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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 2008.01.15 BURL NOAME lialimatmailm Board of Trustees Minutes January 15, 2008 I. Call to Order President Griffith called the meeting to order at 5:30pm. Il. Roll Call Trustees Present: Nancy Brock, Deborah Griffith, Katie McCormack, Pat Toft Trustee Absent: Bruce Carlton Staff Present: Al Escoffier, City Librarian Sidney Poland, Recorder III. Warrants and Special Funds The Trustees unanimously approved the Warrants. M/S/C (Brock/Toft) IV. Minutes The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes for the November, 2007 meeting. M/S/C (Toft/Griffith V. Correspondence and Attachments Letters to Legislators - The City Librarian reviewed his letters to Governor Schwarzenegger, Assemblyman Mullin, and Senator Yee regarding his concerns over the $14 million budget cuts made to the Public Library Foundation and Transaction Based Reimbursement programs. VI. From the Floor - No one from the public attended. VII. Reports A. City Librarian's Report 1. City/Library Budget Goals Session - The City Goals session will be held January 26th, 9 A.M. at the Recreation Center. The Council will present its goals and give staff direction on budget funding priorities. Residents of Burlingame will be given the opportunity to speak on issues important to them. 2. Children's Programming - January ushered in the annual children' poetry event entitled "Poetry-Panda-monium". Poetry written by children from Burlingame and Hillsborough schools will be posted and the two schools with the most participants will receive a giant panda. "Just Baby and Me" is the new program for infants 0-18 months and their parents. The sessions will be conducted by a Children's staff member and will include finger plays, songs and action rhymes. 480 Primrose Road•Burlingame.California 94010-4083 Phone(650)558-7474'Fax(650) 342-6295'www.burlingame.org/library 3. Adult Programming - Russ Cohen, President of the Burlingame Historical Society will present a lecture on the _ Burlingame Train Station on January 15th at 7PM. B. Foundation 1. Election of Directors - Stephen Hamilton, Susan May, John McMorrow, Eileen Nash, Scott Nedwick, Regina Neu and Lisa Rosenthal were re-elected to the Board of Directors and will serve from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009. 2. New Directors - Jack Hickethier, Rawson Groves Hobart, and Pam Lampkin were elected to the Board of Directors and will serve from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009. 3. Election of Officers - Directors elected to serve as officers for the year 2008 are listed below. President Stephen Hamilton First Vice President Scott Nedwick Second Vice President Mary-Helen McMahon Treasurer John McMorrow Secretary Susan May VIII. Unfinished Business A. Burlingame Mural The Trustees expressed interest in displaying the Burlingame Historical _ Society mural in the Library but are waiting for more specific information regarding contractor costs to prepare the site and hang the mural before approving the project. B. Ralph Lane Memorial Joan Lane was most appreciative of the Trustees' suggestions to honor her late husband, Ralph Lane. However, Mrs. Lane felt that they had already received an honorarium by having the Lane Room dedicated in both their names. IX. New Business A. Budget Requests to Foundation The City Librarian reviewed his budget requests for the Foundation for the year 2008. Request for funding was made in the following areas: 1) Children's Programs and Collections; 2) Adult Summer Reading Club; 3) Children's Room Mural; 4) Children's Seating; 5) Current Events Video Monitor; and 6) Opening Day Collection for Non-Fiction DVDs. The Foundation has supported both children and adult programs, as well as provided additional funding to enhance the library's collections. Library Board of Trustee Minutes 2 January 15,2008 B. Library Goals 2008-2009 \' The City Librarian reviewed his goals for the coming year. Some of the goals include 1) Replace the worn carpet in both the public and office areas; 2) Participate in the "One Book, One Community program; 3) Plan for the Library's Centennial; 4) Improve usability of the library network by increasing bandwidth and 5) Restore funds for media and print materials to try to reach the level of the 2001-2002 collection budget. C. Library Centennial Preparations After reviewing some of the special programs and events that staff would like to plan for the public to celebrate the Library Centennial, the Trustees approved the motion of Trustee McCormack to accept the Centennial Plan as drafted. M/S/C (McCormack/Brock) XI. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:40pm. M/S/C (McCormack/Brock) The next meeting of the Library Trustees will be held February 19, 2008 5:30pm in the Library Conference Room. Respectfully Submitted, ���Z_ �. Alfred H. Escoffier City Librarian Library Board of Trustee Minutes 3 January 15,2008