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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1964.01.22 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BURLIgGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD January 22, 1964 TRUSTEES PRESENT: Moody, Lynes, Cohendet, Harrison TRUSTEES ABSENT: Dellhrtini MINUTES Minutes of the previous meeting of December 16, 1963, and the adjourned meeting of December 17th, and the special session of January 6, 1964 were read and approved. BILLS On a motion by Mrs. Cohendet, seconded by Mr. Lynes, the bills in the amount of $3,071.B6 were ordered paid. LIBRARIANIS 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 stated that the City Council is going to conduct a hearing on February 3rd on the parking situation. COIyIMUNICATIONS A letter was received by Mrs. Harrison from Nancy L. Aitken expressing her displeasure at the arrangement of the stacks which permit voyeurs to view from lower floors. The discussion brought out that this has been a problem since the construction of the library, and that the same problem exists in other libraries. It could be partially corrected by the use of screens at a cost of $2,000 - S3,000. It was stated that at present such funds are not available, but that perhaps sometime in the future the openings might be closed by such means if and when the money is available. Mrs. Aitken's letter will be acknowledged by the Clerk. A letter of resignation from Mrs. Terpay was read. NEVI BUSINESS The letter of resignation from the Children's Librarian was accepted with regret. The Librarian stated that the position will be filled when possible, and that the situation is not as pressing as it has been previously since we have a half-time Children's Librarian, Mrs. Dunn, and that Mrs. Bergsing has had considerable experience in this field. Registration Period: It was agreed that, for the time being, the registration period would be extended from three to four years in order to permit the changeover to machine charging without having to issue renewed cards during the first year transition period. Increased fees. Duplicate Cards, and LookedJup Cards. Action on this issue was tabled until the next Board meeting. Pett7 Cash., On a motion by Mr. Lynes, seconded by Mrs. Cohendet, it was voted that , 25.00 addition petty cash be added to the present funds, making a total of 0100.00. The money will be requested from the City Treasurer. _ Respectfully sub� d� George Paul Lechich Clerk of the Board