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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
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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.
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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,
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�. Alfred H. Escoffier
City Librarian
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