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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 2001.07.24 (BURLIfiGAME 1 B U R L I N G A M E S.—, RUBLIC LIBRARY Burlingame Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes July 24, 2001 I. Call to Order The meeting of June 24, 2001 was called to order by President, Cecile Coar, at 4:30 pm. II. Roll Call Trustees Present: Cecile Coar, Jane Dunbar, Andrew Gurthet, Mary Herman, Katie McCormack City Attorney: Larry Anderson Staff Present: Alfred Escoffier, City Librarian Lisa Wyatt, Recorder III Warrants & Special Fund The Trustees unanimously agreed to approve the warrants as presented. M/S/C (Herman/Coag) IV. Minutes The Trustees unanimously agreed to approve the minutes of the June 19, 2001 meeting. M/S/C (Herman/Guerthet) V. Correspondence Correspondence mailed in the packets was reviewed. VI. From the Floor No public in attendance VII. Reports A. City Librarian's Report - Al Escoffier The City Librarian reviewed his report highlighting the following issues. 1. Easton Branch- The architects have been requested to make a presentation to the Board at the August meeting. i 4 '8 0 P r i m r o s e R o a d • B u r l i n g a m e • CA 9 4 0 1 0 - 4 0 8 3 .Phone ( 650 ) 342 - 1038 • Fax ( 650 ) 342 - 1948 • www . pls . lib . ca . us / pls / p1s . html 2. Summer Reading Club - Reading clubs for pre-school, `- school age children and teenagers are in full swing. The teen program has nearly 150 readers this year which is the largest participation since the group originated. 3. Art in the Park - Linda Santo together with staff members Pat Harding, Sue Reiterman, Roz Mincher, Karen Kott and Georgia Rothrock organized the library's booth for this local event on June 9th and 10th. Giveaways included magnets with library phone numbers, children's calendars and bookmarks. B. Foundation Report - Dunbar/Herman - No Report VIII. Unfinished Business A. Easter Closure 1. Linda Crowe, System Director for PLAN/PLS has advised the City Librarian that there will be no access to the PLS automated network for circulation or bibliographic searching (catalogue) on Easter Sunday, as it is a District holiday. 2. Trustee Herman reported that Los Angles County Library closes on Easter Sunday designating the holiday as "Family Day". It is not a paid holiday. 3. Trustee Gurthet presented further information on the Martin Luther King Library court case. The Martin Luther King Library located in Washington D.C. was originally closed on Easter Sunday. Due to an increase in funding the library was able to open on Easter Sunday for three years. Increased expenses, difficulty in staffing and few patrons, led to the decision to return to an Easter Sunday closure. The library was sued for closing on this holiday but the court ruled in favor of the library's action. However, wording on signage to the public noting the closure of the library had to be non-religious. 4. City Attorney, Larry Anderson suggested that in keeping within state and federal legal decisions regarding religious holidays, only city and federal holidays should be specifically named in signage and publicity. The term "Holiday" should be used for non-city and non-federal holidays on which the Board wishes to close. Library Board of Trustee Minutes 2 July 24, 2001 S. Mr. Anderson further suggested that reasons for closing on Easter Sunday should cite the Martin Luther King case; state that the on-line catalogue would not be available; required numbers of staff for operation of building would not be available; staffing would be too expensive as premium pay would be necessary due to union contracts and patron traffic is anticipated to be low. 6. The Trustees agreed that the Easter Closure issue should be placed on the August agenda as an action item. 7. After the Trustees have taken action on the Easter Closure issue, the City Librarian has been requested to advise Mr. Dave Johnson by letter of the Trustees' decision. B. Election of Officers - The Trustees unanimously passed President Coar's motion to approve the nomination of Mary Herman as President of the Board for a one year term (July 2001-June 2002). (Coar/McCormack) The Trustees also unanimously passed President Coar's motion to approve the nomination of Jane Dunbar as Secretary of the Board for a one year term (July 2001-June 2002). (Coar/Gurthet). IX. New Business - A. City Council Contacts - The Trustees have updated their �. individual city council contacts as follows: Cecile Coar Joe Galligan Jane Dunbar Mike Spinelli Kathy McCormack Rosalie O'Mahoney Mary Herman Mike Coffee Andrew Gurthet Mary Janney B. Friends Request - The Trustees unanimously passed the motion of Trustee Herman to request a donation of$16,000 from the Friends of the Burlingame Library for the fiscal year July 2001- June 2002 to fund the following programs. (Herman/McCormack) Program Amount Begin with Books Program $2,000 Poetry Month 1,200 Holiday Programs 750 Printing/Public Relations 2,850 Videocassettes 2,600 Compact Disks Music 2,600 Books on CD 4,000 Total $16,000 INI Library Board of Trustee Minutes 3 July 24, 2001 X. Announcements - A. Gladysz Case - City Attorney, Larry Anderson, informed the Trustees of the recent developments in the Gladysz civil suit. The City of Burlingame, Plaintiff and Judy Gladysz, Defendant, have agreed to the terms of a settlement. If a settlement proves unworkable, the court case will be continued on October 5, 2001. B. Marble - The Trustees indicated an interest in having the marble from the floor of the old library made into book ends or paper weights to be given to donors or used as a fund raising item. C. Recognition - The Trustees discussed giving a party for Kris Cannon and Jeff Berger in recognition of their years of service on the Library Board. A definite date will be set after determining a time when both Jeff and Kris can attend. D. Change of September Meeting Date -The Trustees requested that a possible date change for the September meeting to the 11th of September be placed on the agenda. E. CALTAC Workshop - Andrew Gurthet will attend the workshop on September 22nd in San Francisco. XI. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 5:30pm. The next meeting of the Library Board of Trustees is tentatively scheduled for August 21, 2001 in the Library Conference Room. Respectfully Submitted AlfrtH<oyffi"er City Librarian The final draft of the Minutes for July 24, 2001 was completed by Sidney Poland. Library Board of Trustee Minutes 4 July 24, 2001