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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 2006.09.26 IURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BU(LINGAME 1 Board of Trustees Agenda September 26, 2006—5.30pm 480 Primrose Road—Library Conference Room ` e SUGGESTED ACTION I. CALL TO ORDER11 , / II. ROLL CALL III. WARRANTS & SPECIAL FUND Approval IV. MINUTES Approval V Library Board of Trustee Minutes August 15, 2006 V. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION Information A. Revolving Account Review B. Trustees Account Review C. Letter from Mayor Cathy Baylock to Nancy Brock D. Assembly Report VE. Sample Letter to Schools for Student Participation in Summer Reading Club FROM THE FLOOR (Public Comments) VII. REPORTS ,--'A. City Librarian's Report—Escoffier Information B. Foundation Report- Escoffier Information C. Centennial Report- Escoffier VIII UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None IX. NEW BUSINESS �,A. Request to Change November 21,2006 Meeting Date Discussion/Approval to November 28th, 2006 B. Request to Cancel December Meeting Discussion/Approval C. Library Holidays 2007-2008 Discussion/Approval D". Employee Achievement Awards Process Discussion E. Staff Recognition Dinner Discussion F. Entertainment by Staff at Recognition Dinner Discussion X. ANNOUNCEMENTS �—%I. ADJOURNMENT Adjourn BURL NOAME Burlingame Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes August 15, 2006 I. Call to Order President McCormack called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM. II. Roll Call Trustees Present: Bruce Carlton, Deborah Griffith, Pat Toft, Katie McCormack Trustees Absent: Nancy Brock (vacation) Staff Present: Al Escoffier, City Librarian Staff Absent: Sidney Poland, Recorder Also Present: Kristen A. Wallerstedt, Assistant to Assemblyman Leland Yee, 12th Assembly District III. Warrants and Special Funds The Trustees unanimously approved the Warrants. M/S/C (McCormack/Toft) _ IV. Minutes The Trustees approved the minutes as written of the July 18, 2006 meeting. M/S/C (Griffith/Carleton) V. Correspondence and Attachments A Letter from Gene Weisskopf- The Trustees noted the letter of thanks from the son of a deceased outreach patron. The outreach program to the homebound is a popular volunteer program B. Proclamation - To be discussed under New Business. C. Sample Reference Question - The Trustees reviewed the historically significant reference questions involving the Crockers and the French connection. This will be added to our history files. VI. From the Floor. Kirsten Wallerstedt, an assistant to Assemblyman Leland Yee, introduced herself and brought greetings from the Assemblyman. She offered any assistance the Trustees would like. It was suggested that Assemblyman Yee might wish to make an Assembly proclamation for the "One Book, One Community" program. It was also suggested that Assemblyman Yee might send letters of commendation to the winners of the Employee Achievement Awards which will be given later in December. The Trustees thanked Ms. Wallerstedt for her attendance and her offer of assistance. 480 Primrose Road•Burlingame•California 94010-4083 Phone(650)558-7474'Fax(650)342-6295°www.burlingame.org/library i VII. Reports A. City Librarian's Report - Highlights 1. Summer Reading Club Success - The summer reading clubs reached over 1,000 children in the community. Having children's staff visit each classroom certainly had an effect on the program. In some cases, participation was up between 60-80% at individual public and private schools. - 2. San Mateo Public Library - The San Mateo Public Library will reopen on August 27th. The staff from San Mateo has been invaluable in dealing with the 15% increase in library usage during the month. 3. New Librarian - New librarian, Kelly Keefer, will begin work on August 21 st. Kelly was hired as a generalist librarian and will be working in both children's and reference divisions. 4. "Kite Runner" program planning is complete. We have over 60 copies of the book in circulation. A display of books on the Middle East and similar titles has been very popular. The kites decorating the lobby are a fun accent for what will be a great program. 5. Novelist & Next Reads. The database Novelist, which was a gift from Trustee Griffith, will be a help to staff and library users both in the library and remotely. It also includes children's books. The "Next Read" component of the project will be a free online newsletter which users can opt for receiving online. B. Foundation Report 1. Book Sale - The Foundation will continue with its plans for the fall book sale, October 6, 7, and 8. However they have decided there is not enough time to have a special event attached to the sale. They will instead do a special event for the spring book sale. j 2. Fall Fundraising - The fall fundraising will focus on Burlingame businesses, with each Foundation member taking on one business and asking for funds for children's programs. 3. Signage,in the Book Sale Area Staff will-work on better signage for the book sale area so that buyers know where the funds are going. 4. Strategic Plan - The Foundation Strategic Plan has been reviewed by an author on non-profit fundraising and will be included in an,upcoming book on fundraising. 5. New Board Member - Jean Fiske, Burlingame.resident and former-school board member has joined the Foundation Board. 2 6. Trustee/Foundation Communications - Trustee McCormack suggested that a Trustee periodically attend the Foundation Board meetings and that a Foundation Board member periodically attend Trustee meetings to increase communications between the two groups. The City Librarian will contact the Foundation. VIII. Unfinished Business A. Request to change meeting date from September 19, 2006 to September 26,' 2006. The Board voted unanimously to make this change. M/S/C (Carlton/Griffith) B. Trustee Appointment. The final interview with Nancy Brock and the City Council will take place on August 21, 2006 by conference call. IX. New Business A. Proclamation for "One Book/One Community" & Presentation from City Council Trustee Carlton agreed to be the official to accept the Proclamation. Trustee Toft and Trustee McCormack will attend if possible. Trustee Griffith will be unavailable. B. Nomination of Officers. The nomination of officers was discussed. It was decided to elect the slate of officers with Pat Toft, �.. President and Deborah Griffith, Secretary. M/S/C McCormack/Carlton) X. Announcements A. Foundation/Author's Luncheon - The City Librarian announced that the Foundation will again be sponsoring this event and provide a bus to and from the event. A display and raffle is in the lobby. B. Agenda Building - The Trustees wished to have the following items on the next agenda: Employee Achievement Awards Process, Staff Recognition Dinner, and potential performance of staff at the event. XI. Adjournment. The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 PM. The next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees will be Tuesday, September 26, 2006, 5:30 PM. M/S/C (Toft/Griffith) Respectfully submitted, Alfred Escoffier �.. City Librarian 3 Revolving Account Balances As of 9/13/2006 9/13/2006 Page 1 9/13/2006 Account Balance Bank Accounts Amazon.com 972.43 Books On Tape 5.51 Children's Reading Club(designated) 805.79 Friends of the Library 5,399.56 Gifts to Staff 200.00 Global Languages Fund 9.95 Land's End 112.96 Large Print Books 9.13 Manini(David)Fund 1,813.00 Moose(Gladys)Fund 100.00 New Orleans Flood L.ibr. Fund(dsgn.) 1,000.00 Postcard Sales 389.22 Programming 2.10 Staff Education-LSTA 1,092.00 Staff Recognition- 86-9.41 Stone Mem. Lecture Fund(dsgn.) 29 .85 Veech Fund(designated) 329.43 Volunteer Program(designated) 973.05 Writers Club 150.00 TOTAL Bank Accounts 14,525.39 OVERALL TOTAL 14,525.39 Trustees Special Fund Balances Report As of 9/132006 9/132006 Page 1 9/132006 Account Balance Bank Accounts Anderson(O.E. E.)Fund 20,000.00 Cell Phone 0.00 Donations-Children(designated) 250.00 Donations-Misc 10,932.99 Duncan-Misc 1,355.64 Duncan-Fine Arts(designated) 4,010.76 Ellis Memorial 340.00 Farrell(Julia)Fund 6,319.06 Gottlieb(Ruth)Fund 125.00 Interest 5,179.23 Jackson(Dorothea)Fund 10,000.00 Karp Fund 200.00 Markus Fund 325.00 Mayall(Angeline)Fund 275.00 Nadaner Fund 15.00 Peltier Memorial Fund 1,270.00 Pine(Jane and David)Fund 1,000.00 Porter(Hilda)Fund 5,448.01 Schmidt(Mary Jane)Fund 1,565.00 Schroeder(Alice)Fund 1,215.00 Shinnyo-En USA Fund 812.78 Trixler(John Thomas)Fund 2,210.00 Xerox Fund 31,569.23 TOTAL Bank Accounts 104,417.70 OVERALL TOTAL 104,417.70 CITY C BURUNGAME '�q o "Awrco d 6. CATHY BAYLOCK,MAYOR TERRY NAGEL,VICE MAYORS TEL: (650)558-7200 ROSALIE M.O'MAHONY FAX (650)342-8386 ANN KEIGHRAN CITY HALL—501 PRIMROSE ROAD www.budingame.org RUSS COHEN BURLINGAME,CALIFORNIA 94010-3997 August 22,2006 Ms. Nancy J. Brock I's 1 2117 Carmelita Avenue Burlingame, CA 94010 Dear Ms. Brock: On behalf of the Burlingame City Council,it is my pleasure to advise you of your reappointment to the Library Board for a term to June 30, 2009. This action was taken by the Council at the regular meeting of August 21, 2006. You will be contacted by city staff regarding commission meeting dates and other pertinent information. We wish to express our appreciation to you for accepting this appointment, and we will look forward to continue working with you. Sincerely, k8J^— Cathy Baylock Mayor cc: City Librarian Register online for the City of Burlingame list serve at www.burlingame.orI Escoffier, Al From: owner-calix@listproc.sjsu.edu on behalf of Laura Fisher[Ifisher@cla-net.org] ent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:55 AM a: Calix Subject: [CALIX:5693] News from the Capitol Senate and Assembly Close Out 2005-2006 Session To: CLA Members/Systems/ Network Contacts From: Mike Dillon, CLA Lobbyist; Christina Dillon, CLA Lobbyist RE: News from the Capitol SENATE AND ASSEMBLY ADJOURN AT MIDNIGHT TO CLOSE OUT 2005-2006 SESSION Issues Affecting Libraries On Their Way To Governor's Desk Last night, as the clock approached midnight, hundreds of lobbyists lined the halls of the Capitol, monitoring countless bills pertaining to greenhouse gas emissions, tribal gaming compacts, the Assembly Speaker's cable bill benefiting AT&T and Verizon, and universal health coverage. Not unlike previous years, tensions were high between the two houses, and late- night games between the Senate and the Assembly, as they held each other's bills hostage for periods of time, were the order of the day. In the end, the Senate was able to plow through their list of bills and adjourn shortly after 10 p.m., while the Assembly worked until after midnight to tackle their workload. Heading down to the Governor's office for his consideration will be several bills affecting libraries, directly, or indirectly. Many of the measures were sitting somewhat idle until the last two weeks of session when they were activated with a series of amendments or procedures to resurrect them. They are as follows: AB 2987-SPEAKER NUNEZ:"Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act of 2006" - also known as the "cable bill." e bill is sponsored by AT&T and Verizon, and a recent San Francisco Chronicle article notes that"state lobbying reports iow that in April, May and June, AT&T and Verizon spent almost$19.7 million to influence the vote on AB 2987, an amount that astounds Capitol veterans." The bill was strongly opposed by the local government community, particularly the League of California Cities and CSAC, as well as CLA. Under current law, local governments are allowed to grant franchises to a cable television operator, and require certain concessions such as PEG (public, education, and government) channels, and non-discrimination components (must build-out to the entire community), etc. This bill replaces the local franchising process with a state process, and allows AT&T and Verizon to apply to the PUC for a franchise and by-pass the local government negotiations entirely. While the bill is extraordinarily complex, and, at one point, had more than 300 amendments incorporated into it, it should be noted that technology groups and CLA opposed the language pertaining to the PEG and I-Net. The bill was amended on August 23 and again on August 28, leaving lobbyists scrambling. On Wednesday and Thursday, the bill passed the Senate and Assembly Floors overwhelmingly, as the lobbying efforts of AT&T and Verizon, and the strong influence of the Assembly Speaker as the author, were just too powerful. (Incidentally, Senate President pro Tem Perata, former Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and current Republican Leader George Plescia are also principal co-authors on the bill.)As the bill heads to the Governor, the final negotiation on the PEG and I-Net was as follows: "Current law authorizes local franchising authorities to negotiate channel set-asides for PEG access as well as support for PEG operations. Some local franchising authorities have also negotiated institutional networks (1-nets), which are communication networks used by local governments for their own communication purposes. This bill grandfathers in the existing PEG channel requirements, and authorizes all local franchising authorities to receive three PEG channels. In addition, the state of California is authorized to establish a PEG channel for state purposes. All local governments are authorized to impose via ordinance a one percent fee for PEG purposes. Those four percent of local governments that impose a fee for PEG support through their current franchise higher than one percent are authorized to impose that same level of fee after the franchise expires, but not to exceed three percent." (Senate Floor Analysis) SB 682-MIGDEN: Sutro Library This bill was formerly an RFID (radio frequency ',ntification) measure by Senator Simitian that was being held on the Assembly Appropriations "suspense file." Senator Jden went to Senator Simitian and asked if she could take the bill over in the final weeks of session and "gutted" the bill to use it as a vehicle. SB 682, as amended, would augment, by a total of$21 million, a prior authorization of$96 million in lease revenue bond financing for preliminary plans, working drawings, and construction of the J. Paul Leonard Library and 1 i Sutro Library joint project on the San Francisco Campus of the California State University. The bill passed the Senate last night on a vote of 32 "ayes" to 5 "noes." CLA is supporting this measure, which is on its way to the Governor. AB 1388-RIDLEY-THOMAS: California Teleconnect Fund -This bill was introduced last year and then stumbled, and sat idle until the last two weeks of session. Specifically, the bill permits the California Public Utilities Commission to"est, h two specific grant programs to provide advanced telecommunications network services to community technology prob,ams and public libraries that deliver education services to pupils and health care facilities. The bill permits any funds repaid to the California Teleconnect Fund from the state General Fund to be used by the PUC for these programs." (Floor Analysis) CLA has been in support of AB 1388 for two years, and has been working with the supporters of the bill and the author's office, but it was not until recently that very defined language regarding public libraries was added to the measure. If the Governor were to sign the measure, CLA would have to work with all of the parties involved to help ensure that this item was funded through the annual budget process. SB 768-SIMITIAN: RFID and the Research Bureau Study-You may recall that last year we reported to you at length about Senator Simitian's pursuit of a bill to regulate the usage of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology on state and local government cards, etc. His measure, SB 682 (now Senator Migden's Sutro library bill)was held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee last year, and would have banned the use of the technology on drivers licenses, library cards, and government health benefit cards, to name a few. In addition, the bill created an onerous encryption requirement, recommended protective shields for the cards, and proposed a three year moratorium on the technology. Unable to move his SB 682, he amended a bill in September 2005, pertaining to "finfish," and turned it in to his old RFID measure. SB 768 sat idle until two weeks ago when it was resurrected after an agreement was reached with the electronics industry, who had previously opposed Senator Simitian's measure. The industry had been backing AB 2561 by Assemblyman Torrico, which would have required the California Research Bureau to prepare a report, with the assistance of an advisory board, on the "best practices"for use of RFID technology in state and public issued cards. Senator Simitian had been involved in a series of negotiations regarding AB 2561, along with the Senate President pro Tern's office and Assembly Speaker's office. Eventually, it was decided that Senator Simitian's SB 768 would go forward, but it would also contain the California Research Bureau component study in Assemblyman Torrico's bill. (Mr. Torrico would then agree to drop his measure.) SB 768 was rushed to Senate Judiciary Committee for a late hearing on Monday, August 28. At the hearing, the opponents all removed their opposition, with the exception of HID, an RFID manufacturer, who said that they were still concerned with the"onerous provisions on the end user." While the study is a positive piece in the measure, the bill will still require posting requirements and other protective measures. — SB 768 is on its way to the Governor's Desk. i -----------------------------------------------------------------calix-+ 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-- i i, 2 I I BURL NOAME September 1, 2006 ` i Robert Clark, Principal Washington Elementary School 801 Howard Avenue _Burlingame, CA 94010 Dear Dr. Clark, Congratulations! Thirty-six students at Washington School read and reported on six books in six weeks to complete the Summer Reading Club at Burlingame Public Library. I am attaching a list of those students, and we know you will join us in commending them on this accomplishment. Your students'successful participation increased by 157% over the.previous year,_and we were delighted to have them as regular visitors this summer. Now we look forward to seeing them during the school year to help them find just the right information for homework assignments and books to read just for fun. Thank you so much for scheduling our school-wide classroom visits last spring. Welcome back, and best wishes for a great year. Sincerely, Sue'Reiterman Children's Services and Easton Branch.Manager Burlingame Public Library Cc: Gina Reif, Librarian 48o Primrose Road•Burlingame-California 94010-4083 Phone(650)558-7474'Fax(650)342-6295'www.burlingame.org/library BURLiNOAME September 1, 2006 Robert Clark, Principal Washington Elementary School 801 Howard Avenue Burlingame, CA 94010 Dear Dr. Clark, Congratulations! Thirty-six students at Washington School read and reported on six books in six weeks to complete the Summer Reading Club at Burlingame Public Library. I am attaching a list of those students, and we know you will join us in commending them on this accomplishment. Your students'successful participation increased by 157% over the.previous year, and we were delighted to have them as regular visitors this summer. Now we look forward to seeing them during the school year to help them find just the right information for `-- homework assignments and books to read just for fun. Thank you so much for scheduling our school-wide classroom visits last spring. Welcome back, and best wishes for a great year. Sincerely, Sue Reiterman Children's Services and Easton Branch Manager Burlingame Public Library Cc: Gina Reif, Librarian 480 Primrose Road Burlingame•California 94010-4o83 Phone(650)558-7474'Fax(650)342-6295-www.burlingame.org/library BURL NOAME 0 WIN ELM v 1 6j MAN City Librarian's Report September 26, 2006 Launching of New City Website A group of library staff have been working hard to complete the library's portion of the new City Website. The work began last year with an outline of what we wanted on the site. It has continued with staff developing content and graphics for the site. Although we are not completely through with the work, it will be ready for the Citizen's Group review beginning the week of September 25th, with an anticipated launch date of October 1St. Features of the new site include the ability to apply for a library card online, the ability to reserve an internet session online and the ability to make a donation online. The new site address will be the same: www.burlingame.org/library. The Foundation's new website is: www.burlingamelibraryfoundation.org. Fall Children's Programs Underway The 7 story hours per week have been launched by the children's division. Several story hours are at Easton, and the rest are at the main library. We are proud of the popularity of the story times, and pleased to have the support of the Library Foundation for our children's programming. A letter was sent to all of the schools attended by the children who completed the summer reading club. This is in your packet. San Mateo Public Library Now Open A number of Burlingame staff attended a behind the scenes tour of the new San Mateo Library on September 18th. The 90,000 square foot building is a sustainable "green" building and has many sustainability features. New services include as teen section with a cafe and the Genentech Biotech Center. Unfortunately, the library hours remain reduced. Changes in Interlibrary Loan and Direct Loan Statistics I have contacted the State Librarian regarding the statistical counting process and we have had the opinion reversed in our favor. We will be able to follow "past practice" and count first check-outs the same as renewals. As the result of my request to State Librarian Susan Hildreth, a survey of California libraries was done and recognized that the past practice would be honored. 48o Primrose Road Burlingame•California 94010-4083 1 Phone(650)558-7474'Fax(650)342-6295'www.burlingame.org/library Foundation Fall Events �. The Burlingame Library Foundation will hold their Fall Book Sale on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 6, 7, 81h. There will be a $ 5.00 charge at the door on Friday night only. The annual Foundation newsletter will be printed and published in November. The Library Foundation will also be sponsoring a bus for the National Kidney Foundation Author's Luncheon on Saturday, October'28th. The Kite Runner: One Book/One Community_ The City Council proclaimed October "One Book/One Community" month at their September 5th meeting. Members of the Foundation Board and Library Trustees were in the audience. Kris Cannon led the flag salute and talked some about the.program featuring her brother Stephen . Olsson. The Emmy award winning film maker will show his "Last Images of War" and offer a question and answer session in the Lane Room on October 11, 2006 at 7 PM. The culmination of the "One Boo/One Community" programming will be the appearance-of Khaled Hosseini at the Performing Arts Center on October 19th. I will be inviting Dr. Hosseini to dinner that evening and extend the invitation to the Board. In addition, I will be opening the —� session with introductions of Dr. Barbara Petzen and Dr. Hosseini. Holidays Outlined The proposed library holidays for 2007 are on your agenda for this meeting. Library Annual Report The Library's annual report will be completed by September 30th. I will be presenting the Key Indicators for this year to the City Council in October. Burlingame Library Building Anniversary Next year we will celebrate 10 years in the "new" building. We opened the main library on October 4, 1997. The board may wish to discuss the possibility of a celebration of sorts for the decade in the new structure. Our centennial year for the city will be 2007-2008. The Centennial year for the library's creation is October 11, 2009, making 2009 our official centennial year for the Burlingame Public Library. 2 Celebration of the One- of the Modernized Burlin-gam e Hi h School �- The City Librarian attended the opening of the modernized Burlingame High School on Saturday, September 16th to represent the library. The modernization is a wond6rful transformation of an 83 year old building. The new library is a separate building at the center of the campus. It's wonderful to see what Bond Measure D (2000) was able to accomplish. Senators Jackie Speier and Gene Mullin were on hand for the celebration. Upcoming Events: • Centennial Executive Board Meeting, Friday, September 22, Noon • Mr. Buddy Storytelling immediately following the "Pet Parade" Saturday, September 23rd, 1 PM, Easton Branch • Library Board Meeting, Tuesday, September 26, 5:30 PM (Note date change) • Film: "Beauty School of Kabul' Wednesday, September 27, 7:30 PM • Charette for Howard Avenue Area: SOBA (South of Burlingame Avenue), Saturday, September 30, 2006 • Foundation Book Sale, October 6, 7, 8, Lane Community Room • Columbus Day Holiday, Monday, October 9, Closed Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian September 18, 2006 3 Library Closure Schedule 2007-2008 Revised September 19, 2006 Date Day Observed Hours Jan 1 Monday New Year's Day Closed Jan 15 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Closed Feb 19 Monday President's Day Closed Apr 8 Sunday Closed Closed May 27 Sunday Closed Closed May 28 Monday Memorial Day Closed July 4 Wednesday Independence Day Closed Sep 2 Sunday Closed Closed Sep 3 Monday Labor Day Closed Oct 8 Monday Columbus Day Closed Nov 12 Monday Veteran's Day Observed Closed Nov 21 Wednesday Reduced hours 10 AM- 5 PM Nov 22 Thursday Thanksgiving Day Closed Nov 23 Friday Day after Thanksgiving Closed Dec 22 Saturday Regular hours 10 AM-5 PM Dec 23 Sunday Regular hours 1 PM-5 PM Dec 24 Monday Christmas Eve Closed Dec 25 Tuesday Christmas Day Closed Dec 26 Wednesday Regular Hours 10 AM- 9 PM Dec 29 Saturday Regular hours 10 AM- 5 PM Dec 30 Sunday Regular hours 1 PM- 5 PM Dec 31 Monday New Years Eve Closed Jan 1 Tuesday New Years Day Closed Jan 2 Wednesday Regular hours 10 AM- 9 PM