320, 200 N. W 2d 90 (1972). Banned in Levittown, N.Y(1975), North Jackson, Ohio (1979), and Lakeland, Fla. (1982) because of the"book's explicit sexual scenes, violence, and obscene language." Barred from purchase at the Washington Park High School in Racine, Wis. (1 984) by the district administrative assistant for instructional services. Challenged at the Owensboro, Ky. High School library (1985) because of"foul language, a section �- depicting a picture of an act of bestiality, a reference to 'Magic Fingers'attached to the protagonist's bed to help him sleep, and the sentence: 'The gun made a ripping sound like the opening of the fly of God Almighty."' Restricted to students who have parental permission at the four Racine, Wis. Unified District high school libraries (1986) because of"language used in the book depictions of torture, ethnic slurs, and negative portrayals of women:'Challenged at the LaRue County, Ky. High School library (1987) because "the book contains foul language and promotes deviant sexual behavior' Banned from the Fitzgerald, Ga. schools (1 987)because A was filled with profanity and full of explicit sexual references:' Challenged in the Baton Rouge, La. public high school libraries ( 1988) because the book is "vulgar and offensive:'Challenged in the Monroe, Mich. public schools (I 989)as required reading in a modem novel course for high school juniors and senior because of the book's language and the way women are portrayed. Retained on the Round Rock, Tex. Independent High School reading list (1996)after a challenge that the book was too violent. Challenged as an eleventh grade summer reading option in Prince William County, Va ( 1998) because the book"was rife with profanity and explicit sex: Source: 5, pp. 137 42; 8, Jan. 1974, p.4; May 1980, p. 5 1 ; Sept. 1982, p. 155; Nov. 1982, p. 197; Sept. 1984, p. 158; Jan. 1986, pp. 9 10; Mar. 1986, p. 57; Mar. 1987, p. 5 1 ; July 1987, p. 147; Sept. 1987, pp. 174 75; Nov. 1987, p. 224; May 1988, p. 86; July 1988, pp. 139 40; July 1989, p. 144, May 1996, p. 99; 9, pp. 78 79; Nov. 1998, p. 183. For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemingway Scribner. Declared non-mailable by the U.S. Post Office (1940). On Feb. 21, 1973, eleven Turkish book publishers went on trial before an Istanbul martial law tribunal on charges of publishing, possessing, and selling books in violation of an order of the Istanbul martial law command.They faced possible sentences of between one month's and six month's imprisonment"for spreading propaganda unfavorable to the state" and the confiscation of their books. Eight booksellers also were on trial with the publishers on the same charge involving For Whom the Bell Tolls. Source: Haight, Anne Lyon, and Chandler B. Grannis. Banned Books, 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., 4th ed. New York, N.Y.: Bowker Co., 1978 (p. 80); Index on Censorship. London: Writers and Scholars http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweekibbwlinks/reasonsbanned.cf n 9/30/2008 ALA Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 N...Page 8 of 10 International, Ltd., published bimonthly, Summer 1973, xii. The Call of the Wild, Jack London Banned in Italy(1929),Yugoslavia (1929), and burned_ in Nazi bonfires (1933). Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle. Go Tell it on the Mountain, James Baldwin Challenged as required reading in the Hudson Falls, N.Y. schools (1994)because the book has recurring themes of rape, masturbation, violence, and degrading treatment of women. Challenged as a ninth-grade summer reading option in Prince William County, Va. (1988) because the book was"rife with profanity, and explicit sex."Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle. All the King's Men, Robert Penn Warren Challenged at the Dallas, Tex. Independent School District high school libraries. Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, Jan. 1975, p. 6-7. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien Burned in Alamagordo, N. Mex. (20x1)outside Christ Community Church along with other Tolkien novels as satanic. Source: Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, Mar.2002, p. 61. The Jungle, Upton Sinclair Banned from public libraries in Yugoslavia (1929). Burned in the Nazi bonfires because of Sinclair's socialist views (1933). Banned in East Germany(1956)as inimical to communism. Banned in South Korea (1985). Sources: Banned Books, 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., 4th edition; Anne Lyon Haight and Chandler B. Grannis. Index on Censorship. Lady Chatterley's Lover, DH Lawrence A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess In 1973 a book seller in Orem, Utah, was arrested to selling the novel. Charges were later dropped, but the book seller as forced to close the store and relocate to another city. Removed from Aurora, Colo. high school(1976) due to"objectionable" language and from high school classrooms in Westport, Mass. (1977)because of "objectionable" language. Removed from two Anniston, Ala. High school libraries (1982), but later reinstated on a restricted basis. Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide, ed. Robert P. Doyle. In Cold Blood, Truman Capote Banned, but later reinstated after community protests at the Windsor Forest High School in Savannah, Ga. (2000). The controversy began in early 1999 when a parent complaines about sex, violence, and profanity in the book that was aprt of an Advanced Placement English Class. Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle. Satanic Verses, Salman Rushdie Banned in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Quatar, Indonesia, South Africa, and India because of its criticism of Islam. Burned in West Yorkshire, England (1989)and temporarily withdrawn from two bookstores on the advice of police who took threats to staff and property seriously. In Pakistan five people died in riots against the book. Another man died a day later in Kashmir. Ayatollah Khomeni issued a fatwa or religions edict, stating, "I inform the proud Muslim people of the world that the author of the http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwhnks/reasonsbanned.cfin 9/30/2008 ALA I Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 N...Page 9 of 10 Satanic Verses, which is against Islam, the prophet, and the Koran, and all those involved in its publication who were aware of its content, have been sentenced to death." Challenged at the Wichita,Ks. Public Library(1989)because the book is"blasphemous to the prophet Mohammed." In Venezuela, owning or reading it was declared a crime under penalty of 15 months' imprisonment. In Japan, the sale of the English-language edition was banned under the threat of fines. The governments of Bulgaria and Poland also restricted its distribution. In 1991, in separare inceidents, Hitoshi Igarashi, the Japanese translator, was stabbed to death and its Italian translator, Ettore Capriolo, was seriously wounded. In 1993 William Nygaard, its Norwegian publisher,was shot and seriously wounded. Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle. Sons and Lovers, DH Lawrence In 1961 an Oklahoma City group called Mothers United for Decency hired a trailer, dubbed it"smutmobile," and displayed books deemed objectionable, including Lawrence's novel. Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle. Cat's Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut The Strongsville, Ohio School Board (1972)voted to withdraw this title from the school library; this action was overturned in 1976 by a U.S. District Court in Minarcini v. Strongsville City School District, 541 F. 2d 577 (6th Cir. 1976). Challenged at Merrimack, NH High School (1982). A Separate Peace, John Knowles Challenged in Vernon-Verona-Sherill, NY School District (1980)as a"filthy, trashy sex novel."Challenged at the Fannett-Metal High School in Shippensburg, Pa. (1985) because of its allegedly offensive language. Challenged as appropriate for high school reading lists in the Shelby County, Tenn. school system (1989)because the novel contained "offensive language."Challenged at the McDowell County, N.C. schools (1996) because of"graphic language." Source: Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, May 1980, p. 62; Nov. 1985, p. 204; Jan, 1990, pp 11-12; Jan. 1997, p. 11. Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs Found obscene in Boston, Mass. Superior Court (1965). The finding was reversed bu the State Supreme Court the following year. Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle. Women in Love, DH Lawrence Seized by John Summers of the New York Society for the Suppression of vice and declared obscene (1922). Source: 100 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literature. Nicholas Karalides, Margaret Bald, and Dawn B. Sova. pp. 331-32; "Banned in Boston," Randy F. Nelson, in Almanac of American Letters, p. 142; A History of Books Publishing in the United States, John Tebbel, Vol III, p. 415. The Naked and the Dead, Norman Mailer Banned in Canada (1949)and Australia (1949). Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle. Tropic of Cancer, Henry Miller Banned from U.S. Customs (1934). The U.S. Supreme Court found the novel not obscene (1964). Banned in Turkey(1986). Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle. An American Tragedy, Theodore Dreiser http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweekPobwlinks/reasonsbanned.cfin 9/30/2008 ALA I Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100... Page 10 of 10 Banned in Boston, Mass. (1927)and burned by the Nazis in Germany (1933) because it"deals with low love affairs."Source: 2004 Banned Books Resource Guide by Robert P. Doyle. Rabbit, Run, John Updike Fawcett. Banned in Ireland in 1962 because the Irish Board of Censors found the work"obscene"and "indecent," objecting particularly to the author's handling of the characters'sexuality, the"explicit sex acts"and "promiscuity." The work was officially banned from sales in Ireland until the introduction of the revised Censorship Publications Bill in 1967. Restricted to high school students with parental permission in the six Aroostock County, Maine community high school libraries (1976)because of passages in the book dealing with sex and an extramarital affair. Removed from the required reading list for English class at the Medicine Bow,Wyo. Junior High School (1986) because of sexual references and profanity in the book. Source: 5, p. 319-20; 8, Mar. 1977, p. 36; Mar. 1987,p.55. 4 American Library Association 150 E. Huron, Chicago IL 60611 11.800.545.2433 2008©American Library Association h"://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oiflbannedbooksweek/bbwlinks/reasonsbanned.cftn 9/30/2008 HOLIDAY2009 BURLINGAME CITY HALL SCHEDULE DATE DAY HOLIDAY January 1, 2009 Thursday New Year's Day January 19 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday February 16 Monday Presidents' Day May 25 Monday Memorial Day (observed) July 3 Friday Independence Day September 7 Monday Labor Day October 12 Monday Columbus Day November 11 Wednesday Veteran's Day November 26 Thursday Thanksgiving Day November 27 Friday Day after Thanksgiving December 24 Thursday (V�day) Christmas Eve (holiday observed) December 25 Friday Christmas Day December 31 Thursday (r�day) New Year's Eve (holiday observed) January 1, 2tDT Friday New Year's Day ;2-oto ENERGY DEMAND R.ESPONES PROGRAM The Analysis for the scoring: Excellent: Achieved 10% + reduction of peak energy use Good: Achieved between 4-9% reduction of peak energy use Room for Improvement: Achieved between 0-3% reduction of peak energy use Poor Performance: Increased peak energy use during an energy alert day City Hall - Excellent 0 Fire Station 34 - Excellent • Fire Station 35 - Excellent • Fire Station 36 - Poor Performance 0 Library - Good 0 Public Works Corp Yard - Good Police Station - Room for Improvement Recreation Center - Excellent d BURL I'MAME - City Librarian Report October 21, 2008 Foundation Board Book Sale a Success! Congratulations to the volunteers of the Foundation Board for such a successful Book Sale! The Book Sale committee has a three pronged approach to raising funds: the ori- going book sale to the rear of the Circulation Desk; theweb Book Sale; and the spring and fall Book Sales. The fall Book Sale netted almost $ 6,500.00 in profit..The Alibris.com stores Dave raised nearly$ 10K, and the ongoing sales raise.about $ 12K annually. Congratulations to Jim Cannon and his crew. Centennial Children's Mural News By the time you read this, 75% of the Centennial Children's Mural should be in place. Sue Reiterman, Pat Harding and I visited muralist Lynne Rutter's studio recently and were able to see firsthand the figures and concepts developing. I think you'll be very pleased at the outcome. The figures to be completed by October 19th: "Boy and Castle," "Boy Reading 8s Rapunzel," and "Flying Carpet Ride."The final portion of the mural will be Medieval-type standards with colorful flags at the top. The flags will flank the center windows in the room to highlight the children's story time area. Lynne's final cost will be the $ 25,000 as budgeted. I'd like to personally thank Kris Cannon and Jack Hickethier who single-handedly raised $ 22K (as of this date) toward the mural. Donors from Burlingame, Hillsborough and outside the area gave generously to this final project. We hope to have the nal pieces of the mural in place in the next month. One Book, One Community: San Mateo County Reads Our third annual "One Book" program was a great success with 1;400 in attendance to see "Dave,Eggers in conversation with Michael Krasny." Fortunately for all of us, Valentino Deng,the subject of Dave's novelized biography, was on stage as well. He spoke movingly of his time in Africa and his many return trips to rebuild southern Sudan. My thanks to the Foundation for their donation, and especially to Jack Hickethier, for helping,raise funds for this Peninsula Library System event. Centennial Plans in Place By our next meeting;our first major event will be history! I offer my thanks to the Trustees, Foundation Board, volunteers and staff who helped make this event a great success! New banners on both library buildings and throughout the downtown areas of the City announce the Library's Centennial. Children's Room Mini-Renovation The final Children's Room renovation was done almost completely by private donors. The walls were painted, with a partial gift from Gray's Paint, Burlingame. The furniture was re-conditioned and re-upholstered; a new seating group of 3 chairs were purchased for older readers by the Burlingame Library Foundation. With an estimated 15,000 visitors a month to the room, the furnishings are heavily (and happily) used. 1 48o Primrose Road•Burlingame California 94010-4o83 Phone(650) 558-7474-Fax(650)342-6295-www.burlingame.org/library Libraiy Budget As of this writing, I have riot received direction on reduction of the Library budget. However, the library managers have met and outlined an Alternative Service Model plan for reductions in service. We would likely reduce the number of staff on service desks, rather than drastically reduce public service hours. Many users are fording materials to check out, using Internet terminals and using self-check, that we are looking at ways of reducing the currently very personalized service we give users, to a more self-service model. We feel it is more important to be here for the community with fewer staff, than to reduce hours. Library Building Taintenance In honor of the Centennial, the Facilities Division of the City will be forging ahead with the following projects:washing all windows inside and out; power washing and re- staining the main library front porch, steam-cleaning and sealing restroom floors and walls. It's not always glamorous; but it does make for a better library experience! The carpet project is on hold. Technology Upgrades Peninsula Library System has upgraded the communications connections to the library with Fiber Optic cable. This cable is designed to give 10 times more bandwidth and speed to our in-house computers. In addition, the PLS-wide Millennium upgrade went forward with (almost) no hitches. The upgrades to the circulation system are largely transparent to the public, but make the system work more efficiently. Centennial Winter Wonderland Plans are moving forward for the family oriented "Winter Wonderland" on Friday, December 12th. There will many activities for children and families. The Holiday Ornaments should be ready for sale by the Trustees. Banned Book Week: Freedom to Read The Library celebrated Banned Book Week and a celebration of our First Amendment rights with displays and lists of books which have been banned in the past..A list of the most'banned books is appended to this report. Even Burlingame made national news with the banning of Kaffir Boy last year at the Burlingame Intermediate School. The American Library Association, Office of Intellectual Freedom, monitors all challenges and outcomes to challenges to books and media throughout the country. Pacific Library Partnership The consolidation of library systems, which is designed to save costs and create regional systems, is now called Pacific Library Partnership. This-group includes all libraries in the Bay Area and Monterey County. PLS is the Administrative hub of the system. We will be able to apply for grant funding for the larger group of libraries and are already planning a project on "Open Source" software for library catalogs. 2 PLS Strategic Technology Plan I participated in the group which formulated this plan for how PLS moves toward future-library technologies. The oversight committee will consist of representatives from across the variety aspects of the system. There will also be a"New Technologies" committee to explore and discover new technologies that the PLS libraries could be using to better serve our users. We are pleased to have this template to move forward- with ever-changing technology. Upcoming Events:.. l - _ • 13 October, Columbus Day Holiday • 16 October, Foundation Board Meeting, 5:30 PM • r 19 October, Centennial Kick-Off, Noon, Main Library • 21 October, Library Board Meeting, 5:30 PM • 13 November, Foundation Board Meeting, 5:30 PM • 14-17 November, California Library Association Conference, San Jose • 18 November, Library Board Meeting, 5:30 PM • 26 November, Thanksgiving early closure, 5 PM • 27 & 28 November, Thanksgiving Holidays, Closed • 12 December, Centennial Winter Wonderland, 7 PM- 9 PM • 14 December, Staff Recognition Dinner, Doubletree Hotel, 6 PM • 24 & 25 December, Christmas Holiday, Closed • 31 December, 1 January, New Year Holiday, Closed Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian October 9, 2008 3 Proposed `— Burlingame Public Library Library Closure Schedule 2009 Date Day Observed Hours Dec 31 Wednesday New Year's Eve Closed Jan 1 Thursday New Year's Day Closed Jan 19 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Closed Feb 16 Monday President's Day Closed Apr 12 Sunday Spring Sunday Closure Closed May 24 Sunday Closed Closed May 25 Monday Memorial Day Closed July 3 Friday City Holiday Closed July 4 Saturday Independence Day Closed Sep 6 Sunday Fall Sunday Closure Closed Sep 7 Monday Labor Day Closed Oct 12 Monday Columbus Day Closed Nov 11 Wednesday Veteran's Day Closed Nov 25 Wednesday Reduced hours Close 5 PM Nov 26 Thursday Thanksgiving Day Closed Nov 27 Friday City Holiday Closed Dec 24 Thursday Christmas Eve Closed Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Closed Dec 31 Thursday New Year's Eve Closed Jan 1, 2010 Friday New Year's Day Closed October 8, 2008