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Board of Trustees Agenda
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January 20, 2004— 4:30pm
480 Primrose Road - Board Room
SUGGESTED ACTION
1. CALL TO ORDER
2 ROLL CALL
3.,WARRANTS & SPECIAL FUND Approval
4. MINUTES Approval
5. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION Information
a. News from the Capitol,January 8,2004
b. Workshop Announcement, February 21, 2004
c. BCE Request
d. Library Leadership Workshops, 2004
e. News from the Capitol,January 9, 2004
f. Budget Review
g. Letter: Northern Trust
h. Article: Ralph Lane
i. Library Board of Trustees Liaison and Council Counterpart
6. FROM THE FLOOR (Public Comments)
7. REPORTS Information
a. City Librarian—Escoffier
b. Foundation Report—Rossi
c. Budget Review—Escoffier
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
9. NEW BUSINESS
a. Library Donation to BCE Auction (Private Story Times) Approval
b. Workshop Opportunities Discussion
c. Library Board of Trustees Liaison and Council Counterpart Action
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT Adjourn
BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY
Burlingame Public Library
Board of Trustees
Minutes
December 16, 2003
I. Call to Order
President Catherine McCormack called the meeting to order at
4:45pm.
II. Roll Call
Trustees Present: Dave Carr, Cecile Coar, Mary Herman,
Catherine McCormack, Carol Rossi
Staff Present: Al Escoffier, City Librarian
Sidney Poland, Recorder
Guest: Terry Nagel, New City Council Member
III. Warrants and Special Funds
The Trustees unanimously agreed to approve the warrants..M/S/C
(Carr/Herman)
IV. Minutes
The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes of the November
18, 2003 meeting as amended. M/S/C (Coar/Herman)
V. Correspondence and Attachments
A. Monthly Statistics - Circulation figures increased 30% for
November. The City Librarian stated that a portion of this figure
could be attributed to San Mateo's location of its temporary
quarters but noted that many public libraries are showing an
increase in circulation.
B. Legislative Report - PLF and TBR have not been targeted
for mid-year cuts by the State.
C. Ourlingame Community for Education - BCE sent a letter
to the City Librarian requesting donations to their auction to be
held at the annual fundraiser March 13, 2004. A few years ago the
Library donated private story times to certain elementary schools.
The Trustees requested that this matter be placed on the agenda
for the January 20, 2004 meeting.
480 Primrose Road•Burlingame•CA 94010-4083
Phone (650) 558-7474'Fax(650) 342-6295
VI. From The Floor - Council member Terry Nagel thanked the City
Librarian and the Trustees for giving her an orientation of the
library and providing her with the opportunity to meet with some
of the Library staff.
VII. Reports
A. City Librarian's Report - Highlights of Report
1. Budget
a. Library Budget - Reductions ranging from 5%,
10% and 15% have been submitted to the City Manager. The
reductions of all departments will be discussed by the
department managers and then brought to City Council.
b. Recommended Cuts - Library department
managers suggested that some of the first round cuts
include reduction in the book budget, close Friday night and
Sunday afternoon. Sunday is an expensive day as the
Library is staffed for the most part by hourly employees. In
order to keep Sundays open and still save $50,000 a year,
full time and permanent part time staff would have to work
one or two Sundays a month. This procedure would require
negotiations with the union, as it would be changing the
workweek for employees in these classifications.
C. Goals Session - January 24, 2004 is the date
for the first Goals session with City department managers
and the City Council. The meeting is open to the public.
The Council may invite the public to speak but they are not
required to do so.
2. Friends of the Burlingame Library - Shirley
Robertson, Jackie Gray and Joan Giampaoli were honored at
the event for their 30 years of service, along with Jean Ratel
and Ray Schandall who were unable to attend. Shirley
Robertson gave the Library a check for $27,000 to help fund
programs and services. The Friends have officially
disbanded their operations and will now work under the
auspices of the Burlingame Library Foundation.
B. Foundation Report - Carol Rossi
1. Newsletter - The Newsletter was mailed the first week
of December.
2. Employee Appreciation Dinner - The annual event
was a great success and everyone had a very good time. The
Doubletree has been booked for the event in 2004.
Library Board of Trustee Minutes 2
December 16,2003
3. Elections - Interviews are in progress for new board 0-
board members this month. The official vote of officers for
the coming year will take place at the January 8, 2004
meeting.
VIII. Unfinished Business -
A. Easton Project Status - An asbestos inspection and
removal is in progress. The Easton committee has selected
furniture.
B. Employee Achievement Awards - Pat Harding, Eric
Hannan and Ray De Lara were the recipients of the Employee
Achievement Awards for 2003.
C. Budget 2004 - 2005 - Discussed under City Librarian's
Report.
IX. New Business
A. Duncan Trust Request - The Trustees approved the City
Librarian's letter to the Peninsula Community Foundation
requesting disbursement of funds previously allocated to the
Easton project. M/S/C Rossi/Carr
X. Announcements
XI. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 5:20pm. The next meeting of the
Library Trustees will be held January 20, 2004 at 4:30pm in the
Library Conference Room. M/S/C Rossi/Carr
Respectfully Submitted,
Alfred H. Escoffier
City Librarian
Library Board of Trustee Minutes 3
December 16,2003
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Escoffier, Al
From: Susan Negreen [snegreen@cla-net.org]
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 11:45 AM
To: CLA Listserve- CALIX
Subject: [CALIX:1764] NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL
January 8, 2004
TO: CLA MEMBERS/ SYSTEMS/NETWORK CONTACTS
FROM: Mike Dillon, CLA Lobbyist; Christina Dillon, CLA Lobbyist
RE: NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL
I. PREPARING FOR A "SHOCK AND AWE" BUDGET TO BE RELEASED FRIDAY
Tuesday night, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger held his much anticipated State of the State address in
the Assembly Chambers, with legislators, constitutional officers, and a massive media pool looking on
in interest. In our collective memory we can never remember such excitement over the annual
gubernatorial speech. The North Lawn of the Capitol was blanketed with media tents, as more than 250
media credentials, including media from five foreign countries, were issued to those looking to cover the
Governor's speech.
As you have probably read in your local papers, the Governor pledged to embark upon "a new spirit" in
the Capitol, with a"new common cause." He stressed the need for California voters to approve a $15
billion debt recovery bond that the legislature approved in late 2003, to "avoid economic chaos."
Governor Schwarzenegger stressed that his Budget proposal to be released on Friday will highlight cuts,
instead of taxes, as "we can't tax our way out of this problem. A tax increase would be the final nail in
the coffin." This desire to find massive cuts in the state Budget seems to correspond to information we
received on Monday from a noted political reporter. He told us that he had heard the cuts were going to
be so extensive that people "should be prepared for shock and awe"when the detailed plan is released.
After the Governor's speech on Tuesday, several Democrats voiced their concern over the Governor's
unwillingness to increase taxes, and potentially jeopardize programs with deep cuts. This year's Budget
should prove to be no less dramatic and nail-biting than last year's. We will be putting out an alert to
the field on Friday afternoon when we have had a chance to review the Governor's Budget in detail.
II. SENATOR ALPERT WILL INTRODUCE NEW LIBRARY BOND BILL IN 2004
Senator Dede Alpert, the Chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, and member of the
Proposition 14 Library Construction and Renovation Bond Board, has declared her intent to introduce a
new library construction and renovation bond for the upcoming year. You may recall that Senator
Alpert, a tireless champion for libraries, carried SB 40 last year, on behalf of CLA. The bill would have
provided funding for library construction, but was stalled in the middle of the session, when State
Treasurer Angelides asked all bond authors to place their measures on hold until the state's tremendous
Budget deficit could be addressed. The Senator then placed her measure on her own Senate
Appropriations "suspense file" indefinitely.
1/8/04
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In December, Senator Alpert announced that she would be proceeding with her SB 40 in 2004, as the
need for more library construction grants is mounting daily. However, faced with legislative deadlines
for the 2003-04 session, Senator Alpert would have to hurriedly move her SB 40 off of the "Suspense
File" to the Senate Floor, and out of its so-called "house of origin (the Senate)by the end of this month.
Noting that there are numerous competing bond measures also sitting on the Appropriations "Suspense
File," Senator Alpert has chosen to introduce a brand new library bond measure for 2004. This will give
CLA more time to work with the author, the new Administration, and secure bi-partisan support for our
measure. We will alert you when the bill is officially introduced, and outline the pertinent details of the
measure.
1/8/04
The BALIS, PLS, and SVLS System Advisory Boards Present:
This event is sponsored by the System Date—Saturday, February 21, 2004
Advisory Boards of:
Time-9:30am to 11 :30am. Entry to the building is
Penins Libra stem not possible before 9:00am, please arrive after 9:00am.
LibrarySilicon Valley Location—San Francisco Public Main Library, 100
Larkin Street at Grove (BART Civic Center Station),
Latino-Hispanic Room, lower level.
To register for this Who Should Attend—Members of Library Friends
workshop please contact: Groups, System Advisory Board Members, Library
Board Members.
Kevin Terada
2471 Flores Street
Schedule—
San Mateo, CA 94403
9:30a.m. Coffee/Snacks
650-349-5538 Voice
9:45a.m. Speaker
650-349-5089 Fax
10:30a.m, Break
terada@plsinfo.org
10:45a.m. Small Group Issues
All Registrations must be
Cost—Free
received by 5:00pm on
February 19.
Anne Cain is County Librarian for Contra Costa and the California Library Associa-
tion Legislative Chair
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Burlingame Community for Education Foundation 11_;_,E9
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Post Office Box 117730, Burlingame, CA 94011-7730
(650) 579-2238 www.bcefoundation.org
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November 21, 2003
Mr. Al Escoffier
Burlingame Public Library Trustees
480 Primrose Rd
Burlingame, CA 94010
Dear Al Escoffier.
The Burlingame Community for Education Foun`dation_ (BCE), in partnership with individuals, the
community and local businesses, has been a successful fundraising organization for the past 22
years. The results of this partnership have brought much needed private funding to Burlingame
public schools. BCE bridges the gap between the reality of state funding and the aspirations of the
community to maintain quality public education in Burlingame.
Through our fundraising efforts, BCE underwrites Library, Literacy, Music and Physical Education
programs in order to deliver the educational aspirations of our community to all our children:
• Inspire in our children a lifelong love for literacy and language,
• Inspire in our children a passion for creativity and performance,
• Inspire in our children the value of healthy minds in healthy bodies.
On behalf of BCE, we invite you to participate again in our annual Dinner Dance and Auction to be
held on March 13, 2004 at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Hotel. This year's theme is "A Swanky
Soiree; Roar Through the 20's". The evening is co-sponsored by the Burlingame Chamber of
Commerce and is regularly attended by over 800 supporters. Can we count on your continued
support? Your donation of cash, service and/or merchandise will ensure that this year's gala event
will be huge success.
In order to indicate your support, we have enclosed a BCE donor receipt form. Please fill it out,
considering which calendar year this tax-deductible donation benefits you most, then sign and return
the white and yellow copies. If you are making a donation in the form of a gift certificate, please
send it along with the donor form stating an expiration date of March 13, 2005, one year from the
date of the event. Your support will be acknowledged in the Dinner Dance program, through flyers in
all of the school bulletins, and on the BCE website.
To be included in the program we must receive your donation form by January 30, 2004.
We look forward to your enthusiastic support.
Sincerely,
Peter W. Stevenson Bruce Carlton
2004 BCE Auction Chair Chair, Burlingame Chamber of Commerce
Through BCE, you support all of our schools, our community, and our children by raising the quality
of everyone's scholastic experience. Invest in our Children. Please give to BCE!
- BCE - The Foundation of a Great Education
BCE is a non-profit 501(c)(3)organization,Tax ID#94-2722072
Escoffier, Al
From: Krause, Kathy
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 9:45 AM
To: PLSC0UNCIL@PLSSRV2.PLSINF0.0RG
ubject: [CALIX:1770] News From the Capitol
January 9, 2004
TO: CLA MEMBERS/ SYSTEMS/ NETWORK CONTACTS
FROM: Mike Dillon, CLA Lobbyist
Christina Dillon, CLA Lobbyist
RE: NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL
GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER RELEASES BUDGET - PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION AND
TRANSACTION BASED REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMS ARE PROTECTED
Shortly after 11 a.m. this morning, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
released his January Budget in a large auditorium at the Secretary of
State's Office, rather than the cramped quarters of the press room at
the
State Capitol. The Governor, in his opening remarks, noted that his
Budget proposal would address a $14 billion deficit in the 2004-05
Budget,
and called the targeted reductions "very difficult decisions that I did
not take lightly. " He stressed that the "Budget makes us live within
our
means. I will not spend more money than the state takes in. " The
Governor added that he would achieve this goal without raising taxes,
ather he would be looking at ways to make the government "smarter and
`-more effective. " We are pleased to report that despite major cuts
totaling $6 billion in areas such as health and welfare, transportation,
corrections, and K-12 education (due to a compromise proposal reached
between education leaders and the Governor) , CLA's two most vulnerable
programs were preserved - the Public Library Foundation and the
Transaction Based Reimbursement program.
The Governor did not increase either the PLF or TBR baseline, but rather
held them at their 2003-04 levels. Thanks to the Governor, the PLF
baseline would remain at $15.8 million, and the TBR would remain at
$12.1
million if untouched by the legislature during this upcoming year of
Budget debates. As you may have read in our alert to the field
yesterday,
we were prepared for the so-called "shock and awe" Budget, and
consequently prepared for the worst. Thankfully, lobbying efforts,
assistance from Senator Jim Nielsen - the former architect of the PLF
and
member of the Governor's Transition Team - and perhaps new "friends" in
the Department of Finance, made the difference. Now the work will begin
to preserve the baseline for these two programs to spare them from
additional cuts during the year, or modifications after the Governor's
May
Revision.
Iso of note, the Governor is maintaining "up to $128.4 million for the
'California Cultural and Historical Endowment to encourage libraries and
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non-profits to develop and collect items of historical and cultural
significance for the state. " Lastly, he is maintaining 11$5.3 million
for
the California English Acquisition and Literacy Program. The California
Literacy Campaign provides one-on-one tutoring of illiterate adults and
the recruitment and training of tutors. "
')ur interpretation, confirmed by Cameron Robertson of the State Library,
N.._,s that the State Library budget was left largely intact. However, the
State Library continues to have some concerns about across-the-board
general government cuts that may affect their department.
$1.3 BILLION ERAF SHIFT
The Governor's Budget Summary notes, "During the State Budget crisis in
1992-93 and 1993-94, a series of measures were enacted requiring local
governments to shift a portion of the property taxes that they receive
to
the Education Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF) that was created in each
county for allocation to school districts and community colleges. " By
shifting property taxes from local government to schools, the State
freed
up General Fund monies that were used to fund state programs and balance
the Budget. "
"In 2003-04, local governments' vehicle license fee revenues were
reduced
by $1.3 billion due to lag time necessary to implement higher fees when
the offset was eliminated on June 20, 2003 . Legislation enacted at the
time (Chapter No. 231-Statutes of 2003) provided that this 'gap' in
funding would be repaid to local governments in 2006-07. "
In one of this year's budget surprises, the Governor is proposing "to
continue this gap level of reduction ($1.3 billion) to local governments
'n the form of an increased ERAF shift beginning in 2004-05. Local
N.-.jovernments would shift approximately $1.3 billion of property tax
revenues to the ERAF in order to decrease the State's General Fund
Proposition 98 obligation. " The Governor's Budget Summary notes that,
"Details of the shift proposal will be forthcoming, but will adhere to
the
structure and methodology of the two prior shifts" (e.g. 1992-93 and
1993-94) .
The bottom line: It appears to us that the Governor's Budget will
provide
$2 .65 billion for VLF reimbursement in the 2003-04 fiscal year, and
$4.06
billion in 2004-05. However, as we read the Budget, the $4.06 billion
next year would be offset by the $1.3 billion ERAF reduction, which will
become a permanent reduction. Additionally, we have been informed that
'the $1.3 billion ERAF shift will be in the same proportion as it was in
the 1992-93 shift. Specifically, counties will lose $914 million,
cities
$188 million, special districts $98 million, and redevelopment agencies
$135 million. We will provide you with more details on the ERAF shift
as
it becomes available.
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Budget Problem
■ $ 3 million shortfall in revenue to City
Library Budget Issues ■ Revenues may have bottomed out, but
we're not sure
Preparation for the 2004-2005 ■ TOT tax has not recovered
Budget
Goals of Budget Process Council Direction: January 28
■ Structure reductions so services that are ■ Will Council use any of the fiscal reserve
reduced can be added back later funds?
■ Create efficiencies, streamline ■ Will the state vehicle license fees be
■ Rely on technology to help us returned in total to the cities?
■ Partner with community groups, ■ Will other cuts be made in state
volunteers subventions?
■ Minimize staff layoffs ■ Will property tax and TOT increase?
City Budget Plan Library Budget Process to date
■ Asked departments for reductions at the 5, ■ 4 Division meetings to share information
10, 15% levels ■ Staff input on reductions via survey
■ Review with Department Heads for trade ■ Results of survey at all staff meeting
offs between departments ■ Managers reviewed reductions and made
■ Decide what services are most important recommendations.
to keep ■ City manager reviewed reductions and
■ Submit list to City Council asked for clarification
■ Reduction list submitted to City Manager
What are the reductions? What service levels are targeted?
■ Service levels ■ Hours open ■ Reduce book budget
■ Operating costs of library ■ Staffing of service ■ Eliminate conference
desks(more single attendance
staffing) ■ Reduce training
■ Clerical support budget
■ Un-fund vacant ■ Reduce building
positions maintenance
■ Reduce periodicals
Hours Reduced Collections Budgets
■ Close Friday evenings(no longer funded ■ Reduce the book budget gradually, by 10%,
by the City; funded by Foundation this 10%, 10%to a maximum of 30%at the 15%
year at$ 35,000) level.Book budget is already$30 K below last
■ Close Sunday afternoons ( most year.
expensive hourly shift @ $ 50K) ■ Reduce the periodical budget by 10%. Study
■ Closing earlier or opening later do not help periodicals with an eye toward dropping items
much; we would need to close an entire that do not circulate or where information is
day to make up significant savings better found on the Web,than periodicals.
Collections Budget- continued Operating budgets
■ Evaluate importance of microfiche ■ Reduce building maintenance
■ Consider dropping big ticket items such as ■ Reduce travel
the New York Times on microfilm ■ Reduce conferences and meetings
($4,000)Could be picked up again later. ■ Reduce training
■ Consider dropping number of periodical ■ Reduce maintenance contracts for
titles held. equipment
Reductions at 5% Reductions at 10%
Make correction Un-fund vacant Close Friday Reduce 'Reduce dues, Reduce
in personnel children's evenings cataloging subscriptions computer
budget librarian expense upgrades
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Close Sunday Reduce Reduce book Adult Reduce clerical Reduce book
afternoons conference, budget by programming, support budget by
travel,training $35K prepackaged another 10%
Reduce ReduceDelete DH only
periodicals by binding, travel Reduce Reduce utilities Drop Literacy
10% microform reference project
service
Reductions at 15% Items which require negotiation:
■ Reductions in salaries for upper level staff
Delay opening of Reduce Library ■ Full time staff work regular Saturday and
Easton Branch by one Assistants by 2 FTE, Sunday schedules
year, Fall 2005 from hourly and ■ Furlough upper management 3-5 days
benefited. ■ Eliminate DH vehicle allowance (in cuts)
■ Eliminate professional dues (already
eliminated)
Items we felt we Need to keep: Need to keep: continued
■ Interlibrary loan ■ Reduce media budget(funds sought from
■ Story hours outside sources)
■ Service to schools
■ Reduce reference print budget(in
process)
■ Outreach program ■ Reduce classroom collection loan periods
■ Book sales (bring in $ 30K per year) (in process)
■ Displays (promotes self service) ■ PR function (to help focus on self service)
■ Community room ■ Focus on marketing/self-service
Things we may do: Things we may do: continued
■ More single staffing ■ Reduce telephone books (in process)
■ Book drop in Circulation desk ■ Reduce shared services with PLAN/PLS
■ No newspaper poles (actually saves us many thousands of$)
■ Put holds out for patron like county does
■ Add credit card function to pay fines ■ Don't take telephone reference on
■ Outsource fiction processing (in the works) Sundays
■ Outsource media processing ■ Alternatives to bill paying (now done at
■ Reduce meetings City Hall)
Things we may do: continued What's next?
■ Marketing team focuses on creating more ■ Dept Heads to review citywide reductions
self service opportunities for patrons ■ Council to decide on direction for budget:
■ Hire more pages reserves, revenues, etc. (Jan 24)
■ Use Foundation money for one time ■ Wait to see what State will do about taking
expenditures: self check units funding from local jurisdictions
■ Reduce amount of processing of materials ■ See what the revenue picture is locally:
■ Do not maintain pamphlet file TOT, property tax.
Until we know more....
■ Be calm
■ We'll get through this
■ A lot can happen during this process
■ We have many friends in the community
■ We likely won't have to reduce to the
maximum level
northern Trust Bank
580 California Street
Suite 1800
San Francisco,California 94104
(415)765-4400
Northern Trust
December 26, 2003
Burlingame Library Foundation
Attn: Jane Dunbar, President
480 Primrose Road
Burlingame, CA 94010
Re: Charitable Contribution
Dear Ms. Dunbar:
We're pleased to enclose a check made payable to Burlingame Library
Foundation in the amount of$15,000 representing a charitable donation to your
organization. The donor, our client, wishes to remain anonymous.
If you have questions, or require further information, please feel free to call me at
(415) 765-7546.
With every good wish for the new year.
Sincerely,
Sheryl J. Montgomery
Senior Trust Associate
Enclosure(s)
Northern Trust Bank of California N.A.is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northern Trust Corporation,Chicago. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender fl
Former sociology professor turns to the arts Page 1 of 2
Posted on Wed, Dec. 10, 2003
Former sociology professor turns to the arts
By Nicole C.Wong
Mercury News
Ralph Lane Jr., isn't about to let go of life before setting things straight.
In high school, I had terrible literature classes," recalled Lane, who attended a private school in New Rochelle, N.Y.
We had a teacher who was the assistant football coach. . . . He would come into class and say, ' Now do we want to
talk about Julius Caesar today -- the Shakespeare play -- or the 1929 Army-Notre Dame gamer "
In 1991, the retired sociology professor signed up for a literature course at the College of San Mateo. He has taken a
language arts class almost every semester since. Many of his homework assignments now appear in a book of poetry
that he self-published in May, just before his 80th birthday.
Creating the anthology of 39 poems -- called Do I Grow Old?" -- has prepared Lane to face each passing day,
whether it brings life or death.
Lane, who lives in Burlingame, said his poems focus ' 'almost entirely on me growing older -- 'growing' is the key
word. Not having age thrust upon me."
Writing poetry is part of his growth process.
Last year, Lane wrote a 169-line free-verse poem about his 45-year marriage to Joan Lane.
And he's penned half a dozen Pantoums, a 15th-century Malay form that weaves lines from one stanza into the next.
Lane followed the Pantoum structure for the first poem he tried, which appears as the first one in his anthology. The
rest of the poems in his book are in free-verse.
Lane's son was struck by the powerful honesty of his father's poetry and the elderly man's experimentation.
' 'I've known him my whole life as a social scientist," said Ralph Lane III, 42, who lives in San Francisco. ' 'To see him
go into humanities is inspiring." And he's good at it, too, he said.
' 'Certainly seeing his work, I get the impression that he always had this in him -- which means that coming toward his
later years, I think he didn't want to have that unresolved," Lane said. Especially since much of the book deals with the
existential question, the poetry is ' 'putting his psyche in order so he doesn't leave a mess," he said.
Lane, the poet, was born into a New York Irish family on May 8, 1923. During the first six years of his childhood, he
lived in five towns in New York and New Jersey. During the next 12 years of his life, his family moved to six different
homes in New Rochelle.
The saying was, my mother preferred to move rather than clean house,'' Lane wise-cracked. But a bigger reason for
the transiency was that his father was an advertising salesman during the Depression, so the family fell from ' riches
to rags all the time," Lane said.
On Lane's 20th birthday, he joined the Army and in 1945 was sent to Germany as a radio operator. After returning
from World War II with battle stars for combat, Lane earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in sociology from
Columbia University and his doctorate in sociology from Fordham University.
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Library Board of Trustees Liaison and Council Counterpart
Council Counterpart Trustee Counterpart
Cathy Baylock 1
Mike Coffey -ik
Joe Galligan, Vice Mayor ( .f
Terry Nagel
Rosalie O'Mahony, Mayor
Purpose: To keep Council members abreast of issues of importance to the
Library and the community.
BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY
City Librarian's Report _
January 20, 2004
Budget Status
I met with staff on January 14, 2004 to give them an overview of the budget
status to date. The City Department Heads will meet in an all day meeting on
the January 21st to look at reductions citywide. On January 24th, Council will
hold their annual budget and goals setting meeting in the Lane Room from 9
AM - Noon. This is an open public meeting.
Among the reductions to the library are reduced open hours, reduction in the
book, periodicals and media budgets and reductions in hours for hourly
employees. A detailed agenda from the staff meeting is attached for your
review. Last year the library took a 16% reduction in the budget.
New Year's Leaks
Following the severe New Year's Day storm, we experienced leaks in the
west wing Children's Room. Leaks came through the glazing on the
windows and the expansion joint on the outside of the building. City
Facilities maintenance crews came that day to vacuum up the water and dry
out the area. When the rains taper off, we will have the windows re-glazed
and the expansion joint re-caulked. There was also leakage at the terrace
doors. We will have the thresholds lifted up and resealed after the rains.
There appears to be no permanent damage.
30% Increase in Business
We are experiencing an increase in service transactions, both in the building
and lending and borrowing from other libraries. System delivery volume is
very large. The workload over the holidays was tremendous. We had a two-
day shelving "blitz" this month, with all staff pitching in to help us get
caught up. We are hiring additional pages to assist with the increased
workload.
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Easton Branch Renovation
Asbestos was found in the ceiling and other areas of the Easton Branch. The
removal of the asbestos will take a week and cost an additional $ 2500.
This places the project slightly behind schedule. Foundation reinforcement
work will continue after the asbestos is removed. Additional concrete will be
pumped into the footings to reinforce them against seismic activity.
Thank You to Donors for DVD's
We were fortunate to receive over 55 DVD's from donors via our website
request over the holidays. One gift was from a Santa Rosa firm specializing
in children's DVD's, which included 40 new children's DVD's. This section
continues to be one of the highest circulating areas in the collection.
Peninsula Community Foundation
The PCF has approved our request for $ 150,000 from the Duncan Trust.
George Paul Lechich's widow, Nancy Lechich, was consulted by the
Foundation and she said that use of the funds for Easton would have made
George Paul very happy. The Foundation will hold the funds in an interest
bearing account until we need them next year.
Burlingame Library Foundation News
Two new Board members joined the Foundation Board at their annual
meeting: Stephen Hamilton and Linda Grier. Stephen has been active in
several local groups as a volunteer, particularly the Burlingame Historical
Society. Linda has two children in Burlingame schools and one in college;
she has been active in school fundraising. Going off the Board is long time
charter member and 6 year Treasurer Carol Mink. Carol Rossi and Deborah
Griffith will also be leaving the Board. We thank these volunteers for their
tireless efforts on behalf of the Library.
Upcoming Events:
• Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday, Closed, January 19
• Children's Program: Poet Joan Bransfield Graham, January 20, 4 PM
• Library Board of Trustees Meeting, January 20, 4:30 PM
• Council Goals Meeting, January 24, 9 AM, Lane Room
• Library Board of Trustees Meeting, February 17, 2003
Alfred Escoffier
City Librarian
January 12, 2004
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BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2003
egistered Borrowers Previous month's total #Added Total Registered
Burlingame Adults 16,660 71 16,731
Burlingame Children 4,673 9 4,682
Hillsborough Adults 2,518 11 2,529
Hillsborough Children 1,283 0 1,283
Non-San Mateo Co. Borrowers 1,473 20 1,493
Totals 26,607 111 26,718
Circulation Activity Main Branch
Adult Print Materials 17,976 0
Children's Print Materials 8,731 0
AudioNisual Materials 8,154 0
Circulation Totals
This month total Main 37,717 This month previous year 31,215 20.8%1
*This month total Branch 2 This month previous year 1,926 -99.91
This month Grand Total 37,719 This month previous year 3,314 13.8%1
'*.-Easton closed on September 29, 2003
Reference Activity Inter Library Loans
Questions Directions Lent 2,590
Reference 2,920 336 Borrowed 2,225
Children's 1,051 282 TOTAL 4,815
Lower Level 877 1,717
Branch 0 0 -
TOTAL 4,848 2,335
Collections Main Titles Volumes Main Titles Added Branch Volumes Added
Adult Non Fiction 349 230 10
Children's Non Fiction 69 40 2
YA Non Fiction 0 0 0
Adult Fiction 259 206 0
Children's Fiction 136 62 0
YA Fiction 10 8 0
Cassettes Audio 10 7 0
Compact Discs 7 6 0
Videos 16 8 0
Children's Audio 0 0 0
Children's Video 0 0 0
Children's Compact Disc p 0 0
_)VD 142 89 0
- . hildren's DVD 17 0 0
TOTALS 1,015 664 12
BURL NGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2003
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Other Material Volumes Added Total Held
4dult un-cataloged books 61 6,537
;hildren's un-cataloged 130 6,514
books
Foreign Language un- 0 675
cataloged
D nix Deposit to City Treasurer Main $8,789.84
Branch Closed
Total $8,789.84
Main and Easton Deposits Revolving Account Rental Main $209.25
Revolving Account PLS Video Main $24.00
Trustees Special Fund Photocopies (Main)* $786.65
*Easton Closed
Estimated User Traffic 26,864 Daily Average 959
Community Room Adult*
TOTAL MEETINGS HELD 7 150
Adult Library Programs Attendance
ectures, Film Series etc. 0
ook Groups 1 15
Childrens and Young Adult Attendance
Pre-school programs 11 547
School A e 0
Special Program 0
Total 11 547
Children's Reference Questions 1,051
Children's Directional Questions 282
Total 1,333
Easton Branch Closed for Remodel
Internet User Sessions
**Hour& 1/2 Hour Express Childrens Total
5,125 2,280 295 7,700
**This includes both hour and half-hour Internet terminals.