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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 2004.04.27 URLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY rBURLINGAME r r Board of Trustees Agenda April 27, 2004— 4.30pm 480 Primrose Road - Board Room SUGGESTED ACTION 1.BALL TO ORDER 2.kROLL CALL 3.(.,WARRANTS & SPECIAL FUND Approval 4. MINUTES Approval °V 5. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION Information V,la Monthly Statistics for March 2004 Installation of Security Cameras (Memo) News from the Capitol (March 30, 2004) d. Proposed Children's Room Mural (8a) e. Cancellation of May 2004 Trustees' Meeting 6. FROM THE FLOOR (Public Comments) 7. REPORTS Information bra. City Librarian—Escoffier mob. Foundation Report—Escoffier Workshop for Library Supporters —McCormack 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS VA. Update on Evans & Brown Mural for Children's Room Discussion/Approval Lb. Update on Increasing Scope of Outreach Program Discussion 9. NEW BUSINESS cancellation of May 2004 Board of Trustees' Meeting Discussion/Approval 10. ANNOUNCEMENTS 11. ADJOURNMENT Adjourn BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY Burlingame Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes March 16, 2004 I. Call to Order President Catherine McCormack called the meeting to order at 4:30pm. II. Roll Call Trustees Present: Cecile Coar, Mary Herman, Catherine McCormack, Carol Rossi Trustee Absent: Dave Carr 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 (Herman/Coar) IV. Minutes �. The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes of the February 17, 2004 meeting. M/S/C (Rossi/Coar) V. Correspondence and Attachments A. Evans and Brown Mural - Eliminating the bulletin boards in the children's room and replacing them with a mural is under consideration. Evans and Brown, who designed the murals at the Tiburon Library and are designing the donor book spines for Easton, have given an initial estimate of$10,000 for the children's mural. The Trustees requested this matter be agendized for the April meeting and that Evans and Brown be asked to prepare a proposal. B. Outreach Program - An obituary on Gertrude Cummings, who read over 500 books through the outreach program, prompted discussion among the Trustees as to the possibility of increasing the scope of the program. Trustee Rossi volunteered to help coordinate the Outreach program with other service agencies and noted that she had contacts who would deliver books. Trustee Rossi suggested that "Outreach" activity be included in the monthly statistic report. VI. From the Floor 480 Primrose Road•Burlingame•CA 940io-4o83 Phone (650) 558=7474'Fax(650) 342-6295 VII. Reports A. City Librarians Report - Highlights of Report 1. Easton Renovation - The Trustees viewed the tiles for the period tile mural which will be mounted on a board, framed and placed above the entrance to the children's area. 2. Easton Donors - The City Librarian sent a letter and photo to major Easton donors apprising them of current construction happenings. 3. Change of Hours for Main - Library will close Friday at 5:00pm but will remain open from 1:00-5:00pm Sunday. Monday through Thursday hours will remain the same. 4. Easton Hours - Easton will be open five additional hours during the week. The schedule is as follows: Monday through Thursday 2:00 - 8:00pm, Friday and Saturday 2:00 - 5:00pm, closed on Sunday. Evening story time will be held one night during the week. 5. Baker & Taylor - The Library has contracted with Baker and Taylor to catalogue adult fiction; books will be "shelf ready" when shipped. Members of the Foundation executive board have expressed an interest in funding the Opening Day collection for Easton. B. Foundation Report - The next board meeting is scheduled `.. for April 81h. The Nominating Committee has proposed three nominees to serve on the board. Ballots will be sent to each member. C. Budget Review - The City Librarian reviewed the following budget matters. 1. Budget Reductions - At their February 28th study session, the City Council accepted the Library Trustee's request to keep Sunday openings by using the one time insurance flood money for the book budget and using the Library's share of the general fund to keep Sunday openings for the current fiscal year. The City Librarian has submitted this proposal in his budget. 2. Transit Occupancy Tax - This tax which is received from the hotels has increased 1.1% over the same month last year. 3. Golden Handshakes - Employees in the categories of Librarians I, II, III and Library Assistants 1, II, III who are eligible for the golden handshake will have until April 26th to accept the City's offer. Library Board of Trustee Minutes 2 March 16, 2004 D. CALTAC Grassroots Library Politics Seminar - Rossi The CALTAC seminar provided the attendees with ideas and suggestions of possible ways for libraries to continue services and raise funds during difficult fiscal times. Trustee Rossi gave the Trustees a summary of the suggestions that Burlingame Library might find useful. E. Workshop for Library Supporters - Trustee McCormack will attend the Literacy Through Music Event breakfast March 24th. F. Peninsula Community Foundation Investment Meeting The City Librarian discussed the 3 funds that the Foundation provides for its clients investment: Endowment Pool, Advised Funds and Charitable Remainder Trusts. The Roger and Jean Hunt Duncan Fund is 100% invested in the Endowment Pool and the investment return is presently 10%. VIII. Unfinished Business A. Main Library Schedule - The Trustees unanimously approved the new library hours, as presented, for the fiscal year July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005 with the understanding that when the economic situation has improved, the Friday night hours will �-- be reinstated. M/S/C (Coar/Herman) IX. New Business A. Easton Branch Schedule - The Trustees unanimously approved the new library hours for the Easton Branch with the expectation that Sunday openings will be instituted in the future when the City's economic situation improves. M/S/C (Herman/Coar) X. Announcements A. Question and Answer Brochure Annual Report - The Trustees were pleased with the format our staff artist, Maryam Refahi created for the brochure. Trustee Rossi suggested that a brochure in a different color scheme and using the same format should be designed for Easton. B. Legislative Day - Trustee Rossi will attend this event to be held in Sacramento on April 21 st; Trustee McCormack will attend, if her schedule permits. C. Change of Meeting Date - The Trustees requested that the next Trustees' meeting be changed from April 20th to April 27th. A formal notice of the meeting change will be prepared for posting. Library Board of Trustee Minutes 3 March 16,2004 XI. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:00pm. The next meeting of the Library Trustees will be held April 27, 2004 at 4:30pm in the Library Conference Room. M/S/C Rossi/McCormack Respectfully Submitted, Alfred H. Escofier City Librarian Library Board of Trustee Minutes 4 March 16,2004 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2004 registered Borrowers Previous month's total #Added Total Registered Burlingame Adults 16,950 122 17,072 Burlingame Children 4,749 31 4,780 Hillsborough Adults 2,559 20 2,579 Hillsborough Children 1,298 9 1,307 Non-San Mateo Co. Borrowers 1,537 26 1,563 Totals 27,093 208 27,301 Circulation Activity Main Branch Adult Print Materials 22,317 0 Children's Print Materials 12,792 0 Audio/Visual Materials 9,172 0 Circulation Totals This month total Main 47,470 This month previous year *21,382 122% 1 "This month total Branch 0 This month previous year 6,014 -100%D This month Grand Total 47,470 This month previous year 27,396 +-420/6)? p Easton closed on September 29, 2003 *Main closed until 3/17/03 due to flood damage. Reference Activity Inter Library Loans Questions Directions Lent 2,933 Reference 3,640 518 Borrowed 2,574 Children's 1,550 626 TOTAL 5,507 Lower Level 1,282 1,966 Branch 0 0 TOTAL 6,472 3,110 Collections Main Titles Volumes Main Titles Added Branch Volumes Added Adult Non Fiction 521 282 6 Children's Non Fiction 280 102 40 YA Non Fiction 0 0 0 Adult Fiction 258 212 0 Children's Fiction 142 70 4 YA Fiction 10 10 0 Cassettes Audio 8 7 0 Compact Discs 44 32 0 Videos 8 3 0 Children's Audio 0 0 0 Children's Video 0 0 0 Children's Compact Disc 7 0 0 nVD 44 24 0 aildren's DVD 9 0 0 TOTALS 1,331 742 50 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2004 PAGE 2' Other Material Volumes Added Total Held 'adult un-cataloged books 378 7,320 hildren's un-cataloged 100 6,789 books Foreign Language un- 8 683 cataloged D nix Deposit to City Treasurer Main $9,897.60 Branch* 0 Total $9,897.60 *Easton Closed Main and Easton Deposits Revolving Account Rental Main $185.25 Revolving Account PLS Video Main ) $ 18.25 Trustees Special Fund Photocopies (Main)** $985.75 **Easton Closed Estimated User Traffic 30,648 Daily Average 989 Community Room Adult* TOTAL MEETINGS HELD 8 240 Adult Library Programs Attendance gctures, Film Series etc. 2 76 ook Groups 1 10 Childrens and Young Adult Attendance Pre-school programs 10 475 Toddler 12 824 Class Visits 8 181 Preschool Visits 11 228 Special Program Dan Stone Author's Event 1 55 Total 45 1,763 Children's Reference Questions 1,550 Children's Directional Questions 626 Total 2,176 Easton Branch Closed for Remodel Internet User Sessions **Hour& 1/2 Hour Express Children's Total 6,504 2,227 388 9,119 **This includes both hour and half-hour Internet terminals. I— Attention All Staff Library Security System Installed April 13, 2004 The Burlingame Public Library is installing a new security system in the main library to help provide greater security for the building; it's contents and library users. Cameras will be installed on all three floors of the main library. Videotape technology will capture user traffic through the front door and elsewhere in the building where collection losses have been occurring. The present system, installed 7 years ago, has not proven adequate to curtail the loss of high interest items such as DVD's and other popular materials. The use of the new system will be unobtrusive, similar to systems used on other government buildings and retail establishments. Signs are posted indicating that the library building does have video recording devices in place. `-- If you have questions or concerns, please see your supervisor or myself. Thank you. Al Escoffier City Librarian Escoffier, Al From: Susan Negreen [snegreen@cla-net.org] ent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 5:46 PM 'ro: CLA Listserve- CALIX Subject: [CALIX:2114] NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL March 30, 2004 TO: CLA MEMBERS/ SYSTEMS/ NETWORK CONTACTS FROM: Mike Dillon, CLA Lobbyist Christina Dillon, CLA Lobbyist RE: NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL I. LIBRARY BOND BILL PASSES FIRST COMMITTEE WITH BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT Last week, the Senate Education Committee considered SB 1161 by Senator Dede Alpert (D-San Diego) which would provide $2 billion in general obligation bonds for the construction and renovation of public libraries, subject to voter approval on the November 2004 ballot. In her opening remarks, Senator Alpert, who is also a member of the Senate Education Committee, called SB 1161 "a very important measure for California's libraries. " She then noted that while Proposition 14, approved by the voters in 2000, to provide $350 million in bonds for library construction, has been "a wonderful thing for library ommunities around the state.there were $550 million worth of requests in the last cycle. " Senator Alpert, as a member of the bond construction board, has been troubled by the enormous amount of requests for funding, and the inability to award a sufficient number of grants due to the lack of available bond dollars. Noting the sensitivity of the state's current fiscal climate, Senator Alpert acknowledged that the 11$2 billion contained in the measure now is a dream, and probably an unrealistic one. However, I hope to keep the measure alive and continue talks with the legislature and the Administration. " Senator Alpert said that she would be willing to consider different structures for the bond, such as placing half of the dollar amount on the November ballot, and the second half on the March 2006 ballot, similar to what was done with the school bond. She added, "Because we waited a decade to put a library bond on the ballot, we had so much pent up demand. " Senate Education Chair, Senator John Vasconcellos noted that if Senator Alpert was hoping to place SB 1161 on the November ballot, "We would have to move it through the process quickly, although I am not opposed to doing that. " Testifying in support of the measure was Anne Cain, CLA Legislative Chair and Contra Costa County Library Director; Ann Cousineau, Chair of the 2000 bond effort and Solano County Library Director; and Susan Hildreth, CLA President and San Francisco Public Library Director. The lobbyist for the school library association, Jeff Frost, also lent his support, calling the joint use piece of the existing bond "very '-)eneficial. " Senator Vasconcellos, as a courtesy, allowed Senator Alpert to put her bill up for a vote, rather than place the bill on the traditional Education Committee "suspense file, " due to its large cost. He added, 1 "SB 1161 is not going to suspense because to fast track it to the ballot, Senator Alpert needs to negotiate with the Governor. " The bill passed out on a bi-partisan, unanimous vote of those present, with the following Senators voting "aye: " Chairman Vasconcellos, Vice Chair 'ruce McPherson, Richard Alarcon, Dede Alpert, Wes Chesbro, Jeff Denham, ,,..setty Karnette, Pete Knight, Gloria Romero, and Jack Scott. II. ASSEMBLY HEARING ON TELECONNECT FUNDING - ASSEMBLYWOMAN PROPOSES BUDGET LANGUAGE REGARDING MANDATORY INTERNET FILTERS Last week the Assembly Budget Subcommittee Number 4 on General Government met to consider the issue of the Teleconnect Program under the Public Utilities Commission budget. As the background paper for the subcommittee hearing references, "The Teleconnect Program provides discounts on telephone service, and other advanced telecommunication services that provide access to the Internet (such as DSL services) to schools, libraries, and qualifying hospitals, health clinics, and community-based organizations. Currently, the program provides a 50 percent discount regardless of the particular qualifying service or recipient. The service carrier applies this discount to the qualifying entity's telecommunications bill. The service carrier then submits claims to the PUC to be reimbursed for the discounts provided. " The issues before the subcommittee were: 1) Is the Teleconnect Program successful, and if so, should it be continued? 2) The legislature "borrowed" $150 million from the program last year to help balance the state Budget. Should General Fund dollars be provided to help backfill the "loan" that has yet to be repaid to the Teleconnect Fund, and should the PUC use its authorization to increase the surcharge rates? 3) Should libraries participating in the Teleconnect Program be required to participate in E-Rate as a condition of receiving funding? 4) Should 'eleconnect discounts be targeted based on need (e.g. inner cities, '-- -rural areas, low-income communities, etc. ) ? Currently, the Department of Finance is recommending that the subcommittee neither authorize a modest backfill for the Teleconnect Program, nor authorize the PUC to increase the surcharge on rates to fund the program. Subcommittee Chairman, Assemblyman John Dutra inquired of the DOF, "Is it your intent to kill the program?" The representative from Finance stated, "No, but the PUC data and the actual expenditures have been wildly different. We are not comfortable making a finding that the PUC needs additional funds. " The PUC has received complaints that the Teleconnect should not have had such a significant unspent surplus of over $150 million last year, when the dollars were supposed to be available for schools, libraries, and other applicants. Chairman Dutra told the DOF, "Without the surcharge, it kills the program. There is no impact on the General Fund. And, unless you are going to write a check personally, it kills the program. " The Department countered, "We feel they can restructure the program and do it within existing resources. " The PUC agreed that there have been problems with the accounting side of the Teleconnect Fund, noting that the "numbers have been all over the map. The problem is invoices from carriers, etc. We think it is resolved now. " Subcommittee member, Assemblywoman Sarah Reyes argued, "Isn't it true they can get E-Rate dollars? It is a much easier process than Teleconnect. I agree with the Administration that we can't ever get accurate information from the PUC. There was a huge surplus unused last year and we took it. It is frustrating knowing that some can go to E-Rate under the easier system. " '-'The comments by Assemblywoman Reyes sparked opposition from the school, library, and community-based organization representatives, who countered that E-Rate applications are incredibly difficult and complicated to 2 fill out - with even the Department of Finance representative adding that it takes 40 hours to complete the application. During testimony by CLA, we added that in addition to the complexity of the applications, many libraries choose to not participate in E-Rate because it requires iltering of Internet terminals as a condition of receiving funds, and �LA believes filtering is a local control issue. Almost immediately after CLA had concluded testimony, Assemblywoman Reyes stated, "I am supportive of Budget Trailer Bill language to require filters in libraries as a condition of receiving Teleconnect Funds. There is no reason children should be looking at porn. Mr. Bermudez (referencing subcommittee member Assemblyman Rudy Bermudez) and I were just talking about it. " (It should be noted that Assemblywoman Reyes authored legislation in 2001 to require libraries that receive state funds and provide Internet access to minors to purchase, install, and maintain filtering software that limits access to obscene or pornographic material. The bill was strongly opposed by CLA, and ultimately died in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. ) The subcommittee did not address Assemblywoman Reyes' comments regarding Internet filters, but CLA will be working to oppose any efforts to link the Teleconnect funds with mandatory installation of Internet filters. Lastly, Assemblywoman Reyes noted that she would "not be supporting anything on the digital divide until some of my communities take part in this [Teleconnect Program] . " She highlighted several communities in the Fresno area including Mendota and others that "aren't connected and don't even have a library. " Note: CLA was subsequently told that Mendota is serviced by the Fresno County library. If you would be affected by Assemblywoman Reyes' proposal, please take a moment today to write Assembly Budget Subcommittee Chair, John Dutra and urge he and his subcommittee reject efforts to draft Budget Trailer Bill anguage linking the Teleconnect Fund eligibility to the mandatory installation of Internet filters. The Honorable John Dutra Chair, Assembly Budget Subcommittee Number 4 on General Government State Capitol Sacramento, CA. 95814 III. SENATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT WORKING GROUP - DISCUSSION OF SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND MORE FINANCING "TOOLS" FOR LIBRARIES? Recently we reported that Senator Tom Torlakson has engaged a working group of city, county, and special district lobbyists to assist him and other members of the Senate Local Government Committee in coming up with a massive local government reform plan that would protect local revenue and perhaps give locals more tools and discretion over their funding. Last week, Senators Torlakson, Ross Johnson, and Bruce McPherson, along with the working group, heard presentations regarding special districts: what constitutes an "enterprise" district vs. a "non enterprise" district, how many are reliant upon the property tax, and what kind of services they provide. During discussion regarding removing special districts from the property tax, the lobbyist representing the special districts noted that fire protection districts are 70% reliant on the property tax, and mosquito vector control at 80%. CLA added that the libraries, most notably the o-called "ERAF Orphan" libraries, that are heavily dependent upon the 'property tax, would suffer tremendously. Senator Torlakson posed the question, "Why should you all be exempt from a property tax shift?" A representative from the water agencies responded, "Independent special 3 districts did not create the state's spending problem. Please don't come to local taxpayers and ratepayers to solve the problem. " The last portion of the. meeting focused on the debate between fees and axes. Senator Torlakson noted, "With the fees, you don't have ,, ..,Iroposition 218 issues, you go to ratepayers, you have hearings, etc. Do the cities, counties and special districts need better tools like fees or taxes? Is there consensus with the cities, counties, and special districts regarding enabling local governments to face voters with proposals using a lower vote threshold, where the tax is targeted for specific services?" The representative for the California State Association of Counties noted that the constitution currently requires a 2/3rds vote for a specific tax, and only a majority vote for a general tax increase, (the "Trust Me Taxes") when history shows it should be just the opposite. Senator Torlakson later asked, "Regarding libraries, for example - why not a 55 percent vote for passage of their issues? Why not put that on the table? Why should just schools have that authority? Libraries provide important educational, after-school services. This Governor is very big on after-school programs. One school in my district, shut down the school library and there are no after school services because of the $2 billion cut to Proposition 98 (school funding) . Can we give more tools to libraries, and parks and recreation districts?" We thanked Senator Torlakson for raising the issue, and said that we would welcome additional revenue raising options for libraries. Senator Torlakson concluded by noting that the working group would spend the next meeting, (to be held later this week) addressing the issue of revenue swaps (i.e. trading a portion of the sales tax and the vehicle license fee, for an equivalent amount of the property tax) . He said that the intent of the working group was to get as much work ccomplished before the legislature's Easter Break, which commences `- rpril 2 and runs through April 11. Senator Torlakson is proposing to have recommendations incorporated into a legislative vehicle by April 14. We will keep you posted as details continue to develop relative to the working group. s., 4 8a: Proposed Children's Room Mural Project Concept: The idea of a mural for the Children's Library was conceived over 9 years ago when we were planning the new main library to help make the Children's Library a special destination for local children. With all the responsibilities of getting the library open to the public, we were unable to plan or execute it. The theme of the proposed murals would be based on children's book illustrations from the first quarter of the 20th century. Artists such as N.C.Wyeth, Arthur Rackham, Howard Pyle and Maxfield Parrish, creating a fantasy landscape evoking the style and traditions of these illustrators in order to tie the murals to the period of the library's architecture. Donor Recognition The murals would be a permanent tribute to Roger and Jean Hunt Duncan, donors of the major endowment of real estate to the Library in the 1980's, on which the Duncan Children's Room was built. The permanent endowment is now managed by the Peninsula Community Foundation. We have been in contact with the professional muralists, Evans and Brown, who executed murals for the San Francisco Public Library, and the Dublin and Tiburon Public Library children's rooms. Cost Effectiveness 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 the boards. We would like to do a permanent installation to enhance the room and reduce staff time for graphic arts maintenance. 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. Project Description: Evans & Brown would design and execute murals for the several designated walls in the Children's Library. The "bulletin board" wall and walls in the story telling bay are the focus for this estimate. The murals will start at the top of the bookcases and will range in height to just below the ventilating grill on the bulletin board wall and to below the .., beams on the story telling wall bays. This project would be divided into phases: 1) Design Phase: The process leading to finished working drawings and color maquettes. All logistics, research, scheduling and material purchases are taken care of at this stage. 2) Painting Phase: The actual painting of the artwork from the approved designs takes place at this stage. Artwork will be painting on canvas in the Evans and Brown studios and installed on the library project site. 3) Installation/On-Site Phase: The installation and fine-tuning of the artwork at the project site is done at this stage. 4) Fee: $ 25,180 Budget Impact: Several major donations to the Trustees, which cannot be used for library operations, could be targeted to complete the mural. An unexpected bequest for $ 20,000 is expected from the O.E.E. Anderson estate of San Mateo later this year which could also be used. Alfred Escoffier City Librarian April 12, 2004 9a:•Consider Cancellation of Trustee Meeting in May Due to vacations schedules, I am proposing we cancel our Board of Trustees meeting in May 2004. Our meeting in April is late: April 27th, so there would not be a great deal of business in May. We would go ahead with our June 15th meeting as scheduled. BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY City Librarian's Report April 27, 2004 Easton Renovation Status The Easton renovation is continuing with roofing and framing nearly complete. We are looking at the first week of May for installation of windows, and the second week in May for sheet rock installation. We will be able to save the original maple floor; it will be sanded and refinished to bring it back to life once again. In the meantime, the Library Foundation Executive Board has recommended giving a gift of$ 30,000 for an Opening Day Collection to the Branch. This recommendation will be presented for full board action on April 29th. This collection-includes books in all areas: adult, children's,picture books, and media. The collection will be completely cataloged and processed by our vendor and be shelf ready for opening day. This is a great gift of good reading for our community from the Foundation! Work is continuing on interior color selections and final placement of computers and other telecommunication devices. The new branch will have the connectivity for 10 public workstations, a self-check machine, fax machine and copy machine. Budget Status The departmental budgets have been submitted to the City Manager for approval and publication. Budgets will be submitted to Council later in May. The highlights of the library budget have been outlined in earlier communications with the Trustees. Major public impacts include: Friday evening closure, $50,000 reduction in the book budget (to be made up by using flood insurance funding) and a reduction of 1.5 FTE. "Golden Handshake"retirement decisions are due to Human Resources on April 26th. We will have a better idea of how many staff members will be accepting this offer. We expect between one and three-staff members will accept the offer. Depending on the outcome of these decisions, staff will be further reduced and some backfill and perhaps hiring will be necessary. Children's Mural We are bringing back the Children's Mural idea for your review this month. I have asked Evans and Brown to do a mock up of what they would see for the space. We are also working with Evans and Brown on the Donor columns for the entry to the Easton Children's Room. Technical Services System Overview Al Escoffier and Barry Mills participated in a system wide seminar on shared technology advances in the Peninsula Library System. PLS libraries are already participating in a shared database, shared purchase of online databases, and shared technology 48o Primrose Road•Burlingame•CA94oio-4o83 1 Phone(650) 558-7474Fax(650) 342-6295 coordination. New areas of sharing proposed for the future include: shared acquisitions, `.. shared collection development, sharing recycling of outdated materials via Amazon.com. More of these shared activities will be possible with the installation of the Integrated Library System currently undergoing a selection process by member libraries. Upcoming Events: • National Library Week, April 12-18 • Word for Word Children's Program, Saturday, April 24, 11 AM • Burlingame Art Society Juried Exhibition, April 30-May 2"a, Lane Room • Foundation Board Meeting, April 29, 4:30 PM (Rescheduled) Alfred Escoffier City Librarian April 12, 2004 2