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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 2007.05.15 URLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY rBURLINGAME Board of Trustees Agenda W May 15, 2007—5.30pm 480 Primrose Road—Library Conference Room cL'e SUGGESTED ACTION vI. CALL TO ORDER , "JI. ROLL CALL ,19I. WARRANTS & SPECIAL FUND rqlj�� C16 C Approval IV. MINUTES tr 0" Approval Library Board of Trustees' Minutes March 20, 2007 (March Board Packet) Library Board of Trustees' Minutes April 17,2007 t V. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION Information ✓A. Assembly Education Committee Members �B. March 2007 Statistics ,;C. April 2007 Statistics (will be available for the May 14th meeting) VI. FROM THE FLOOR (Public Comments) -7. REPORTS A. City Librarian's Report—Escoffier Information B. Foundation Report- Escoffier Information C. Centennial Report-Toft (Centennial Essay, Poster,Art Contest) Information VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS IX. NEW BUSINESS �J_ ►. Staff Recognition Fund Approval B. Library Centennial Discussion/Direct X. ANNOUNCEMENTS XI. ADJOURNMENT Adjourn An Ordi.na aee establishing a Pifo l to Library for t'-i.e g, t To - of n rllr-Raine. 2 -000- 4 5 The Board of TxTstees of the To-,Tm, of BnU.-li.nga e &0 6 ordain, as follows 7 i 8 Section 1. That pars,,zez?t to the prov°isi.o'ns of an ao' 9 en-,titled "An act to provide for the estsbj—'sbns-, and rrai. te�a:�ee 10 of public libraries wI.thin nunici.palities"• a„ pp="caved xs,r� 11 (Statutes 1901, page 57)0 er.d the acts amendatory thereofp a � 12 public library be, and the same hereby i s, esta'blis' tn. an, fcr . 18 t1he said Torr* of Burlingame (a xanicipal oorpor Ni—cm). 14 15 Rec.2. Said pubic library Shell be ma sge& by a board 16 clesign ted. as the Board of Library Traste s,cons: sting of -Pi.ve 17 ra—mbers, to be he es.i er appointed in the ma. .er provided b-z Vie 18 e.fcrestift act of the -Legi.s!.e.tu -e cif- the State of Ce,j -C^rnia. 19 20 S .v. Thal Ordi'as-q08 $hall be yam°: force a:q, effect from ani. 21 after its passage. l 22 23 See. 4, This crc i _x-a a a.. nos , h .:_. be printed rdaostoc 24 three PrOolic places i 'rhe `?'own Of Burlingame. 25 f tri 'Introduced on the . . ... *.. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . . . . {� 27 aid passed by the foslorir"g vote: 2£ i Ayes: 29 Noes. ° bent: THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the foregoing ox&3n-ace was �+ 3 3 izly passed by the Boar. of zu.stees of the Town of Buzrlingp e or ++��,,,, /j ,p� /��y the r .'r �`�. o w ►-► o w w a s. . . . .. .♦ . ...... . ..-.. . . .1909. 4 5 $ the T€v7 of Blarli game. 9 E 1© AT TFST. I PA L) 12 ' 13 14 15 I 16 i I7 � 1.9 yy.9 n(� E 20 21 22 23 24 E E 25 i 26 1 27 28 29 30 3p- 10 T t BURL MANE : Board of Trustees Minutes April 17, 2007 I. Call to Order President Toft called the meeting to order at 5:30pm. II. Roll Call Trustees Present: Nancy Brock, Deborah Griffith, Pat Toft Trustees Absent: Bruce Carlton, Katie McCormack Staff Present: Al Escoffier, City Librarian - Sidney Poland, Recorder III. Warrants and Special Funds The Trustees unanimously approved the Warrants. M/S/C (Griffith/Brock) IV. Minutes The approval of the March 20, 2007 minutes was tabled until the May 17, 2007 meeting. M/S/C (Griffith/Toft) V. Correspondence and Attachments The Trustees reviewed the three Library financial accounts: Revolving Account, Trustees Account and the Roger and Jean Hunt Duncan Fund which is managed by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Trustee Toft inquired as to whether funds in the Revolving Account could be used to help fund Tutor.com. The City Librarian noted that undesignated funds in this account could be used to pay for programs or data bases. VI. From the Floor - No one from the public attended. VII. Reports A. City Librarian's Report - Highlight of Report 1. The Big Read: To Kill a Mockingbird - The Library opened the "Big Read" event with a reception featuring music from the era played by the Ron Gariffo Orchestra. Brad Friedman and Charles Robinson Shaw read excerpts from the book. The program was attended by 150 people. On April 24th, the Library will host its final event in the series featuring a "Q 8s A with Mary Badam", who played Scout in the movie. This program will be held in the Council Chambers. 480 Primrose Road Burlingame•California 94010-4o83 Phone(650)558-7474•Fax(650)342-6295•www.burlingame.org/library 2. Legislative Day - The City Librarian has been asked by the State Librarian totestify at the hearings in Sacramento on April 25th in supportof the program "Live Homework Help" which currently is funded partially by the State and by individual libraries. Initially, the State offered this program to California libraries through a grant. Congressman Mullen has sponsored a bill seeking State funding for the entire program at a current cost of$3.5M. The cost to our library without state funding would be $3,000. 3. Patron Ban - Agreement has been reached by all parties involved that Marika Matyus may return to the Burlingame Library in May at the conclusion of her 60 day banning period. This is agreement is contingent on Ms. Matyus exhibiting proper library behavior to patrons and staff. B. Foundation Report - Plans for the Author's luncheon are in place. Reservations have now reached 100. C. Centennial Committee Pat Toft noted that the students in participating schools were given an extra week to complete their individual entries for the Centennial Essay Contest. The new deadline is April 27th. VIII. Unfinished Business - None IX. New Business A. Possible Author's Program 1. Foundation Interest - The City Librarian advised the Trustees that the Foundation has shown an interest in funding an author's event featuring Mark Mathabane and his work entitled "Kaffir Boy", which was pulled from the Burlingame Intermediate school curriculum. Mr. Mathabane has been scheduled to speak at BIS on April 30th. 2. Trustee Directive - The Trustees felt that a library event would.be another opportunity for Mr. Mathabane to present his work to the public but were concerned that each event would probably be drawing from the same audience. Therefore, the Trustees agreed that it would be better to have one well attended program and recommended to the City Librarian that the Library support the BIS program and provide information on this event to its patrons. B. American Library Association - The City Librarian advised the Trustees that he would be attending the ALA Conference in Washington D.C. June 21st through June 25th. Library Board of Trustee Minutes 2 April 17,2007. X. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:15. The next meeting will be held on May 15, 2007 in the Library Conference Room M/S/C (Griffith/Toft) Res ctfully Su itted, Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian Library Board of Trustee Minutes 3 April 17,2007 BURL NOAME _ April 25, 2007 Dear Assembly Education Committee Members: It is a pleasure to address you today on the importance of Live Homework Help in the public library. The experience of student use in our library has been a testament to the "high technology, high touch" aspect of helping students succeed in school. At Burlingame Public Library, we have a link on our Website homepage to Tutor.com, making it quick and easy for students to access the service. We have also visited most of the classrooms in our service area to distribute bookmark about the service and answer student's questions on how to use it. `., I sincerely hope the Assembly will support this bill to help the students _ of California succeed in education and in life. Si rely, Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian 48o Primrose Road Burlingame•California 94010-4083 Phone,(650)558-7474•Fax(650)342-6295•www.burlingame.org/library -AM[ BRUNU6 Live Homework Help Overview • Burlingame Public Library is 2 blocks from Burlingame High School.and not far from Burlingame Intermediate and Crocker Middle School • The Library has,a strong teen collection and the Teen Room is filled most days after school. • Several private Tutors regularly use the Teen Room as a meeting place for their students • But the majority of students do not have access to a one-on-one private tutor. • Tutor.com has provides a tutor either in the library or at remotely at home • We had over 3,200 users last year. Comments from our Users: • "Every time I use Tutor.com, I always have a very kind and patient tutor. Thank you so much for this website which helps me to understand my math homework better." • "My instructor was very helpful in helping me to understand difficult math concepts and helping me get the whole point of my lesson. Without this website, I would not be doing well in my math work. I wonder if you ever thought of opening up Tutor.com at noon? I'm home schooled and sometimes I wish it opened earlier." a "My Chem. tutor was awesome!" • "I had trouble deciding what to write for my college AP essay and my teacher helped me to focus my thoughts on talking about what I've done, rather than what I would like to do." 48o'Primrose Road Burlingame•California 940io-4o83 Phone(650)558-7474•Fax(650)342-6295-www.burlingame.org/library • "A teacher called from Burlingame High School about a student who was having trouble with AP Government. She was having problems at home—two deaths in the family as well as other family obligations caused her to miss a number of days of school leaving her behind in her work_ The teacher called to ask if the student could spend more time on Tutor.com than the 20 minutes that she had used for the day. It was that important to her t6 prepare for the AP Government exam." User Survey • 100% of the users were glad the library offered the service • 99% of the users would recommend it to a friend • 88% of the students said that Tutor.com improved their grades Summary Statement • The use of a product for Live Homework Help is truly a must for the 21 St century student. • Our kids are busy with sports, music, social activities....oh yes, and homework and getting into college. • This product really helps make students successful. I highly recommend passage of AB 1233 Thank you for considering our request in support of this bill. Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian Burlingame Public Library 480 Primrose Road Burlingame, CA 94010 650-558-7474 Live Homework Help: Statistics and observations on its use By patrons of the Burlingame Public Library Responses to the questionnaire questions* asked after each session: • Of those responding to the satisfaction questionnaire, approval ratings have been consistently 90 to 100% positive for all questions • 95 to 100% of responders,have said they are glad our organization provides this service. • Students use help in Math and the Sciences over 75 % of the time although occasionally there is a flurry in English composition • Although we have users in all categories from 4th grade to College freshman, currently the largest numbers of users are in 6th grade, 10th grade and college freshmen (four to five times greater). Recent comments from the users: 10thram ders: "All the tutors who have helped me are all wonderful and patient. Thanks for this great website. I have referred other students I know to you! Thanks again!" "Every tutor is helpful. Fuseina M helped me and she was excellent and double checked my work. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. Thank you so much for this website which provides help to challenging-questions. I love and use Tutor.com almost every day. 4thrag ders: "The tutors really help but they need to explain in easier words for the young ones!" College freshmen: "Very nice!" *Are you glad your organization offers this service? Would you recommend this service to a friend? Is Live Homework Help helping you complete your homework assignments? Is Live Homework Help helping you improve youf grades? Is Live Homework Help helping you be more confident about your school work? BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2007 Patron Statistical Classes - New Adds Zegistered Borrowers Previous month's total #Added Total Registered Burlingame Adults 21,711 128 21,839 Burlingame Children 6,332 38 6,370 Hillsborough Adults 3,204 10 3,214 Hillsborough Children 1,781 6 1,787 Non-San Mateo Co. Borrowers 2,318 18 2,336 Totals 35,346 200 35,546 Circulation Activity Main Easton Branch Adult Print Materials 15,268 1,017 Children's Print Materials 9,858 2,195 Audio/Visual Materials 10,457 1,650 Circulation Totals This month total Main 47,918 This month previous year 52,096 8.0%decrease This month total Branch 5,230 This month previous year 5,422 3.5%decrease This month Grand Total 53,148 This month previous year grand 57,518 7.6 decrease Express Check Use* Easton self check down -Feb. 1-8, 2007 Patrons Items %of Circulation Main 5,068 20,057 57% Easton 614 2,701 55% Reference Activity Inter Library Loans Questions Lent 3,564 Reference 2,678 Borrowed 2,586 Children's 1,450 TOTAL 6,150 Lower Level 2,382 Branch 469 TOTAL 6,979 Collections Main Titles Volumes Main Titles Added Branch Volumes Added Adult Non Fiction 251 144 19 Children's Non Fiction 85 41 19 YA Non Fiction 0 0 0 Adult Fiction 331 206 67 Children's Fiction 65 13 14 YA Fiction 24 14 2 DVD Fiction Adult 29 16 5 Children's DVD's Fiction 18 14 1 YA DVD Fiction 0 0 0 DVD Non-Fiction Adult 14 14 0 DVD Non-Fiction JUV 0 0 0 DVD Non-Fiction YA 0 0 0 BKCD Adult 21 16 5 Children's BKCD 15 14 1 "4 BKCD 6 4 2 Music Adult 50 50 0 CD Music Juv 13 13 0 Totals 922 559 135 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2007 PAGE 2 Fines and Fees Main $8,273.86 Branch* 898.33 Total $9,172.00 Main and Easton Deposits Trustee Special Fund Photocopies/SAM Main $940.75 Photocopies/SAM Branch 25.60 Total Branch and Main $966.35 Estimated User Traffic Main 34,274 Daily Average Main 1,142 Estimated User Traffic 3,725 Daily Average Easton 138 Total User Traffic 37,999 Total Daily Average 1,280 Community Room Adult* TOTAL MEETINGS HELD 15 Attendance 290 Adult Library Programs Attendance Lectures, Film Series etc. 1 30 Book Groups 1 15 Children's and Young Adult Programs Attendance Main Pre-school Story Time 13 388 Toddler Story Time 9 669 otal Story Time 22 Total Story Time Attendance 1,057 Class Visits (Elementary) 1 15 Preschool Outreach Visits 7 175 Total Class Visits 8 Total Class Visits Attendance 190 Easton Story Times&Special Programs Attendance Questions Easton Preschool 4 140 Reference 469 Toddler 5 331 Total Programs 9 Total Attendance 471 Class Visits 2 Attendance 57 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2007 PAGE 3 Easton Internet Usage User Sessions 1 465 Main Internet User Sessions Hour, Half Hour, & Ex ress Childrens Remote Website Total 7,306 253 N/A 7,559 March Outreach Statistics Total Outreach Patrons Active 28 Semi Active 2 Total 30 Deliveries 30 Pick Ups 1 Books 109 Magazines 13 DVD's 8 Music CD 24 Audio Books 0 Paperbacks 21 Total Library Materials 175 ..r BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2007 Oatron Statistical Classes - New Adds agistered Borrowers Previous month's total #Added Total Registered Burlingame Adults 21,839 132 21,971 Burlingame Children 6,370 48 6,418 Hillsborough Adults 3,214 8 3,222 Hillsborough Children 1,787 2 1,789 Non-San Mateo Co. Borrowers 2,336 29 2,365 Totals 35,546 219 35,765 Circulation Activity Main Easton Branch Adult Print Materials 14,214 892 Children's Print Materials 9,325 1,981 Audio/Visual Materials 10,073 1,410 Circulation Totals This month total Main 46,296 This month previous year 52,096 11.0%decrease This month total Branch 4,635 This month previous year 5,422 15.0%decrease This month Grand Total 50,931 This month previous year grand 57,528 11.0% decrease Patrons Items %of Circulation Main 4,698 19,181 57% Easton 587 2,640 61% �-rself check out of order April 19 to present Reference Activity Inter Library Loans Questions Lent 3,349 Reference 2,608 Borrowed 2,582 Children's 1,226 TOTAL 5,931 Lower Level 2,286 Branch 496 TOTAL 6,616 Collections Main Titles Volumes Main Titles Added Branch Volumes Added Adult Non-Fiction 253 112 10 Children's Non-Fiction 88 54 13 YA Non-Fiction 0 0 0 Adult Fiction 462 355 41 Children's Fiction 296 129 57 YA Fiction 73 53 10 DVD Fiction Adult 60 34 2 DVD Fiction JUV 43 17 3 DVD Fiction YA 0 0 0 DVD Non-Fiction Adult 47 44 0 DVD Non Fiction JUV 0 0 0 DVD Non-Fiction YA 0 0 0 BCKD Adult 21 16 3 Children's BKCD 1 1 0 A BKCD 0 0 0 , .D Music Adult 26 24 0 CD Music JUV 11 11 0 Totals 1,381 850 139 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2007 PAGE 2 nes and Fees Main $7,545.82 Branch* $ 568.30 Total $8,113.82 Main and Easton Deposits Trustee Special Fund Photocopies/SAM (Main) $1,008.56 Photocopies/SAM (Branch) $ 51.40 Total Branch and Main $1,059.96 Estimated User Traffic Main 34,189 Daily Average Main 1,180 Estimated User Traffic 3,121 Daily Average Easton 120 Total User Traffic 37,310 Total Daily Average 1,300 Community Room Adult* TOTAL MEETINGS HELD 13 Attendance 970 Adult Library Programs Attendance Lectures, Film Series etc. Book Groups 1 15 Children's and Young Adult Programs Attendance Main -%re-school Story Time 9 314 ddler Story Time 6 456 Total Story Time 15 Total Story Time Attendance 770 Class Visits (Elementary) 2 97 Preschool Outreach Visits 7 210 Total Class Visits 9 Total Class Visits Attendance 307 Special Programs Turn-off TV Week raffle 49 Mother Goose Story Time 95 Teen Movie "Remember the Titans"TKM 22 Easton Story Times&Special Programs Attendance Questions Easton Preschool 3 103 Reference 496 Toddler 3 200 Total Programs 6 Total Attendance 303 Class Visits elements 1 Attendance 30 Special Programs Turn-off TV Week raffle 1 151 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2007 PAGE 3 Easton Internet Usage User Sessions 1 406 Main Internet User Sessions Hour, Half Hour, & Express Childrens Remote Website Total 7,620 315 N/A 7,935 March Outreach Statistics Total Outreach Patrons 30 Active 20 Semi Active 10 Deliveries 33 Pick Ups 2 Books 125 Magazines 15 DVD's 9 Music CD 24 Audio Books 7 Paperbacks 22 Total Library Materials 202 BURL NOANE : City i rarian s Report May 15, 2007 'THE BIG READ: To Kill a Mockingbird a Great Success! Almost 200 people packed the City Hall Council Chambers for "An Evening with Scout" featuring former child actress Mary Badham. Mary spoke of her experiences as an 11 year old actress playing a major role in the film with Gregory Peck. She stayed in touch with a number of the cast members and related stories about them. Attendees at the event also were treated to an encore performance of the "Ron Gariffo Orchestra." Students from the San Mateo High School Production of TKM to be,held on May 3, 4, and 5 were also on hand. All in all, it was a great closing party. My thanks_ go to the many BPL staff who worked so hard to make this a classy and enjoyable event. THE BIG READ culminated with a performance of the play by the San Mateo High School Drama Department under the direction of Brad Friedman. The students provided a touching and very skillful portrayal. We were fortunate to have had Brad in partnership with Peninsula Library System on this project. �.. Live Homework Help: Tutor.com On Wednesday, April 25th, I had the privilege of testifying before the California Assembly Education Committee, chaired by local Assemblyman Gene Mullin. It was an invigorating day at the Capitol. There were many issues before the committee. Our issue, support of live " homework help, received the only unanimous "yes"-vote of the committee. Assemblyman Mullen also complimented Peninsula Library System and particularly Burlingame Public Library for THE BIG READ "To Kill a Mockingbird" project. Assemblyman Mullen led a discussion on the film at the Belmont library earlier in April. It's great to have such support at the state level! Harry Potter Comes to Burlingame! Sue Reiterman and the Children's staff are working on ery special program for the publication of the last Harry Potter b ok. Children and families will be invited to the library on Friday, July.; (, at 9 PM to view the latest film and at 11:30 will parade over to Books, Inc. to purchase copies of the book at the strike of midnight! 2007-2008 Library Budget Submitted The library budget has been submitted with several small increases for 10 additional hours for professional librarians. We are also asking for 480 Primrose Road•Burlingame•California 94010-4o83 1 Phone(650) 558-7474°Fax(650)342-6295•www.burlingame.org/library additional funding for electronic databases, as the need for more -� specialized databases increases. The big ticket item this year will be the re-carpeting of the public areas of the library. The budget hearing will be May 30th at 6 PM in the Lane Room. Re-carpeting of Main Level Office Areas This fiscal year we were funded for re-carpeting for the main level office areas, back hall, stairwell and staff elevator. These "back of house" areas have ripped and worn carpet due to the heavy traffic'of book trucks and deliveries. The new carpet will be installed the week of May 14th. Staff will relocate to the Lane Room. We will be using carpet tiles made of"green" recycled materials (which even include fishing line!). The carpet tiles are durable and can be replaced in the future on a tile by tile basis as needed. We expect no interruption in service to the public. Foundation Author's Luncheon Underwritten I extend my heartfelt thanks on the work of the Foundation Event Committee on a very successful first annual author's luncheon, featuring two of the authors of"This is not the life I ordered." Attendance peaked at 165 people at the Crystal Spring Golf Course. I hope this event will evolve and grow as the years go by. What a great way to reach out to the public and bring them authors and raise funds for the library at the same time. -� Upcoming Events: • "Inconvenient Truth" film with,commentary by Stanford professor, Tuesday, May 22, 7 PM • Memorial Day Closure, May 27 and 28; reopen May 29 • City Budget Study-Session, May 30, 6 PM, Lane Community Room • Burlingame Centennial Parade, Saturday, June 2nd Alfred H. Escoffier City.Librarian May 7, 2007 2 IX. A. Staff Recognition Fund Background: The Staff Recognition Fund is used to purchase recognition gift certificates for staff on the anniversary of their employment with the city. In the past few years, we have given gift certificates from Books, Inc. in the amount of $ 10.00. I would like to continue this practice in the future. Budget Impact: I am requesting $ 1,000.00 from the Trustees Special Fund for this purpose. The funds will be deposited in the Revolving Fund and used three times a year for the All Staff Meetings. There is approximately $ 85,000.00 in the Trustees Special Fund. IX. B. Library Centennial It's not too early to begin planning for the Burlingame Public Library Centennial of our founding! Background: The City's Centennial will be celebrated from June 2, 2007- June 8, 2008. The Library's Centennial of our founding is October 18, 1909. I think we will want to celebrate our 100 years, despite the fact that the city will have a celebration this year. For our 75th Anniversary, we had a street fair in keeping with such fairs in the early part of the last century. We blocked off the street, had food, games, tours of the library, entertainment, etc. Attached is a brainstorming list of activities that other libraries have done for their Centennial Celebrations. I would like to begin the discussion of what the Board would like to accomplish with the Centennial. I was thinking of something along the lines of. • Celebration all year with events: • Author events for adults; �— • Special events for teens and children. • A large project for the Foundation to raise funds for (or even to raise funds for the endowment). • A big celebration perhaps a street party (something like the Birthday Bash for the Foundation?) only inside and outside in October. Of course we would have support from the library staff, city staff and library Foundation board members, as well as other volunteers. Next Steps: Consider appointing a committee of 2 Trustees and 2 Foundation Board members to begin the planning. Budget Impact: Unknown at this time; however I'm sure with Trustee and Foundation funds, we have enough to create a really wonderful year- long celebration. Brainstorming Ideas for Library Centennial 2009 • Centenary Book Club tp • Centenary Donations • Booklists: Best of the Century by Decade(OltSAV • Music programs • Author Program series f nf,,� ^" � • History of the Library Displays ,,, lY``' Centennial Day event: October 19, 2009 Library Timeline 1 • Submit a Library Memory; Post library memories on Website ,- • History of the library on the Website • Black Tie Fundraiser by Foundation - ` H Appraisal Clinic for rare books • Special series of Centennial events for children during the summer �,,► Fine free week(s) 6' I/).,A P, .bd �' i, • Old fashioned Street Fair: music, food, tours of the library, free parking. Encourage costumes. Sell food at 1909 prices? • 100 best books of the century V- Special funding for a major Centennial library project: mural, �.. endowment, etc. • Ice Cream Social • Genealogy Fair (using experts and databases) • Antiques Road Show Event • Poster Contest • Essay Contest • Best Book of the Decade survey/vote by the public • Art from the Last Century • Centennial Tea 8s Fashion Show with Costumes from SMCHA Museum �• Publication of a Library Cookbook (Foundation is already -y ,. ' interested in this) V• Best Children's Books of the last 100 years • Library/City Trivia Quiz • Centennial products to sell: mugs, t-shirts, etc. • Online Book Auction • Cooking Demonstrations • Famous authors born in 1909 • Proclamation by Congressman Lantos and Senators Pelosi and Boxer • Solicit letters from famous authors on the importance of the �- Centennial of the public library