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Board of Trustees Minutes
October 16, 2007
I. Call to Order
President Griffith called the meeting to order at 5:30pm.
II. Roll Call
Trustees Present: Nancy Brock, Bruce Carlton, Deborah Griffith,
Katie McCormack
Absent: 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
(McCormack/Carlton)
IV. Minutes
The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes for the September 16,
2007 meeting. M/S/C (Carlton/McCormack)
V. Correspondence and Attachments
Correspondence was reviewed.
VI. From the Floor - No one from the public attended.
VII. City Librarian's Reports
A. One Book One Community - Isabel Allende in conversation with
Michael Krasny delighted a crowd.of over 1,200 guests. Ms. Allende
discussed her book "Daughter of Fortune" and told how the events of
her life were related to her writings.
B. Ralph Lane, Jr. - Ralph Lane, Jr. passed away October 9th after
a brief illness. Ralph and Joan Lane have been extremely generous
library supporters for many years. The Library Trustees and the
Foundation are considering the most appropriate way to honor his
memory.
C. New Building Directories - The re-organization of the collection
has prompted the need for more accurate directories and signage to
assist patrons in locating materials.
480 Primrose Road Burlingame•California 94010-4o83
Phone(650) 558-7474'Fax(650)342-6295www.burlingame.org/library
D. Hillsborough Contract - The City Council and the Library
Trustees have asked the City Manager, Jim Nantell, to request that the
City of Hillsborough reopen its contract with San Mateo and
Burlingame Libraries effective December 31, 2007. The purpose of this
action is to renegotiate the fees to reflect a more realistic picture of
Hillsborough's usage of both of these libraries.
E. Foundation Book Sale- The October sale grossed over $5,000
making it the most successful sale in the history of Library book
sales. Chairman Jim Cannon added an extra evening which helped
contribute to the increase in revenue.
VIII. Unfinished Business
A. Bronze Lions- The lions that were delivered were not the
lions the City Librarian ordered. The artist has been contacted
and he will make arrangements to pick up one set of lions and
deliver the other set.
B. Employee Achievement Awards - Staff members have
received the nomination forms for the Employee Achievement
Awards. Responses are to be given to Bruce Carlton or Pat Toft by
November 2nd.
IX. New Business
A. Hillsborough Contract Task Force - Bruce Carlton and Katie _
McCormack will represent the Library in future meetings or
negotiations that result from reopening the Hillsborough Contract.
The City Librarian will assist the task force by providing information
on Hillsborough users such as figures on registered patrons and
monthly circulation.
B. Ideas for Honoring Ralph Lane Jr. - The Trustees made the
following suggestions that could be possibilities to honor the late
Ralph Lane, Jr.: 1) memorial dateline on slice of former Easton
Eucalyptus; 2) dedicate the bronze lions on front porch in his name;
3) create a scholarship for library science students.
C. Public Art: Burlingame Mural - The Trustees decided to
defer a decision on the mural request from Russ Cohen, President of
the Historical Society, until the full board was present. In addition
the Trustees had the following concerns: 1) cost of installation, as well
as cost to repair the wall when mural is removed; 2) Trustees would
like to view the mural before making a decision: 3) time frame that
mural would be placed in the library should be clarified; 4) any
maintenance issues for the mural and 5) placement of the mural.
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X. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 6:40pm. M/S/C (McCormack/Carlton)
The next meeting of the Library Trustees will be held November 13,
2007 at 5:30pm in the Library Conference Room.
R p ctfully S itted, _
Alfred H. Escoffier
City Librarian
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