Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 2007.06.19 :'►URLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY ',[BURLINGAME Board of Trustees Agenda June 19, 2007—5.30pm 480 Primrose Road—Library Conference Room C L I SUGGESTED ACTION I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. WARRANTS & SPECIAL FUND Approval IV. MINUTES Approval Library Board of Trustees' Minutes May 15, 2007 V. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION Information A. Cafe Plans B. May 2007 Statistics C. Burlingame Historical Grant D. Unattended Children Policy -T.. FROM THE FLOOR (Public Comments) VII. REPORTS A. City Librarian's Report–Escoffier Information B. Foundation Report- Escoffier Information � VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS ns L-L � IX. NEW BUSINESS A. Burlingame Historical Mural Discussion B. Library Cafe Concept Discussion C. Unattended Children Policy Discussion/Approval X. ANNOUNCEMENTS XI. ADJOURNMENT Adjourn I— BURL NO-AME = Board of Trustees Minutes May 15, 2007 I. Call to Order President Toft called the meeting to order at 5:30pm. II. Roll Call Trustees Present: Nancy Brock, Bruce Carlton, Deborah Griffith, Katie McCormack, Pat Toft Staff Present: Al Escoffier, City Librarian Sidney Poland, Recorder III. Warrants and Special Funds The Trustees unanimously approved the Warrants. M/S/C (Brock/Carlton) IV. Minutes The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes for the March 20th meeting. M/S/C (Toft/Griffith) The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes for the April 17, 2007 meeting. M/S/C (Brock/Griffith) V. Correspondence and Attachments A. Assembly Education Committee The City Librarian testified before the California Assembly Education Committee in support of the program "Live Homework Help" on April 25th. He noted that Assemblyman Gene Mullin, who chairs the Committee, gave Burlingame Library special recognition for its participation in the Big Read event, "To Kill a Mockingbird." B. March and April Statistics The Trustees reviewed the statistics and felt that some portion of the decrease in circulation was probably related to the re-opening of the San Mateo Library. VI. From the Floor - No one from the public attended. 48o Primrose Road Burlingame•California 94010-4o83 Phone(650)558-7474'Fax(65o)342-6295'www.budingame.org/library VII. Reports 1 A. City Librarian's Report - Highlight of Report 1. The Big Read: To Kill a Mockingbird "Q & A" with Mary Badham", who played Scout in the movie, marked the conclusion of Burlingame Library's events for this program. Mary Badham delighted the audience with tales of her youth while growing up in the South, as well as her experiences playing one of the lead roles in the movie. 2. Harry Potter Pre-Publication Event - The staff of the Children's Dept. will hold an evening event July 20th beginning at 10:00pm featuring "Magic Dan" along with other activities. At 11:30 participants will walk over to Books, Inc. and at the strike of 12:00 midnight will be able to purchase the latest and last Harry Potter book. 3. Library Budget - The budget hearing for the 2007-2008 City budget will be held at the Burlingame Library in the Lane Room at 6:00pm. The general public is welcome. B. Foundation Report - The first annual Author's Luncheon held on May 5th at the Crystal Springs Golf Club was truly enjoyed by the 160 plus guests who attended. Authors Jackie Speier and Michealene Risly told the story of how the four authors became friends and through these friendships decided to write about their individual hardships in their book entitled "This is not the Life I Ordered." C. Centennial Report - Pat Toft Trustee Toft noted that 150 students from Burlingame elementary schools and Burlingame Intermediate participated in the contest. Presently the committee is working on certificates for each student that submitted a poster, poem or essay on the history of Burlingame. Contest winners will be announced in May and will be invited to be in the Centennial Parade June 2nd. VIII. New Business A. Staff Recognition Fund The Trustees unanimously approved the request of the City Librarian to fund the staff recognition gift certificates from the Trustees' Fund in the amount of$1,000. B. Library Centennial The City Librarian encouraged the Trustees to begin thinking of ideas to celebrate the Library's Centennial which will occur on October 19, 2009. The Trustees reviewed a suggested list of events which covered possible activities for all ages some of which would be continuous throughout the year. The Library's 75th anniversary was celebrated with a street fair. Library Board of Trustee Minutes 2 May 15,2007 IX. Announcements A. Library Issues Breakfast -.Trustee Brock Bob Martin, former Director of the Institute for Museum and Library Services, was the speaker at this event. In his presentation, he discussed trends that were affecting public libraries such as demographics, (white vs. Asian vs. Hispanic) aging population and immigration. On another library issue, Mr. Martin spoke about the physical development of libraries specifically placement of branch libraries in a town or city. B. SAB Report - Katie McCormack An orientation will be held in September for new Trustees.. The PLS system and how it works will be discussed. Trustee McCormack will check on the exact date. Regarding information from other PLS libraries, Menlo Park Library is working with Project Read on a new innovative program for adult learners whereby tutors and students will meet and engage in conversation. X. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:20pm. M/S/C (Toft/McCormack) The next meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will convene June 19, 2007 in the Library Conference Room at 5:30pxn. Respectfully Submitted, Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian Library Board of Trustee Minutes 3 May 15,2007 G R 0 u P a 24 May 2007 ARCH ITECTUR E Al Escoffier, City Librarian RES E A R C H -F Burlingame Public Library 480 Primrose Road PLANNING, INC Burlingame,CA 94010 Re: Library Terrace Cafe 211 LINDEN AVENUE SO. SAN FRANCISCO Dear Al: C A 9 4 0 8 0 U S A Time flies! Per your request,we have given consideration to your concept of enclosing a T:650.87 1•0709 portion of the Upper Level Terrace at the library and have enclosed a quick sketch which we hope describes the general scope of work that you had in mind. F:650.871.7911 The caf6 would add about 400 square feet of interior space to the library. It might have two fully glazed walls at the north and west and a glazed or solid roof. The existing terrace storage closet could be used to contain a sink and some cabinets that could be locked off from the public space by a roll-down door. The sink cabinet might or might not be able to accommodate the existing `fireplace' within it. The remaining outdoor terrace would still have room for additional seating but could be locked off when the caf6 were not staffed. We don't see any significant changes to the exiting requirements for the �.. Upper Level Terrace area. The light-weight enclosure we have drawn would not require much structural alteration, but it could require some, and certainly a structural engineer should be involved in researching the compatibility of any proposed design with the existing conditions. C.H. Wells,the structural engineer for the Library Reconstruction Project, is no longer in business, so a new engineer would have to be engaged and brought up to speed. The storm water drainage and piping for the terrace would have to be modified slightly and a sanitary drain provided from the new sink to the public restrooms at the Main Level. New power and lighting circuits would have to be extended from the satellite electrical closet near the staff elevator. A small stand-alone split system HVAC unit W A Y N E G E H R K E could be installed in the mansard attic space and on the main roof above the terrace and conditioned air ducted to the new space. With a large amount of glazing envisioned for A R C H I T E C T the walls and possibly the roof of the new space,adequate cooling will be imperative to maintain comfort. JAMES P. D I E R K E S A R C H I T E C T We would recommend a construction budget, including contingency, of$225,000 and a total project budget that would include A/E fees and other soft costs of about$350,000 in DAVID M. S T U R G E S today's dollars. A/E fees would likely be in the neighborhood of$50,000. These A R C H I T E C T amounts would have to be increased by about 10%to 12%per year from today to the anticipated start of construction due to escalation,which has been running very high DAWN E. MERKES lately as the Bay Area construction sector continues to heat up. If you allow a year and a C H I T E C T half for fund raising, design,plan-check,bidding and award,we're probably talking �- about a construction budget of$260,000 and an overall project budget of$400,000. If all DAVID SCHNEE work were done with private funds,the project might not have to be publicly bid,which A R C H I T E C T could realize some savings in both time and money. m:\proposals\2007\465 burlingame library cafe\burlingame library terrace cafe.doc 24 May 2007 Al Escoffier, City Librarian Page 2 These figures may seem high,but they are based on maintaining the same level of material and design quality present in the current library; and our experience with many public projects has been that soft costs often end up equaling 50% or more of the construction hard costs. There is no charge for the enclosed sketch or the research we have done to date. We would be happy to assist you in this effort, and if you would like us to move the design further along,we would be pleased to give you a fee proposal for a defined scope of work that we could develop together with you. If you have any questions about any of the above,please don't hesitate to call Wayne or me. Sincerely, GROUP 4 ARCHITECTURE,RESEARCH+PLANNING,INC. David M. Sturges Principal DMS/s --� Enclosure(s) cc: Wayne Gehrke I � o 0 0 ❑D❑ s� g2 ED I I ON Pb 2 O r clail PIP ck A LA e � � 0 J 0 DN I UPPER LEVEL FLOOR PLAN SCALE G R O U P 4 ARCHITECTURE R E S E ARC H + PLANNING, INC a 0 211 LINDEN AVENUE SO.SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080 USA 650.8710709 C IT Y OSP RLI NG AME TERRACE BURUNGAME O PUBLIC LIBRARY J o I I O Ell- 401\ I I I PRIMROSE RD BU RLINGAME O \\ I I I CA 95070 CAIS O - - - x MNOPAL CA REG. PROIECR: FRE. ISSUE DATE PROPOSAL 05-10-07 J 1 i II SHEET TITLE AND NO. UPPER LEVEL FLOOR PLAN r21 PROPOSED CAFE 4 TERRACE SCALE:I/B'-I'-0' A- 7 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2007 Patron Statistical Classes -New Adds tegistered Borrowers Previous month's total #Added Total Registered Burlingame Adults 21,971 106 22,077 Burlingame Children 6,418 51 6,469 Hillsborough Adults 3,222 14 3,236 Hillsborough Children 1,789 8 1,797 Non-San Mateo Co. Borrowers 2,365 5 2,370 Totals 35,765 184 35,949 Circulation Activity Main Easton Branch Adult Print Materials 14,134 1,612 Children's Print Materials 8,983 2,141 Audio/Visual Materials 10,433 984 Circulation Totals This month total Main 45,238 This month previous year 47,159 4.0% decrease This month total Branch 5,212 This month previous year 5,011 4.0% increase This month Grand Total 50,450 This month previous year grand 52,170 3.0%decrease Patrons Items %of Circulation Main 4,369 18,067 55% Easton 680 2,986 62% Reference Activity Inter Library Loans Questions Lent 3,422 Reference 2,508 Borrowed 2,403 Children's 1,271 TOTAL 5,825 Lower Level 2,134 Branch 509 TOTAL 6,422 Collections Main Titles Volumes Main Titles Added Branch Volumes Added Adult Non-Fiction 502 348 13 Children's Non-Fiction 16 3 3 YA Non-Fiction 0 0 0 Adult Fiction 275 212 29 Children's Fiction 82 118 25 YA Fiction 241 16 5 DVD Fiction Adult 95 50 0 DVD Fiction JUV 51 28 2 DVD Fiction YA 0 0 0 DVD Non-Fiction Adult 42 42 0 DVD Non Fiction JUV 0 0 0 DVD Non-Fiction YA 0 0 0 BCKD Adult 104 62 0 Children's BKCD 25 17 6 VA BKCD 8 3 2 'D Music Adult 44 40 0 CD Music JUV 0 0 0 CD Music YA 0 0 0 Totals 1,485.00 939 85 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2007 PAGE 2 Fines and Fees Main $7,905.91 Branch* 724.53 Total $8,630.44 Main and Easton Deposits Trustee Special Fund Photocopies/SAM (Main) $739.50 Photocopies/SAM (Branch) 18.05 Total Branch and Main $ 757.55 Estimated User Traffic Main 32,625 Daily Average Main 1,125 Estimated User Traffic Branch 3,652 Daily Average Easton 146 Total User Traffic 36,277 Total Daily Average 1,271 Community Room Adult* TOTAL MEETINGS HELD Attendance 10 184 Adult Library Programs Attendance Lectures, Film Series etc. 1 75 Book Groups 1 15 Children's and Young Adult Programs Attendance Main Pre-school Story Time 12 494 Toddler Story Time 10 697 Total Story Time 22 Total Story Time Attendance 1,191 Class Visits (Elementary) 16 587 Preschool Outreach Visits 2 66 Total Class Visits 18 Total Class Visits Attendance 653 Easton Story Times&Special Programs Attendance Questions Easton Preschool 5 186 Reference 509 Toddler 5 359 Total Programs 10 Total Attendance 545 Class Visits(elementary) 3 Attendance 102 Class Visits(preschool) 1 15 Total Class Visits 4 Total Attendance 117 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2007 PAGE 3 Easton Internet Usage User Sessions 694 Main Internet User Sessions Hour, Half Hour, & Express Childrens Total 11,502 460 11,962 May Outreach Statistics Active 27 Semi Active 13 Total Outreach Patrons 30 Deliveries 33 Pick Ups 2 Books 134 Paperbacks 27 Audio Books 4 Music CD's 36 DVD's 8 Magazines 27 Total Library Materials 227 BUKINOAME May 23,.2007 Ellen Clear Vice-President, Grant making Silicon Valley Community Foundation 1700 South El Camino Real, Suite 300 , San Mateo, CA 94402-3049 Dear Ellen: Attached please find a request.for $ 10,000.00 to restore the Burlingame Historical Mural. The mural has been in storage for over 30 years and is - in need of restoration. Once restored, we would like to hang the mural in the Burlingame Public Library Children's Room, to display it during the City's 2008 Centennial year. In the attached document, I have supplied the information on the background of the mural,the Historical Society and the Library. President Russ Cohen and I would be happy to meet with you to discuss this project in more depth. We are very excited at the prospect restoration of this mural for the generations of Burlingame and Hillsborough children to come. Many thanks for your.consideration of this Silicon Valley Community Foundation grant. Sincerely, ' Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian Russ Cohen _ President, Burlingame.Historical Society 480 Primrose Road•Burlingame•California 940io-4083 Phone(650)558-7474Fax(650)342-6295•www.burlingame.org/library BWUMOAMI 1111C W I Proposal for Burlingame Centennial Mural Restoration May 23, 2007 1) Proposal Summary The Burlingame Public Library and the Burlingame Historical Society are partnering in an endeavor to restore an historic mural of the City of Burlingame. The mural'Living in Burlingame is a Special Privilege" dates from the City's original City Hall on Park Road, where it_hung in the City Council Chambers for many years. The mural is'in a flat, 1930's.WPA painterly style which serves to make the images almost iconic: City Hall, Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame High School, Burlingame Recreation Center,-many-of the major churches in the city, views-of the historic public library buildings, and of course. the now-famous eucalyptus trees. It is the intention of both groups to restore the 12 foot by 7 foot mural to its original condition and reframe it _and hang it.in the library. After the Centennial year, the mural would be moved to.its permanent home in the Burlingame,Train Station Museum, _ to be run by the Burlingame Historical Society. The mural could be used as an educational tool on the history of the_city. 2) Description of Organizations Burlingame Public Library The Burlingame Public Library was founded in 1909 and is.a full service public library' with 2 outlets. The main library is,housed in an historical building of 48,000 square feet, renovated in 1997; the Easton Branch Library, in an historical building built in 1927-was renovated with private funds in 2004 and returned to its "Pueblo Mission" style roots. The library serves Burlingame, (28,000 population) and. 2/3 of Hillsborough-(8,000)-under contract. The library has a'circulation of 650;000 items per year and an annual traffic of over 500,000 users. The Library is funded by the Burlingame General Fund and is administered by the Library.Board of Trustees: Katie McCormack; Bruce .Carlton; Nancy Brock; Deborah.Griffith; Patricia Toft: Alfred H:;Escoffier is City Librarian. The City's tax ID is: 94-6000-304.-The Burlingame Library Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit with the tax ID: 94-322-0365. 480 Primrose Road•Burlingame•California 94010-4083 1 Phone(650)558-7474'Fax(650)3426295'www.burlingame.org/library Burlingame Historical Society The Burlingame Historical Society was founded in 1975. The Society is housed in a city building (formerly the Gunst Estate's carnage house in Burlingame's Washington Park.) The Society has received permission from Cal Train to lease the historic Burlingame Train Station to house the Burlingame Historical Museum. The Museum is expected to open during the City's 2008 Centennial year. The Burlingame Historical Society has over 360 dues paying members. The Society Board meets monthly on the first Tuesday of the month. Ongoing programs include: • Passport to History Tour: serving over 400 Third grade students per year • General Research: Serves over 120 residents per year • Oral and video interviews: 6 participants per year • Living History Players: Serves over 100 participants per year re- enacting characters from the city's past. • Cataloging and archiving over 125,000 artifacts • Providing strategic planning for the opening of the Burlingame History Museum in the historical Southern Pacific Train Depot at the foot of Burlingame Avenue. The Historical Society is governed by the Society's Board: Russ Cohen, President; Jennifer Pfaff, Co-Vice President; Diane Condon-Wirgler, Co- Vice President; Cathy Baylock, Treasurer; Rosalie McCloud, Secretary; Martha May, Archivist Emeritus; Cathy Foxhoven, Special Activities Chair; Bobbi Benson, Board Member; Mary Faber, Board Member. The Burlingame Historical Society Franchise Tax Board ID is 9784559. The State Charity number is CT-022165; the Federal Tax ID number is: 94-2411929. 3) Description of Proposed Project The proposed project is to restore the Burlingame Mural to create a lasting image of an earlier era in the City's history. The image of the mural will become more prominent during the Centennial year, as a color image of the mural will be used in color on the front cover of a new hardcover coffee-table book on the History of Burlingame to be published in the fall 2007. 2 The proposal is the restore the mural using professional art conservationists, James.Pennuto, Conservation of Art, LLC, San Mateo, _ California. The work has been evaluated by Mr. Pennuto who estimates the restoration cost at between: $ 6,783.75 to $ 9,605.25. A copy of Mr. Pennuto's assessment of the work is attached. 4) Specific Geographic Area Served The mural would be of interest to the residents of Burlingame and Hillsborough (nearly 40,000 people), but it would also be an integral history of the San Francisco peninsula (600,000 people), as so much of the history of the time period is interconnected. 5) Intended Outcomes The intended outcomes of the mural restoration project are as follows: 1) To document the history of the Burlingame/Hillsbough area for future generations; 2) To preserve an accurate account of Burlingame history in the form of an important work of art; 3) To provide a historical mural that could be used as an educational tool for students, historians and citizens as a touchstone to the past; 4) To celebrate the City's first 100 years with an accurate accounting of it's past. 6) Success of the Project The success of the project will be shown by: a) The unveiling of the fully restored mural during the City's Centennial year; b) The inaugural display of the restored mural in the Public Library's Children's Reading Room during the first year; and c) The future move of the mural to its final resting place in the Burlingame Train Station Museum. 7) Unique Position The Burlingame Public Library and the Burlingame Historical Society are in a unique position to tell the story and celebrate the history of the cities of Burlingame and Hillsborough. While they are two separate cities, their history and their economy are uniquely intertwined. Not only were the 2 cities one, in the early days, the Burlingame Public Library is the library that serves the Town of Hillsbough, and the Central County Fire District was formed in the last year to combine the Fire services of both cities. 8) Distinction of Project This project has never been done before for the two cities and it should prove a unique and important one. While many peninsula cities will turn, or have turned 100, it will be a unique distinction for intertwined history 3 of Burlingame and Hillsborough to take place within a year of each other. The Burlingame Train Station is one of the few recognized National Trust properties in the area. 9) Timeline of Project a. Secure Funding- June 2007 b. Begin work on restoration- September 2007 with kick off of the Centennial c. Continue work on restoration- April 2008 d. Unveil the mural at the Library- June 8, 2008 10. Sustainability of Project in the Future The mural will be on view to over 1,000 people a day in the public library and will serve as an important piece of early history for the Burlingame Train Station Museum. 11) Specific Monetary Request Our two organizations respectfully request $ 10,000.00 to complete the restoration of the Burlingame mural. Respectfully Submitted, Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian Russ Cohen President, Burlingame Historical.Society 4 DRAFT 5/15/07 Burlingame Public Library Unattended Children Policy Burlingame Public Library welcomes children of all ages to visit the library with their parents or guardians to use library resources and to attend programs. Parents, guardians and caregivers are responsible for the supervision of their children of all ages in the library. The library is a public building and open to all. Parents and guardians should use the same precautions for insuring a child's safety as in any other public location. Library staff cannot supervise individual children. Preschool children must be in sight of a parent, guardian or responsible caregiver. Children under 10 should not be left alone in the library at any time. Older children and young teens should not be left unattended for extended periods of time. School age children and young teens left unattended in the library must be mature enough to follow the library's behavior policy. Anyone who does not adhere to the library's behavior policy will be asked to leave. If the library is closing, at a regular time or in an emergency situation, and a parent or guardian cannot be located in the building, the Burlingame police will be called. The best way to insure your child's safety in a public place is to be there. BURL NO-AM[ City Librarian's Report June 19, 2007 Burlingame Public Library Centennial. The Trustees and library managers have compiled a list of potential Library Centennial events to pursue. The library's centennial is October 19, 2009. I have shared the list with the Library Foundation Board. It's probably not too early to begin to form a joint committee of the Trustees and the Foundation to help produce this event. Potential Library Cafe. The City Librarian met with David Sturges and Wayne Gehrke of Group 4 Architecture, South San Francisco concerning the feasibility of a cafe on the western terrace of the main library. They have a conceptual plan for your review along with an estimate on the costs. The Foundation has been enthusiastic about this plan for some time. I am bringing it to you for your review and discussion. An Inconvenient Truth Film and Lecture. The Foundation sponsored the film "Inconvenient Truth" with guest _ speaker Wil Burns on Tuesday, M4ry 22nd to a full house of 75 people. Mr. Burns is a fellow at the University of Santa Clara and an excellent speaker. We are planning to book him for other environmental-related programs in the future. Burlingame Historical Society Centennial Programs. The City Librarian met with the President of the Burlingame Historical Society, Russ Cohen, regarding programming for the Centennial year. Russ will do 4-5 programs during the year in the Lane Room on various Burlingame historical topics. The dates are to be determined. Burlingame Historical Images on Display. The Library is hosting an exhibit of paintings and photographs of Burlingame during the months of June and July 2007 in celebration of the Centennial Year from the Studio Shop and the Art Attack galleries in Burlingame. 48o Primrose Road•Burlingame•California 94010-4o83 1 Phone(65o) 558-7474'Fax(650)342-6295'www.burlingame.org/library Harry Potter Comes to Burlingame. The Library will host a pre-release party for the last Harry Potter -� book, sponsored by the Foundation on the evening of Friday, July 20, 2007, 10 PM. At 11:30 PM, children and their parents will walk to Books, Inc., Burlingame Avenue,to pick up their pre-purchased copies of the book. The evening will include: crafts, face-painting, and a special presentation of the ever popular "Magic Dan." Budget Study Session. The City budget was presented to the City Council at their meeting on May 301h in the Lane Room. The library budget increased by a modest 1.5% over last year. Increases were primarily in collections and databases. Public Works Director Interviews. The City Librarian was one of the panelists for the all-day interviews for the City's next Public Works Director on June 1st. An appointment to the position will be made in late June. Peninsula Library System Council Committee Review. The City Librarian served on a_task force to review and restructure the PLS committees and task forces. One of the newest groups will be the "Innovation Task Force" whose charge will be to bring new concepts in information delivery and library service to Peninsula Library System libraries. We will be sending our newest and brightest young librarians to this new committee. "Big Box" Programming. Peninsula Library System has applied for a grant from the California State Library for Big Box Programming. The concept is to bring big name programs to multiple library venues throughout the 4 Bay Area library systems. If we are successful in this grant, we will do 4 major programs next year in our service area. "One Book, One Community." Nearly 60 programs are being planned for the One Book program this year featuring Isabel Allende. Programs will feature Chilean history and culture; California Gold Rush; the Chinese during the Gold Rush; the role of women in the Gold Rush; wine-tasting and food demonstrations; and a host of other events. The Peninsula Library System will submit a grant for the project to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. 2 . Burlingame Historical Mural Grant. The City Librarian worked with President Cohen of the Burlingame Historical Society to develop a grant to restore the historic Burlingame Mural, which has been in storage for over 30 years. The mural will cost approximately $ 10,000.00 to restore. The City Librarian submitted the grant to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Trusteeships Open. There are 2 ,Library Trusteeships open. The City Council will be interviewing the 8 candidates and selecting two at their June 181h meeting. The Trusteeships are for a 3 year period. Main Library Back Hall Re-carpeting. The back hall of the main library and the staff elevator has been re- carpeted in "green" carpet tiles. The tiles should be more durable than the former broadloom carpet which has been on the floor since 1997. The city has also replaced the flooring in the back hall stairwell with a rubberized product which not only should wear well, but increases the tread security on the stairs. Centennial Sponsorship Packets. The City Librarian has been creating customized Centennial sponsorship packets for the Centennial committee members to solicit donations for the Centennial project and the proposed Centennial plaza. Family Fun Nights. The always-popular "Family Fun Nights" begin on June 19th and run for 7 consecutive Tuesday evenings. All events are free, but ticketed, so that we can assure safety for our young guests. Spanish Language Collection Donation. The De La Rosa-Company has given the library a gift of$ 5,000.00 to purchase much-needed Spanish language books for children. The books will be showcased during a special bilingual program on Tuesday, July 10th at 7 PM. Performer Juan Sanchez, Finance Director Jesus Nava, and members of the De La Rosa organization will be on hand to welcome the collection to the library. Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian ,June 12, 2007 3