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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet - LB - 1973.12.18 AGENDA DECEMBER 18, 1973 TRUSTEES PRESENT: TRUSTEES ABSENT: INTRODUCTION: BILLS : Warrants: $5,665.30 Special Fund: $237.38 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 20, 1973. LIBRARIAN 'S REPORT: CORRESPONDENCE: OLD BUSINESS: Easton Drive Branch NEW BUSINESS: ADJOURNMENT: NEXT MEETING SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 15, 1974. 1974 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH 5 M T W T F 5 5 M T W T F 5 5 M T W T F 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 6 7 9 101111 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13" 6 11 1 S 19 IO I1 13 14 15 16 l0 11 13 14 15 16 20 21 23 24 25 26 17 18 9 0 1!22 23 11 18}9 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 27 28 24 25 26 21 28 29 30 31 APRIL MAY JUNE 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 1 8 X10 II 12 I3 5 6 7 8 9 10 Il 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 IS 6 7 18 19 20 1 2 13}�15 16 17 IB 9 10,�l�11 13 14 15 21 22 24 25 26 27 l9 20021 23 21 25 16 11(18)19 20 21 22. 28 29 30 26 27 Z66 29 30 31 23 24 2TS5 26 27 28 29 30 JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 ]0 8 9 11 12 13 14 14 1 6 l7 18 19 10 Il 12 I4 A 16 17 A 16 11��18 19 20 21 21 22 24 25 26 27 18 19(}`�J21 22 23 24 22 23 Z4 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "�-- 6 7 9 .0 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 .1 12 113 14 13 14 IS 16 11 18 19 10 IO2 13 14 IS I6 IS 16 1/ IB l9 20 21 20 21 23 24 25 26 17 17}179)10 21 22 23 22 23 ZG 25 16 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 Z6 2/28 29 30 29 30 31 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD November 20, 1973 CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Burlingame Public Library Board was called to order on the above given date at 7:30 P.M. by Chairman De Martini. ROLL CALL: Trustees Present: Trustee Cohendet, Trustee De Martini, Trustee Hechinger, Trustee Lynes, Trustee Phelan Trustees Absent: None BILLS: Warrants totaling $7,318.92 were ordered paid on a motion by Trustee Hechinger, seconded by Trustee Phelan-and unanimously carried. On a motion by Trustee Hechinger, seconded by Trustee Cohendet and unanimously carried, Special Fund bills totaling $112.91"were ordered paid. MINUTES: Minutes of the meeting of October 16, 1973, were approved and ordered filed. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT: The Librarian's Report was read and discussed. CORRESPONDENCE: None OLD BUSINESS: Easton Drive Branch: The Librarian presented a blueprint draft of the floor plan for the Easton Drive Branch library. Discussion was held on the diagram and the roofing needs of the branch. NEW BUSINESS: None ADJOURNMENT: As there was no further business the meeting was then adjourned at 7:56 P.M. with the next Board meeting scheduled for December 18, 1973. Respectfully submitted, George aul Le chi ch Clerk of the Board GPL:jq LIBRARIAN'S REPORT December 18, 1973 Leaks, tights, photocopy machines, " disgruntled patrons, fuel shortages, refurbishing the Branch, storage problems, unfinished charge desk, typewriters, you name it--this year ' s quota--next year's, hopefully, practically solved. CONVENTION: Mr. Lechich attended the California Library Association Convention's following meetings: Saturday: Congress and Library System and CLA/CIL Government Relations Committee-- reported on elsewhere by Mrs. Bergsing. Monday: Special Meeting--CIL program on cooperative network. Attended also by Mrs. Cohendet and Mrs. Phelan. A general summary of the present planned cooperative network. Also in the afternoon, a two-hour session on funding of libraries. Tuesday: Mr. Lechich attended "Copyright : Public Library Dilemma?" A most enlight- ening discussion by a panel of four with the emphasis on copying of phonograph records and cassette tapes. General conclusion was that they cannot be copied. Mr. Lechich attended the Library History Changes at which Richard Dilton spoke about Peter Force, the much neglected collector of the basic Americana History Collection of the Library of Congress. Dennis Thomison spoke on "The Coming Centennial of ALA and California." The ALA Conference will be in San Francisco for this centennial . Wednesday: Mr . Lechich attended the Second General Session on the Current and Future Plans of the ALA. The change in dues structure was the most discussed subject. Apparently, the membership is against the change. CLA Annual Membership Meeting- Committes of various reports, etc. A well-attended meeting at which a much better understanding of the current problems and structure were obtained. Mrs. Bergsing attended the Special Program Saturday afternoon on Taxation and Revenue along with Mr. Lynes, Mr. Hechinger, Mrs. Phelan and Mr . Lechich. The major part of the program was devoted to a question and answer session about the survey of library systems being undertaken by the State Department of Finance. Mrs. Bergsing thought all who attended felt it was a lively discussion. On Monday, Mrs. Bergsing attended a program on Interlibrary Cooperation, and another on Reference Network Evaluation. These were followed by the Annual Coulter Lecture which was on California in fiction from 1849-1899 by an antiquarian book dealer, John Swingle. All were interesting and worthwhile presentations. On Tuesday, the Bay Area Reference Center (BARC) presented a workshop on "Women's Place in the 70's" which Mrs. Bergsing attended briefly in the morning before the meeting of the Library History Chapter. The speaker at the history program was Richard Dilton, Sutro Librarian. He lectured about Peter Force, an early book collector and benefactor of the Library of Congress. The luncheon speaker was Nevin Busch, well-known author and film writer. In the afternoon, the Audio-Visual Chapter presented a program on contem- porary music and suggested ways and means for libraries to obtain these records for their collections. The Intellectual Freedom Committee held a discussion on recent Supreme Court decisions and their effect on libraries and the media. The day concluded with a talk by Zilpha Snyder, noted children's author, discussed her books and how she writes them. All in all Mrs. Bergsing thought it was a worthwhile conference, and came back with a number of new ideas. It was also interesting to see all the exhibits with the new equip- ment, services and systems available. 2 _ AUDIO VISUAL DEPARTMENT: Selections for the upcoming San Francisco Symphony season have been ordered. All but _ three or four selections are available on disc and will be cataloged as soon as they arrive. Most of these items are in great demand during the Symphony Season. A film series, to consist of both amateur films amde by local students and feature films (16mm) borrowed from local libraries, is in the planning stages for early 1974. It is hoped that a regular program can be arranged to allow for both an evening and an afternoon performance, the afternoon performance designed for younger and older patrons who do not wish to attend in the evening. The addition of a new cassette player and phonograph has had a considerable impact on the use of equipment. Use has nearly doubled over the previous month. It is hoped that we can purchase one more cassette player/phonograph for the A/V area soon. YOUNG ADULT DEPARTMENT: The Young Adult Department sponsored the regular semi-monthly meeting of BAYA (Bay Area Young Adult Reviewers) on Tuesday, November 27th, from 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. Members and guests in attendance were 64, one of the largest turnouts of the year. The program topic was Cable Television. Representatives from the University of California-Berkeley Library School showed video tapes concerning the use of video tape in libraries and was followed by a lively discussion. Mr. Escoffier hosted the meting with the Friends of the Library helping in serving refreshments. REFERENCE DEPARTMENT: Mrs. Molder gave a book talk to an independently organized group of women in San Carlos on November 13th, with a critical discussion of Scott Fitzgerald' s THE GREAT GATSBY. Mr. Wickliffe attended the monthly PLS reference librarians ' meeting at San Mateo Public Library on November 29th. Since San Mateo Public Library will be closed during the latter part of December for the moving of the collection to the newly-finished top floor, Mr. Wickliffe suggested that the December meting be held at our library, and arrangements have been made for the Community Room to be reserved for the meting on the 20th. CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT: Due to the enthusiastic response to the puppet shows held during the Book Sale, a number of shows were presented during Book Week (November 12-18) . At the Branch Library, "Dandelion" was performed for the pre-school group and a group from the First Presbyterian Church Nursery School and repeated with the addition of a "Pooh" puppet play for the school age children. These puppet plays were also shown at the Main Library. Approximately 125 people attended each of the performances. Also, in connection with Book Week, a contest was held involving guessing the number of candies in a jar--to guess you had to take out a library book. The prize was 50 pieces of candy and a paperback book. A tie occured at the Main Library between Efrem Cray and Tim Murphy and at the Branch Library the prize was won by Deanna Brown. CITY OF BURLINGAME BUDGET EXPENDITURE DECEMBER, 1973 THIS TO BUDGET MONTH DATE ALLOW. BALANCE S-1 Salaries M-11 Supplies 167. 16 1,386.71 2,520. 1, 133.29 M-12 Postage & Printing 3.68 976.03 3,610. 2,633.97 M-13 Light, liter, Heat, Power 836.25 4,652.32 9,240. 4, 587.68 M-14 Telephone 119.34 691 . 10 1,900. 1,208.90 M-16 Maintenance 221 .31 2,019.63 4,600. 2,580.37 M-17 Books & Maps 29857. 18 21,347.59 45,050. 23,702.41 M-17A Periodicals 671 .53 3,677.21 4,450. 772.79 M-17B Binding 160.25 859.50 2,500. 1,640.50 M-17C Cataloging 191 .28 1,056.50 2, 500. 1,443.50 M-19 Convention 63.74 63.74 275. 211 .26 M-19A Auto Allowance 35.05 92.60 300. 207.40 M-19P Personnel <4.85> . 196. 15 250. 53.85 M-19T Trustees 16. 13 16. 13 125. ,108.87 M-20 Dues to Library Associations 42.00 177.00 275. 98.00 M-21 Miscellaneous --- 16.92 100. 83.08 M-24 Typewriter Repairs 49.00 110.69 350. 239.31 M-27 Comp. Insurance --- --- 2,000. 2,000.00 M-28A Contracts --- 3,475.00 8,400. 49925.00 M-28B PLS Contract --- --- 2,400. 2,400.00 5 �. 3og.-r C-90 Capital Expenditures 236.25 236.25 011 A0. TOTAL BEFORE SALARIES 5,665.30 41,051 .07 TOTAL AFTER SALARIES STATISTICS FOR NOVEMBER 1973 CIRCULATION: MAIN BRANCH Books, Adult Non-Fiction 9� ,T77 1,� Child Non-Fiction 10625 636 Adult Fiction 7, 597 1,786 Child Fiction 2, 103 920 TOTALBOOKS... . . . . . ...20,502. .. . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . Periodicals 1, 155 427 Subtotal . . . . .. ... . . ..... . . . . .21,657. . . . . . ... ... . . . .4,775 Phonograph Records 973 - Slides 6 Art Prints 44 - Cassettes 68 - Films 40 - Equipment Loaned 2 - TOTALCIRCULATION. . . .. . . .....22,790.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, 775 GRAND TOTAL CIRCULATION, BRANCH & MAIN. . . . .. ... . . .. .. .27,565 (1972 Circ: 28,912--5% decrease) Average Daily Circ., Main : 844 Average Daily Circ., Branch: 191 TOTAL DAILY CIRC. AVERAGE.. . . 1,035 TRAFFIC : Total Traffic, Main: 27,628 Daily Average Traffic, Main : 1,023 Total Traffic, Branch: 6 016 Daily Average Traffic, Branch: 241 TOTAL TRAFFIC. . . ... .33 TOTAL DAILY AVERAGE. . . . . . . . . . 1, REFERENCE STATISTICS: Reference Questions : Circulation Loans : A/V USE TALLY: By Phone : 408 To BPL from PLS : 74 To PLS from BPL: 26 Microfilm Use: 8 In Person: 994 To BPL from ILL: 14 To ILL from BPL: 18 A/V Equip. Use: 142 _ TOTAL. . . . . . 1,170-2 TOTAL BORROWED. . .$$ TOTAL LOANED. . . +'T+ TOTAL A/V USE- 150 REGISTRATIONS: ADULT CHILD TOTAL Membership - 10/21/73 1'+,790 3,353 1$,T PLS PATRONS Additions - November 1973 381 63 444 TO DATE: 2,416 Withdrawals - November 1973 332 73 405 Increase of: 67 TOTAL REGISTRATIONS - 11/30/73 1� 3,3I3 18,182 ACCESSIONS & WITHDRAWALS OF BOOK STOCK: AS OF CAN- GRAND TOTAL AS 10/31/73 ADDED CELLED OF 11/30/73 Adult Non-Fiction 115 + - 107 115,407 Child Non-Fiction 17, 558 34 7 17, 585 Y.A. Non-Fiction 2,927 8 8 2,927 Adult Fiction 39,970 148 10 40, 108 Child Fiction 13,861 146 13 13,994 Y.A. Fiction 2,922 10 1 2,931 TOTALS* . . . . * #. . . . .*. 192,324 7�7 + 17F6 192,952 Net Increase in Book Stock: 774 Included in above fiauures: 48 gift books and 474 new books Pamphlets Added : 265 Maps Added : 30 Pamphlets Discarded: 49 Maps Discarded: 11 TOTAL. . . . . . .9,7FO TOTAL. . . . . . . .911 RECORDINGS : AS OF 10/31/73 ADDED DISCARDED AS OF 11/30/73 78's 1,012 0 2 1,010 45's 226 0 22 204 33 's ,3 038, 15 47 350066 TOTAL. . . . . . . . . ,4 276 15 71 ,4 220 DEPOSITED WITH CITY TREASURER: MAIN : $10265. 2 BRANCH: 143.05 TOTAL: $1,40977