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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet - LB - 2006.01.17 :'►URLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY rBURLINGAME Board of Trustees Agenda _ January 17, 2006-5.30pm °e 480 Primrose Road—Library Conference Room SUGGESTED ACTION I. XALL TO ORDER II. ,ROLL CALL p/wCAt 0 III. WARRANTS & SPECIAL FUND 10\6t/ �^ Approval IV,/MINUTES Approval V�/CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION Information A. Letter: Beth Taylor B. Letter: Ro Logrippo and Mike Spinelli C. Letter: Second Harvest Food Bank D. Letter: Marge Kreitter E. Legislative Report CLA F. CALTAC Workshop February 25, 2006 G. Letter: Thompson H. Patriot Act Update VI. FROM THE FLOOR (Public Comments) VII. REPORTS v A. City Librarian's Report—Escoffier Information V)I: Foundation Report- Escoffier Information VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ,A: Statistics Comparison Requested by Trustee Carlton Discussion L B. Increase of Library Service Hours - Recommendation Discussion IX. NEW BUSINESS A Lane Community Room Increase in Room Usage Fee to $75.00 Discussion/Action X. ANNOUNCEMENTS XI. ADJOURNMENT Adjourn BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY Burlingame Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes November 15, 2005 I. Call to Order President McCormack called the meeting to order at 5:45pm II. Roll Call Trustees Present: Nancy Brock, Deborah Griffith, Katie McCormack and Pat Toft Trustee Absent: Bruce Carlton Staff Present: Al Escoffier, City Librarian Sidney Poland, Recorder III. Warrants and Special Funds The Trustees approved the warrants dated November 15, 2005. M/S/C (Toft/Griffith) The Trustees approved the warrants dated October 17, 2005. M/S/C (Brock/Toft) IV. Minutes The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes of the October 17, 2005 meeting. M/S/C (Toft/McCormack) V. Correspondence and Attachments Correspondence and Attachments were noted. A. Peninsula Community Foundation - The PCF has been working with other community foundations in the Gulf Coast to determine how to effectively distribute contributions of approximately $600,000 to rebuild the area. The Trustees suggested that Mr. Veech might be interested in making his contribution through PCF since we have not heard from the Library Director of our adopted library, St. Tammany. The City Librarian will contact Mr. Veech. B. Librarian's Wish List 2006 - The City Librarian reviewed his Wish List for the coming year which he has submitted to the Foundation Board of Directors. Funding requests include is for children and adult programs, collection enhancement,. City/Library Centennial Celebration, and additional story times on Saturday morning. The total amount of the request is $55,200.00. VI. From the Floor No one from the public attended the meeting. 48o Primrose Road•Burlingame•CA 94010-4083 Phone (650) 558-7474'Fax(650) 342-6295 VII. Reports A. City Librarian's Report - Highlights of Report 1. National Awards - The American Library Association presented the Library with 4 national awards for public relations. The awards were given for 2 brochures, a poster notifying patrons of a Persian children's program, and the Foundation Newsletter entitled "Library Lines". Maryam Refahi, library staff artist, created the designs for these items. 2. Personnel Issues Jim Kaufman our building maintenance worker, has returned to work on a part time basis until December when he will move to full time status. Tracy Hammond remains on disability sick leave. Vacation hours given by City and Library staff will provide Tracy with an additional 6 months on the city payroll. Linda Santo, who has been out on a workman's comp surgery is scheduled to return to work the first part of December. Jan Eustis, will be out on disability sick leave for a period of 6 to 8 weeks. 3. Burlingame City Centennial The City has begun making plans for the Burlingame Centennial which will be continuous from July 2007 until July 2008. Committee chairpersons will be looking for volunteers. The official centennial for the library is October 18, 2009. _ 4. Milllennium Online System,-' A new "holds" module is being added which should make placing holds more user friendly. The City Librarian is working independently with an IT professional to ascertain how to better work with our vendor to get the information we need from the new system. B. Foundation Report 1. Book Sale - The book sale netted $1,500. Jim Cannon and Stephen Hamilton, who co-chaired the sale, are researching new ways to market the next event which will be held in April of 2006. C. CALTAC Workshop Trustee Brock reported that the workshop was technically informative. Usage of various electronic tools used in libraries today such us radio frequency identification, e-books and wireless access to the internet were discussed. Library Board of Trustee Minutes 2 November 15 2005 VIII. Unfinished Business A. Employee Award Status - Trustees Toft, Griffith, and McCormack will review the nominations after today's meeting. B. Employee Recognition Dinner Status - Trustees Katie McCormack, Pat Toft and Foundation Board member Heidi Kenney will meet with the Doubletree Catering Manager to confirm the final details for the dinner. IX. New Business A. Statistics Comparison Requested by Trustee Carlton In the absence of Trustee Carlton, the Trustees present passed a motion to table the discussion on this issue until Trustee Carlton could be present. M/S/C (Griffith/Toft) B. Library Hours Budget Figures - The Trustees reviewed the financial information on the loss of service hours prepared by the City Librarian. The City Librarian noted that the Trustees could also consider opening different hours rather than the specific hours that were lost due to the cuts. One option could be to open more hours on Sunday. The City Librarian and Library managers will explore this option with regard to staffing before the next Trustee meeting. Trustee Griffith made a motion to table this matter until the January meeting. M/S/C (Griffith/Brock) C. Cancellation of December 20, 2005 Meeting - The Trustees unanimously passed a motion to cancel,their December 20, 2005 Trustees meeting due to lack of business. M/S/C (Griffith/Brock) D. - Staff Recognition - The Trustees approved the City Librarian's request to fund the awards given to staff for their years of, service. M/S/C (Toft/Griffith) X. Announcements Trustee McCormack noted that,that the Community Information Program site found on the PLS that is a useful source for finding out about events and happenings in San Mateo County. XI. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:30pm. The next meeting will be held January 17th at 5:30pm in the Conference Room. Respectfully Submitted, C4/ Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian Library Board of Trustee Minutes 3 November 15 2005 � � � � � � ��m� �� -�-r� %� . ��'i��Z�rY�u -�,�,,a�/ � '�,�^`� .� '� rum' L COLLECTION DETAIL ADAPTED FROM CITY BY THE SEA, A MURAL DESIGN FOR THE MUSIC PAVILION AT TALIESIN WEST, SCOTTSDALE,ARIZONA, 1956 C THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION - ® TALIESIN WEST, SCOTTSDALE,ARIZONA H ! PRINTED WITH SOY-BASED POMEGRANATE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. INKS ON RECYCLED PAPER BOX BOB 022, PETALUMA, CA 94975 ISBN 0.7649.1345-X pppp IIEE WWW POMEGRANATE.0 OM IIIIIIIII9IIIIIII01 IIIIL 195-9251PRINTED IrrAu.s Dn 3.25 9 780764 913457 50195 3 7II 77795I'00013 7807IIIIIIIIIII45 .; From: Second Harvest Food Bank To: Daniel Alvarez Page: 1/1 Date: 12/20/2005 5:37:44 AM THANK YOU Thank you for supporting Second Harvest Food Bank and our mission — providing food for people in need in our community! We need your help! If your organization has not enrolled to participate, it is not too late to sign up, and we need everyone's participation to help us achieve our mission providing food for people in need in our community. It is already halfway through December, and we are only 25% of the way towards our financial goal of $4 million. The money and food we collect this time of year is used to feed people all year long. We serve an average of 156,000 people a month. 60% are families with children and 20% are seniors. We acknowledge that people have been giving all year to various disaster relief efforts, and now we are encouraging everyone to refocus on the local need. We know it is a busy time of year for people so we have made donating easy. You don't need to go to the grocery store and bring the food to the Food Bank -- you may make a donation simply by calling 1-866-234-3663 or visiting us on line at www.2ndharvest.net. We will use your cash donation to purchase food for people in need. Because we buy in bulk we can make a dollar go farther than the average consumer. Since our focus is to provide nutritious, well-balanced meals, money collected is used to purchase food to supplement donated food items. Please call 1-866-234-3663 to register your organization now to conduct a Food Drive. Your participation is needed. Thank you for helping Second Harvest Food Bank to provide food for people in need in our community! Happy Holiday! Second Harvest Food Bank .- f � ,�, C � -� �`'- �� `l c�� -�- �-w �� - � � _ �� Escoffier, Al From: Laura Fisher [Ifisher@cla-net.org] Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 8:13 AM To: Calix Subject: [CALIX:4717] News from the Capitol TO: CLA MEMBERS/SYSTEMS/NETWORK CONTACTS FROM: Mike Dillon, CLA Lobbyist; Christina Dillon, CLA Lobbyist I. INFRASTRUCTURE BOND DISCUSSIONS ABOUND Recently, you may have read various news reports about talks of a so-called "mega infrastructure bond"that the Governor and the legislative leaders may be considering in 2006. In November, the Los Angeles Times reported that the Governor had highlighted some of the needs that could be incorporated into a State General Obligation bond package to be placed before the voters next year. While most people are of the of the impression that one huge mega-bond will appear on the June or November ballot, we are informed that the Governor's proposal ultimately, with support from the Legislature, will likely call for a long-term funding plan, i.e. infrastructure needs for the next 30 years might be established, and bonds let accordingly. In an article in Wednesday's Sacramento Bee, Governor Schwarzenegger's Department of Finance spokesman "said the $50 billion estimate for(the Governor's) bond measure has 'taken on a life of its own' and insisted that the Republican governor hasn't decided the amount or the 'financing mix'for his proposal." The Governor is expected to unveil his long-term bond proposal in his January Budget, which he is required to present to the legislature by January 10th, 2006. Senate President pro Tem Don Perata has also been very vocal in his strong support for a large infrastructure bond. The Senator held a press conference several weeks ago, at which time he outlined his priorities for a June 2006 bond -- primarily for transportation, housing and infrastructure, in the amount of$10.3 billion (proposal is contained in his SB 1024). Senator Perata also acknowledged that he has been having discussions with the Governor on other infrastructure needs. On Tuesday of this week, Senator Alan Lowenthal "took the bond show on the road" by holding a hearing of his Senate Housing and Transportation Committee, which he Chairs, in Los Angeles. The hearing, entitled, "SB 1024 -What the Infrastructure Bond Would Mean For Southern California,"was intended to address four specific areas: 1) Southern California's Transportation and Housing Needs, 2)What the Bond Will Mean For Southern California's Transportation System, 3) What Will The Bond Mean For Housing Affordability and Infill Development in Southern California, and 4) What The Bond Will Mean For Southern California's Water Supply and Flood Control."The background paper for the hearing focused on areas such as "Stuck in Traffic: California's Current Transportation Situation" and "At Risk for Major Levee Failure." In addition to Senator Lowenthal, present at the hearing were key figures Senators Tom Torlakson (representing Senator Perata)who previously served as the former Chair of the Transportation committee, and Senator Kevin Murray who was recently named as the new Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Last week,we met with the top staff director for Senator Murray. He informed us that Senator Murray is compiling information regarding the state's infrastructure needs and he wanted to know what the total bond need was statewide for the library community. However, after meeting with the Senator's representative, we got the impression that any proposals coming forward relative to any General Obligation bonds this year will be receiving great scrutiny and will be significantly smaller than originally anticipated. In fact, in Wednesday's Sacramento Bee article, they note that Senator Murray, at the Los Angeles Senate Transportation Committee hearing, "warned local officials against considering the (transportation) bond proposal as a 'Christmas tree'to pay for unworthy projects. 'We are hundreds of billions of dollars behind, so we are not on a gravy train here."' It should be noted that Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez has indicated that he too will likely be pushing an Assembly bond package to address transportation needs, and perhaps other critical infrastructure components. During the coming weeks and months, there will likely be significant debate on the State's debt limit, the use of other sources to repay the bonds, i.e. sales tax increases or gas tax increases for transportation, etc. II. WHAT DOES THE BOND DISCUSSION MEAN FOR THE LIBRARIES? As the bond discussions began heating up, we received a few calls from those in the library community saying, "Mike and Christina, what does this mean for our library bond bill which is currently on the June 2006 ballot?" In fact, a hard working group of library leaders within CLA, which we have affectionately titled the"Library Bond Task Force,"were peppered with inquiries from outsiders who wondered: "Should we consider collapsing our June bond into this new mega bond effort?"Or "Are we going to be swallowed up by this larger mega bond and will the legislature try to run a bill to move our bond to November like they did with the high speed rail bond?" While we felt these scenarios would be long-shots, we immediately set out to talk to high-ranking senior staff in the Capitol - representatives for the Senate President pro Tem, Assembly Speaker, Republican Caucus, etc. Based on our information, it was our feeling that if a mega bond is to be developed, the likelihood of it making it to the ballot prior to Jun- 2006 is slim. More than likely, the voters will be contemplating a mega-bond on the November 2006 ballot. Many Capitol insiders tell us there is still a great deal of disagreement between the two houses regarding Northern California versus Southern California needs, dollar amount, the type of infrastructure that would be financed (e.g. transportation and flood control only or more expansive and long-term, such as the Governor's larger plan?), and the problematic financing angle. Thus, at this current time, the only item that is currently slated for the June 2006 ballot is the library bond. When we asked high-ranking legislative staff if they thought there was any chance that leadership would attempt to move the library bond from the June ballot to another date, they all agreed that they felt this was highly unlikely and that the "library bond should be safe."They also believed that there was minimal threat that anyone would try to"collapse the library bond into a larger mega bond effort."Lastly, we tried to get a sense as to whether or not we could get additional library bonds included in any new "mega-bond." While we have"put in a plug"with the Governor's Office and other key legislative leaders, our sense is that resolution of the whole bond scheme is a long way off. We're just happy that, at this time, the library bond is on the June ballot! III. SENATOR PERATA MAKES NEW COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS In a move that surprised most Capitol insiders and outsiders, Senate President pro Tem Don Perata recently named Senator Kevin Murray as Chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, replacing Senator Carole Migden. The change was a tightly-guarded secret, and we were told about the story only hours before the story broke in the press. While there have been conflicting rumors as to why the change was made, Senator Migden issued a press release stating that she was asking for a "leave from her responsibilities as Chair so she can help Controller Steve Westly win the 2006 Democratic nomination as Governor." Senator Perata also made a number of other changes at the same time: Senator Tom Torlakson, who has been a strong supporter of libraries throughout his time in the legislature, will serve as the new Democratic Caucus Chair, replacing Senator Kevin Murray. Senator Carole Migden will replace Senator Elaine Alquist as the Chair of the Senate Public Safety Committee. In past years, bills pertaining to "obscene matter"or"harmful matter"that are monitored by the CLA Legislative Committee, have been heard by the Public Safety Committee. -----------------------------------------------------------------ca I ix-+ Views expressed on CALIX are the opinion of the sender and do not necessarily reflect the position of the California Library Association. How to get off CALIX: Subscribers are strongly encouraged to keep abreast of CLA and California library news via this mailing list. To sign off from the list, send email to listproc@listproc.sjsu.edu with the following request: SIGNOFF CALIX or UNSUBSCRIBE CALIX in the body of the message. Make sure your subject line is blank and nothing other than the command is in the body of the message. -----------------------------------------------------------------calix-- 2 2006 CALTAC Workshops in Library Leadership Keynote Speaker Susan Hildreth State Librarian of California Northern Workshop Cupertino, February 25, 2006 Southern Workshop Burbank, March 11, 2006 A program designed especially for 0 Trustees 0 Commissioners 0 0 SAB Members 0 Librarians 0 0 Friends 0 City Council Members 0 0 County Supervisors 0 0 All Library Supporters 0 California Association of LibraryTnrstees and Commissioners Program 2006 CALTAC Membership Application 9:00 Registration&Coffee ❑ New ❑ Renew 9:30 Introduction&Welcome Alan Smith,CALTAC President Date of Application: 9:45 THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF YOUR LIBRARY Name: Susan Hildreth,State Librarian Address: 10:30 WHAT CAN LIBRARY TRUSTEES REALLY DO, advocacy and elections,a legal perspective Email:: Mary Minow,CALTAC Board Member Home Phone: 11:00 Networking Work Phone: 11:45 WE DID IT,YOU CAN TOO(Lessons Learned) Fax Number. North Susan Gallinger,Director,Livermore Public Library,will discuss a three-agency general obligation bond measure. Melinda Cervantes,Santa Clara County VOTING MEMBERSHIP is open to anyone who is or Librarian,will speak on two county-wide has been a trustee,commissioner or advisory board operating ballot measures,one successful, one not. member of any library or library system in California. Nancy Tucker,Commission Member,Los ❑ Individual Membership($15.00) Altos Library,will speak on local campaign ❑ Group Membership(Group rate of 5 members or more efforts used to pass 2/3 vote operating is$13.00 per person.Attach form for each member.) ballot measure. South Fontayne Holmes,Director,Los Angeles Name of Library,Commission,Regional Council or System Public Library,will speak on the bond election that they won by 73%of the vote and that enabled them to build many new NON-VOTING MEMBERSHIP is available to librarians, branches. friends,and interested persons or institutions who Judith Auth,Retired Director,Riverside wish to support CALTAC's purpose and receive its Library,will speak on the parcel tax election publications. that she says was"the crowning event of ❑ Associate Membership($15.00) my career". 12:30 THE BOND ACT.the need,what it can do Name of Library North Ann Cousineau,Director,Solano County Library. South Mark Smith,Administrator, Riverside Position/Affiliation County Library System L•00 Adjournment Make checks payable to CALTAC and mail to: For further information,contact: Denise Surber North PatTaviss,pat@taviss.com,650-368-7812 507 18th Street South Cathy Penprase,CPenprase@aol.com,805-986-2348 Paso Robles,CA 93446 Registration Form Northern Workshop Cupertino Community Hall,Cupertino Saturday, February 25, 2006 Saturday, February 25, 2006 Cupertino Community Hall 10350 Torre Ave.,Cupertino,CA Name: Address: Directions Phone: Highway 280: Email: Take the De Anza Blvd exit (Saratoga/ Library/System: Sunnyvale Road). Northbound turn left; Position: southbound turn right.Stay on De Anza Blvd past Stevens Creek Blvd.Turn left on Are you a CALTAC member'? ❑ Yes ❑ No Rodrigues. Cross Torre Avenue to the City Do you wish to share your email Hall driveway which is just past the address with other workshop ❑ ❑Yes No attendees? building. Turn right into the driveway. Registration Fee(due by 2/11/06) Highway 85: ❑ CALTAC Member $15.00 Take the De Anza Blvd exit (Saratoga/ ❑ Non-member $18.00 Sunnyvale Road). Northbound turn right; ❑ Late Registration* $20.00 southbound turn left. Follow De Anza Blvd _ Total: to Rodrigues and turn right. Cross Torre Ave to the City Hall driveway. Turn right *Cost for members and non-members who register after into the driveway, and drive past City Hall 2/11/06. and the Cupertino Community Hall. SORRY NO REFUNDS. Send 3 people from your library and the fourth person is FREE! Highway 9: Please use one form per person. Drive northeast on Highway 9 (Saratoga/ See enclosed application regarding travel assistance. Sunnyvale Rd) until it becomes De Anza Make checks payable to CALTAC and mail to: Blvd.Turn right at Rodrigues. Cross Torre Harry Wareham Ave to the City Hall driveway. Turn right 1684 via Isola and drive past the Cupertino Community Monterey,CA 93940 HAIL Southern Workshop Registration Form Southern Workshop Buena Vista Branch, Burbank Saturday, March 119 2006 Saturday, March 11,2006 Burbank Public Library,Buena Vista Branch 300 North Buena Vista St.,Burbank,CA Name: Directions Address: I i Phone: From the 5(Golden State Freeway): Email: From North or South:Take the Buena Library/System: Vista exit. (Detour on southbound exit Position: will take you to Buena Vista St.) Right turn onto Buena Vista St.Approx. 2.5 Are you a CALTAC member? ❑ Yes ❑ No miles south on the left side of street. Do you wish to share your email Burbank is approximately 9 miles east address with other workshop ❑ Yes ❑ No of the 405/101 interchange. attendees? 1 From 101(Ventura Freewa Y): Registration Fee (due by 2/25/06) ❑ Go South and take the 134 East to Bob CALTAC Member $15.00$1s.00 Hope Drive exit. Right turn to Riverside El Non-member❑ Late Registration* $20.00 Drive. Left turn on Riverside Drive. Go Total: _ under the Freeway and take Buena Vista St. (landmarks: high school and *Cost for members and non-members who register after Disney studios) .7 miles north, on right 2/25/06. hand side of street. SORRY NO REFUNDS. Send 3 people from your library and the fourth person is FREE! From 210 (Pasadena and cities east): Please use one form per person. Take 210 freeway west to 134 freeway See enclosed application regarding travel assistance. west.Take 134 freeway west to Buena Make checks payable to CALTAC and mail to: Vista St. .7 miles north on right hand � side of street. Peter Chan �I 668 Aztec Way Map available at Monterey Park,CA 91755 www.burbank.lib.ca.us/mapi.cfm � 1 Acceptance Travel f more than one person from your library jurisdiction plans Q All applications will be Grant considered in the order on attending this workshop, received. If you are App print their names below. 1 i c a t 1 a r accepted you will be notified E Please enclose workshop registration at least two weeks prior to fees for all members of your group in the workshop. one envelop. Q You will receive the$100.00 reimbursement upon < Library Jurisdiction t Name t verification of your Name 2 attendance at the workshop. < P � 3@ Name 3 Q If your application is not Name g accepted,your registration Name 5 fee may be returned to you if Make registration and membership you wish. checks payable to CALTAC. Amount enclosed: - California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners For further information contact Jane Jones 2747 Vista Mesa Drive Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 Spring 2006' Phone:310-831-3372 I I i i i Eligibility CALTAC Travel Grant Application Form Q If you need to travel at least 300 miles Please complete the following application form and round trip from your home to the nearest submit by the deadline indicated below. workshop, you are eligible to apply for 1. The individual applying for this grant is a: i the$100.00 grant. Travel Grants Available El Trustee ' ❑ Commissioner CEJ You must be a Trustee, Commissioner, ❑ System Advisory Board Member Library Board member or System El CALTAC member Advisor Board member representing a ❑ CALTAC non-member o make it easier for Trustees, y P g Commissioners and Systemy j NOTE: Membership dues may be California library jurisdiction. � i included with a separate membership application form. Advisory Board Members from p Preference will be given for libraries remote libraries to attend the 2. 1 have previously attended a CALTAC workshop: from the greatest distance and for first- S Spring 2006 CALTAC Workshops in Library ❑ Yes P g P y time attendance at a CALTAC workshop. ❑ No ' I Leadership, CALTAC will offer twenty Z There will be only one travel grant per 3. 1 plan to attend the following workshop: $100.00 travel grants this year. Ten grants library jurisdiction. (If a group from one ❑ North Cupertino are available for the Northern Workshop in Saturday, February 25, 2006 library wishes to travel as a group, Due: FEBRUARY 4 Cupertino on February 25, 2006 and ten for , 2006 designate one person to submit the ❑ South Burbank the Southern Workshop in Burbank on Saturday, March 11, 2006 application and receive the travel y March 11, 2006. Due: FEBRUARY 18, 2006 stipend. List all members of the group on We hope people in areas far from the 4. If my application is not accepted: P P P the back of the application form and workshoplocations will take advantage of ❑ I will attend the workshop g enclose workshop registrations for all.) this opportunity, which will reimburse El I will not attend the workshop i travel and registration expenses. These How to apply grants are made possible in part by the Please send the completed application form, U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Library Jurisdiction along with your registration fee(s) and forms i Services under the provisions of the Name to: ' Library Services and Technology Act, Address Jane Jones administered in California by the State 2747 Vista Mesa Drive Librarian. Phone Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 Email address ur/,nyaIly?� ui�G OW i o � Gordon Thompson 406 Davis Cir Clinton, TN 37716 December 16, 2005 Mr. Alfred H. Escoffier Burlingame Public Library 480 Primrose Road Burlingame CA 94010 Dear Sir: I was pleased to receive your interesting letter about the Burlingame Public Library. Until that time, the Burlingame Public Library existed only as an ephemeral fancy in my mind. I never got over what a wonderful gift those books were. My late wife was the Children's Librarian at the Mt. Lebanon (PA) Public Library, so I know now that Librarians are, in fact, very special people. I can see, too, that your Library continues to grow in service and outreach to your community and to your sister Libraries. I will be pleased to use the post cards in writing to some of our special friends. My very best wishes, Gordon Thompson Escoffier, All- From: owner-ala-wo@ala.org on behalf of ALAWASH E-MAIL [ALAWASH@alawash.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 2:37 PM To: ALA Washington Office Newsline - Subject: [ALA-WO:212] PATRIOT Act Update ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline Volume 15, Number 2 January 3, 2006 In This Issue: PATRIOT Update Happy New Year! The end of 2005 brought good news on the PATRIOT Act front. On December 16 the Senate voted down cloture (to close debate) and was able to sustain a filibuster that blocked passage of the flawed Conference Report. On the evening of December 21 st, the Senate voted to extend the PATRIOT Act for six months to ensure a more comprehensive debate. But Representative Sensenbrenner in the House objected to such a long extension, so both Houses of Congress agreed to extend the PATRIOT Act until February 3, 2006 to allow further debate on the Conference Report. The Congress now has five more weeks in which to debate controversial PATRIOT provisions. This good news is in large measure a result of YOUR work. Thank you! A strong grassroots push from the library community and other concerned constituents helped Senators stand firm in their conviction that the conference report did not do enough to secure reader privacy. Your efforts sent a strong message to Congress that the American people will not accept passage of important legislation like the PATRIOT reauthorization without a full and open debate. 1 When the Congress re-convenes this month, debate on PATRIOT Act legislation vill continue. Please keep up the pressure on members of Congress by encouraging them to continue to fight for the following: 1. The ability for a Section 215 recipient to pose a meaningful challenge of a FISA Court order. 2. The ability for a Section 505 recipient to pose a meaningful challenge to a National Security Letter(administrative subpoena). 3. Language requiring that records sought under a Section 215 order be described with "sufficient particularity"to prevent government fishing expeditions. Capitol Switchboard number is: 202-224-3121. Thank you again for all your hard work! You've truly made a difference in this important debate. We will keep you updated as this issue develops. ALMON (ISSN 1069-7799) is a free, irregular publication of the American Library Association Washington Office. All materials subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be reprinted or redistributed for noncommercial purposes with appropriate credits. To subscribe to ALMON, send the message: subscribe ala-wo [your_firstname] [your_lastname] to listproc@ala.org or go to http://www.ala.org/washoff/alawon. To unsubscribe to ALAWON, send 2 the message: unsubscribe ala-wo to listproc@ala.org. ALAWON archives at http://www.ala.org/washoff/alawon. ALA Washington Office, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 403, Washington, D.C. 20004-1701; phone: 202.628.8410 or 800.941.8478 toll-free; fax: 202.628.8419; Web site: http://www.ala.org/washoff. Executive Director: Emily Sheketoff. Office of Government Relations: Lynne Bradley, Director; Don Essex, Melanie Anderson, Erin Haggerty, Patrice McDermott and Miriam Nisbet. Office for Information Technology Policy: Rick Weingarten, Director; Carrie Lowe, Kathy Mitchell, Carrie Russell. ALAWON Editor: Bernadette Murphy. 3 City Librarian's Report January 17, 2006 Easton Branch Library Featured in National Magazines. The Easton Drive Branch was featured in two national magazines in December: American Libraries and Librarti Journal. While these are professional magazines, it is an honor for our renovated branch to be featured. We will also likely be featured in the April issue of American Libraries in their architectural issue. Maryam has made a poster with the images presented in the magazines. The article refers to the "sensitive" renovation of the branch as especially appealing. In talking to Kathy Page, of Page 8v Moris, who assisted us early on in the project, she felt there was an increasing need for libraries to be restored and renovated, rather than building new, both due to cost constraints and a renewed interest in preservation. We also thank Michelle Nelson of Craftsman Home in Berkeley for her wonderful work on this project. Easton Branch Usage As we talk about the Easton building, it is important to note that our service levels are higher than ever. Our user traffic is up by 140% over the pre-renovation days. We estimate circulation up 300% over pre- renovation days. The Burlingame community has found the Branch and we are glad they have! Popular Materials Room I offer a big THANK YOU to the Library Foundation for making the main library's Popular Materials Room so much more accessible! The Popular materials room enhancements have been a wonderful addition to the main library. We have received a number of positive comments. In addition, the Foundation seed gift of$ 10,000 to begin the "Quick Picks" collection has been very positive. We are now able to have these attractive trade paperbacks featured in the room and in our database for ease of access. Anonymous Gift of$ 25,000 The anonymous gift of$ 25K to the Burlingame Library Foundation was a welcome gift at the end of 2005! I know the Trustees are proud of the kind of service we offer that warrants such an important and timely gift. Burlingame City Centennial The Library is actively involved in the City Centennial planning. The City Librarian is one of 4 city staff on the various committees. The Marketing committee for the 2007-2008 events is chaired by Dan Anderson. Jeffrey Griffith will be Treasurer of the committee. Trustees Deborah Griffith and Pat Toft are also on the committee. Incoming Foundation President, Stephen Hamilton, and Foundation Advisory Board members, Mary Herman and Dale Perkins will also be involved. Library Hours At the last meeting, the Trustees asked the City Librarian to make a recommendation on what hours should be restored to the main library service hours, should there be sufficient funds to do so. The City Librarian, along with the management team, felt that restoration of the Friday evening hours would be the most useful for the community. While opening longer hours on Sunday is'a second attractive option, but finding staff to work these Sunday hours would be very difficult. The cost for the restoration of hours on Friday evening would be approximately $ 50,000 per year. These costs would be in addition to the regular library budget for part time staff to work the four evening hours on Friday. Our current staffing levels are very low and we could not take on these hours without hiring additional staff. Personnel Issues We are down 120 librarian staff hours per week. Our Building Maintenance Worker has returned to work full time. We have one reference librarian out for a worker's compensation claim. We have another worker's compensation claim from a Library Assistant who should be returning to work part time next week. Reference Librarian, Tracy Hammond, is not expected to return. She is in hospice care at home. We have begun recruitment for a professional librarian for 16-18 hours per week for the next 6 months to assist us with covering public service desks. Lane Community Room Use Fee I will be asking the Board of Trustees to review the Community Room Policy and consider increasing the use fee from $ 50.00 to $ 75.00 per meeting. We are still the least expensive place to meet in the city, and the use of the room has increased dramatically, taking a great deal of administrative and custodial time. Exempt from payment are city groups, school groups and library groups. --� Net Library Subscription Begins You may have noticed some new items in our database. We have purchased a system wide subscription to downloadable e-Books. Benefits include no waiting list, a better selection of bestselling fiction and non- fiction titles, and link from our catalog for easier searching. This is an exciting addition to our collections. Holiday Programs Holiday programs were well attended, including the Peninsula Girls Chorus and the Jim Stevens Sing-a-long at Easton Branch. These have become staples of our holiday program offerings. Library Key Indicators I am including a revised edition of the library's key indicators for your review. I know the Trustees wanted to discuss the statistics at your January meeting. Unfortunately, I am unable to offer you circulation statistics for the new system. We are working with PLAN staff to obtain these statistics for the past 6 months. Upcoming Events: • Foundation Reception, Thursday, January 12th, 4 PM, honoring incoming and outgoing Board members; Annual meeting immediately following at 4:30 PM • Annual Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, Friday, January 13th, Hyatt Hotel, 11:30 AM Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday, Monday, January 16, Closed • Library Board Meeting, Tuesday, January 17, 5:30 PM, Board Room • City Council Goal Setting Session, Saturday, January 28, 9 AM- Noon, Recreation Center • President's Day Holiday, Monday, February 20th, Closed • Library Board Meeting, Tuesday, February 21st, 5:30 PM Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian January 10, 2006 PLS ANNUAL CIRCULATION 2004/2005 01 JUL 2004 01 JUL 2003 % Change -30 JUN 2005 -30 JUN 2004 SO SAN FRANCISCO TOTAL 404005 411456 -1.80 GRAND AVENUE TOTAL 71254 80293 -11.3% SSF GRAND TOTAL 475259 491749 -3.4% CANADA COLLEGE TOTAL 8497 6937 22.5% COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO TOTAL 21488 34909 -38.4% SKYLINE COLLEGE TOTAL 20850 21290 -2.1% MEDIA CENTER TOTAL 585 1132 -48.3% DIALPAC TOTAL 2545 4307 -40.9% *ANNEX TOTAL 88 97 -9.3% PLAN TOTAL 591 392 50.8% PLS GRAND TOTAL 7102957 6575947 8.0% 3 Library Board of Trustees Meeting January 17, 2006 Item VIII. B. Increase in Library Service Hours Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees discuss the possibility of increasing library service hours to the public for fiscal year 2006-2007. Background: The main library lost a total of 11 hours during the fiscal crisis that affected the city during the past 3 years. The previous schedule was: Monday-Friday, 9 AM- 9 PM Saturday, 9 AM-6 PM Sunday, 1 PM-5 PM The current schedule is: Monday-Thursday, 10 AM - 9 PM Friday 8s Saturday, 10 AM- 5 PM Sunday, 1 PM-5 PM At the requests of the Trustees, the library management team met and recommended that should the Trustees request additional hours to the City Council during the budget process that the Friday evening hours be restored. It would not be possible to increase these hours with existing staff and resources. Budget Impact: $ 501000.00 Library Board of Trustees Meeting January 17, 2006 Item IX. A. Increase in Lane Room fees Recommendation: It is recommended that the Board of Trustees discuss the possibility and make a recommendation regarding increasing the Lane Community Room fees effective February 1, 2006, from $ 50.00 per meeting to $ 75.00 per meeting. Background: The Lane Room is in use most weekdays by various civic groups. We are the least expensive venue in the community for meeting space. The added staff time for scheduling and set up in no way makes up for the costs. I would recommend that we increase the fee from $ 50.00 per meeting to $ 75.00 per meeting. We would continue to not charge: library groups, city groups, school groups. Budget Impact: There would be an increase in revenues to the City for this change, perhaps an additional $ 3,000.00 annually. CAL: -TTAC.; CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES AND COMMISSIONERS January 2006 TO: CALIFORNIA PUBLIC LIBRARY DIRECTORS PRESIDENTS AND MEMBERS OF LIBRARY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARDS Enclosed are copies of our current brochure for membership in the California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners (CALTAC). Please circulate this letter and the enclosed information to all members of your library's governing or advisory body. We invite membership from those who are or have been involved in library governance, in either advisory or administrative roles. CALTAC is an organization dedicated to developing more effective library service; it offers the opportunity for-us to become more knowledgeable advocates for local libraries, literacy, and the California library system by educating ourselves, sharing expertise, and staying up-to-date concerning legislation of interest to libraries. In addition to the highly successful workshops, our comprehensive Trustee Toolkit for Library Leadership, and the informative quarterly newsletter, we continue to offer on-site Board Effectiveness Training, which has been very much in demand by boards and commissions throughout the state. We hope to include your library board or commission in our list of"Honor Boards" for calendar year 2006, taking advantage of our special group rate for five or more persons on a board who join together at one time. Another advantage of our Honor Board designation is that membership for individual members of an Honor Board goes with the position on the library board or commission; Honor Boards do not need to pay additional dues for incoming members who replace outgoing members of your board or commission. A change in the composition of a library board or commission during our membership year requires that our Membership Committee be notified in order for the incoming members to receive our mailings. Of course, individual memberships are welcome, and if your Board is not in a position to join, please consider individual memberships so that your library is represented on our roils. Membership applications can be copied and should be filled out for each member. If preferred, the navies and addresses for all members may be listed on your library's letterhead. Please use home addresses so that the members can receive mail quickly and directly. Applications and dues payment should be returned to: Natalie Munn, CALTAC Membership Co-Chair 345 J Street Fremont, CA 94536 We ask that you encourage membership in CALTAC. Thank you for your consideration. Please feel free to call or e-mail me with questions or concerns. Sincerely, l Natalie Munn, Membership Co-Chair Telephone - (510) 303-4077 E-mail — nkmunn@nkmunn.com