HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 1964.05.20 MINUTES OF THE MEETING
OF THE
BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
April 21, 1964
Trustees Present: DeMartini, Harrison, Moody, Cohendet
Trustees Absent: Lynes
MINUTES: Minutes of the previous meeting of March 17, 1964, were read and
approved.
BILLS: On a motion by Mrs. Harrison, seconded by Mr. DeMartini, bills in
the amount of $4,502.60, were ordered paid.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT: The Librarian's report was read and accepted.
MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT: The financial statement was approved and placed
on file.
OLD BUSINESS: Parking. The Librarian reported that the library lot, the
Steinbeck Lot, and the Donnelly House Lot have been retained
in the parking district by the City Council at their last session.
There was a brief discussion of the capital expenditure
program. The Librarian stated that a sketch plan would be
made of the possible extension, allowing parking underneath the building,
and would be submitted to the city.
Budget. The library budget has not been passed on by the
City Council as yet.
NEW BUSINESS: The Librarian submitted a form for a library borrowers'
survey, and the Board indicated their approval.
Emplovment of Auxiliary Police Officer. As stated in the
Librarian's report, the Librarian stated that we have a police
officer four nights a week. All members present stated their enthusiastic
approval.
Maior Capital Improvements. Extension of Parking Underneath.
In a continued discussion of the parking problem, it was
moved by Mrs. Cohendet, seconded by Mrs. Harrison, that the library concentrate
on the expansion of the Main Library as the most important phase of the expan-
sion plans.
Branch in the Millsdale Shopping Area. After a brief dis-
cussion, it was decided that the Librarian should continue
planning for a branch in the Mills shopping area at some future time.
ADJOURNMENT: On a motion by Mr. DeMartini, seconded by Mrs. Cohendet
the meeting was adjourned.
Respe tf 11 s b it ed,
Geo 'g Paul Lechich
Clerk of the Board
LIBRARIAN' S REPORT
May 19, 1964
CIRCULATION
The ta'tal circulation dropped 4.1% from the oorrespondin month of April 1963.
I1cwever, this loss is due entirely to the Main losses (U) whereas, the Branch
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gained .6%,
Most of the 8.0% lose at the Main is in the recreational reading field# both
In sdalt fiction (-13.2%) and children' s fiction (-16.5%) . Record eiroula-
tion also dropped 44%. The adult nonfiction lost only 2.6%, while the
ch{ldnsn°s nonfiction gained 17;x. Periodicals lost 3.8%. This pattern seems
as ic.dieated in previous reports - seemingly dlse to lack of parking in the
evenings, and congestion. aad confusion at the desk and in the stacks, oaused
day the large number of students using the library. This deters the older
pa;ions from coming iia to thy:; library, This lose, as indicated previously,
is all the more difficult to account for in the race of :.ars additior:Al 1,247
ca:d hold ;;s. There being now 13,93? card holders against 12,685 is April.
The loss in children' s fiction may be due to the facto that their parents who
come !a In the eventag , a-re staying away. It will be interesting to see if
this traced is reversed during the 9,mmer Shen the obstreperous high school
populavioa no longer Jame the facilities.
Thi advoint of a polic a offloe-,,, has, after a fashion, calmed the troubled
W,srs. Bor,)ver, Tie are on our second offioer.
Wr,�s. MarJorl.e Cooper, Library ,"ssietSnt, and a valued employee of yht library
�.. uinzre March 19599 passed away she seventeenth of Ilay during her sleep.
"Burl.Miring the past year she, with the aid of her husband, completed tho
ing-Library scrapbook" entitled ":13uurlingame Public Library, Our Story." This
Rias fona with considerable thought and certainly with great devotion, and
r,�pxz3enta an outstanding contribution to our library self image. Her death
le a Zreat lose to the library and to the Branch Library, as she knew books
and poogle end was most successful in bringing the two together.
FEF -ORI' 0 ' T CF�IB$�T
I� 'S LI: tA.RIAAt:
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The Childron's Room has had a successful month with story hour attendance
holding its own, and considerable use of the room for reference and recrea-
tional reading. On May 18th, Mrs. Powell met with a class of nuns From the
College of our Lady of Mere;; to instruct them about children's literature
and literary service to teaohors. There were fifteen nuns under the direction
of Sister Illary Susanna. The class asked many interer"ing questions and we
fele;, the meeting was quite successful.
All the children' s staff have devoted a good deal of time az"' energy to the
pr pa-atio:-s -7 r the ium�zex Read'_ug Trogram, which is due to beGin on
June 15th.
Respectfully submitted,
George Pau' Lechich
City Librarian
CITY OF BURILINGAIM
BITI GET RUENDITURE,
MIMI=
TIONIM TO DATE ALLOWAITCE, TOTAL
S-1 SSIWS.03 ",488. 13 919,636.17 107068500 4- F)
M-11 58112 18210a74 1#60000 389026
M-12, Poetage 289008 2*397091 2045000 52*09
M-13 Light$ Hotta Power
& Water 2900.2 20461*03 29900000 458097
U-14 Telephone 36,94 4 961 55Oo00 1.37039
Y.-IC- itilding Grounds,
ZIMIntenance 52084 10684969 20500400 C15o31
M-17 Books and Naps 1#650040 1809389, 82 220500000 3056-1.018
Y-17L Periodicals 25056 1v679982 10500000 17902
M-1713 Blndii-tg 252069 20230912 391OOoOO 869388
M Convene. (Librarian) 17150 74*70 200000 125030
21070 175*35 200000 24035rg 1 A Auto Allwvance
U-19F CaLmCation (Forsonnel) ftftft•ft 126063 150000 27,037
M-19T Convontion (Trazteos 43064 125*00 81036
14440 15500 IOo50
14-20 Dies to 1,111brary As ansa
M-21 !,-Lie.cellano-aus 56*78 100600 43022
M-27 CwVo Irmurazica --ft-- m""MW 20000000 20000000
M-28 Contracts 25605G 29845s49 383,20000 274051
C-90 Capital %rpeaditures 220,4a 3037808 49967000 19588o$2
TOTAL B17ORE ULARIES 30157425 370861*M 48,117.00 109255019
TOTAL AFTER SlaXtIFZ 11.$645-36 136,697.98 1580802oOO -1-C.
STATISTICS FOR APRIL 1964
CIRCUTA�TION MLN RRANrH
Books: Adult Non-Fiction 11,088 10923
Child Non-Fiction 1,996 1450
Adult Fiction 6,36 20470
Child Fiction _2.517 2,08?
Total Book Circulation 210947 7,930
Periodicals: —M-8 .— 938 1&024 1.024
Total Books & Periodicals 22,885 8.954
Phonograph Records 534 534
Total Circulation 239419 89934
Total Branch Circulation _8.954
GRAND TOTAL CIRCULATION MAIN & BRANCH 32 (1963: 33*694)
Daily Average for Main: .858
Daily Average for Branch: A&
1,202
REGISTRATIONS A TAZAI
Membership March 31, 1964 10,604 3,071 13,6?5
Additions April 288 40 328
Wi the rawal s April ?0-
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TOTAL REGISTRATIONS AS OF
April 30, 1964 100822 39110 13,932
ACCESSIONS & WITHDRAWALS OF BOOK STOCK:
AS OF GRAND
3/31/04 ADDED CASEM F,D ZML
Adult Non-Fiction 80J22 406 68 80,860
Child Non-Fiction 13,460 192 15 139637
HS Non-Fiction 1.433 15 Wo 10448
Adult Fiction 339261 183 65 33.379
HS Fiction 3.623 12 3 3,632
Child Fiction 120777 162 42 129897
TOTAL BOOK STOCK AS OF
APRIL 30, 1964 145.076 970 193 145,853
Net Increase in Book Stock: 777
(Included in above figures: 177 Gifts and 581 New Titles)
Pamphlets Added: ?0 Maps Added: 2
Pamphlets Discarded: r 12 Maps Discarded:
RECORDINGS: As -,f 3131/64 +1+saCgxzicsWd
781s 1,215 4�® 19215
45-99 209 2 211
3398 730 30 260 _
AMM RECORD STOCK AS OF
APRIL 30, 1964 29154 40 2,194
_DEPOSITED WITH CITY TREASURER: Main 1,232,89
Branch Otte
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