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BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MEETING OF APRIL 21, 1964
TRUSTEES PRESINT: -�
TRUSTEES ABSENT:
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING OF MARCH 17. 1964 �-
BILLS: / U
LIBRARLANtS REPORT:
NINTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
OLD BUSINESS:
Parkins
Bu et
COQ IONS:
Letter of appreciation from Mrs. Boycets family.
NEW BUSINESS:
Library Borrowerts Survey
Employment of Auxiliary Police Officer.
Major Capital Improvement-
1. Extension with parking underneath. ��q �...,.„,. N�✓L
2. Branch in Milldale Shopping Area J �
ADJOURNMENT
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MINUTES OF THE MEETING
0 F THE
BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
March 17, 1964
TRUSTEES PRESENT: Moody, Cohendet, Harrison, DeMartini
TRUSTEES ABSENT: Lynes
MINUTES: Minutes of the previous meeting of February 17, 1964, were read and approved.
BILLS On a motion by Air. DeMartini, seconded by Mrs. Harrison, bills in the amount of
$2,267.33 were ordered paid.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT The Librarian's report was read and accepted.
MONTHLY FINANCIAL STAThMENT The financial statement was approved and placed on file.
OLD BUSINESS Parking. The Librarian stated that the City Council has not yet resolved the
parking situation as regards the deletion of the library lot, the Steinbeck
Lot, or the Donnelly House Lot.
Demolition of Building. The Librarian stated that as soon as the parking
situation is resolved, demolition of the house on the Library Lot will be
considered by the City Council.
NEW BUSINESS Budget. After considerable discussion of the proposed budget at which time the
Librarian pointed out that, without capital expenditures, the probable tax rate
would be 20.5¢, it was the consensus of opinion that capital expenditure items which had been
previously submitted together with such new items as the library finds necessary, should also
be included to the extent of $3,000.00. It was moved by Mrs. Harrison and seconded by
Mr. DeMartini that the proposed budget of $157,265.11 as submitted by the Librarian be approved
with the addition of $3,000 for capital expenditures.
ADJOU&LAMENT On a motion by Mrs. Cohendet, seconded by Mrs. Harrison, the meeting was
adjourned with the next regularly scheduled meeting set for Tuesday, April 21st.
Respectfully submitted,
George Paul Lebhich
Clerk of the Board
LI;i!WMUA.. °S RUTA) tT
April 21, 1964
CIR XI AT I0-4
The circulation for March. 1964 was 5.1� less than the circulation for Hardh, 19630 . This
loss in circulation is difficult. to explain in the light of the increase in the total
number of patrons. We added 374 patrons during the month of March and during the year
previously, we added 1,091 patrons for a total of 13,673. The staff believes there is a
considerable increase in reference work both due to adult and young people with, of course,
the emphasis on the high school students.
The two most likely explanations of a die^rease in circulation are inability of adults to
park at night and lack of sYane for library pa;.rens at night due to the ever-mounting
teen population. This group has always been with us, but now they are with us far more
than ever before,
We can partially cope with the parking problem at night by changing the parking limit from
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the present meters and green zones. The second problem, that of
space, can only be helped by the construction of an addition to increase the seating
capacity. ilo cTer, the confusion can be partly eliminated by the employment of a part-
time police officer to help maintain discipline., This officer could also serve as a
special parking officer at night to <mforce the new parking meters regulations.
Ai_� MG.-A ENDED
r te_1. ' F"�-Spi ago (:naty
The Librarian attended the third meeting of the City Librarians and County Librarians of
Sin Aateo County with William Spangler & Associates and Ar.John Richards, library consultant.
Ir. Richards presented a preliminary report based to a large degree on the CoolidCP
ge and
Wight study for PLECC "Planning for Pu':lic Library Service in the San Franl;isco Bay Area,
�-. 1963."
On Thursday ;horning, April 16, 1964, ;ors. Besgsing; and AIr. Finney attended a meeting of the
Peninsula Libra As ociation held at the College of Notre Dame, Belmont. The meeting was
given over to (1) discussion of ideas for the library booth at the Career Guidance Center,
May 4th to Cth; (2) a demonstration of various forms used by the Peninsula public libraries
to simplify library procedures.
REPO IiT 0 F TITV CII IL DI?.FV®S I,I'�l?1�I?IAN s
JF LO! LI'Iv
"'Missuz, what's wrong; with those red books over there?" I looked down into an anxious little
girl's face just peering over the charging desk. "What jj wrong with them" I asked?
Solemnly she answered, "Ilnw cox, you tell where 'they begin and where they end? They don't
have any pictures." lie walked over to see the offending; books, and, as I had suspected,
she had gotten around the corner into the boobs for older boys and girls. So I told her
about words, reading and learning to read -tdien you go to school. Steered safely beck to the
picture book corner she_ went away reassured. One way or another,every day in the Childrens
Room seems to open new doors to one of our visitors.
Speaking of books with no pictures, we have added one that is all pictures, which makes a
pleasant aid decorative addition to €sur displays for the youngest children.
We have had a busy month. First,, ire featured the new Caldecott and Newbery prize winners.
Then we had our Easter Hours with our Easter Lbg Trees. These parties were announced in the
Burlingame Advance-Star and the San Aateo Times. mgrs. Dunn had 103 childrq'n squashed into
the Childrens Room at the Branch. We settled for a more modest 30 at the Hain L4.brary at
�- the older childrens® program and 47 of the pre-aLhoolers.
Displays were changed t;.e first of April at both libraries. lie have featured seasonal
bulletin boards and a new childrens book, A Stork for the hell Tower, by Dale Fife, a local
author who is an avid user of our library. The gloss case at Again is filled with Alsatian
cosVuneA, over a hundred years old, loaned by Airs. Fife. What we can do at Alain with our
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April 21, 1964
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Bulletin Boards is limited by what can be pinned to the corrugated yellow paper which has
seen better days. I strongly urge that cork boards be installed at as early a date as
possible.
Twp unpleasant incidents marred our life at the Main Library. Some Intermediate School
Children in the Childrens Boom on an evening when it was unattended, broke all the egrgs on
the Laster Egg Tree. The following Tuesday as the library was closing, some hoodlums fired
three shots through the Childrens Room windows. The police were notified of the latter event.
As a result, we have rearranged our schedules and now have someone on duty in the Chi�drens
Room four evenings a week.
lre. Bergsing and Mrs. Powell attended the regular monthly book reviewing meeting of A.C.L.
and also an all day institute on library work with the physically handicapper) child. The
program was unusually interesting and informative. Perhaps of greatest help were the
suggestions for wor'_ting with the deaf, since we do serve the special school for the deaf
in Burlingame.
There has been a continuous flow of iA¢cresting new titles added to our col':action, I cannot
resist closing this report by affirming i cGnstant delight in di, hover jni the excellence
and comprehensiveness of our childreas book collections, and the s .i"1 with i iich it is
cataloged ao as to matte it most 4aseful. I feel lire telling people, "'sk any book, if
it has any merit, we have it — of course, it way be out."
Respecfully submitted,
tlecrge Paul Lechich
Clork of the Ijoard
CITY 01, BURLII,�17TX
aLT-T,GLT EXPII�'DITURUI
—� � r OIIT13 OF APRT L M4
DJD rm ow, ,
1;101,74rim TO DATE ALLOVJ'AI CE TOTAL
S-1 Salaries 8,731.10 901348.04 1070605,00 17,336.96
1,1-11 Supplies 328077 10152.62 10600.00 447.38
;.1-12 Printing Le Postage 121.10 20,108,133 20450000 341.17
LI-13 L3.-ht0 Meat, Pourer
E- Water 250,68 20170061 20900000 729.39
LI-14 Telephone 50080 375067 550.00 174.33
11-16 Euilding w Grounds
I.Iaintenanco 704018 1,631.85 20500.00 868.15
1:1-17 .hooks and 11.1aps 10980.88 17,2 38.42 220500,00 5,21 .®58
1-17A Poriodicals 28077 10654,26 19500,00 (154426)
;.1-173 Bindinu 231.58 1,973,43 39100,00 12121.57
:.1-19 Convention (Librarian) 71,20 200,00 128,80
U—%9A Auto Alloviance 3.10 153.95 200900 46005
1.1-19P Convention (Porsonnol) 7050 126963 150000 23.37
1+1-19T Convention (Trustoos) -- 43964 125000 Blo36
LI-20 Dies to Library Assns. ®a--- 144,50 155,00 10,50
LI-21 i.liscellaneous ---m- 56078 100000 43022
..2-27 CO�p. Insurance -••• --- 20000,00 2,000000
m-28 Contracts 254950 20588.99 30120000 531001
0-90 Capital £mpenditures 540,80 30158020 409617000 19808080
TOTAL 13 = +ORE SALARILS 40502066 34,704,58 48,1.1700 139412,42
TOTAL AFTER SALARIES 13,233.76 125,052.62 1550802.00 301749.38
STA�iSl Cts i3OR M RCH 19644
CIRCULATION MAIN BRANCH
Books: Adult Non-Fiction 109,584 1,855
�.- Child Non-Fiction 21,063 11,341
Adult .Fiction 6,817 2,578
Child Fiction 23958 1 945
Total Book Circulation 22, 22 7,719
Periodicals: —867 867 - _ - 767 767
Total Books & Periodicals 2-3 2U9-
Phonograph
9-Phonograph Records: 603 603 �®
Total Circulation
Total Branch Circulations+ ,
GRAND TOTAL CIRCULATION MAIN & BRANCH �� (1963: 34*730)
Daily Average for Main: 875
Daily Average for Branch: _226
1,201
REGISTRATIONS ADULT CHILDTOTAL
Membership Fenruary 29, 1964 10,285 3,016 139301
Additions March 332 56 388
Withdrawals March 1 14
TOTAL REGIST&VIONS AS OF
MARCH 31 1:,604 31071 13,675
ACCESSIONS & WITHDRAWALS OF BOOK STOCK:
As of GRAND
2129164 ADDED CANCELLED TOTAL
Adult Non-Fiction 09237 _793-- 009 22
Child Non-Fiction 139385 75 -a 13,460
HS Non-Fiction 1,421 12 1,433
Adult Fiction 339167 122 28 33,261
HS Fiction 3,601 25 3 3,623
Child Fiction 12,717 60 1
TOTALBOOK STOCK� AS OF 1 ,52 9 1 5,07
AM
MARCH 1 1964
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Net Increase in Book Stock: 548
(Included in above figures: 99 gifts and 393 New Titles)
Pamphlets Added: 95 Maps Added: �o
Pamphlets Discarded: 72 Maps Discarded
RECORDINGS: As of 2 2 64 Accessioned Dish Grand Total
" 1,2 5 �a ,2 5
4599 209 �� 209
33's 731
TOTAL RECORD STOCK AS OF
MARCH 31, 19 29155 1 2,154
DEPOSITED WITH CITY TREASURER: Main $ 1,009014
Branch 237o65
`.. $ 1,