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MINUTES OF THE MEETING
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BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
JULY 16, 1968
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 7:3_3 P. M. by Chairman Hechinger.
ROLL CALL:
Trustees Present: Chairman Hechinger, Trustee Cohendet, Trustee Amstrup
Trustees Absent: Trustee Lynes - excused because of illness; Trustee De Martini -
excused because of family illness.
MINUTES:
The minutes of the meeting of June 12, 1968 were approved and adopted.
BILLS:
Bills in the amount of $4,504.50 were ordered paid on a motion by Trustee Cohendet,
seconded by Trustee Amstrup and carried unanimously.
GENERAL:
The Librarian introduced the new Trustee, Mr. Irving Amstrup, who was appointed by the
City Council at their July 15 meeting.
Trustee Cohendet queried as to why the City Council made the final decision on the
person hired as library consultant. Chairman Hechinger replied that the Board decided
this point last Fall. Trustee Cohendet asked for specific reasons For the hiring
of a library consultant and Chairman Hechinger replied that there was a need for help
in determining what to do with the building to accommodate the increased work load,
and the collection which has expanded considerably. Chairman Hechinger stated that he felt
Holt might consider we should have a new building. Trustee Cohendet asked if it would
be out of order for Board members to call or talk to Mr. Holt, and the Librarian
stated it would be all right. Trustee Cohendet queried as to whether or not the
letter of appreciation had been written to former Trustee Guthrie, and was informed
that it had not been.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT:
The Librarian's report was read and ordered filed. The Librarian mentioned that he
had attended another meeting regarding the San Francisco demonstration project and
that it is being revised since several librarians had come up with modifications of
the idea. The Board, he said, would be sent copies of the revised project.
Chairman Hechinger remarked on Mrs. Collins' bringing animals to the library for the
purpose of the reading club, and said that it might make a good human interest story
in the newspaper. Trustee Cohendet agreed that we should have some publicity and
pictures regarding this.
COMMUNICATIONS:
The Librarian discussed with the Board a tetter he had received from a Miss Kepics,
a Burlingame school teacher, regarding her expired card, in which she expressed
rather strenuous views regarding the bureaucratic functioning of the library. The
Librarian stated he had written Miss Kepics, correcting her misapprehension.
BUILDING PROGRAM:
The Librarian notified the Board that Mr. Karmel had studied and rewritten Mr. Holt's
contract and that the revised contract had been drawn up and sent to Mr. Holt for
signature, after which it will go to the City Council for approval.
BUDGET:
The Board was informed by the Librarian that the budget for the new fiscal year has
not yet been approved.
MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES COOPERATIVE PROJECT:
There was further discussion of this project, and it was mentioned that it has been
item on the agenda for the Study session of the City Council for two times. The
first meeting, the Council did not get to it, and the second meeting the Librarian
was out of town and could not attend. It was reiterated that many municipal libraries
are in favor of their own system since they would rather not have a system taken over
by the County. The money for the Municipal Cooperative comes from the state and the
Federal Government. In the San Francisco project, no money is involved from the local
area. It was remarked that the Council would probably discuss this project also, and
that in general the Library Board had approved it over three or four months ago.
NEW BUSINESS:
There was no new business.
Trustee Cohendet expressed the thought that the Board should regularly review the
statistics sheet. This was done for the current sheet, and the decrease in circulation
was noted.
Chairman Hechinger voiced the Board's welcome to the new Trustee, Mr. Amstrup.
ADJOURNMENT:
Trustee Cohendet moved that the meeting be adjourned. This was seconded by Trustee
Amstrup and carried unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 P. M.
Respectfully submitted,
George Paul Lechich
Clerk of the Board
LIBRARTAMIS REPORT
AUGUST 20o 1966
MEETINGS ATTIE'NUED:
The Librarian £sttended tF,e City Council Meetinga and two meetings a-IF the heads
of the local libraries. The latter meetings were concarn4d witth the Possible
fields of coop3ration Lxthoaen the municipal acrid county libraries and- 1;.-tvx-sn
the San Francisco Public. The original application was returned by the statce,
in ordar to increase V-* participation by the local librarizz, and to delineate
in dctail the varfou3 categories in wthich cooperation should achieve the
widest results, both in rntron gratification and in increased sfficiancy of
operation. It is to be hoped that cost studies w1lal be incorporated in this
offort. This ojact, if approved,, be financed solely by federal f"nds.
SHELVING:
The vnetal shelving ordered from Arms in Mnrch has finally been installed after
waiting for tee. strike which delayed delivery, and then raceiving the wrong color
which Mhey raplactd bul. which lacked a few of the parts.
The 9jaoad shelving ordered from Reming'ton, Rand sew ill Is not complete. First some.
Items iiare the wrang colors, somm- the wrong size, and lastly, zok-w have not
arrived at all - the latest information, "Lost- in shipAmni'.."
CHILDREMIS ROM-
The St=,,�r Reading Club- is approaching its finale for this surwmar- We are RkIking
plans nova for the tarty which will be hold In tg`� Vurlingenr. Recreation Center
an Saturday, August 24th. The Mil l staorough Policersepart mint in conjunction with
Worth County Canlna, will present its dog trairilng demons';Kration in the Washington
Field Beseball 71eld. FollcyAinq this, the children ►--ifll receive ice cream and
cookies and their aw.�irds at the Cantor. All Library nonvd rnem�;..)ors are cor dizily
Invited to attemd.
Plans are already in operation for our program, with Zhe- schools (visits, book
col lectfons, f�xtc.) on septembe-r 19 w-i arn planning an. Oper, House for teachers
and local authors. This is to acquaint teachers with the Library and its stiff,,
In* are lor-Mnq forward to meting tive new school labs arias or i ��o-king with the;
on a cooperative basis.
CI°F Y OF BURLI GAME
BUDGET EXPENDITURE
PiON'fff--d-FAU-GU--ST 1968
�.,. THIS BUDGET BALANCE
MONTH TO DATE ALLOWANCE TOTAL
S-1 Salaries 12,514.69 24,701 ,03 153,019 128,317.97
M-11 Supplies 185,75 406.09 2,000 1,593.91
M-12 Printing & Postage 93.48 366.47 2,900 2,533.53
M-13 Light, Heat, Power & Water 216.11 464.53 3,500 3,035.47
M-14 Telephone 78.69 128.39 825 696.61
M-16 Building & Grounds Maintenance 23.68 933.46 2,500 1,566.54
oM-17 Books & maps 2,212.42 4,134.95 32,000 27,865.05
M-17A Periodicals 1,472,95 10920.27 2,800 879.73
M-178 Binding 458.60 511.88 2,600 2,088.12
M-19 Convention (Librarian) --- --. 250 250.00
M-19A Auto Allowance 12.05 16.85 300 283.15
M--19P Convention (Personnel ) 2.35 2.35 150 147.65
M-19T Convention (Trustees) --- --- 125 125.00
M-20 Dues to Library Associations --- --- 225 225.00
M-21 Miscellaneous --- 13.00 100 87.00
14-24 Typewriter. Repairs --- 10.50 250 239.50
M-27 Comp. Insurance --- --- 2,000 2,000.00
M-28 Contracts 325.00 635.00 3,900 3,265.00
M-29 Microfilming Advance --- --- 750 750.00
C-90 Capital Expenditures --- 41.84 1,350 1 ,308.16
TOTAL BEFORE SALARIES 5,081.08 9,585.58 58,525 48,939.42
TOTAL AFTER SALARIES 17,595.77 34,286.61 211,544 177,257.39
STATISTICS FOR JULY 16968
"'IRCULATION MAIN 8RX,,!Cr4
Adult Non-Fictfon 7,609 1,436
Child Non-Fiction 20,271 1,3,c7
Adult Fiction 7.,241 2195119
Child Fiction 3563 2 812
Total BoorCirculation afol".Tsr— ?-_-07�M' —
'ariodlcals 1 083 763
Total Books & Periodicals -218 -9 7
t-i-tonograph Records 627
Slides 77
Total Circulation 22,394 9,77—
Total Branch Circulation 94427
SRAND TOTAL CIRCULATION MAIN & BRANCH 31,121 (1967: 31,815)
Daily Average for min 800 of increase -
Daily Average for Branch 363
TOTAL DAILY AVERAGE
TRAFFIC COUNT - JULY
Daif-yWv-erage, Man 764 Total Traffic, tiain 21,386
ilaily Average, Branch 345 Total Traffic, Branch 8v92
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REGISTRATIONS: ADULT CHILD TOTAL
4am69rship, 6/30/68 1-3 T20, _TZ-96 TIT-7
Additions, July, 10/68 394 81 435
Withdrawals, Julys 1,968 -)04 22 326
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TOTAL REGISTRATIONS AS OF 7L31/68 43170 3 35 17 225
`�._'°�`_CESSTONS AMU WITHDRXW-ALS 6F BOOK STOCK: AS OF CAN- GRAM 0
6/30/68 ADDED CELLED TOTAL
Adult Non-Fiction gr
,, 2=4 Tl_,9 48 979195
Glild Non-Fictfon 17,255 133 10, 17v408
°'o So Non-Fiction 2:026- 15 1 2v040
Fiction 36,866 141 58 36s951
N 21 3,831
Fiction 3015 5
Child Fiction I-; n.52 174 42 13 984
TOTALBOOKSTOCK ASOF Z/�11/63 170,6r7_0 903 1710,409
"ET-I-NC-R-EAS IN BOOK STOCK 39
included in above figures - 74 gifts -aAd 498 new titles
Pam Mets A e 11 Maps A de 0
Pamphlets Discarded 27 Maps Discarded 0
"iAtal -phlets fi.6k2 Total ma s 1048__
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.'ORDING t AS OF ACCES- o:F
6Z3o/68 SIONED CARDED TO T AL
78's 1,0 00 T;0_17b
45's 234 0 0 234
33's 172 31 3
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DEPOSITED WITH CITY TREASURER MAIN 19069.37.
BRANCH 213.73
170TAL DEPOSITS JUL., 1968