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Library Board of Trustees Minutes
�-- May 20, 2008
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, Pat Toft
Trustee Absent: Katie McCormack
Staff Present: Al Escoffier, City Librarian
Sidney Poland, Recorder
Foundation Representative Stephen Hamilton
Trustee Candidates Sandy Towle, Elizabeth Corcoran
III. Warrants and Special Funds
The Trustees unanimously approved the Warrants.
M/S/C (Toft/Carlton)
IV. Minutes
The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes of the April 15, 2008
meeting. M/S/C (Carlton/Griffith)
V. :Correspondence and Attachments
The press release announcing the Library's 2nd annual adult book club
and summer program series entitled "Literary Tasting @ Burlingame
Library: Food and Wine" was sent to local newspapers, local cable,
Peninsula Channel 26, Next-Read Newsletter, City of Burlingame E-
News and the BPL Website. These programs will be held from June
16th through July 31 st. Culinary programs will be given by
representatives of the San Francisco Professional Food Society.
VI. From the Floor - No one from the public attended.
VII. Reports
A. City Librarian's Report - Highlights
1. Library Budget - 2008-2009 - The budget for this time
period had to reflect no increases in operating costs and_
collections. Increase in vendor contracts necessitated that costs
be cut by 3.3% in other areas of the budget to sustain a zero
percent increase.
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2. Renovation of the Children's Room - Plans to give the
Children's Room a new look are in progress. Upgrades to the
room will be as follows: refinishing some of the existing furniture,
painting all walls and beams, reupholstering original settees and
purchasing 3 small Craftsman lounge chairs. The Children's
Mural, created by muralist Lynne Rutter, will define this area as
truly a place for children and create a feeling of wonderment and
magic for them. This project is being funded by the Burlingame
Library Foundation.
B. Foundation Report - Stephen Hamilton
1. Author Luncheon - The event was a great success and
netted the Foundation approximately $15,000.
2. Book Sales - The April book sale hit a new record by
netting $6,800. Daily book sales are netting approximately
$1,000 a month and e-bay sales are close to $2,800 since the
beginning of this project. By combining all 3 book sale revenues,
the Foundation's goal is to raise approximately $20-25,000 for the
Library. Jim Nagel gave a workshop for members who might be
interested in helping with the on-line book sale. The Foundation
is going to strive for clearing $10,000 on the on-line book project. .
VIII. Unfinished Business
A. Library Centennial Update
1. Change in Mural/Lion Event -The Trustees determined that
the dedication and naming of the lions should be combined with
the dedication of the children's mural for the Centennial Kick-Off
Celebration. Sunday May 19th before the library opens was
selected as the date for the event. Trustee Griffith made a motion
to change the date of the Centennial Kick- Off Event from
October 17th to October 19th and to combine the dedications of
the lions and the children's mural. M/S/C (Griffith/Carlton)
Joanne Garrison, author of the "Burlingame Centennial
1908-2008" will be present at the event for a book signing.
2. Naming Contest Team - Trustees Toft and Brock will chair
the "Naming of the Lions Contest". ,Information on the contest
will be sent to the daily newspapers, as well as being available at
both Burlingame libraries. Participants of all ages are welcome to
send in an entry. The chairs will select the best 10 entries and
the final choice will be made by full Library board.
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B. Hillsborough Update
The City Librarian advised the Trustees that discussions between the
City Managers of Burlingame, San Mateo and Hillsborough regarding an
increase in Hillsborough's payment for Library services have come to a
temporary impasse. Hillsborough's current response to this issue is
that Hillsborough residents should be charged according to usage
rather than by a per capita average of all libraries in the PLS System.
Jim Nantell (Burlingame City Manager) and Arne Croce (San Mateo City
Manager) will determine how they wish to proceed. The City Librarian
noted that it would be illegal to permit Hillsborough residents to pay on
a usage basis as California public libraries must serve all users equally.
This would also put our State funding in jeopardy.
At the request of the City Librarian, Bruce Carlton agreed to remain on
the Library's committee for the Hillsborough Contract in a consulting
role.
IX. New Business
A. Staff Development
The Trustees discussed the possibility of creating an endowment fund
which would be used to fund educational opportunities for individual
staff members to further enhance their library knowledge and skills by
attending workshops and conferences. Presently the Anderson Fund
and the Duncan Fund are,being used as sources for staff development.
The Trustees requested that the City Librarian prepare a proposal for
their review.
B. Staff Scholarship
The Trustees also wanted to research the idea of offering a scholarship
to a staff person who was working towards his or her Masters in Library
Science. The issue of how a scholarship of this nature could be
administered was of interest to the Trustees. The City Librarian will
prepare scholarship options for the next meeting. The idea of discussing
staff development and a staff scholarship as a package is one the
Trustees want to consider.
C. New Centennial Library Cards
Patrons will be offered the opportunity to obtain a new library card
featuring the main Library in recognition of the Library's 100 years.
The card will be free during the Centennial. Patrons will receive a new
card number with their Centennial card.
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X. Adjournment
The meeting was.adjourned at 6:32pm. M/S/C (Brock/Toft) The next ,
meeting of the Library Trustees will be held June 24, 2008 at 5:30pm in the
Library Conference Room.
Respectfully Submitted,
Alfred H. Escoffier
City Librarian
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