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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 1961.11.21 MINUTES OF THE MEETIHG OF THE BURLLNGA1.E PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD October 17, 1961 Trustees Present: Pres. Edwards, Trustee Harrison, Trustee Cohendet, Trustee iioody The meeting was opened on a motion. by Trustee Cohendet that Try stee Moody be appointed Pres. protem until Pres. Edwardst arrival. Motion deconded by Trustee Harrison and carried. MINUTES Minutes of the previous meeting of September 19, 1961, were read and approved. BILLS On a motion by Trustee Harrison, seconded by Trustee Cohendet, bills in the amount of x;3,195.777 were ordered paid. LIBRARILTIS REPORT e i rar an s report was read and accepted. PLONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT T efinancial statementsEatement was approved and placed on file. OLD BUSINESS q T era it i reported that the City Council had approved the -purchase of the Allsebrook lot for the future use of the library and, that pending this usea;e, the house will be removed and the lot will be used as a parking lot. HH�o__l�__i�d__ayys.__ It was t1p consensus of opinion that all city holidays should be granted anTno matter what day of the week they fall on they will be allowed. I1 SFT BUSIiVES S Trustee Cohendet reported that the Friends of the Library plan to conduct a series of book reviews on Tuesday mornings as follows: November 7th fair. antickliffe December 5th ir. Moody January 9th Dorothy Giberson ADJOURNMENT On a moon by Trustee Moody, seconded by Pres. Edwards, the meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, George Paul Lechich Clerk of the Board LUF-kRIANQS REPORT Nov. 219 1961 CIRCULATION The circulation increased 3.40," over October 1960. The adult circulation at the Main lost 2.9'`'; the childrents gained 3-8%t the overall loss at Main 'des 1-6�'- The adult gain all, the Branch was 10-36,; the cllildr--03 gain was 23.V.; The overall gain at the Branch was 17.V.,. These are 11-ilterestirt- f 19ureas and I believe reflect somewhat the management at the Branch. The total registrations iMin. 11,634 to 12,181 - a totalnof 549. or 4.8 JO MEETINGS ATTENDED The Librarian attended all thi %asstans at the CLA Conference in Berkeley. Mrs. Cohendet, Mrs. BeTgalng, Mr. Flnney as3d Mr. v,!ckltffe attended tuo days, Mrs* Levering, Miss 'Marrach, MZrS. Smoody and Mrs. tllw-mar, attended one day. The Librarian attended the C'stholic Library Asenciationgs meeting in Beltwnt as did Mrs. Cohendet, Mrs. Dergting and Mr. WidklVis. The LibrtTlavt attended the FeninnnAn Libraarle--it Assicietesl o.+ sting In Kinlc ?ark. NEWS NOTES FROM, T,.qE JINENT ZPART14EINT Much has been dorv-z for triic opearance of the Childrenus Room this past month. Two r � tebles and chairs have replaced the old ones end, a new book stack added. The readers ate tzrought up from the minex, and the fiction and JE books "isve all been shifted to make them vo'ze easily accessible. The yellow nisplay-tex above the shelves has been replaced with new, and t'M room decoranted for Hallow. en. In visits to class rooms, about 750 children of the lat, 2nd, and 3rd grades have been invis--e-C to vise the library and to attend the weekly Story Hours at either the Main Library eavery Friday afternoon at 4:00 o9cloch or at Easton Drive Branch every Wednes. day afternoon. Attendance has averaged about 30. The 4th, 5th,, and 6th grade classes from Roosevelt School-2 rooms for each grade--visited Easton Drive Branch for book talks and catalog instructiano The MothersO Club of St. CatherinteRs Parochial School invited Mrs. Bergaing and Mrs. Ter Pay to speak at a meeting honoring the children who participated in lost summergs Viking Reading Club. Reqnatfully aubmitted,, George Paul Lechich Librarlan Cy I'Y Gr BL+itLINGAME FEJDGE7?'kTEVO MONTH OF N ER lg� THl[ .'� w ... BUDGET BALANCE MONTH TO DATE ALLOWANCE TOTAL Sml Salaries 7 ,105 .10 35 ,408 .68 91,601.00 56,192.32 M-11 svrpl'es 250M 614.62 1,600.00 985.38 M-12 Printing & Postage 111812.8 1;250-80 2,JOO.CO 749.20 M®13 Tight Neat, 17owe•r & 'Water 363043 1,001.31 2,700.00 1,698.69 M-14 Telephone 04.99 208.80 550.00 341.20 m-7,6 B1e;. & Grai.-ands Maintenance 163.42 1,500.00 1,336..58 M-17 Books & Maps 2,8'!1.84 79.177.66 18,000.00 10,822.34 Md17A Periodicals 58-.59 831.65 1,000.00 168.35 M--Y73 Binding 221.47 876.07 2,500.00 1,;623.93 M419 Con- entIc.r. MlArarian) 20.30 4'x.25 175.00 127.75 �19A Auto Allowance 10.30 56.40 200;,00 143.60 M-19P Con ertion (Fersormel) 54.00 130.90 125.0(; - 5.90 M-19T Convention (Trustees) 3y4.i9 34.19 125.00 90,81 MI-20 Outs * Library Assns. - 150.00 150.00 M-21. Mise�el4sneous s- 10.00 100.00 90.00 M-27 Comp. Insirance -- 2,000.00 2,000.00 M®28 Contracts 2,50.0�.001,2.40.00 3,120.CO %880.00 C-90 Capital Expenditures 507.`y8 2,363.93 2,26400 - 99.93 �.�...,�-.m.,�.,�-��as-...__.-..��_s..=w-- _ �sr....�.,.�n,..�._.,.ani.�-�.�.-R+..r.•+-a.�<...�,,....o�,.�«w�a... TOTAL BMM SAURIES 4,834,88 16,007.00 ?8;109.00 22,102.00 rViAL Ar"ii� �L� 11,939 .08 51,415.68781294.32 ST.4TISTIC:S FYR XTt)BER 1961 CIRCUL6TION W.IN BRANCH Books: Adult Pion-,Fiction 8,226 1,590 Child Non-Fiction 1,695 1,330 Adult Fiction 6,184 2,183 Child Fiction 2n650 1,66 _ '"anal Book Circulation 19;755 r- .7 Periodicals: 9� 989 70 46 Total Books & Periodicals 19.7 �m- 70 7 Total Branch Pooks & Periodicals x_1474 Total Branch & Main. 27,21 Phonograph Pecords: 5161616 m ®� Total Circulation Main & Branch �27,� X34 Total Branch Records -� GRAND TOTAL CIRCULATION CAIN .& BRANCH 2 7 (1960: 26,844) Deily Avg rsge for Mains 734 Daily Average for Branch: _ 287 TOTAL DAILY AVERAGE 1 XZ REGISTRATIONS "k5LILT CHILD TOTAL Membership September 30, 19619,190 2,853 12¢043 Additions October 356 140 496 Withdrawals October � 270 TOTAL REGISTRATIONS AS CF Octo er 3 9 '.. 9:267 2,914 12,181 ACCESSIONS & WITHDRAWALS OF BOOK STOCK As of GRAND � .��. 2=22-61 Added Cancelled TOTAL Adult Non-Fiction 720053 3'A IV - 72,433 Child Non-Fiction 12,785 45 6 12,824 HS Non-Fiction 1,252 2 -m 19254 Adult Fiction 31,100 163 33 31,230 HS Fiction 3,766 46 8 3,804 Child Fiction 11_1�2 68 20 12,040 TOTAL BOOK STOCK AS OF ccto . 1, 1961 1,32,948 718 81 133x585 Net Increase in Book Stock: 637 _ (Included in above fi res: 62 Gifts & 24 New Titles Pamphlets Added: 90 Maps Added: 2 pam�►hlets Discarded: e10 Yeas Discarded: �r 76 RECORDINGS As of 9.30-61 Accessioned Discarded GR.!,ND TOTAL 78.vs 1,2375 1,232 459s 204 Z -_ 204 33's 420 .•� �� 420 TOTAL RECORD STOCK AS OF r9-6Y---'- 1,861 C 5 1,856 DEPOSITED WITH CITY TREASUR R`�� - -- - Main $ 949010 Branch 3C2. 8 12510