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BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
MEETING OF DECEMBER 17, 1962
TRUSTEES PRESENT:
TRUSTEES ABSENT%
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING OF NOVEMBER 19, 1262t
BILLS:
LIBRARIANtS REPORT:
MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT:
`- OLD BUSINESSt
Salaries. G , .-
Blanch Site. W74-
COMMUNICATIONS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Resignation of Miss Ramona Trinrud-..Libr!a Assistant.
ADJOURNMENT:
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
OF THE
BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
November 19, 1962
Trustees Present: President Moody, Trustee DeMartini, Trustee Harrison, Trustee
Cohendet, Trustee Lynes.
Trustees Absent: None.
MINUTES
Minutes of the previous meeting of October 15, 1962, were read and accepted.
BILLS
On a motion by Mr. DeMartini, seconded by Mr. Lynes, bills in the amount of $4,495.61
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
Salaries. The Librarian reported that the City Council has yet taken no action and
that there was to be a consultation with the Salary Survey people some time in December
and that he would report at the next Library Board meeting any action that took place.
Branch site. Trustee Lynes reported that he had talked to Dr. Cory of the California
Teachers' Association and that there was a possibility that they might develop some
plan in which a branch would be incorporated. A further report will be made at the
next meeting.
COMMUNICATIONS
A letter was received from Miss Harriet Marrack thanking the Board for the floral gift.
NEW BUSINESS
Mrs. Cohendet reported that the Friends of the Library book sale had been quite successful
and that further activities in this regard will be held in the spring.
ADJOURNMENT
On a motion by Mr. DeMartini, seconded by Mr. Lynes, the meeting was adjourned.
Res tfuc su itted
�/jycJ
Georg Paul Lec .i ch
Clerk of the Board
LIBRARIANaS REPORT
�. December 17, 1962
CR CULK"4N
The cir ."ation for November, 1962, increased 11 percent oveir the month of
November, 1961. This continues the pattens as outlined in last monthus report.
REGI.S`I RATI ON
The librazy sent 1,200 letters and poster& to :,he various Burlingame employers
pointing out the services available at the library.. `she Cher of Commerce was
kind enough to mimeograph, fold borh the posters and letters, eddressograph the
envelopes and seal the letters. 11--e Volunteers4 Bureau providesdvolunteers who
stuffed the eavatopes. The effectiveness of this effort to make known the **tent
of the librar-jasq services should be apparent in increased nonresident registration
during the coming months, as well as an Increase in re!frerence inquiries.
MEETINGS ATTENDED
The Librarian attended tAe usual City Council uegular meetkngs plus the
final parking hearings. He also attended the Friends of the San Francisco Public
Library meeting on censorship, the P.L.E.C.C. meeting In Ila ward on book selection,
the dedication of the Belmont branch of the County Library and the Chamber of
Commerce general membership meeting.
CHILDREN R0CM
The -Childrents Room is going all out for Christmas this month. Story hours
were turned into parties for the children with carol singing led by Marian .Tones, '
juvenile paw, Christmas stories told by Mrs. Bergsing, and candy canes presented -
by the Lions Club. Both the ADVANCE and the TIMES published"-OUr naw s release, publi-
c#zing the parry. The candy canes, donated by the Lions Club, were a good drawing
card®-2$ children showed up at the pr+e®sChoo2 story hour, 55 at the Branch, and
26 at the Main story hours
Connie Wilford of the Wilford Travel Bureau arranged a display of foreign
dolls in the exhibits case, with enough dolls left over to fill the adult case.
Bulletin boarda are decorated with pine branches and reindeer; and the garden
Study Club of the Peninsula has again arranged Christman table pieces for the
Literary., sonic of which .are In the Children's Room,
Mrs. Bergsing and Mrs. 'Terpay attended the monthP,- ACL meeting, at which
Mrs. Terpay told a Christmas .story. Mrs, Terpay will also tell stories, by
recruest, at the Burlingame Metbodist Church Sunday School on Sunday, December 16o
Respectfully submitted,
George Paul Lechich
Librarian
CITY OF BURLINGAME
BUDGET EXPENDITURE
MONTH OF DECEMBER 2
THIS BUDGET BALANCE
Maw TO DATE ALLOWANCE TOTAL
S-1 Salaries 7,199.75 46,051.21 .953,472,,00 49,420.79
M-11 Supplies 47.88 805.88 13,700.00 894.12
M-12 Printing & Postage 274.46 1,358980 23,300.00 941.20
M.13 Light, Heat, Power k Water 220.45 1,152.19 29750.00 1#597.81
X-14 Telephone 49.25 238.95 550,00 311.05
Mo16 Bldg. & Grands. '�.Rint. 13.05 826.93 2,500.00 1*6?3.07
X-17 Books & Maps 1,879.59 99669.84 20000.00 109330.16
M-17A Periodicals 93.35 19086.84 1,200.00 113.16
M-•�B Binding ��..� 1,324.?3 3,100.00 19775.27
M-19 Convention (Al-M) 16i.m 175.00 13.88
M®19A Auto Allowpuce 10.50 70.10 200.00 129.90
M-19P Convention (Personnel) $050 $050 150.00 141.50
M-19T Convention (Tri�.Ates) 92000 ' 125.00 33.00
M-26 Dues to Libre ,*. Asia.. .. 27050 150000 122.50
M-21 Miscellane6ur 1.25 17.87 100.00 82.13
M-27 Comp. Insu r .n" .....
�-� 2,000.00 20000.00
MmB r*nrF-cte 250.00 191500.00 3,120000 1,620.00
C-90 Capital .xpaAditw*!t 1,219.38 1,356095 19,309.00 -4?.95
DOTAL BEFORE 5Ax VItiLS 19,698.20 4I,429.00 21
3,730.80
VTAL, AFTER SALARIL'S 110267-41 65,749.41
136,'901,.00 71, 1-51.59
STATISTICS FOR NOVEMBER, 1962
C*Ct3li.ATION MAIN BRANCH
Books: Adult Non-Fiction 109133 1,532
Child Non-Fiction 1,843 1,426
Adult Fiction 6.932 2022
Child Fiction 21658---- 161
Total Book Circulation
Periodicals: 955 671 6 1
Total Books & Periodicals ..� 2,521 7957Z
Total Branch Books & Periodicals
30;0-9-3
Phonograph Records: 573 5a
Total Circulation Main & Afanch
Total Branch Records
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GRAND TOTAL CIRCULATION MAIN & BRANCH 30.;Z9 (1961: 27,619)
Daily Average for Main: 877
Daily Average for Branch: 303
TOTAL DAILY AVERAGE ,
REGISTRATIONS ADULT CHILD TOTAL
'14cmbership October 31, 1962 9,512 2,936 12,E
,.,_,Arid i t i ons November 321 103 424
Withdrawals November � 20 80 400
T)TAL REGISTRATI3NS AS OF �
NOlDSER 22.. l _ 9,513 29959 12'472
ACCESS:IoNS & WIT'10,1 AWALS OF BOOK STOCK As of GRAND
^ � -
10-31-62. Added Cancelled TOTAL
Adult Non-Fiction —Mr7-0 70 0 6 TONO
Child Non,-�Fictlzn 13,387 73 2 13,458
HS NonPFtc2ion 1,303 14 — 1.317
Adult Fiction 32,050 124 24 32,150
HS Fiction 3,761 32 — 3,793
Child Fiction 11,886 219 12 1
TOTAL BOOK STOCK AS OF
NO_ ER 0, 2 138,257 902 88 139,071
Nest lncpease in oak Stock: 814
Included in above fi res: 97 Gifts & 521 Nev Ti ti
Pamphlets Added:' - - Maps Added: �o r�
Pamphlets Discarded m 22 - Maps Discarded:
RECORDINGS p `As of 10-31-62 Accessioned Discarded Grand Total
45e s 204 0 27.'L704x
33°s 586 07
T n.L RECORD STOCK AS
NOVEMBER , 9 2 2,011 1 2,012
D D WITH CITY TREASURER
Main $ 996078
Branch 257w5l
92 9