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BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MEETING OF NOVEMBERl8,_ 969
TRUSTEES PRESENT:
TRUSTEES ABSENT:
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF OTOBER 21, 1969:
BILLS:
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
COMMUNICATIONS:
L
OLD BUSINESS:
San Mateo Libraries Cooperative Project
Building
Special Fund
NEW BUSINESS:
Policy on distribution of local publications
Drinking Fountain
ADJOURNMENT:
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
OF THE
BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
October 21, 1969
CALL TO ORDER:
A regular meeting of the Burlingame Public Library Board was held on the above given
date. The meeting was called to order at 7:40 P. M. by Chairman Hechinger.
ROLL CALL:
Trustees Present: Trustee Lynes, Trustee Hechinger, Trustee De Martini
Trustees Absent: Trustee Cohendet, excused, in Europe; Trustee Phelan, excused, death
of friend
MINUTES:
The minutes of the meeting of September 15, 1969 were approved and adopted.
BILLS:
Bills in the amount of $5,117.78 were ordered paid on a motion by Trustee De Martini,
seconded by Trustee Lynes and carried.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT:
The Librarian's report was read and ordered filed. Trustee De Martini questioned the
decline of traffic at the Branch Library, and it was the opinion of the Librarian that
the counter there does not always function property. Chairman Hechinger asked for a
report from the Librarian on the Building Conference in Sacramento. The Librarian stated
that this was sponsored by the State Library and the C.L.A. and was a conference which
concerned itself with library buildings only; that it was quite instructive and he had
gathered information which would be of value in our building program. Chairman Hechinger
questioned the nature of the Peninsula Library Association, and was informed that it was
comprised of professional librarians from the entire Peninsula area, representing individual
libraries. Mrs. Bergsing is president this year.
COMMUNICATIONS:
There were no communications.
OLD BUSINESS:
San Mateo Libraries Cooperative Project: The Librarian said that there would be a
meeting this Thursday, October 23, to implement a survey on the use each library concerned
will have from other libraries. He said it will be necessary to keep a record on use of
our library by other libraries. The type and form of these records will be discussed at
the meeting. The Librarian stated the results of these records will form the basis of
the amount of compensation. Chairman Hechinger mentioned the cooperative arrangement in
the San Joaquin Valley, which is working exceptionally well. Trustee Lynes added that they
also had mobile units. Trustee DeMartini, for further clarification asked if this did
not mean that if our working load was heavier, we would receive compensation in the form
of either extra work from other libraries or in money. The Librarian agreed.
Building Program: Chairman Hechinger asked about the progress ofthe architect and the
building plans. The Librarian reported that the reinforcing of the building had been
approved and that the architect could now go ahead with the rest of the plans. Trustee
De Martini wanted to know if these plans would follow the original closely, and was in-
formed that they would basically, although there would be some changes. In reply to
another question, the Librarian said that the library definitely would not close for the
process of strengthening the structure, nor for the actual remodeling, even though there
would probably be some inconvenience. Trustee DeMartini asked what the total cost would
probably be, and the Librarian stated that was impossible to tell at the present. He went
on to say that all aspects of the library should be included in the remodeling, including
such items as repainting, and refurbishing.
Special Fund: Chairman Hechinger asked for any developments on this subject. The
Librarian stated that he was still working on revamping the administration of the fund
to the end that it was well safe-guarded, and that the only recommendations the auditor
had made so far were that two signatures should be used. Trustee Lynes remarked that the
fund should be set up to the satisfaction of the auditor and in a straight-forward and
easy to understand manner. Chairman Hechinger asked if a plan could be formulated by the
next Board meeting and the Librarian stated that it would be.
General: Trustee Lynes asked what, if any, the effect of the Vietnam Moratorium day was
on the library, and was informed that there had been no particular effect - no disturbances.
NEW BUSINESS:
Employee Resignation: The Librarian informed the Board that Miss Norma Twisselman, a
long-time employee, was resigning as of November 1. Trustee DeMartini moved that the
Board accept her resignation with regret, seconded by Trustee Lynes and Passed.
ADJOURNMENT:
Trustee Lynes moved that the meeting be adjourned, seconded by Trustee DeMartini and passed.
Meeting adjourned at 8:15 P. M.
Respectfully submitted,
George Paul Lechich
Clerk of the Board
P0
erc! !(."n of books slince the first part of this ye:7r had reacthed the
If ''1 7' 20,00C The situati r , -,as becc,,ifng quite impossi ble a,nd'
rec.I;:-r-�d w2 i--rust do sormethinC, Wrt i cular i y in thrt tha i nsp;:,c'CrAr �6-cT
!ns :s-an::e coraparlies, I ocking ovz.- tha 1 i 1.-xary for sai'-4,ty perlha'ps
this th�,,- t:.-site inspector) notee, that w3 should not have then, piled in the
mur
se, an e-m�rqency mvaasure since wa have no pl.'c(-'.,
L-0i le-r This wzis' of c.,- o
to Pvt holdts Nvolhen the areas in the I ibi'-ary are filled, unti I they are;.
t anspom-'t. d t,--) '%'-he Cox porat i on yard The Librarian rzquested help in the
Elf a for tile sz"Ie' fhe good Offices of Pa=jl Davis, 0-io 10CE'"e'd
Lhm 11arket last: year, found that vie crouid use Montgo5mery Vard's old
i thi n Q period of two weeks, t:;z proc-eadead to clean up the store;
rd 'vlitll tha h"Ap of-' pages, Mbrary assistants, Mrs. Beergs-ing a.--Kj' mfselfa , and
"he -Cin of the o4l'ice of the engimering and ti—,- office of defense
'n allo�,ing us "oo use the L-lig, old flv,t-bad truckt we. tra�lzs"rted thess borOks
to Aont-o�-na?y Varda Th--- Htth6dist Churdh,, the First Cangre�jational Church,
12 i'm,, Cul,.
Lad,*' :A7 llj-'gels Church d7m?.ted Ua tables .-o display them on, On
I
Day Pases and thaae of us -6-1 the library pr,�wiously mn-otiomd and
WZT�C�' help to M-mir classificatimis. 20,000
EC-Ti�! VO LN I distributed th-��m
volumias is an imriwnri !;-' nu"Aber of bocks. It is as large as many, branch librarfes
T,.�ava in MI*ir A Great r.-,eRny of tl-x.se books -L,*-re disca?ds-., SC" te
of th=, with:�u.- a doubt.. Should not have been discarded, Under the pressure
of aur we had to dispose of books, and the immmse amount of time It
Calvaz tr) check and reche&,, 6 absolutely sur-3 you zwe not disposing of
SoTazthi =g yz:u simuld not is almost impossible under the situation. The Water
ID-apart!-w-nt com,:�raxl--d by turning the water on in the building, and the P,-G-Cu
turn�--,,', ;,.m the power. Tim man in Paul 0--vis' office �rtho waw in charge of -
teasing the prol,-xirty wes imost coop-2- rative. The place was craned cit, Vjin6--r;,;s
!-.,azhod, tzbles collected and a�asi led; and a of MM at4turs
wx, 'ked ! zrd all V4tc�x&ns' Day, We (got tion books or, the tzbles and -c-m.t of C-4o—,
boxas In tKI Publicity hmd bwen sent to thrQa pEFers., ano
f6r rad'?o statrons, 7'�*, Advance: published a sm�all articie an the Seciety page
and unt` l V-"Sdzy n t
mthing h&-1 app-aared in the Times. 1 than called, C-corge
GbIding, who 31-ated tilt hs had nit sear the and very kindly got
U!: a'nl in the Thursday nig,54 San Bb�it-eo Times,. Onyx crd of un'outt'-.
4nd othe'!rw1s;'-' -m had quits a mmbmr of pop le, aml Tirturnday night thare w-Uns
abc-,ji: 150 In tha romm 7t3O to 8:30; so by that evening vvi had dispom-,d of
c-ne-third of Pl-ba bo<A, .s there for abmt $500�OO� pea, Ju`ile Schnackey Mrs '6,Aice-
Scilwoader, Mr, Claude Genavio"*Ve elan, and Rueh Playo frien�-
of the 'ibrary, wovked at putting out the tooks zaiiid staffed t�a c,�s4hw register
during the zmleFriday raGr-Ming we c-oo`,.f9u--d at 10:100 and pracepded to mmove
m7m of thm tablcs th4t H-Ad to go back t q tk�e chun-ch and ccasol ldated Vne books-
T-,,j-- or "Ahree (,-,f us did m:,--st or" this wash; At 6-00 t1hat :sight .4-3 had dizoosed 014
aaother qmm"Vsr C -so of the b0<" S,, Wa wore giving the.—A. awry 2S fcr $t,,00 at
17" 'J"Q Ubrar-aan had realizcd Chiit: U-Vt'l-'s Stores" z,-n3 havir",
a sale.
that evening, Lot wo-,Ad- h&ve !zcpt open 3'ad p7cihzb1i?d1sipa%-2d of anomharter
d a,'
Z4 Is n v�'a m72 a1 '4GV1"iR!j r�no- Ac tc take
we op--.-ed i,-ain, and, In tile af4 -rnoo .
as manyas Zhov- could c4Krq Csr $1.00� c. 8' L-z;ng
I i . .1 b-,a ....:,,'v ed Cur if nt,,,
the aftC'?n0-x-'% -'a agala those vn, had on tmtAez so tMt 't-.he oflw-r
gp bac, tables v�Brc removed by the Use
of the rAd C1 A I f;,Lt-,Z-3 tred-- am' at so a rrue-z from thvt
Cerp-oratian Y•7'r& wltilowut Lke V.?U&S i would have bce,,o &qmied. S u nA a y
lm�7?nlng t�oo, a--I: us?-- nt quite a b1'f of in ch,-Ckiao thfings oval-,, nnd I f*ou-IC;
that th-
:-
lultural in Eas". Palo Alto "-lould LA-' 01-11Y too
r C�-
cmc- .1 4-1,000, 4i i
. '�;r of
':z. Aa 7 thl�
�U E''13IF I
%,!e twJst Zmjm -%;'-4 Wmsc;Tdki te on .he very ald tablel-. th",
hcv)ks C"-A .1*1-afbles that b-"Tlcmq tc' th17tholic cihurch t'401ich must be back by
.1
1 -1 100, 1',- C"')"t of this operalAor". rict counting the cost of t wal"'Dr and the
quill 1. 1
e.I c c t rC;1*� ' ty Pr'.')bably run to al;out $3;30.00., lii-;avinq us a net Cain o" per� aps
$1,*17r'.00. it �"Ounds like a iot, but when you count the professional time that
was put in on it, w really w-ant in the hold several hu-ndred dollars,, Of
C0;31" if if yo. ,J figure that tto pacplc who put most of t-ho titrtc in pt:'c in
*.4", 6- U 9
-,-r v!hiclih m- are not particulaxly compensated e.,cept in love of (Yir jobb
sw is riot qLsi,',;e so bad. Th-_ potential of these books. and the potential of our
.ability to receive gift booksb if '�Xm'isions arra madle in the m�_,w wing to tkak-_3
nf lvlt stcr"n- ser "4 !.-).; a
who could price them undler our quidasice at reasonable figuras, probobly
rat U:5 $11,000 or $4,000 a years possibly mo.re. But you can see that it
takes a great dezl or- work. A Friends Group needs a project. It se--ms 'Zo havz,,
bafan art Ideal ,-xcjcct in all places whera there are Friends, especially anlmonq
the ycmriger ones, who wish to do things and iie on p%-oJJects that bear 16ruit.
This d'oer, it 1'n two ;..!ays - it allorls th.em to actually dfsposo2 of books that
h8ve a vaN,_- "crconsiderably morn titan a quarter or a dimmie, end it ,also ally: s
the patroas and oth.tr people in the. cainx'unity to acquire bo&cs Which t"V"-1Y Seem
to get a big i_mnq out of gatting�, Xr. etyma woods - a goal w- ,blic relatior's -irk.
al 1 tix� 1-,,-,y around.a It Is to be hoped that scon -111 ata-
I
"Is are PLwnning ".0 razz-tivate th,:st Frl*<;ndz group, W12 havv a s*tcntlz)l xmbership
OF young active rm' m'�Ydrz. IF -.41s procedl Is the tmy that Menlo Park has drame, we
ani 11 Lm, able acquira 0 Feat li-arty mare gifts, of Which th-, Lilnary TI-14ill
f I I as out a fem ,4
or il%-.s;, and of w4'Ach zmmny can 1;e sold for reasvnable Prices
when tley are so marke'd as thay arc recaiv-wJ� Stich a qra:jp is not vi.nly fog,
boc*k sal asp, but in the fact that- iromiy of MM-rn are interested razderz:, willire
3
and i41 to talk about be s. If -we have a b.-m-ming aroa, It -might be
interestic,,.q to hive it staffed part of t42 tim, witin volunteer help Aho are jo,
on, net,:zat books, and athzes, and can act as readcrsl advisrTin a ve'ry
sant fashlon. Many of tth'-_ zervicas of library can be zuqmen' '--Crd
or can actually, 1ame activated anly if we have help. Suit Itep,13, aull'h�
as cziz..,iettas, .rimed to be handled indivieu,0i7 in Q?der to preveat their befi-t-g
stolan. Te_ za-me is true of sheet muslc art at-7-'er iteins. nos t of the �im- *'
s,with rri aactfvc3 group *f volunteers, imaple can be founA rho are 1,t
Chis type of thing,, who know more. about it be= zrus� '=h:v_q ezin zpnd m-evre '-m
It thmr: any. �f us. With an adequate ares, even suc."I t1lings 05 histc,'ry of
Burlinqarab can be, providoc-1 spaced, T,;-sw library �m hecorazi a rGal Int-*11ectual,
ctnte.? for thzl: ; and there are ttn- In aur linga-m-s, who woulei the to
in svel'-z activi'PACS"
T.'-)e Lit-warian att2nd-A hto City Catnicll mmetitnf33 and k-i L-meting conctn"ad
Peninm_A.,,� 'Ubrcry Association rn"'utfimq
M STA717STX�,S:
Th ft_crvaza of 6r-"% In circulatiom frm Octob�zs-, 7963 to
tho result of the ac h of the nurvthcr of -.45itts tc, M_rary 11,4Y SC1.1001
childrem, Who take Out a ecasidcarable nL-,,,AL-)r of bcoks. Tharm a mail
deP't sz4,:1�0 frs tho adult but not vary much. Nma
Ivan efilic cc"It. HoAcmwar' Umb totc;l
is up Z22 G.Lmr that� of tc"'-a
15,68. It iz Intevesting that Vm
adult revistebtfon rls 13V845,9 f4l'y ectot'Qr' 1��M% it is na-w 13'703' t"I'mrs0Z
a was 30944 In 1546-9, amd is nom 3,612. statistie5
_-'Am se` In %anm-z' V�'e'a haV4 ccnt;M. Z_'d to discard haqvilaly. Thii
-1 'i h %.1 5 ria!
di&,,�4rdatd C90 or rme'g4 v as mewly ar, m ��-Z<Aks ;njd�'.'d ri,
-3f, '? - -,:, -.11% r)I z e "a
r �ms r_�t imoudre. tqr�t c c.;
34� pnMphict" and idded miss Adams has also acquired a great many
�jps and aj ;nurdad oyny old ones. This "ill appanr in the MUM= fur-
t:Wif, hawe a vary good collection of city MIPS and local aesa maps
within the mnth, We added 43 aew recordings and discarded 2. In 1963
',0,450,49, in Octqbar of ,1969 we depasitad $1,543.13 with the
City 7ran5wror . ere again, statistics do not woke sens,
CHMOREMIS RION:
The octehcractivities of the Children's Roam. included class visits. story
hour Loth pro-school and ch001 a90, and preparing teachers' collections which
incolved Qver 700 Wks to the Bur fingama scheols�
?p0paraticus ware being myd-- to giva, the widest poasiblo public-ity to thin fzct hat
11rilyn Socha, nwed children's authur, wculd ba at the Burlingame Public Librar'',
o'n
S-1 sahn 4.; 13, 177.80 67,288.81 163, 121 .00 95,832.19
i :A Pr i!_. ig P: , f':.i'h' 504.54 1,752078 2,250
SO AW, AN, Powu Wer 23107 1,260,02 4,coo
AN Wildd , & Gr oun i s Maintenance 212.8 2 366.20 ;,500 21153
5
M-17 r",t.`.zk; t r Cit:.. 3,307-14 131452-43+y �l Z' J 35 ��4.+'v 11 . ..1.
9,45
171 5i.f, 1 492.60 1,450.27 3,000 11542 T.-
M-17C :eta" gine. 45,00 339.38 1,250 910 ,11,
1 .:,19 ,;-;nbz�'_.r�:'�.-an t braarlan 3°.00 55.201 Z50 154j,
300 210 A
NOW AnvAiden Amrsinmal ) 176,25 176,25 Z50 7 7,
1- 197 lonvindan a uves) --- mar -125 h 5, 0
;4-20 !):z-,zs *,a Library Associatims 20.00 3000 253 220 or,
M-21 Alseallannous --- 82.66 100 17 Y''
f
SCI......«. �.CU ,L
`i^ft7 k..F li:;" ;6:pS 340,,00 5.00 4,060 2,39,0.-
65D
o`:`',0.'
•.-aria s'r r,-a-,...u.....Y�ar.� n +._:s...����r4�.e. '..::v'.rp:;��u,ai�eKFY2T uFv.�:ia9.Z•"Y '-xaS.+�w�,wr:�Nn�.¢�f4'.+#+�ea.M!"dY�_L•x�e2_c._...-..,. �;t^..�1 :_. ..
MA ;',;,TER S,ALARIN 18,975.84 92,487.92 225,716 133,228.08
TA
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C I RCULA`!,om'
Sooks, A_`ult Mon;Fiction 8,Lr72 1,472
Child Non-Fiction 1,197 1
1)
A2
eult Fiction 6,237 ,141
Child Fiction _J&,31 1 626
!9,631 p
Per iodical S t .072
66:,*
K
XF
20,709
Phonograph Rec(xd.s 97 ---
Slides
Total Circulation 23,'°'",'J'(-)6—
918
ttal Branch Circulptirmi 1 6,- _r (1963: 30t817)
M C K ,, MA IP. G RA N 0 -TOTAL C 11 R C UP A T X ON -2 U
Daily Average for Main 734 X of dacrease -
Daily Average for Branch _2 56
TOTAL DAILY AVERAGE
C uOug)
.:TTifly A�=rage-7.7 UM77� 7 5_4� Total Traffic, '.a i n 2 Ot 3 84
Oaily Average, Branch 325' Total Traffic, 8 889
Total Dai 8 Aver l Obi
Total Traffic
REGISTRATIONS ADULT C*,MD TOTAL
mjb=rs �=p9 30/69 1TX;9 -3-,rb
Additions, Oct., 1969 340 96 436
Withdrawals, Oct , 1969 376 165 541
TOTAL REGISTRATION
_A�SW, 10 3
W?Ts-STR T-7110-ZfF 0-PUMAUQW-M0-ICK..
AS OF CANCR 4�0
-
VW69- ADDED CELLO TOTAL
Adult Mon-Fiction 9U7X'_ TOV— n-5 -- _9 7ra
Child Non-Fiction- 17066 80 . 158 17,290
H.S. Non-Fiction 2,085 9. 16 2,97F
Adult Fiction 36,611 174 28 36*757
HSS. Fiction 3,666 9 3
Child Fictionk!"
1111;61 1318 2 14, 592
-8" 9
TMA#. BOOK STOCK AS Of 10/31/69, 05 4 892
NET INCREASE IN BOOK STOCKt 2
43 fts Land 40 t21 .1 a ;iFC �es
3�p',"Ua'ts =AdeS'�Y'_ P3ips Added 0
Pa-,,.,phlatz Discarded 345 Romps Disecrded 0
AS C-7 ACCES- Dis- WAVID
2L3(;,169 SI ONIED c A.R 9 E 0 TOTAL
L,513 228 4 0 228
3313 2,194 _43 2 2-235
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