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VMMNG OF 14ARCH 20, 1962
TRUSTEES PRESENT:
TRUSTEES ABSENT:
,1I!UTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING OF FEB. 19, 1962 -
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1TIBRA1'-'JJ REPORT;
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J1014THLY T,;rl ITANCIAL STATM-'-ENT:
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Disposition of property next door,
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COlYSIU1,y1CATIONS:
NEW BUSINESS:
Designation of name for Armsby Collection,
Designation of Reference Room as the "Irene Smith Room". 7";lke-
Appointment of Mrs, Helen Ward as Library Assistant*
F-Request for examination for Library Assistant.
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MINUTES OF THE MEETING
OF THE
BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
February 19, 1962
Trustees Present: Pres, Edwards, Trustee Harrison, Trustee Cohendet,
Trustee Moody, Trustee Crosby.
Trustees absent: None.
MINUTES
Minutes of the previous meeting of Jan. 16, 1962 were read and approved.
BILLS
On a motion by Trustee Cohendet, seconded by Trustee Moody, bills in
the amount of $2,640.49 were ordered paid.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT 1
The Librarian's report was read and accepted after some discussion
on the subject of censorship.
MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT
The financial statement was approved and placed on file.
OLD BUSINESS
Disposition of Property Next Door. After considerable discussion, it
was brought out that lack of parking at the library has become of suffi-
cient importance as to affect the use of the library; that adequate funds
are available to cover the cost of wrecking the present building and
establish a parking lot for about 25 cars. Trustee Moody moved that
the Library Board recommend the removal of the building and the estab-
lishment of a parking lot, seconded by Trustee Cohendet and unanimously
carried.
COMMUNI I CATI ONS
A letter was read from Mrs. Donald M. Teixeria discussing the present
condition of the Branch Library and requesting that the Library Board
give consideration to the establishment of a branch in the Mills Estate.
A note of appreciation of sympathy expressed was read from Mrs. Edith
Dein, member of the library staff.
NEIN BUSINESS
Branch Librarf. Trustee Harrison read from the minutes of the February 4
council meeting an excerpt stating that the City Council had requested the
City Manager to request the Library Board to prepare a study of this subject.
ADJOURNMENT
On a motion by Trustee Moody, seconded by Trustee Cohendet, the meeting
adjourned.
Respectfully subm tted,
Georg Paul Lechch
Clerk of the Board
;SIB:A TAN o S WORT
Merck 202 1262
CIRCULATION
The childrenas circulation at the Main Library increased 8* 1 over that of February 1960.
The average circulation decreased 2% over February 1961 but still was 3.6 percent higher
than 1960.
MEETINGS ATTEKDED
The Librarian attended the City Council meetings of March 5th and 19th. The meeting
on the 5th resulted in the appolAtment of ^r. Edwards to the Planning Commission, and the
tabling of any action on the property next to the library until the 19th meeting.
The Librarian also attended the Chamber of Commerce generel membership meeting of
March 16th, The address on the Zuropean Common 'Aarket by Henry A. Jacops, a Belgium
citizen and at present a patron of our library, was most timely and "ery well received.
Some umall part of the rrsearch for has paper was derived from our library collection of
mgterial on the Cornon Market - some of which are expensive m "Europecs Feeds and Resources"
Twentieth Century Fund, coasting $12.00.
The I;ibrarian attended We PLECC -noting at '';-,v:2w7!%o. 'tee: the businers meeting
a panel consisting of the Director of the Bancroft Libras; at Berkeley, the Director of the
California History Association, end the Librarian of the Sbtro Library, discussed the place
of California in the library. It was generally concluded that the local public libraries
1hould collect local material but shoull forwerd Information on extremely valuable material
,-.o the appropriate institutions. If suc% materials were to be retained by the local libraries
then micTofibing would be desirable, which Bancrnft is *.pilling to do at their own expense*
NOTES FROM THE CHILDRENOS DEPARTf I NT
'Tete Childrents Poom way dewr:. ted with ilalentizc and NAshington and Lincoln displays*
Cue story hour was A voted to ` .alentinefls Day with a Valentine story and a record of "A
froggie went a-courtini», to which the children sant.
A 5th grade class from Hoover School visited the library for a demonstration in the use
of the catalog and Readerts Guide.
The North Hillsboro Girl Scout troop visited the library one Friday after school, They
observed the story hour, and Mrs. aerpay taught them to tell a short story themselves. Then
they out out shamrocks for bulletin displays end mounted pictures for the Childrenos Room
picture file.
For their Community Service project, the girl Scout troop near the Branch made Washington,
Lincoln, and Valentine boor taar1-so They also visited the Branch for a lesson in the use of
the _ata% and of Readergs Guide.
Faspectfully sub fitted,
George Paul Lechich
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CITE OF BUR.LINGAME
BUDGET EXPENDITURE
MONTH OF MARCH 1 2
THIS BUDGET BALANCE
MONTH TO DATE ALLOWANCE TOTAL
Sol Salaries 71499.01 65, 137.62 91,601000 260463-38
M-11 Supplies 107062 1,130.66 1,600000 469034
Mdl? Printing Postage 81035 1,740026 2,000000 259074
M®13 Light, Hest, Po,vr
& water 3220?7 1,912.42 2t700.o0 787058
M®14 Telephone 27.23 325024 550000 224076
M_46 Bldg. & Grnds. Marta 277011 1025087 1,500.00 374013
M-1? Books & Maps 1,218020 12,985028 189000000 5,014072
M�17A Periodicals 18021 1,100005 1,000000 ®100005
M-17B Binding 302026 21,092071 2,500000 407029
M-29 Convention (Lbrn.) 1000 61050 1?5000 113050
�i49A Auto A1lowanee 15.90 164000 200.00 9E000
r�19P Convention (7ersontte1) 17000 1147.90 125000 ® 22090
Y1..11;31? Convention (Trustees) 4000 38019 125000 86081
M-20 Rues to Library Assns. 35000 128.50 150000 21050
M41 Miscellaneous 13.75 35.96 100000 64.04
M-27 Cmip. Insurance -m- 29000000 2,000000
M"28 Contracts 250.00 20256.25 3,120000 863075
C-90 Capital Expenditures 5.03 2,394081 21,264.00 -130081
TOTAL BEFORE SALAPIES 29705073 27,579.60 38,109000 10.529040
T(Y-rAL AGER SALARIES 101V 204.74 92.,717 -22 129,710000 36, 992.78
a7CA'£"ZS't C F.1 FEBRUARY 19 2
CIRCULATION MAIN BRANCH
Books: Adult Non-Fiction 8,228 1,473
Child Non.-Fiction 1,895 1,044
Adult Fiction 5.993 2'388
Child Fiction 25.., 03 .® 1 2
Total Book Circulation 0 . ° � --T,-247—
Periodicals: 1 1 §29--,-629,
Total Books & Periodicals 2 9, 36 �
Total Branch Books & Periodicals
Total Branch & Main ;W
Phonograph Records: 611 611
Total Circulation Main & Branch 27,029 '
86
Total Branch Records . -
GRAND TRIAL CIRCULATION MAIN & BRANCH ®2029 (1961: 27,571)
Daily Average for Main: 829
Daily AN erage for Branch: 29
_TOTAL DAILY AVERAGE 2�
R GISTFATION'S ADULT C'111LD
TOTAL
Membership January 31, 296 . 9:237 2,939 12,176
Additions February 273 66 339
Withdrawals February �
46 8
TOTAL REGISTRATIONS AS OF 2.959 12,132
February 2 19 2 9. 73
ACCESSIONS & WITHDRAWALS OF BOOK STOCK As of GRAND
1:2!..62 Added Cancelled TOTAL
Adult Non-Fiction 739296 392 23 63
Child Non-Fiction 12,942 59 26 12.975
HS Non-Fiction 1,260 6 — 1,266
Adult Fiction 31,353 134 40 31.447
HS Fiction 3,744 23 58 3.709
Child Fiction 11 �' 2 68 7b 11 17'84
TOTAL BOOK STOCK AS OF 134.946
February_2 134.,4,87 682 223
Net Increase in Book Stock: 4S9
(Included in above figures: 175 Gifts & 426 New Titles.)
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Pamphlets Added: -- 77 Ma P •
Pa filets Piscarc�ed: 8 Ma ams Discarded,
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RECORDINGS As of1 (Accessioned Discarded Grand Tota 1
78"s 1,22 1,22
4.5 a s 204 -®- 204
33's
TOTAL RECORD STOCK AS OF
February 282 1 2 1.873 5 I�882
`-'DEPOSITED WITH CITY TREASURER
!n $ 838.39
Branch 219.21
$1,057.60