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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 2004.03.16 1. URLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY 1 BClRLINGAME Board of Trustees Agenda _ March 16, 2004- 4:30pm 480 Primrose Road - Board Room SUGGESTED ACTION 1V CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL ' ,3. WARRANTS & SPECIAL FUND Approval ti4. MINUTES Approval 5. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION Information a.,Questions and Answers on Easton b. Photo of Tile Mural for Easton c. .-xamples of Work of Evans and Brown d.,/Obituary: Gertrude Cummings 6. FROM THE FLOOR (Public Comments) REPORTS Information Va. City Librarian—Escoffier Pg Foundation Report—Escoffier c. Budget Review—Escoffier V d. CALTAC Workshop—Rossi/McCormack / V. Workshop for Library Supporters —McCormack' 04 PCF Report—Escoffier 8 •UNFINISHED BUSINESS �r �� v t ,f Va. Main Library Schedule Discussion/Approval 9. NEW BUSINESS Discussion/Approval a. Easton Branch Schedule f 10. ANNOUNCEMENTS 11. ADJOURNMENT Adjourn BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY Burlingame Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes February 17, 2004 I. Call to Order President Catherine McCormack called the meeting to order at 4:30pm. II. Roll Call Trustees Present: Dave Carr, Cecile Coar, Mary Herman, Catherine McCormack, Carol Rossi Staff Present: Al Escoffier, City Librarian Sidney Poland, Recorder 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 January 20, 2004 meeting. M/S/C (Coar/Rossi) V. Correspondence and Attachments A. Peninsula Community Foundation - Al Escoffier, City Librarian, will attend the investment reporting meeting for fund holders to be held on March 11, 2004. _ B. January Statistics - Trustee Rossi inquired as to the reason there-were so many directional questions at the lower level desk. She suggested that perhaps improved signage to assist patrons in finding materials would reduce staff time spent on this type of inquiries. VI. From The Floor - None 480 Primrose Road•Burlingame•CA 940zo-4o83 Phone (650) 558-7474'Fax (650) 342-6295 �- VII. Reports A. City Librarian's Report - Highlights of Report 1. Easton Renovation - It is possible that the maple floor can be saved. Dry rot was found in the west wall. 2. Security Cameras - Three security cameras will be installed in the library. Two cameras will be placed in the main entry and one will be located on the upper level near the fireplace. Signage will be provided to advise the patrons that security cameras are being used. B. Foundation Report Book Sale- The book sale will be held Friday, February 27th from 4:00 - 8:45pm and Saturday, February 28th from 10:00am - 4:00pm. Heidi Kenney is Chairperson of the event. C. Budget Review - The City Librarian reviewed the following budget matters. 1. Proposed New Schedule- Monday - Thursday, 10:00am - 9:00pm; Friday - Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm, Sunday closed. 2. Budget Reductions - Closing Sundays would reduce the budget by $50,000 per year. An all day Friday closure would also produce a $50,000 per year savings. Closing �-' weekday mornings would affect the continuance of the children's story hour program and would not produce sufficient savings to make it worthwhile. 3. Golden Handshakes - Golden Handshakes may be offered to those staff who are 50 years of age, have at least 5 years of service with the City, and are in the categories which may be affected by necessary budget cuts. Those categories are Librarian I, II , III and Library Assistants I, II, and III 4. Book Budget - Monetary reduction of the book budget is $50,000 which results in 2,500 fewer titles. This is the same reduction as last year and amounts to a total reduction of 40% over a two year period. 5. Trustee Comments - Trustee Rossi expressed concern about the effect of other library closures on our staff and as to whether more staff might actually be needed due to increased usage. Trustee Rossi also noted her preference to remain open Sunday providing patrons with usage of the materials on hand rather than no access at all. Library Board of Trustee Minutes 2 February 17,2004 VIII. Unfinished Business A. Workshop Opportunities - Trustee Rossi will attend the CALTAC workshop; Trustee McCormack will attend the Workshop for Library Supporters as well as the CALTAC event. B. Service Highlights - The Trustees requested that City Council members receive a copy of this document. IX. New Business X. Announcements XI. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:00pm. The next meeting of the Library Trustees will be held March 16, 2004 at 4:30pm in the Library Conference Room. M/S/C Herman/Carr Respectfully Submitted, 4A1red?gscoffier �- City Librarian Library Board of Trustee Minutes 3 February 17,2004 Easton Branch Library Renovation Project Some Questions about the Project March 2004 1) What is the history of the Easton Branch Library Building? The Easton Branch Library building is a 73-year-old wood frame building designed in the "Pueblo Mission" style. It was built by the North Burlingame Woman's Club in 1927 and used for a variety of community events. It was later purchased by the City and converted to a Library in 1943. 2) Why is the renovation being done at this time? During a routine building inspection, it was found that the building had significant dry rot, and other structural problems. The roof and windows leaked and the building was not handicapped accessible. In addition, the building was not braced for life safety protection in a seismic event. 3) What other changes are being made to the building? The entire 3,000 square foot building will be on one level, creating more usable space. There will be special areas for children's story hours, a bank of computer terminals, and a self check workstation to aid in patron self service. 4) How will the technology be improved? The number of public access computer workstations will be expanded from 2 to 8. The increased use of the online catalog and access to magazine indexes and other databases online make the move toward more workstations an important one for the library user. 5) What about the library collection? The most heavily used portions of the collection have been children's books, especially picture books and books in support of school curriculums. For adults, the new and popular materials have been the most used. We will continue to emphasize collections for these groups of users, as well as 1 broadening the-scope of the Branch by introducing new collections in non- print media, including compact disks and DVD's. 6) What is the extent of the renovation? The plan for the renovation was approved by the City Council in October 2003. The Council agreed to modernize the facility, rather than replace it. The modernization will include: seismic, electrical, plumbing, dry rot and foundation work, in addition to traditional finishes. Library Consultant Kathryn Page worked on the project to assist staff with library functionality issues. 7) What will the project cost? The project cost will be: $ 1,102,000. This cost includes $ 794,000 for construction work. The successful bidder for the project was D.L. Falk of San Bruno. The project architects are Dahanukar Brandes of Mill Valley. The remainder of the costs will be for furniture, fixtures, equipment, carpeting, shelving, landscaping and project management. 8) How will the project be paid for? The Easton Library project is a unique joint partnership with the City and the community. The City paid for initial design and planning costs. Local citizens have raised over $800,000 to finance the project with private funds. Sources of income to pay for the project include: Thomas Z. Marshall Trust; Burlingame Library Foundation; Lane Family Trust; Library Board of Trustees; Roger and Jean Hunt Duncan Trust; and over 200 individual families in Burlingame, Hillsborough and surrounding communities. 9) What will the project look like on the outside? The project team is bringing the building back to its 1920's "Pueblo Revival" roots. The exterior of the building will change very little, though handicapped access ramping and landscaping will be added to the front of the building, and a chimney for the fireplace will be added on the Cabrillo Avenue side. 2 10) What will the building look like on the inside? Designer Michelle Nelson, of Craftsman Home, in Berkeley is assisting the project team in bringing a 1920's craftsman style to the interior. The concept is to create comfortable areas to read, write and study. A gas log fireplace will be replaced, along with oak furnishings, warm comfortable colors, and a variety of comfortable seating. There will be a separate carpeted children's area and we will expand and bring back the popular "Lions Den" for our picture book collection for young children. The children's area will also feature an outside "Secret Garden." 11) What is the timeline of the project? Construction work on the project began in December 2003 and is expected to take 9 months with a completion date of September 2004. We anticipate opening to the public in October 2004. 12) What can I expect when the library opens? Library users can expect a state of the art library in a traditional setting, which will be a welcoming center to read, write and study and seek information. Links to the Web, as well as databases and the online catalog will connect the small branch library to the world of information and encourage users to fulfill the need for reading and lifelong learning. When the City Council approved the project, they pledged to consider expansion of public service hours to make the library more accessible to the community. We hope to make this a reality when the library opens. Alfred Escoffier City Librarian March 1, 2004 w - 1 y t w Evans and Brown Page 1 of 1 Orpheum Theater X r a 44 a • kr iv`s v X Fire curtain mural painted on printed velvet. The mural depicts a renaissance procession of equestrians and musicians. The curtain is embellished with a gothic tracery and bas-relief. X 0=3 F3 ME http://www.evansandbrown.com/murals/murall l.html 3/8/04 Evans and Brown Page 1 of 1 Egyptian Mural x Arm-"- x A wall mural inspired by the archeological engravings and paintings by the late 18th century artist Hubert Robert. This was a period of romantic discovery of ancient Egypt during the campaigns of Napoleon. x DDO http://www.evansandbrown.com/murals/murall6.html 3/8/04 Evans and Brown Page 1 of 1 San Francis-^ Main Library X A. X Ceiling mural titled "into the Light" for the James Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center. The mural depicts the emergence from a heritage of darkness and ignorance into the light of freedom and knowledge. The mural is painted on a silver-leafed background. X � © oo http://www.evansandbrown.com/murals/mural5.html 3/8/04 Evans and Brown Page 1 of 1 ;rand H att Wailea Bal" n, Ma .r�. 11TT One of three huge mura:_. in the main balht--. ,-; dep :tattle between fire and water th-,* rr--*ed the Hawaiian islands. This is the mythological goddess of Namaka and her attendant spirits. © 0 V I I I i V .�CU�� �rz�z�zr�r �an,.rrannsro tZgronlcte HL% 31TUARIES _ T, 9X1b1 and jovial way of laughing and - talking, which served him very Gertrude Cummins well during the strike," Fletcher 9 \ said. Ball was not a firebrand by 106 quake survivor any means, but he served the union well." Mr.O', :ien left the Examiner drove � car to age e 9 in 1974 to go to work for Alioto lent in 1968 `as the mayor's press secretary.Af- rt of a strike ter Alioto left office,Mr.O'Brien Y down The went to work for Pacific Tele- By Michael Taylor to earthquake struck,shortly after finer and the phone as a speech writer and CHRONICLE STAFF WRITER 5 P.M. ;all Bulletin public relations officer. He re- ;" "She ran down the stairs into tired in the late 1980s. �,Gertrude C.Cummings,a viva- the basement.and yelled for Ma- te," said his y Mr. O'Brien.also served as an cious woman Who survived the ma,"her daughter said."She said Nie of San -'officer in the Marine Corps dur 1906 San Francisco earthquake the 1906 earthquake came back so at he led it ing World War II and fire and only stopped driving vividly. She was frightened; she In addition to Ellen Sovie, he five years ago(by her choice),has was alone in her home. When tired execu- is survived by two other daugh died at the age of 104, less than Loma Prieta hit,it was lust vivid'm Guild local, -ters, Mary Kathleen Allison of one day after moving into an assis- her mind." 1 after strik- Santa Cruz and Serena O'Brien' ted-living facility in Burlingame. But Mrs.Cummings could also 's Los Ange of Los Altos, nine grandchildren f'Mrs.Cummings died Feb.17 of recall amusing'stories-'about alae hoping to -and one great-grandchild: Mary an apparent heart attack, accord- 1906 quake,such as-the one about ag strike to _Ellen, his wife of 59 years,'died ing to her daughter,Jean Munoz- -a man who got stuck in his MW= ipers,set up last year. " ;r Plaza phy bed when the earthquake be- San Francisco, Mrs. gan rattling San Francisco A Mur- orkers hon- `3 p.m. for Mr. O'Brien at Span- Cummings and her family were phy bed,hinged on on.e side of on then went filer Mortuary, 399 S.San Anto- living on Sanchez Street when the its head,collapses iirticahyllnfo:a' ys later in nio Road, Los'Altos. A'funeial quake struck shortly after 5 a.m. wall. - -ancisco pa- Mass will'take place Monday.at, on April 18,collapsing buildings. Each year, just after.5, Qn which had lo:30 a.m. at St. William Catho The quake and subsequent fires April 18, there is an-organized .t a contract 7.-lic Church, 611 South El Monte" killed more than 3,000 people.At gathering of 1906 earthquake sur- a sardonic Ave., Los Altos. T ��' '� ''r}r the time,she was 6 years old. vivors at Lotta's Fountain,at- the r : I.remember her telling me confluence of Geary,Kearny and S ' that they had to get out of the Market streets in San Francisco. . ing KVIE him." . " t Vii, f s house,and they went up on a hill," There are said to be a few hundred lubon Cali- Mr. Soderquist lived on the Munoz-Plaza said Monday from survivors,and last year a dozein of nia Histor- Sacramento Delta and hada her home in Shingle.Springs (El. them gathered at.Lotta s.Foun- deep affection for it. He wastthe` •Dorado County). "She remem- tain.But Mrs.Cummings was "psulate ev- author of a book, "Sturgeon bered eating cookies and watch- there. 1 ' ; was," said 'Tales," a collection'of stories ing the fire.Their house survived, "She wasn't interested,"::her ; quist. "He about life and times throughout but they had to camp out."It was a daughter said, "and she wouldn't living,lov the area. ,: time when the sidewalks were go. She did not like to be with:a ling." He is survived by his wife,Jan made of wood,Munoz-Plaza said, bunch of old people That could S active at Soderquist; a son, Chris Soder-" _and Mrs.Cummings"was the best have been it" where he " quist of Sacramento;'a daughter, mtu 'marble shooter on the block—she When she rned 99,'.Y;'­"rs. is Founda-. Jessica Giannini of Portland, could beat all the boys." Cummings decided to sell her car an alumni Ore.; a brother, John Soderquist _:Mrs. Cummings 'graduated —she drove down to the local Bu- UC Board of Twain Harte (Tuolumne ,from Polytechnic High School in ick dealer and turned it in ,and County); and four grandchild- San Francisco. She later married gave up her driver's license. aver a de- ren. Vince Cummings, and they "She felt it was safer,"Munoz' s going to His family has requested that moved to Burlingame in the late Plaza said. "She didn't want to `causes,'" donations be made in his memo- 1950s. He died in 1953, and she hurt anybody." ellor Larry ry to the Sacramento Valley Con- 'stayed on in Burlingame,living in In addition to,herl daughter, !nt at it an- servancy,the Yolo Basin Founda- the family home. Mrs. Cummings is survived by 1 business- tion and Audubon California. In the fall of 1989,more than 83 seven grandchildren. . ',. learning Services will be private,with a years after the '06 earthquake, Funeral services were held in an't .quite UC Davis tribute to be sched- Mrs. Cummings was home alone Burlingame. s without uled. in her house when the Loma Prie- Delucchi assured the people in Deaths elsewhere n begin the crowd that no one would have ALEXANDERSON—Commo- s to reveal their own indiscretions. dore Leroy J.Alexanderson,the But they will have to listen to tes- last master of the ocean liner timony about Peterson cheating United States,the fastest in the t of people on his wife as the motive for mur- Atlantic when it was decommis- . no one to The Peterson trial der. sioned in 1969,died Sunday in en,had al- __ _Delucchi also addressed the ex- Hampton.Va.,near the vessel's BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY City Librarian's Report March 16, 2004 Easton Renovation Extensive dry rot was found following demolition,particularly in the west wall of the building. Our structural engineer is being consulted regarding the framing of the new floor and walls at the back of the building, as well as the re-framing of the west wall. Parts of the existing floor in this area were entirely unsupported. We hope this is the last of the"surprises"on the project. We have two new people from D.L. Falk running the project and they seem anxious to see it through to completion. The amount and type of shelving is confirmed, along with furnishings and equipment. A revised furnishings and equipment budget has been confirmed. I created a revised Easton Question and Answer PR document to bring the public up to date on the project. The contractor is now planning to complete the building sometime in August. We would plan to re-open to the public on or about October 1St A lovely period tile mural (18"x 42") of a child reading was recommended by the designer,and has arrived. The piece will be glued to a board, grouted and framed and mounted above the entrance to the children's area. We have a former tile setter on the staff that will execute the work. This will be an excellent donor opportunity. Easton Library Donors We are sending a letter out to our over 100 Easton Library donors to bring them up to date on the project and thank them for their participation in it. The letter will include several digital photos of the library progress to date. We are also alerting our donors to a hard-hat tour later in the summer and asking if they would like to be added to our email list to alert them of the opening events regarding Easton. Library Budget Status At the Trustees' request, we were able to fashion a compromise to remain open on Sundays at the main library next fiscal year. We.will use one-time money from the flood insurance claim to continue to support the books budget. The general fund reductions for the library will be $137,600,or 5% of the current year's budget. Fifty thousand dollars of this amount is coming from the book budget. The consensus of the City Council at their February 28th meeting was positive for keeping Sundays open. All Trustees were in attendance at the meeting to speak to the issue. I will submit the budget with this proposal. We will close on Fridays at 5 PM, effective July 2°d. Proposed New Schedule at Main The new schedule with the budget reductions would be: 48o Primrose Road•Burlingame•CA 94010-4083 Phone (650) 558-7474'Fax(650) 342-6295 s Monday- Thursday, 10 AM- 9 PM Friday& Saturday, 10 AM- 5 PM Sunday, 1 PM-5 PM Proposed New Schedule at Easton I am proposing that we re-open Easton on or about October 1St with 5 additional service hours per week, raising the former weekly hour count from 23 to 28. The cost would be approximately$ 250.00 per week, or$ 12,500 for a full year. The proposed new schedule would allow working adults and families to enjoy the branch in the early evening hours. I also feel the investment in the Branch by the community should allow for more open hours to use the facility. We would likely bring back the highly popular evening story hours. Staffing would remain minimal at 2 staff members per shift. I have budgeted this amount into the proposed 2004-2005 budgets for a 9-month period, October 2004-June 2005. Monday-Thursday, 2 PM-8 PM Friday& Saturday, 2 PM-5 PM Sunday, Closed Implementation of Vendor Cataloging and Processing Following two studies financed by the Peninsula Library System, which encouraged libraries to make better use of vendor services and technologies for technical services, Burlingame will be the first library to go forward with vendor cataloging and processing for adult fiction materials. The vendor is able to catalog the books via a link to our Dynix database, fully process the materials to our requirements, and provide them to us shelf ready for about a third of what we currently can do. This will add a few days to the receipt,but should dramatically increase overall productivity. Media is next on the list of items,which may be vendor-processed. Existing staff will continue to catalog and process the more difficult non-fiction titles and manage the periodicals and serials to which we subscribe. Children's Room Mural An anonymous donor to the children's room may make it possible to create a mural for the main library children's room north wall. This would be a permanent tribute to Roger and Jean Hunt Duncan, donors of the major endowment now resting with the Peninsula Community Foundation. The mural would recreate classic children's literary characters and themes to create a magical children's space for programs and services. We have been in contact with the professional muralists who executed murals for the San Francisco Public Library, and the Dublin and Tiburon Public Library children's rooms. We will be meeting with Evans and Brown to discuss the design development of the project and will bring this back to the Trustees for discussion later in the year. In the meantime, we will be asking Evans and Brown to work with us on the three dimensional donor pillars for the Easton Branch, which are currently in the branch plan. The pillars will look like book shelves similar to the mini-children's room door at the 2 main library created by Thomas Deirkes in 1997. However, at Easton, the spines will include donor names rather than book titles. Upcoming Events: • Commissioner's Dinner, Friday, March 12 • Library Board of Trustees Meeting, March 16, 4:30 PM • Docent Lecture: Art Deco Exhibit, March 18, 7 PM • Stone Lecture featuring children's author, Maxine Shur, March 31St, with visits to two local schools and a reception in the Children's Room, at 3 PM. (Invitations to be mailed) • Burlingame Library Foundation, Thursday, April 8, 4:30 PM (Rescheduled) • Sunday Closure, April l ltn • National Library Week, April 12-18 • Burlingame Art Society Juried Exhibition, April 30-May 2"d, Lane Room Alfred Escoffier City Librarian March 9, 2004 3 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2004 egistered Borrowers Previous month's total #Added Total Registered Burlingame Adults 16,851 99 16,950 Burlingame Children 4,729 20 4,749 Hillsborough Adults 2,547 12 2,559 Hillsborough Children 1,292 6 1,298 Non-San Mateo Co. Borrowers 1,521 16 1,537 Totals 26,940 153 27,093 Circulation Activity Main Branch Adult Print Materials 20,839 0 Children's Print Materials 11,690 0 AudioNisual Materials 8,718 0 Circulation Totals This month total Main 44,227 This month previous year 23,717 ''"86.5%1 "This month total Branch 0 This month previous year 4,386 -100%D This month Grand Total 44,227 This month previous year 28,103 57.2%1 Caston closed on September 29, 2003 "Last year the library was closed due to the flood damage. Reference Activity Inter Library Loans Questions Directions Lent 2,393 Reference 3,305 456 Borrowed 2,288 Children's 1,275 552 TOTAL 4,681 Lower Level 1,119 1,855 Branch 0 0 TOTAL 5,699 2,863 Collections Main Titles Volumes Main Titles Added Branch Volumes Added Adult Non Fiction 341 221 1 Children's Non Fiction 87 65 0 YA Non Fiction 0 0 0 Adult Fiction 221 150 0 Children's Fiction 148 26 0 YA Fiction 7 7 0 Cassettes Audio 0 0 0 Compact Discs 0 0 0 Videos 5 5 0 Children's Audio 0 0 0 Children's Video 0 0 0 Children's Compact Disc 0 0 0 IVD 57 42 0 hildren's DVD 0 0 0 TOTALS 866 516 0 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2004 PAGE 2 Other Material Volumes Added Total Held Adult un-cataloged books 125 6,852 ,hildren's un-cataloged 150 6,689 "**nooks Foreign Language un- 0 675 cataloged D nix Deposit to City Treasurer Main $8,798.34 Branch 0 Total $8,798.34 Main and Easton Deposits Revolving Account Rental Main $174.00 Revolving Account PLS Video Main $ 19.95 Trustees Special Fund Photocopies (Main)* $830.70 *Easton Closed Estimated User Traffic 32,161 Daily Average 1,109 Community Room Adult* TOTAL MEETINGS HELD 14 772 Adult Library Programs Attendance '.ectures, Film Series etc. gook Groups Childrens and Young Adult Attendance Pre-school programs 9 358 Toddler 8 623 Class Visits 8 193 Total 25 1,174 Children's Reference Questions 1,275 Children's Directional Questions 552 Total 1,827 Easton Branch Closed for Remodel Internet User Sessions **Hour& 1/2 Hour Express Childrens Total 5,920 1,928 395 8,243 **This includes both hour and half-hour Internet terminals. PCF Report March 12, 2004 Overview of the Charitable Assets under management: Supporting organizations Advised funds Charitable remainder trusts Endowment Goals of PCF: • Provide flexibility and control risk • Manage complexity • Control costs Funds are placed in different pools, up to the donor • In our case, we are in the Endowment Assets: assets which support the Foundation itself and earn money in the long term for the • Duncan Trust • Investment pools include: Cash pool, Fixed income, equities and socially responsive funds Endowment Returns • Returns in the 10% range over time for the last 5 years • Varies according to investment PCF Report March 12, 2004 Overview of the Charitable Assets under management: Supporting organizations Advised funds Charitable remainder trusts Endowment Goals of PCF: • Provide flexibility and control risk • Manage complexity • Control costs Funds are placed in different pools, up to the donor • In our case, we are in the Endowment Assets: assets which support the Foundation itself and earn money in the long term for the • Duncan Trust • Investment pools include: Cash pool, Fixed income, equities and socially responsive funds Endowment Returns • Returns in the 10% range over time for the last 5 years • Varies according to investment February 21, 2004 Grassroots Library Politics Seminar Overall Suggestions: Build an ongoing network of informed people of all ages throughout the community to address short term and long term issues Include a young person as Youth Advisory member to Library Board Show connections between library and education- "Contra Costa Reads" campaign targets all second graders receiving a library card Welcome and use Volunteers Develop a comprehensive philosophy about using volunteers that is understood by all staff to reduce threat of replacing them. Cost Cutting Suggestions: Reduce reference phone support to set hours Close week between Christmas and New Years Double all fines on media to $2 per day Fundraising Suggestions: Coordinate fundraising with National Library Week As book budgets are cut, focus fundraising on replacing lost money Community events such as Fun Walk, broad base of support vs. few big donors (that might go away) When asking for money show how you have used money already received to benefit the public- charts, graphs Create matching program with major donor stepping forward to match raised funds �— Update on Library Bequest I was a bit overzealous in my enthusiasm to create a mural in the children's room! The statements in my report were pre-mature. The recent bequest to the library was initially a donor unknown to me; subsequently I have learned of the name through court documents. It was a bequest from the estate"of O.E. E. Anderson, a San Mateo resident. The bequest was given with no strings attached; the total is anticipated to be $ 20,000.00. The funds have not yet been received and are subject to the probate court procedures. As for the mural in the children's room, it was conceived 9 years ago when we were planning the new main library as an honor for the Duncans. With all the other responsibilities of getting the library open, we were unable to take the time to plan and execute it. In the seven years since we have been in the building, the large size of the children's room bulletin boards have become a workload issue. We spend three to four thousand dollars a year in staff time to maintain �-' them. We would like to do a permanent artistic installation to enhance, and bring a magical quality to the room. We would reduce the bulletin board to a much smaller space on the east wall of the room, saving staff time and costs in the long run. I bring this to you now, because the funds will come to the Trustees Fund. My recommendation to the Board is to consider funding the mural out of this bequest. It would likely take about half of the funds to do the mural. I would like to bring this back to the Board when we have a quote from the artists and a better idea of what the project might look like. Al Escoffier City Librarian March 15, 2004 Update on Library Bequest I was a bit overzealous in my enthusiasm to create a mural in the children's room! The statements in my report were pre-mature. The recent bequest to the library was initially a donor unknown to me; subsequently I have learned of the name through court documents. It was a bequest from the estate of O.E. E. Anderson, a San Mateo resident. The bequest was given with no strings attached; the total is anticipated to be $ 20,000.00. The funds have not yet been received and are subject to the probate court procedures. As for the mural in the children's room, it was conceived 9 years ago when we were planning the new main library as an honor for the Duncans. With all the other responsibilities of getting the library open, we were unable to take the time to plan and execute it. In the seven years since we have been in the building, the large size of the children's room bulletin boards have become a workload issue. We spend three to four thousand dollars a year in staff time to maintain them. We would like to do a permanent artistic installation to enhance, and bring a magical quality to the room. We would reduce the bulletin board to a much smaller space on the east wall of the room, saving staff time and costs in the long run. I bring this to you now, because the funds will come to the Trustees Fund. My recommendation to the Board is to consider funding the mural out of this bequest. It would likely take about half of the funds to do the mural. I would like to bring this back to the Board when we have a quote from the artists and a better idea of what the project might look like. Al Escoffier City Librarian March 15, 2004 Update on LibrarBequest I was a bit overzealous in my enthusiasm to create a mural in the children's room! The statements in my report were pre-mature. The recent bequest to the library was initially a donor unknown to me; subsequently I have learned of the name through court documents. It was a bequest from the estate of O.E. E. Anderson, a San Mateo resident. The bequest was given with no strings attached; the total is anticipated to be $ 20,000.00. The funds have not yet been received and are subject to the probate court procedures. As for the mural in the children's room, it was conceived 9 years ago when we were planning the new main library as an honor for the Duncans. With all the other responsibilities of getting the library open, we were unable to take the time to plan and execute it. In the seven years since we have been in the building, the large size of the children's room bulletin boards have become a workload issue. We spend three to four thousand dollars a year in staff time to maintain them. We would like to do a permanent artistic installation to enhance, and bring a magical quality to the room. We would reduce the bulletin board to a much smaller space on the east wall of the room, saving staff time and costs in the long run. I bring this to you now, because the funds will come to the Trustees Fund. My recommendation to the Board is to consider funding the mural out of this bequest. It would likely take about half of the funds to do the mural. I would like to bring this back to the Board when we have a quote from the artists and a better idea of what the project might look like. Al Escoffier City Librarian March 15, 2004 Escoffier, Al From: Susan Negreen [snegreen@cla-net.org] Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 2:10 PM o: CLA Listserve-CALIX Subject: [CALIX:2022] NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL March 11, 2004 TO: CLA MEMBERS/ SYSTEMS/ NETWORK CONTACTS FROM: Mike Dillon, CLA Lobbyist; Christina Dillon, CLA Lobbyist RE: NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS BEGIN - PLF HEARING DATE SET This week, the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance Number One, held its first hearing on the Governor's 2004-05 Budget, receiving overviews from the Legislative Analyst's Office and Superintendent of Public Instruction. While the Senate appears to be in full swing, their colleagues in the Assembly did not begin their education hearings this week as the Assembly Democrats were at a retreat in San Diego to discuss the Budget and workers compensation proposals. In several weeks, the Senate and Assembly Budget Subcommittees on Education Finance will hear the issue of the Public Library Foundation 'the Governor is proposing to make no further reduction in the PLF, and ,�,,ould maintain the program's baseline at $15.8 million) . The Senate has set its hearing for Monday, May 10th at 1:30 p.m. , which will allow CLA members time to write letters of support, and lobby legislators on CLA Legislative Day. The Assembly schedule has not been set as of this writing. Please take a moment today and write the members of the Budget Subcommittees. The recommendations of the subcommittees are crucial to the Budget process, as the members may choose to 1) reject the Governor's proposal relative to the PLF, 2) accept the Governor's proposal to keep the PLF at $15.8 million, or 3) offer a compromise proposal of some dollar amount in between. Success at the subcommittee level is a critical first step. Senate Budget Subcommittee Number One on Education Finance Chair, Senator Jack Scott Senator Bob Margett Senator John Vasconcellos Assembly Budget Subcommittee Number Two on Education Finance Assemblyman Joe Simitian, Chair Assemblyman Joe Canciamilla Assemblywoman Wilma Chan Assemblywoman Lynn Daucher ssemblywoman Jackie Goldberg assemblywoman Carol Liu Assemblywoman Sharon Runner 1 Sample address: The Honorable Jack Scott Chair, Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance Number One 'tate Capitol '- . acramento, CA. 95814 Next week we will instruct you on how to write the members of the subcommittees who will be considering local government finance issues in the Budget. We know that many of you are concerned about the Governor's ERAF shift proposal, as well as the LAO's alternative proposal. 2