HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1976.09.21 MINUTES OF THE MEETING
OF THE
BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
September 21 , 1976
CALL TO ORDER:
The meeting of the Burlingame Library Board of Trustees was called to order by Chairman Lynes
at 5:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL:
Trustees Present: Trustee Cohendet, Trustee DeMartini, Trustee Hechinger, Trustee Lynes,
Trustee Phelan
Trustees Absent: None
Also Present: Ms. Karen Petterson, Journalist, Boutique/Villager
BILLS:
Warrants in the amount of $11 ,463.49 and Special Fund bills totaling $655.01 were paid on a
motion by Trustee Cohendet, seconded by Trustee DeMartini, and carried.
MINUTES:
Minutes of the meeting of August 17, 1976 were approved and ordered filed.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT:
Chairman Lynes stated that congratulations were in order for Mrs. Patricia Bergsing's appoint-
ment to the Board of Directors of the Public Library Executives of Central California.
Trustee Cohendet commented that the autograph party in honor of Dorothy Giberson's new book
was very successful. Librarian Lechich reported that some 200 people attended the affair and
approximately 75 copies of her book were sold and personally autographed.
CORRESPONDENCE:
A letter was received from Mr. Gordon D. Forbes, 2451 Easton Drive, Burlingame, expressing
his congratulations on the selection of our new Branch Librarian, Mrs. Barbara Rowe. He stated
that he and his neighbors were very pleased to have Mrs. Rowe as the new librarian.
OLD BUSINESS:
Air Conditioning: The Librarian reported that the project is in progress and that the City
Council agreed to go ahead with the recommendations. Discussion was held and the Trustees
voiced their concerns of future reliability of the system after the modifications and repairs
were completed.
1976-1977 Fiscal Year Budget: Librarian Lechich informed the Board that the City Council had
passed the budget minus the additional position requested for the CETA employee.
NEW BUSINESS:
C.L.A. Convention: The Librarian advised the Board of the California Library Association
Convention to be held in Southern California during December. They were informed that $275
has been budgeted for this purpose. Trustees interested in attending will make their reserva-
tions and advise the Librarian.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 5:55 P.M. with the next meeting scheduled for October 19, 1976.
Respectfully submitted,
GeorgejPaul Lechich
Clerk of the Board
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