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BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MEETING OF MARCH 17, 1964
TRUSTEES PRESENT:
TRUSTEES ABSENT:
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETINGWFes'31ZU.ARY1, _D6 4
BILLS: (v
LIBRARIAN¢S FJ- ,nRT,
MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
OLD BUSINESS:
Parkins
Demolition of Building
COMMUNICA IT ONS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Bud e t �� �
ADJOURNMENT
MIN'UTE'S OF THE F � 1ING
OF THE
BURLINGA74HE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
February 17, 1964
`fRUSTZES PRESENT: Moody, Cohendet, Harrison, DeMartini
TRUSTEES ABSENT: Lynes
MINUTES Minutes of the p-rrvious meeting of January 22, 1964, and
approved.
BILLS On a motion by Mrs. Cohendet, seconded by Mrs. Harrison, bills in the
amount of $3,193.16 were ordered paid.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT The Librarian's -,eport was read and accepted.
MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT The financial statement was approved and placed on file.
OLD BUSINESS Parking. The Librarian reported that the final hearings on the lots
To—Be deleted have not as yet taken place. He feels that the general
opinion of the City Council is that tho Library Lot will be deleted, and that the
Steinbeck parcel may be purchased separately. There has been no decision on the
Donnelly lot yet.
Demolition of Building. It seems to be the concensus of the Council
tTat,'ifthe Library t is deleted from the parking district, the
building should be demolished as soon as possible and the area converted to parking.
NE'V'I BUSINESS Children'sLibrarian. Mrs. Alice Powell was introduced to the Board
and,on Kon a_motion bg Mr. DeP;Iartini, seconded by Mrs. Cohendet, was
appointed the new Children's Librarian effective February 17, 1964.
Increase in Fees. After some discussion, it was agreed that duplicate
cards shoo ld be charged for on the basis of 25,E for the 1st; 50,E for
the second; and x;51.00 for the third. Extra cards for non-residents will be 01.00.
The charge for looking up card will be raised from 5/ to 10�. The motion was made
by Mr. DeMarti.ni, seconded by Mrs. Cohendet.
Capitalenditures - Typewriter_and Calculator. It was agreed that
the Librarians ou d make whatever acTJ tm'ents are necessary to acquire
adequate typewriters and calculator.
TVpin..g of Charging Machine Borrowers' Cards. In a discussion concern-
ing payment of part-time ourly anpfoyees and exchange time for salaried
employees, it was moved by Fairs. Harrison that the part-time employees be paid for the.
time expended and not be allowed exchange time. The motion died for lack of second.
Meeting time. The next meeting of the Board will be held on the
third' d Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. The motion was made by
Fflr. DeMartini, seconded by Mrs. Cohendet.
ADJOURZTF,aTT: On a motion by Mrs. Harrison, seconded by Mr. De'Martini, the meeting
was adjourned.
Respectfully submit ed,
Georgaul ��_-t,e(lllleh:�ch
Clerk of the Board
LD.IWLIX °S RE l9kcT
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CI ION
Circulation for February was 3.6% less than February 19636
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.ARGGING MACIIINES:
The installation of the Dic!u-+aa Charging Machines has beer completed. Several
thousand of the new Borrower°a Identification Cards have been picked up by our
patrons. It will be interesting to notethe aafeet of acvnra.te identification
numbers on our problem of overdue books, and on the number o4 lost books due to
the statement by the borrower that they never had the boo's.
MPIETINGS ATTRiMD
The Librarian attended the City Council meetings, Lars. Berasing and sir. Finney
attended the Peninsula: Library Association meeting in Sar, Jogo.
PLANNING STUDY kDR PUBLIC LI?31tARX Sr—ICE IN SAN MATED COUNTY.
The Librarian received the first communication from 'William Spaylor & Associates,
the surrayors. This consists of an eight-page compilation of the coments sub-
mitted by the librcrians regarding the planning stasdies to be undertaken.
FWEPOIZT OF TIIE C, 'PH S Ili1tP.�R AN:
First, I whould liege to de is to gratefully ac_nowledga the generou3 and friendly
assistance given ma duriak; V first month of service here. by the members of the
staff and especially Mrs. Bermsing.
tie have had a vary busy month. Story hour for pre-school children has been held
once Each week at bath the Branch and the i"Ain Library, with Mrs. Darin alternating
with Mrs. Nowell for the '&ain Library story hour. Attendance has been good at all
of '.these hours, with a peaks attendGnee of 42 on February 24th at the .•taiga Library.
School age story hour: has continued. as usual, with mire. ]ALM telling at the Branch
and Mrs. Ile-well at the 14ain Library. Attendance has been good.
Seasonal exhibits of rabbits and tulips have been put up. At the I-lain Library ve have
tw3 special exhibits to celebrate Girl Scout Week and Camp Fire Girls Week. Special
apyeaials were loaned by Vitra. Smith, Oirsctor of the San Mateo County Office of the
Golden Gate Council of Camp Fire Girls, and by ::rs. Meanly, Executive Director of the
Burlingame Girl Scout Conneil. In doth- instanges theoe exhibits have $bstered good
public relations for the librl"7-
Respeetfully submitted,
George Paul Lechich
Clerk of the Board
CITY Or JIUILLIV"'IL:
BUDGLT EXPENDITUiiE.
._ !IU`:TJI OF <u11tt;I 5-64--
THIS
9J4 --TIIIS 3UVGET J3ai, NCE
glONTI ID 3, 1$IdIa(1 iJA JL Er�TOT_ L
S-1 Salaries 8,848..50 81,616.x}4 107,685.00P. `2G,06El.06
MD-11 Supplies 35069 823085 1,600.00 776.15
A-12 Printing & Postage 376027 1,987073 2,450000 462027
M�13 Light, J";eat, Power
& Water 168005 1,919093 2,900000 980007
��14 Telephone 21.25 324087 550.00 225013
:f-1G Building & Grounds
tJa,inteance 197092 927.67 2,500.00 1,572033
4-17 Books and Maps 1,082.82 15,307054 22,500.00 7,192046
,M-17A Periost earls 38039 1,625°49 1,50000 (125049)
H-171; Finding -0- 1,746035 3,100.00 1,353015
+t-19 Convention (Librarian) -0- 71.20 200000 128.80
'A-t19A Auto Allowance 6.20 150085 200.00 40.15
A19P Convention (Personnel) -0- 119.13 15000 30.87
,tip-19T Convention (Trustees) -0- 43064 125.00 bl-36
9-20 Dues to Library Assn. 75000 344.50 155.00 1050
M-21 Miscellaneous 15.74 56.78 100.00 43.22
.M-27 Comp. Insurance -0+- -Q- 2,000.00 2,000.00
M-28 Contracts 250.00 2034.49 3,120.00 785051
C-90 Capital Expenditures -0- 2,617040 4,967.00 2,349.60
TOTAL FEFbRE SALLA LIES 2,267-33 30,201.92 48,117.00 17,915-08
TOTAL AFTM SALARIES 11,11_5.83 111,818.86 155,802.00 43,983.14
STAT ,-ITICS MR FEB
IMtY 1964
Books: Adult Non-Fiction 8,931 1,564
Child Non-Fiction 1,982 1,108
Adult Fiction 69349 2,371
Child riction __2,314 1,602
Total Book Circulation -19—,576 6,645
Periodicals,* 52
TotAl Books & Periodicals 799 7 209 9397
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Phonogra,ph 1�ecordv 465 4§1
Total Circulation 20,340 7097
Total Branch Circulation
;QATALNI oil.
��AVI ' J&
,4U (1963: 29,325)
U ora,#ge for Hain: 824
1)ai4y Average for Branch:
---308
I T A 0144: ADULT CHILD TOTAL
--�I-U— - —
V'--iibership January 31, 1964 10,051 2,977 13,028
UiUt$ons February 311 39 . 350
Withdrawals February -.---72 — ----zz
Lin Tw
-U�'ILI 4 fi 10,2853,016 13,301
Added Cancelled GRAND
Adult Non-Fictiong0,006 -DjAL-
292 61 80,237
Child Non-Fiction 13,395 10 13,385
US Nora-Fiction 1#411 10 — 1,421
Adult Fiction 33.083 110 23 33,167
IIS Fiction 3:602 3 4 3,601
Child Fiction 22-721
TOTAL BOOK STOCK AS USF
144,2 415 110 144p528
Net Inr-,.rcaue in 'look Stock: 305
in above figuTes: 54 Gifts and i35 New Titler)
Pamphlets Added; 62 I'daps Added:
1'.=-phlets Discarded: 142 A&pz Discarded
bpd Dom' au .97-W(UTRIA
78's 1,215 1
4508 209 215
33's 731 209
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T-0Z4_ Rj_M-'jD_ STOCK AS OF
3I'�JAItY 290 1'1611. 2,155 2,155
_U- Tf�, WITH CITY TRFASLIpM:
Main $ 852.04
Branch —26IL74
$1120,,24