HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1968.07.16 MINUTES OF THE MEETING
OF THE
BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
JULY 16, 1965
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 7:30 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, 1965 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 letter 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