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AGENDA
April 18, 1978, 4:30 P.M.
TRUSTEES PRESENT:
TRUSTEES ABSENT:
BILLS:
Warrants : $10,020.88
Special Fund: $1 ,823.02
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MARCH 21 , 1978:
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT:
CORRESPONDENCE:
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1978-79 Library Budget:
NEW BUSINESS:
Request for Use of Special Fund for Some Capital Outlay Items:
California Library Association Membership:
ADJOURNMENT:
NEXT BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MAY 16, 1978.
BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
March 21 , 1978
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting of the Library Board of Trustees was called to order by Chairman Hechinger at 4:45 P.M.
on March 21, 1978. Due to the lack of a quorum, the City Manager was consulted and authorized that
immediate business be handled by those Trustees present.
ROLL CALL:
Trustees Present: Trustee Hechinger, Trustee Phelan
Trustees Absent: Trustee DeMartini, called out of town on a business emergency
Trustee Lynes, business trip
Also Present: Mrs. Deanna Draper, Library Assistant II
INTRODUCTION:
The Librarian introduced Mrs. Deanna Draper to those Trustees present. Mrs. Draper is a new
employee assigned to the Technical Processing Department. Mrs. Draper told the Board about her
background and previous library experience. The Board welcomed Mrs. Draper to the staff.
BILLS:
Warrants in the amount of $8,907.12 and Special Fund bills totaling $461.07 were ordered paid
by those Trustees present.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT:
No discussion was held regarding the Librarian's Report.
CORRESPONDENCE:
A thank-you note was received from Mr. William Cohendet and Family for the flowers sent in sympathy
for the passing of Trustee Edith Cohendet.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Agenda for Joint Trustees Meeting: Discussion was held regarding the agenda and tentative date for
the Joint Trustees Meeting. The May 13th date was convenient for those Trustees present; and
Trustee Hechinger volunteered to serve on the planning committee.
NEW BUSINESS:
1978-1979 Library Budget: The Librarian reported that the preparation of the Library Budget for
1978-1979 is in progress and will be ready for the Board to review at their April meeting. She
also stated that in the event a property tax reform initiative passed, the City Manager has asked
that recommendations for a 25% cutback reflecting the 1977-1978 budget be submitted. Librarian
Bergsing asked if there were any suggestions from the Board.
Xerox Copying Machines: Discussion was held regarding the need for the replacement of the
two old Dennison copiers at the Main Library. The Librarian recommended that the present
Xerox copier be placed on a purchase agreement and that a second Xerox copier be put on a
lease/rental agreement. The Librarian reviewed the purchase agreement proposal with the
Trustees present. The Trustees agreed that her recommendations would provide a better service
to our library patrons and the replacement of the Dennison copiers would prove to benefit in
staff time and efficiency. Trustee Phelan suggested that the other Trustees be contacted
before final arrangements are made.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 P.M. with the next Board meeting scheduled for April 18, 1978.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia M. Bergsing
Clerk of the Board
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
April 18, 1978
1978-79 BUDGET:
We will have the first draft of the budget ready for discussion at the Board Meeting.
In addition, I have some requests for capital outlay items from the Special Fund, and
a request waiting for your approval to send to Mr. Schwalm requesting use of some of
the Hillsborough Contingency Fund for roof repairs.
SECURITY SYSTEM:
The new exit sign and alarm signal have been partially installed. The theater posts,
cords, and carpet are all due to arrive and be installed in the next week or two. They
may even be in place in time for the April Board Meeting, but I doubt it.
JOINT TRUSTEES' MEETING:
After consulting with all the Librarians in P.L.S. who report to Library Commissions,
the concensus seems to be that the Joint Trustees Meeting should be postponed until
after May, and possibly until fall . There appears to be so many other meetings scheduled
for May that a number of Trustees will not be able to attend. So, for now, I suggest
we table this proposal .
XEROX COPYING MACHINES:
The ne,j Xerox machine has been installed. After the first weekend of operation, we
doubled the number of paid copies produced on the two machines. Last year on the same
weekend, 495 copies were made; this year, 1 ,079 copies were reproduced. Obviously,
it's still too soon to tell if this trend will continue, but if it does, it will show
that we made the correct decision and the library can support two machines. We have
received many favorable comments from the public, and the staff is pleased with the
change-making feature on the new machine.
BUS ROUTE:
Sam Trans has notified the City that they wish to discontinue the bus route that stops
in front of the library because of lack of riders. The Council has asked a representa-
tive from Sam Trans to discuss the problem with them at their April 17 meeting. I have
talked with the City Manager and the Mayor expressing our concern about this cut-back in
service, particularly with regard to use by senior citizens. If the route is eliminated,
it means that people will have to walk from E1 Camino or California Drive to come to
City Hall or the Library. I doubt if much can be done since it is a matter of economics,
however, it was an extremely convenient and useful service while it lasted.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES:
The celebrations for National Library Week (April 2 - 8) were enthusiastically received.
"King Tut, the Boy King" was shown Tuesday, April 4. at 7:30 P.M. and again Thursday,
April 6, at 2:00 P.M. Over 150 men, women and children packed the Community Room for
the first showing and 95 attended the second showing. The topic is very popular and
contributed to the reason these events were so enthusiastically attended. Joan R. Leach,
Barbara Rowe, Richard Jones, and Betty Hallock assisted in two beautifully presented
shadow plays. Tom Carey made the shodow puppets which were excellent. 75 children and
parents attended and were totally intrigued by this new type of puppet show. The
children also had the opportunity to print their initials in hieroglyphs. The week
was very satisfying for the staff and patrons were very appreciative of the events.
Librarian's Report
April 18, 1978
Page Two
Very special thanks go to Joy Molder, who coordinated the week's events, participated in
all of them, and did an outstanding job on the publicity. Her effort was a big reason for
our successful week!
Warren Wickliffe reports a successful turnout for the Youth Art and Poetry Festival ,
March 19th. Classes fron Hillsborough and Foster City did some poetry readings. The
audience numbered 50 plus.
On March 23rd, Mr. Wickliffe was a luncheon guest and speaker at a meeting of the
Burlingame Writer's Club. He dicussed the role of the library in helping writers with
their research and fielded questions from the writers. The response was enthusiastic.
On April 3rd, a group from the new Burlingame Retirement Inn visited the library for
a tour. Sue Reiterman conducted the tour and answered questions. While here, they
registered for library cards and met Joan Riordan Leach who offered her services as
reader's advisor.
Plans for the April 16th poetry reading are complete. The theme will be, Women's
Poetry, and the event will be given as a benefit for the Diana Press of Oakland, a
cooperative feminist press that was thoroughly vandalized last October. About a dozen
and a half women will be on the program. A member of the cooperative will be available
with booklists and books of the Press for sale.
Exhibits this month included: Irish Art (DeYoung Museum tie-in) ; Hand Book Binding
(San Francisco Museum of Art tie-in) ; Egyptian Art (National Library Week and film
tie-in) ; Victorian Architecture in the Bay Area; Peninsula Art Association paintings.
Book review columns in the Boutique Villager included: Restaurant Guides (Joy Molder) ;
Travel Books (Valerie Conserva) ; Spring Equinox (Lora Shank) .
SERVICES AND COLLECTIONS:
Fourteen additional framed art prints have been received for our collection. They are
currently being cataloged and processed for circulation. They will be available to the
public after they have been presented to the Friends of the Library whose funds paid
for their purchase.
Al Escoffier, Marilyn Morrison and Joy Molder met with Lawrence Hedstrom from Standard
and Poors on March 15, to discuss new Standard and Poors business services packages.
Due to a new package arrangement, for a small increase in cost, Burlingame Public Library
will be able to offer almost three times more business services for the small investor
than currently received.
TRAINING AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT:
Sue Ridgeway, Pamela Stamnes and Christine Dassoff were sent to Xerox school on Thursday,
March 30. They are now trained to service the two machines for minor problems so that
the patron 's needs will not be interrupted. All three enjoyed the training.
Joy Molder attended a CLASS (California Library Authority for Systems and Services)
workshop sponsored by CIN and CLASS on Thursday, March 30. CLASS is funded by CLSA,
and Karl Pearson, a staff member, discussed the CDB (California Data Base) which is
to be a computerized union file of major public and university libraries in California
to improve Interlibrary Loan within the state.
Librarian's Report
April 18, 1978
Page Three
I attended two IMDI classes on "Management by Objectives" on March 23 and March 30.
Joy Molder and Al Escoffier will be attending the IMDI class entitled, "Positive
Approaches to Employee Discipline" on April 12 and April 13. An upcoming IMDI class,
"Time Management", will be attended by Pat Thomas and Marilyn Morrison.
On May 10, Sue Reiterman and Betty Hallock will attend an IMDI workshop on "Design
and Implementation of a Volunteer Program".
On March 22, Sue Reiterman attended a workshop on medical resources for public libraries
at San Leandro Public Library. The workshop was organized by the Pacific Southwest
Regional Medical Library Service. Some excellent bibliographies were presented and
discussed and a demonstration of Medline was given.
Two staff members attended workshops to brush up on skills for the Computerized Community
Information Project. Lora Shank and Sharon Porter attended the three-hour course at
Stanford University led by CIP director, Jane Irby.
Richard Jones attended an excellent BARC Workshop on the book--its design, construction,
etc. on March 24.
Bill VanNiekerken attended an Interlibrary Loan meeting at San Mateo County Headquarters.
At the meeting, he was introduced to the OCLC system. By way of a CRT unit, the county uses
the system to do much of their cataloging. It is also a listings center for a number of
libraries throughout the country. The Bibliographic Center uses OCLC when they are unable
to find a book that a patron has requested within the state. OCLC has greatly increased
the range of the system for interlibrary loan.
PENINSULA LIBRARY SYSTEM:
The statistics for the PLS Reference Use Survey were received for the January survey
period. Burlingame shows a net imbalance for 6%. The 432 non-resident questions
answered by the BPL staff were offset by 357 questions asked by our patrons at other
PLS libraries.
On the agenda for the next PLS Reference Committee Meeting is a policy
statement for PLS loans, guidelines for selection of system reference materials , and
a discussion of the CLSA Reference Regulations (third draft) .
The PLS Cooperative Selection Committee has published their Cooperative Selection
Directory. The 100 plus-page directory is designed to act as an aid to cooperative
book and materials selection. We are very proud of Al Escoffier who was Chairman
of this committee and the results of the committee's work on this important project.
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES - MAIN AND BRANCH LIBRARIES:
This month the programs for the schools included puppet shows at McKinley, Roosevelt
and St. Catherine's schools; book talks and publicity for National Library Week at Hoover,
Franklin, Roosevelt, Lincoln , O.L.A. , and Crocker School in Hillsborough; visits to the
library by the United Methodist Nursery School , the Presbyterian Nursery School , two
classes from the Peninsula Early Learning Center, the first grades from McKinley, and
the eighth grade class from Our Lady of Angels.
Librarian's Report
April 18, 1978
Page Four
Thirty-five children attended the Dr. Seuss film program of "The Cat in the Hat" and
"The Sneetches".
Plans for our summer reading club are progressing. This year the theme will be
"Summer Trek" and involve a time machine, alien people and worlds.
Joan Riordan Leach and I will be meeting with Dr. Black, Superintendent of the Burlingame
Elementary School District, on the morning of April 18. I 'll report to you that afternoon
about the discussion.
STAFF PARTY:
The annual staff party was held on Sunday, April 9, from 6-10 P.M. , at the Burlingame
Recreation Center. The Irish theme was carried out by the attractive decorations , the
excellent corned beef and cabbage dinner cooked by Joan Riordan Leach's husband, Frank,
and all the Irish music and games. A great time was had by all who attended, and many,
many thanks are due Barbara Rowe and the hard-working members of her committee. I know
many of us hope this will become an annual event.
CITY OF BURLINGNIE
LIBRARY FUND BUDGET EXPENDITURE
ACCOUNT NUMBER 03-750
APRIL 1978
THIS TO BUDGET
MONTH DATE ALL0.4 BALANCE
Salaries
11 Office Expense 334.56 4,998.03 4,950 (48.03)
12 Special Dept. Expense 267.72 1 ;543.71 3,410 1 ,866.29
12.1 Books and Maps 5,946.17 50,477.39 65,375 142897.61
12.2 Periodicals 164.05 4,779.11 6,800 2,020.89
12.3 Binding 174.55 1 ,259.19 2,750 1 ,490.81
12.4 Cataloging 199.94 1 ,743.15 3,032 1 ,288.85
12.5 Records & Cassettes 207.34 1 ,330.94 3,405 2,074.06
13 Small Tools & Equip. 30.35 130.18 300 169.82
16 Communications 180.32 1 ,554.02 2,392 .837.98
17 Utilities 1 ,376.65 11 ,915.18 17,280 5,364.82
19 Maint. of Bldgs. & Gds. 792.27 3,105.79 4,700 1 ,594.21
`120 Maint. of Equip. 213.90 346.99 787 440.01
20.1 Operations of Equip. 82.13 207.88 250 42.12
21 Prof. & Special Svcs. -0- 2,400.00 2,400 -0-
22 Other Contr. Svcs. -0- -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 44.93 336.64 500 163.36
25.1 Conf. & Mtgs. - Librarian 6.00 114.13 250 135.87
25.2 Conf. & Mtgs. - Personnel -0- 252.50 350 97.50
25.3 Conf. & Mtgs. - Trustees -0- -0- -0- -0-
26 Training & Safety Program -0- 239.00 300 61 .00
29 Other Charges -0- 41 .06 100 58.94
Capital Outlay -0- -0- -0-
-0-
TOTAL BEFORE SALARIES 10,020.88 87,134.64 34,626.36
TOTAL AFTER SALARIES
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CIRCULATI0:7
MAIN BP\PN7CH
Books, Adult•Non-Fiction 11,445 1,152
Child Non-Fiction 1,541 558
Adult Fiction 8,380 2,167
Child Fiction 2,243 824
. TOTAL BOOKS._ _ 23,609
Periodicals 1,,473 473 .. .... .........673-4,701
Par.pzlets 377 14
Haps 5 1
Gane 5 -
-Small Press 4 _ _ _
Subtotal.......... ..25,468 ................. ..
.-_. . - -----
- - 5,389
Phonograph-Records 949 83 --
Slides _ -
Art Prints 36 -
Cassettes 114 -
Films 42 _
F.quiP=ent Loaned 29 -
TOTAL CIRCULATION_.._.__26 _ ............ . 5,472
GRALND TOTAL CIRCUITUATION, BRANCH & MAIN_ .32,110 -1977 Circ- 29,072, 9.46% INCREASE)
:average Daily Circ_, Main: 969
Average Daily Circ. , Branch: 219
TOTAL DAILY CIRC. AVERAGE_. . _ _. ."1,188
RET-EBEi,iCE STATISTICS:
A/V USE TALLY:
.Reference Recuests Total: 1,785 ILL Activity Incoming: 295 Microfilm Use-. S
ILL Activity Outgoing: 387 A/V Equipment -Use:
GP-AND TOTAL REF_ ACTIVITY: 2,467 ILL Activity Total: 682 Total A/V Use:
REGISTRATIONS: ADULT CHILD TOTAL
Mer^bership - 3/31/78 18,227 Tf79 21,406 PLS PATRONS
Additions - April 1978 396 34 430 TO DATE- 6,30E
'Withdrawals - April 1978 -292 36 328 Increase of: 65
TOTAL REGISTRATIONS - 4/30/78 -I8,33I 3;Z7T 21,508
ACC ESSIO .S & 11ITilDRA14ALS OF BOO{ STOCK: AS OF CAN- GRrsND TOTAI. AS
3/31/78 ADDED CELLED OF 4/30/78
Adult Non-Fiction 129,411 547 130 129,828
Child Non-Fiction 17,277 66 8 17,335
Y.A_ iron-2'iction 3,204 6 1 3,209
Adult Fiction 46,078 - 214 42 46,250
Child Fiction 13,465 48 107 13,406
Y_A. Fiction 2,658 4 _0 2,662
212,093 885 .288 212,690
Net Increase in Book Stock: 597
Included in above figures: 50 gift books and 537 new books
Pz-Phlets Added: 306 MaAs Added: 17
Pa_,.pzlets Discarded: 251 Maps Discarded: 22
TOTAL.. r 6 TOTAL_ _ I?25-
FBCCRDI21GS: AS OF 3/31/78 ADDED DISCARDED AS OF 4/30/78
78's 501 0 0 501
33's . 4,078 8 62 4,024
Cassettes 449 1 0 450
�..- TOTk ,S: 5,028 9 62 4,975
DEPOSIT D Vii-TH CITY TREASURER: MAIN: $1,552.29
B: INCH.;. 125.32
TOTAL: $1,677.61
SERVICE TO HILLSBOROUGH
During the ninth month of the contract to serve Hillsborough residents , v:e have gathered
the follo,,•iing usage statistics:
�-- Registered Borrowers - July 1 - March 31 , 1978
1 ,699 - New Hillsborough Patrons
235 - Former Fee Cards
96 - Former Property Owners
2,030 - Total Cards
$1 ,835.75 - Total Refunds, July 1 - January 31 , 1978 (No Refunds after 1/1/78)
Circulation Statistics - Hillsborough - March 1 - 31 , 1978
Main Library Branch Librarl
Total Adult Book Circulation 2,395 172
Total Periodical Circulation (Adult & Juvenile) 178 9
Total Juvenile Book Circulation 671 37
Total Audio Visual Circulation 55 -
3,299 218
Total Hillsborough Circulation: 3,517 - 10% of Total Library Circulation (32,630)
Reserves - March 1 - 31 , 1978
�— 640- Total Reserves from all patrons
94- Total Reserves from Hillsborough patrons - 14.5%
Interlibrary Loan Requests - March 1 - 31 , 1978
532- Total Outgoing Interlibrary Loan Requests
26- Total Requests from Hillsborough - 5%
Overdues Sent - March 1 - 31i 1978
791- Total Overdues sent to all Patrons - Plain Library
171 - Total Overdues sent to Hillsborough Patrons - Main Library
Use of Other Services -
Children's Librarian gave book talks to 111 students in four classes at Crocker School .
Sunday, March 19, one class from West Hillsborough for Children's Art and Poetry Festival
(sponsored by San Mateo County Schools Art Committee, Burlingame Civic Arts Council and
Freinds of Burlingame Library, coordinated by Reference Librarian Warren Wickliffe).
EXPENSES TO DATE DIRECTLY RELATED TO SERVING HILLSBOROUGH
July 1 , 1977 - March 31 , 1978
Refunds $1 ,835.75
Supplies 652.84
Borrowers cards, applications,
reserve cards, bills, postage
Books 2,948.16
(Added copies purchased July - March)
Personnel
Reference Librarians 8,060.00
Children's Librarian 543.19
Assistant Librarian 60.53
Library Assistant III 736.20
Library Assistants ) & II 1 ,600.20
Reserves Clerk 561 .77
Student Assistants 951 .72
TOTAL $17,950.36
STATISTICS FOR MARCH 1978
CIRCUI. ':TION
MAIN BRANCH
Books, 'AdLlt Iron-Fiction 11,404 1,152
Child tion-Fiction 1,303 579
Adult Fiction 9,078 2,395
Child Fiction 2,106 862
TOTAL BOOKS. ... . .. . .23,891 . . . .. . .. . ... .. .... . 4,988
Periodicals 1,393 663
Pamphlets 346 19
Maps 9 -
Game s - -
Small Press 3 -
Subtotal..... .. . .. .. 25,642. ...... ......... 5.5,670
Phonograph RL-cords 1,016 57
Slides - -
Art Prints 40 -
Cassettes 101 -
Filns 54 -
Equipment Loaned 50 -
'i'OTAI, CIRCULATION. .. .. . . 26,-90.3 .......... . .5,727
GRAND TOTAL CIRCULATION, BRANCH & MLAIN. .:. 32,630 (1977 Circ: 32,145, 1.49% Increase]
Average Daily Circ. , Main: 928
Average Daily Circ. , Branch: 212
TOTAL DAILY CIRC. AVERAGE. . .._ 1,140
---TRAFFIC:--'- .---
TRAFFIC COUNT• DISCOItTI`TQED 7 - - -- --
REFERENCE STATISTICS: A/V USE TALLY:
Reference Requests Total: 1,922 ILL Activity Incoming: 488 Microfilm Use: 1
ILL Activity Outgoing: 532 A/V Equipment Use: 62
'* RAND TOTAL R.F. ACTIVITY: 2,942 ILL Activity Total: 1,020 Total A/V Use: 63
REGISTRATIONS: ADULT CHILD TOTAL
Members:±ip - 2/28/78 18,167 _,1_0 2I-,NT PLS PATRONS
Additions - March 1978 _ 374 38 412 TO DATE: 6,241
Withdrawals - March 1978 314 39 353 Increase of: 74
TOTAL R£GISTZATIO?,1S - 3/31/78 18,22-7 -3-,'I73 7E_14TJF
ACCESSIO';S & .1THDPAWALS OF BOOK STOCK: AS OF CAN- GRAND TOTAL AS
2/28/78 ADDED CELLED OF 3/31/78
Adult Nor.- iction 128,958 571 118 129,411 -
Child tion-Fiction 17,248 45 16 17,277
Y.A. Non--fiction 3,195 9 - 3,204
Adult Fiction 45,903 205 30 46,078
Child Fiction 13,469 41 45 13,465
Y.A. Fiction 2,650 9 1 2,658
211,423 880 210 212,093
Net Increase in Book Stock: 670
Included in above fires- 51 gift books and 443 new books
Pa:::_�Dtlets Added: 71 Maps Added: 74
Pa ohlets Discarded: 0 naps Discarded: 0
TOTAL._ 17,091 TOTAL. . 1,13T
RECORDINGS: AS OF 2/28/78 ADDED DISCAP.DED AS OF 3/31/78
78's 501 0 0 501
33's 4,058 20 0 4,078
�. Cassettes 447. 2 0 449
TOTALS: 5,006 22 0 5,028
DEPOSITED :•"ITH CITY TREASURER: I I.d: $1,731.55
B?-_:'CH: 159.50
TOTAh: $1,891.05
BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINUTES
March 21 , 1978
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting of the Library Board of Trustees was called to order by Chairman Hechinger
at 4:45 P.M. on March 21 , 1978. Due to the lack of a quorum, the City Manager was
consulted and authorized that immediate business be handled by those Trustees present.
ROLL CALL:
Trustees Present: Trustee Hechinger, Trustee Phelan
Trustees Absent: Trustee DeMartini , called out of town on a business emergency
Trustee Lynes , business trip
Also Present: Mrs. Deanna Draper, Library Assistant II
INTRODUCTION:
The Librarian introduced Mrs. Deanna Draper to those Trustees present. Mrs. Draper
is a new employee assigned to the Technical Processing Department. Mrs. Draper told
the Board about her background and previous library experience. The Board welcomed
Mrs. Draper to the staff.
BILLS:
Warrants in the amount of $8,907.12 and Special Fund bills totaling $461 .07 were
ordered paid by those Trustees present.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT:
No discussion was held regarding the Librarian's Report.
CORRESPONDENCE:
A thank-you note was received from Mr. William Cohendet and Family for the flowers
sent in sympathy for the passing of Trustee Edith Cohendet.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Agenda for Joint Trustees Meeting: Discussion was held regarding the agenda and
tentative date for the Joint Trustees Meeting. The May 13th date was convenient for
those Trustees present; and Trustee Hechinger volunteered to serve on the planning
committee.
NEW BUSINESS:
1978-1979 Library Budget: The Librarian reported that the preparation of the Library
_ Budget for 1978-1979 is in progress and will be ready for the Board . to review at their
April meeting. She also stated that in the event a property tax reform initiative
passed, the City Manager has asked that recommendations for a 25% cutback reflecting
Library Board of Trustees
Minutes
March 21 , 1978
Page Two
the 1977-1978 budget be submitted. Librarian Bergsing asked if there were any suggestions
from the Board.
Xerox Copying Machines: Discussion was held regarding the need for the replacement of
the two old Dennison copiers at the Main Library. The Librarian recommended that the
present Xerox copier be placed on a purchase agreement and that a second Xerox copier
be put on a lease/rental agreement. The Librarian reviewed the purchase agreement
proposal with the Trustees present. The Trustees agreed that her recommendations
would provide a better service to our library patrons and the replacement of the
Dennison copiers would prove a benefit in staff time and efficiency. Trustee Phelan
suggested that the other Trustees be contacted before final arrangements are made.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 P.M. with the next Board meeting scheduled for
April 18, 1978.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia M. Bergsing
Clerk of the Board
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