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BOARD OF TRUSTEES
AGENDA
May 16, 1978
TRUSTEES PRESENT:
TRUSTEES ABSENT:
BILLS:
Warrants: $5,186.28
Special Fund: $892.60
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF APRIL 18, 1978
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT:
CORRESPONDENCE:
Letter from Hillsborough City School District
Letter from Golden Gate Council of Camp Fire
Letter to Editor of San Mateo Times from Ms. Cathy Schulze of Hillsborough
Letter from Mr. Charles W. Pascal
Letter from Mrs. Gertrude Weiler
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
California Library Association Membership for Board Chairman:
NEW BUSINESS:
User Survey Form:
ADJOURNMENT:
NEXT BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 20, 1978.
BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
April 18, 1978
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman DeMartini on the above given date at 4:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL:
Trustees Present: Trustee DeMartini, Trustee Lynes, Trustee Phelan
Trustees Absent: Trustee Hechinger, out of the country on business
Also Present: Mrs. Joy Molder, Assistant Librarian
BILLS:
Warrants in the amount of $10,020.88 and Special Funds bills totaling $1 ,823.02 were approved
for payment on a motion by Trustee Lynes, seconded by Trustee Phelan, and carried by those
Trustees present.
Vice Chairman DeMartini referred to the bills of the March 21, 1978 meeting. Due to lack of
quorum at that meeting, warrants in the amount of $8,907.12 and Special Fund bills totaling
$461.07 were formally approved for payment on a motion by Trustee Phelan, seconded by Trustee
Lynes, and carried by those Trustees present.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT:
Discussion was held regarding the installation of theater posts, cords, and carpet at the front
door. The Librarian reported that the theater posts and cords had not arrived as of this date,
but she was still hoping that the carpet would arrive so it could be installed on Sunday.
There was a brief discussion regarding the Sam Trans bus route which stops in front of the
library being discontinued on May 1, 1978.
The Board commented on the Librarian's report of staff members who attended a number of pro-
fessional training and staff development workshops. They were impressed by the availability of
such programs from which our staff can benefit. Vice Chairman DeMartini asked Librarian
Bergsing if the staff had submitted critiques on the value of the session they attended. The
Librarian reported that the staff shared the information with their individual departments,
some written and others orally, but had not been submitting formal written reports. Librarian
Bergsing thought it was an excellent suggestion, however, and will pursue the idea for future
implementation.
NEW BUSINESS:
Roof Repairs: Librarian Bergsing distributed a draft of a request to the City Manager for
funds to repair the roof leaks in the Children's Room stack area. After some discussion,
the Librarian was authorized to proceed with the request for emergency roof repairs on a
motion by Trustee Lynes, seconded by Trustee Phelan, and carried by those Trustees present.
Request for Use of Special Fund for Capital Outlay Items: A request for use of Special Funds
for purchase of some items of equipment was submitted with an explanation and justification.
After careful review of all items requested, the items were authorized for purchase on a motion
by Trustee Phelan, seconded by Trustee Lynes, and carried.
California Library Association Membership: The Librarian asked the Trustees present if they
wished to continue their California Library Association membership. All Trustees present
expressed their choice of not renewing their membership, but that possibly one membership
could be retained and suggested that the Chairman be contacted upon his return.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1978-79 Budget: Copies of the 1978-79 Library Budget Request were distributed and reviewed
by the Board. The recommnedations for a 25% cut back, as requested by the City Manager,
were also reviewed.
After reviewing the entire budget request and recommendations for a 25% cut back, a motion
was entertained by Vice Chairman DeMartini for approval of the budget request and cutbacks
to be submitted to the City Manager. It was moved by Trustee Lynes, seconded by Trustee
Phelan, and carried.
Report on the meeting with Dr. Black: Librarian Bergsing reported that she and Mrs. Joan
Riordan Leach met with Dr. Black, Superintendent of the Burlingame Elementary School District,
that morning. She stated that Dr. Black was very supportive of the school district's library
program, and discussed the possibility of coordinating services between the library and schools.
She felt it was a very positive meeting and hoped that some programs could be developed so
that there would be as little duplication of service as possible.
ADJOURNMENT:
Vice Chairman DeMartini adjourned the meeting at 5:30 P.M. in memory of Mrs. Edith Cohendet.
The next Board meeting is scheduled for May 16, 1978.
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Respectfully submitted,
Patricia M. Bergsing
Clerk of the Board
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
May 16, 1978
BUDGET 1978-79:
I met with the City Manager, Charles Schwalm, and the new Finance Director, Dennis
Argyes, on Tuesday, May 9th to discuss the Library's Budget requests. At the same
session, we reviewed the memo regarding the 25% cutback in funding if Proposition 13
pases, and also the renewal of the contract with Hillsborough for another year. No
further budget cuts were proposed at this meeting.
SERVICE TO HILLSBOROUGH:
I am enclosing copies of recent correspondence regarding renewal of the contract
to provide library service to the residents of Hillsborough. I think they are
self-explanatory, but we' ll discuss it at the Board meeting if you have questions
or comments.
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APPOINTMENT OF LIBRARY BOARD MEMBER:
On May 10th, the City Council will decide on the procedure to fill the current vacancies
on City Commissions. I' ll have to report to you directly at the Board meeting about
what method they decide to follow.
SECURITY SYSTEM:
�— The new theater posts, cords and carpet were all installed early this month, and I
think the system looks much better. The staff appears to be handling the activate/
deactivate procedure with speed and relatively few mistakes. The public seems to
be getting used to the system. We have stopped a number of people who were leaving
without checking out their books. We have also discovered a few tags torn out of the
books and left in the stacks--but not very many.
ROOF REPAIRS:
The Council approved the repair of the roof leaks in the Children's Room stack area.
Ace Roofing Company was awarded the contract, and we are now waiting to hear from them
about when they can schedule the repairs.
REPLACEMENT OF SECRETARY:
The City Council approved the hiring of a new secretary to replace Mrs. Janice Quon
. who is resigning the end of June. We are advertising in the local newspapers for
the position, and are hoping to hire someone early in June so that Mrs. Quon can train
the new person.
USER SURVEY:
The staff is in the process of developing a questionnaire to be used to conduct a
survey of library patrons. We are trying to get some ideas about what the public
would like to see in the way of new and/or improved services, reduced services,
change in hours, overdue and reserve rates, etc. If you have any suggestions, please
`" let me know.
Librarian's Report
May 16, 1978
Page Two
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES:
Several staff members will be participating in Art in the Park, May 20 and 21 . Although
the theme is the Gay '90s, we will be offering hieroglyph printing (similar to the
San Mateo County Fair Project). This popular activity was chosen before the theme was
chosen by the Burlingame Recreation Department. We plan to have fun and enjoy the nice
weather, as well as promote the Library.
Sue Reiterman gave a book talk at the Burlingame Women's Club on April 13. Mrs. Reiterman's
discussion included a number of recent popular non-fiction titles. The talk was very
well-received.
The Burlingame Poetry Conspiracy benefit for the Diana Press of Oakland was held in the
Community Room on April 19. Over a dozen poets read to a crowd of more than 50. The
poetry reading for May will be held on the 21st as planned. Signs will be posted at
the Library Booth at Art in the Park directing interested listeners to the library.
COLLECTIONS:
The Record Inventory is nearly complete. Lists of missing items have been compiled.
.Replacement orders have been placed for some items which were missing. Replacements
are being sought for popular items, as well as classics which are missing from the
collection. Aproximately 300 albums are missing. This represents about 7% of the
collection.
�— A Local History File was begun with materials which have been collected over the past
30-40 years but never added to the regular collections. This pamphlet-like file should
help fill in gaps in our understanding of Burlingame/Hillsborough history.
Several hundred paperback books were purchased recently for the NC paperback collection.
This highly popular service adds an important browsing dimension to our collection.
PERSONNEL:
Mrs. Anita Gee has officially retired after twenty years of employment at the Burlingame
Library. Mrs. Mary Lang, who began in 1968, will retire at the end of May. Both women
are strong advocates of library service and we appreciate their continued enthusiasm.
STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT:
Sue Reiterman and Betty Hallock will be attending a workshop in San Francisco entitled,
"How to Design and Implement a Volunteer Program" on May 10. Even though we already have
a volunteer program in connection with the Library's Outreach Services, it appears that
with the retirement of Mary Lang, we will need to recruit and train additional volunteers
for our program. Betty Hallock has been training with Mary to continue the Outreach
Program. Sue Reiterman, because of her experience as the PLS Outreach Coordinator, will
supervise the library's program.
As part of the exchange program of CIN, Helen Ward spent the morning of April 19, at
Menlo Park Public Library. She found the exposure to their circulation procedures useful
to her work here. In an effort to help evaluate her analysis of our circulation proce-
dures, she also studied the Redwood City Public Library and Belmont Library operations.
Librarian's Report
May 16, 1978
Page Three
Mr. Ward came back with both good ideas and a better perspective of Burlingame Library's
processes. Warren Wickliffe will visit C.S.M. and Joan Riordan Leach will visit SMERC
in May as part of the CIN exchange program. Lora Shank visited the San Mateo County
Health and Welfare Library in March.
Joy Molder sat on the examining board for the San Mateo County Librarian II promotional
examination on May 2. She and two other librarians evaluated eleven candidates. This
was a truly valuable experience in developing skill in interviewing.
Mr. Escoffier will attend a workshop sponsored by the Art Librarians' Society (ARLIS) of
Northern California on May 5. The purpose of the workshop is to refine techniques of
collection development in the fine arts.
On May 12th, Mr. Escoffier will speak at the American Library Association meeting
(Northern California Technical Processing Group) in San Rafael . The subject of his
talk will be cooperative acquisitions.
Even though there has been substantial control and feedback on workshop and development
programs for personnel , Joy Molder devised a brief form based on the suggestions of
Mr. DeMartini at the April Board meeting. The form will be passed out to each person
who participates in some type of training and/or development program. The form will
help to keep the reporting brief, but uniform. The information will be shared with the
staff in the weekly newsletter and then filed in the employee's personnel file.
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT:
The papier mache dragon in the Children's Department has been named "Nogard" (dragon
spelled backwards). David Bowlus , 102, of McKinley School , was the first of three to
submit the name. A picture of David and Nogard will be appearing in the Boutique, and
David will be receiving a book as a prize.
BOOK SALE:
The Friends of the Library held their Spring Book Sale on May 5, 6, and 7. It was very
successful and $2,075 was raised to support the library's collections and services. I
know you join with the staff and myself in saying many, many thanks to all the hard-working
volunteers.
TOWN OF HILLSBOROUG H
SAN MATEO COUNTY
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ROBERT M. DAVIDSON 1600 FLORIBUNDA AVE.
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April 25, 1978
Charles F. Schwalm
City Manager
City of Burlingame
501 Primrose Road
Burlingame, CA 94010
Re: Library Agreement
Dear Mr. Schwalm:
Since the Library Agreement between the Town of. Hillsborough and the
cities of Burlingame and San Mateo will terminate June 30, 1978, I request
that, in accordance with paragraph (8) of that Agreement, the three parties
extend the term to June 30, 1979.
It is hoped that, by the extension of one year, the data received will
begin to stabilize so that the future negotiations can be based on actual
demand for services.
I must also request that the extension of the term of the Agreement
be conditioned upon the failure of Proposition 13 on the June 6th ballot.
In the event of the passage of the Jarvis-Gann initiative, the Town of
Hillsborough will most likely terminate the Agreement for library services.
May I hear your comments so I can draft a model Resolution for the
extension of the term and the conditions for termination of the Agreement.
As soon as the model Resolution is drafted, I will forward it to you for
submittal and adoption.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Very truly yours,
ROBERT M. DAVIDSON
CITY MANAGER
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April 28 , 1978
Patti Bergsing
City Librarian
He: Apportionment between
San Mateo and Burlingame
In view of Hillsborough' s request for a one year extension
of the agreement for library services, would you give me
a report on the following:
1. Are we receiving a proper amount from Hillsborough
for the usage they are making of our library?
2. In accordance with Sectin (8) of the agreement with
Hillsborough and San Mateo, what does the data of
the two cities show for a proper division of the
monies received from Hillsborough?
3. Can you obtain a statement from the San Mateo Librarian
that the data indicates a revised percentage division
of the monies?
This report will allow City Council and I to resolve the divi-
sion issue and the matter of an extension of the agreement.
Charles F. Schwalm
CFS/gf
TO: Mr. Charles F. Schwalm, City Manager
FROM: Patricia M. Bergsing, City Librarian
DATE: May 5, 1978
RE: Agreement to Offer Library Service to Hillsborough
The answer to your first question depends on what formula you wish to use
to figure Hillsbarough's "fair share". As we discussed a year ago, if we
determine the costs either on assessed valuation or on a per capita charge
reflecting eligibility to use, then we are not receiving enough money.
If, however, we are talking about actual measured use and real costs, then
the answer is "yes".
Attached you will find usage figures of the Burlingame and San Mateo Public
Libraries by Hillsborough residents. If we average the use of major services
(excluding the school visits, programs, etc. ) provided to Hillsborough by
Burlingame this past year, it is running about 10% of our workload. If we
figure 10% of our proposed 1978-79 budget of $544,000, it is clear that the
$54,000 we are currently receiving is very close to 10%. However, if we add
empl.oyee benefits and maintenance costs charged to other City departments to
th.e library's budget figure then this amount could be raised a little to stay
in line.
I am also enclosing a list of expenses, from July 1 , 1977 through April 30,
1978, that are directly related to service to Hillsborough. As you can see,
these expenses do not total $54,000. Our budget request this year reflects
only a little over $11 ,000 to meet Hillsborough service needs--which we con-
sider a bare minimum.
In summary, then, I do believe the $90,000 contract with Hillsborough is in
line. However, I believe that a fairer split between Burlingame and San Mateo
would be a 2/3 or $60,000 share for Burlingame and a 1/3 or $30,000 share for
San Mateo. A look at the figures shows that 2/3 of the card holders are regis-
tered at the Burlingame Library and that 72% of the Hillsborough circulation
is conducted here.
This does not have any direct bearing on the Hillsborough situation, but I
am enclosing a summary of the services we are providing to San Mateo patrons,
and the few figures I have on San Mateo Public Library service to Burlingame
residents. You will note that Burlingame is not in any 60/40 situation here
either. It is true, however, that for the first time, this year we will be
receiving some State monies to reimburse us for this imbalance.
On your last question, I have talked with Mr. Kraig, San Mateo City Librarian,
and I believe (off the record) he would go along with a 2/3 to 1/3 split.
However, I also got the impression that he believes the two cities should
reach that agreement and not the two librarians. By that I mean, I don't
think we wants to recommend officially to his City Manager that San Mateo
accept less money. I think he would agree, however, that the figures show
clearly that a 60 - 40 split is not what has happened. I think we should
try a.nd realign the apportionment between Burlingame and San Mateo.
SERVICE TO HILLSBOROUGH BY BURLINGAME AND SAN MATEO
July 1 , 1977 through March 31 , 1978
TOTAL
TOTAL B.P.L. HILLSBOROUGH % OF TOTAL SAN MATEO HILLSBOROUGH % OF TOTAL
Registered Borrowers 22,164 - B.P.L. 2,114 9.54% 34,692 1 ,019 2.94%
6,306 - P.L.S.
28,470
Circulation of
Materials 271 ,537 25,185 9.28% 447,922 9,572 2.14%
Reference Use* 4,747 535 11 .27% 11 ,208 608 5.42%
I.L.L. and I.L.R.
Request to other libraries 3,974 169 4.25% N/A N/A N/A
Reserves 4,402 565 12.84% N/A N/A N/A
Overdue Notices 5,700 884 15.51% N/A N/A N/A
Other Services
Attendance to Story Hours, 152 37 24.34% N/A N/A N/A
Class Visits, Programs,
Service to Teachers and
Classes, etc.
Number of Students Reached 4,583 1 ,116 24.35% N/A N/A N/A
*Based on four Survey Periods of two weeks each
August 8-20, October 3-16, January 16-29, March 20-April 2.
SERVICE TO SAN MATEO BY BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY
July 1 , 1977 through March 31 , 1978
San Mateo % of B.P.L. Total
Registered Borrowers 2,050 9.25%
Circulation of Materials 30,928 11 .39%
Reference Use 553 11 .65%
I.L.L. and I.L.R. 231 5.81%
Reserves 956 21 .72%
SERVICE TO BURLINGAME BY SAN MATEO PUBLIC LIBRARY
Burlingame % of S.M.P.L. Total
Circulation of Materials
July - January 2,588 .0079%
February (estimate) 450
March (estimate) 500
3,538
Reference Use
Based on one survey only - January 16 to 29, 1978
Burlingame Public Library answered 157 questions for San Mateo patrons.
San Mateo Public Library answered 121 questions for Burlingame patrons.
TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH
SAN MATEO COUNTY
1600 FLORIBUNDA AVE.
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343-2795
94010
1,:ay 8, 1978
Mr. Alfred R. Kraig
City Librarian
City of San Mateo
55 West Third Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94402
Dear fir. Kraig:
Thank you for your letter dated May 3rd agreeing to a one year extension
of our Library Agreement.
Enclosed is a copy of a Resolution and the new Agreement which implements
the one year extension. The Agreement also conditions the extension upon the
results of Proposition 13 (Jarvis-Gann) .
I intend to submit the Resolution with the Agreement to our City Council
on May 18th, so if you have comments or revisions please make them known to
me before that date.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Very truly yours,
ROBERT M. DAVIDSON
CITY MANAGER
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Charles F. Schwalm
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CHARLES F. SCHWALM BURLINGAME,CALIFORNIA 94010 TEL (415) 342-8931
CITY MANAGER
May 10, 1978
Mr. Robert M. Davidson, City Manager
Town of Hillsborough
1600 Floribunda Avenue
Hillsborough, Ca. 94010
Dear Bob:
Re: Library Services Agreement
�- Under the terms of the Library Services Agreement, divi-
sion of the amount paid by Hillsborough to San Mateo and
Burlingame was to be on a fair basis of the amount of usage
and services rendered by San Mateo and Burlingame. Under
Section (8) guidelines were to be developed to establish
said data and criteria for this division. The Librarians
of the two cities did develop criteria for measuring use
of the respective libraries by Hillsborough residents, a
copy of the criteria is attached. Also attached is a copy
of the results of the compilation of the data.
The most meaningful critera obviously is circulation of
materials. Burlingame has handled 730 of the circulation
and San Mateo 27.: registered borrowers, Burlingame has
registered 68% and San Mateo 32% . In all fairness, we feel
the division should be rounded to 70% Burlingame-30o San
Mateo. This would call for a change in the agreement figures
of $5, 250 per month for Burlingame and $2, 250 per month for San
Mateo.
We are presenting this data to San 11ateo for their review of
this change in accordance with the intent of this tripartite
• agreement, and we are asking their consideration of the changes
based on the experienced usage figures. As soon as we hear from
them, you will be notified.
Very truly yours,
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Charles F. Schwalm
CC: San Mateo City Manager
SAN MATEO PUBLIC LIBRARY
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OFFICE OF ALFRED R. KRA{G
55 WEST ?HIFt6 AVE UF_
CITY LIBRARIAN
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TELEPHONE: (415) 574-6950
(ADMINISTPATION) 574.6955
Service to HiUsborough residents using the Burlingame and San Mateo
Public Libraries will by measured in the sage way during the period
July 1, 1977 through, June 'til, 1978. Tnese measures v4ill include:
..A13 borrowars cards issued ;:ill be counted.
2 A daily count will be made of all materials
loaned, This will include books, records,
' maaazires, films, slides, art prints, pamphlets,
gov4--rnment. documents, etc.
3.. , A31 requests to have books or other material held
on reaerve will be counted.
4. . All- requests for various types of interlibrary
referenc& and loan service will be recorded.
.:�. Sampling days, weAvs or months will be established
_
..and used by both libraries to measure carious fors
of reference service. These will include:
- _ a. Direct aver-the-desk reference
= questions, ,where- one or more library
staff menders are consulted,
b. Telephoned reference questions.
c,. Patron use of reference materials,
when no staff consultation is involved.
6. 'All the 1-ibraries cooperating in the Peninsula Library* System
will be asked to record use of their services during specified
samplin} periods.
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CHARLES F. SCHWALM BURLINGAME,CALIFORNIA 94010 TEL:(415) 342-8931
CITY MANAGER
May 10, 1978
Mr. Richard DeLong, City Manager
City of San :Mateo
330 West 20th Avenue
San Mateo, California 94402
Dear Dick:
As uillsborough has inquired about reviewing the library ser-
vices contract, and the present agreement contains a provision
(8) which provides for future negotiations to be based on experi-
ence and data compiled by both libraries, I have answered Mr.
Robert Davidson stating the fact that an appropriate division
of their monies should be considered before an extension is
entered into.
Therefore, could we hear from you as to an appropriate change
in the agreement for a new extension of the Hillsborough library
service. We will be glad to meet with you as soon as possible.
Very truly yours,
Charles F. Schwalm
City Manager
CFS/gf
CC City Manager Davidson
P. S. A copy of the jointly-compiled figures is enclosed. Our
Librarian has requested a full-time personnel increase , a
library assistant II, because of this increased use.
Encs.
EXPENSES TO DATE DIRECTLY RELATED TO SERVING HILLSBOROUGH
July 1 , 1977 - April 30, 1978
Refunds $1 ,835.75
Supplies 694.94
Borrowers cards, applications,
reserve cards, bills, postage
Books 3,094.36
Personnel
Reference Librarians 9,220.00
Children's Librarian 543.19
Assistant Librarian 69.47
Library Assistant III 749.20
Library Assistants I & II 1 ,727.20
Reserves Clerk 620.42
Student Assistants 1 ,026.72
TOTAL $19,581 .25
SERVICE TO HILLSBOROUGH
�- During the tenth month of the contract to serve Hillsborough residents we have gathered
the following usage statistics.
Registered Borrowers July 1 - April 30, 1978
85 - New Hillsborough Patrons (April 1-30, 1978)
2,115 - Total Cards
Circulation Statistics - Hillsborough
Main Library Branch Library
Total Circulation 2,770 251
Total Audio Visual Circulation 27 -
2,797 251
Total Hillsborough Circulation: 3,048 - 92% of Total Library Circulation (32,110)
`— Reserves
540 - Total Reserves from all patrons
65 - Total Reserves from Hillsborough patrons - 12%
Interlibrary Loan Requests
387 - Total Outgoing Interlibrary Loan Requests
18 - Total Requests from Hillsborough - 4%
Overdues Sent
873 - Total Overdues sent to all patrons - Main Library
324 - Total Overdues sent to Hillsborough patrons - Main Library - 37%
Use of Other Services
National Library Week, April 4,5,6
Hillsborough children and adults attended both the April 4 & 6 showing of
"King Tut, the Boy King" , and the showdow puppet play on April 5.
ACCOU"'JT NU.MBER 03-750
MAY 1978
THIS TO BUDMET
MONTH DATE ALLOt•!. BALANCE
Salaries
11 Office Expense 133.09 5,131 .12 4,950 (181 .12)
12 Special Dept. Expense 67.89 1 ,611 .60 3,410 1 ,798.40
12.1 Books and Maps 2,020.55 52,497.94 65,375 12,877.06
12.2 Periodicals 39.00 4,818.11 6,800 1 ,981 .89
12.3 Binding 148.20 1 ,407.39 2,750 1 ,342.61
12.4 Cataloging 184.55 1 ,927.70 3,032 _ 1 ,104.30
12.5 Records & Cassettes 412.97 1 ,743.91 3,405 1 ,661 .09
18 Small Tools & Equip. 55.07 185.25 300 114.75
16 Communications 176.82 1 ,730.84 2,392 661 .16
17 Utilities 1 ,265.73 13,180.91 17,280 4,099.09
19 Maint. of Bldgs. & Gds. 639.29 3,745.08 4,700 954.92
Plaint. of Equip_ 33.00 379.99 787 507.01
�.1 Operations of Equip -0- 207.88 250 42.12
21 Prof. & Special Svcs. -0- 2,400.00 2,400 -0-
22 Other Contr. Svcs. -0- -0- -0-
23 Insurance & Surety Bonds -0- -0- 2,000 2.000.00
24 Dues & Subscriptions -0- 359.75 430 70.25
25 Travel 6.12 342.76 500 157.24
25.1 Conf. & Mtgs. - Librarian -0- 114.13 250 135.87
25.2 Conf. & Mtgs. - Personnel -0- 252.50 350 97.50
25.3 Conf. & Mtgs. - Trustees -0- -0- -0- -0-
26 Training & Safety Program 4.00 243.00 300 57.00
29 Other Charges -0- 41 .06 100 58.94
80 Capital Outlay -0 -0 -0-
-0
' T,�-:AL BEFORE SALARIES 5,186.28 92,320.92 121 ,761 29,440.08
TOTAL AFTER SALARIES
BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
April 18, 1978
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairman DeMartini on the above given date
at 4:30 P.M.
ROLL CALL:
Trustees Present: Trustee DeMartini , Trustee Lynes, Trustee Phelan
Trustees Absent: Trustee Hechinger, out of the country on business
Also Present: Mrs. Joy Molder, Assistant Librarian
BILLS:
Warrants in the amount of $10,020.88 and Special Fund bills totaling $1 ,823.02 were
approved for payment on a motion by Trustee Lynes, seconded by Trustee Phelan, and
carried by those Trustees present.
Vice Chairman DeMartini referred to the bills of the March 21 , 1978 meeting. Due to
lack of quorum at that meeting, warrants .in the amount of $8,907.12 and Special Fund
bills totaling $461 .07 were formally approved for payment on a motion by Trustee
Phelan, seconded by Trustee Lynes , and carried by those Trustees .present.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT:
Discussion was held regarding the installation of theater posts, cords, and carpet
at the front door. The Librarian reported that the theater posts and cords had not
arrived as of this date, but she was still hoping that the carpet would arrive so
it could be installed on Sunday.
There was a brief discussion regarding the Sam Trans bus route which stops in front
of the library being discontinued on May 1 , 1978.
The Board commented on the Librarian's report of staff members who attended a number
of professional training and staff development workshops. They were impressed by the
availability of such programs from which our staff can benefit. Vice Chairman DeMartini
asked Librarian Bergsing if the staff had submitted critiques on the value of the
session they attended. The Librarian reported that the staff shared the information
with their individual departments, some written and others orally, but had not been
submitting formal written reports. Librarian Bergsing thought it was an excellent
suggestion, however, and will pursue the idea for future implementation.
Library Board Minutes
April 18, 1978
Page Two
NEW BUSINESS:
Roof Repairs: Librarian Bergsing distributed a draft of a request to the City Manager
for funds to repair the roof leaks in the Children's Room stack area. After some dis-
cussion, the Librarian was authorized to proceed with the request for emergency roof
repairs on a motion by Trustee Lynes, seconded by Trustee Phelan, and carried by those
Trustees present.
Request for Use of Special Fund for Capital Outlay Items: A request for use of Special
Funds for purchase of some items of equipment was submitted with an explanation and
justification: After careful review of all items requested, the items were authorized
for purchase on a motion by Trustee Phelan, seconded by Trustee Lynes, and carried.
California Library Association Membership: The Librarian asked the Trustees present
if they wished to continue their California Library Association membership. All
Trustees present expressed their choice of not renewing their membership, but that
possibly one membership could be retained and suggested that the Chairman be contacted
upon his return.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1978-79 Budget: Copies of the 1978-79 Library Budget Request were distributed and
reviewed by the Board. The recommendations for a 25% cut back, as requested by the
City Manager, were also reviewed.
After reviewing the entire budget request. and recommendations for a 25% cut back, a
motion was entertained by Vice Chairman DeMartini for -approval of the budget request
and cutbacks to be submitted to the City Manager. It was moved by Trustee Lynes,
-seconded by Trustee Phelan, and carried.
Report on the meeting with Dr. Black: Librarian Bergsing• reported that she and Mrs.
Joan Riordan Leach met with Dr. Black, Superintendent of the Burlingame Elementary
School District, that morning. She stated that Dr. Black was very supportive of the
school district's library program, and discussed the possibility of coordinating services
between the library and schools. She felt it was a very positive meeting and hoped that
some programs could be developed 'so that there would be as little duplication of service
as possible.
ADJOURNMENT:
Vice Chairman DeMartini adjourned the meeting at 5:30 P.M. in memory of Mrs. Edith
Cohendet.
The next Board meeting is scheduled for May 16, 1978.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia M. Bergsing
Clerk of the Board
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