HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1959.11.17 .:iINUTT�S OF 'HE T'•5HMING
OF THE
BURLIi1GAi;U` PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
�iover_ber 17, 1959
u. - Trustees Present: Pres. Cohendet, Tii stee Harrison, Trustee Edwards
Trustees Absent: Trustee Crosby, Trustee PToody
i:linutes of the previous meeting of October 20, 1959, were read and approved
BILLS
On a motion by Trustee Harrison, seconded by Trustee Edwards, bills in the amount of
20,17.58
were ordered paid.
LI BRARI AN t S RE-21 ORT
The Librarian's report was read and accepted.
R;O_ Y ETNA UNCIAL STATEIIMTT
The financial statement was approved and placed or. file.
OLD BUSINESS
tac ;s tension. The building program was discv.ssed and, in light of the Librarian's
report, all agreed. that progress vias most e«cellent.
Re-olacement of Children's Librarian. A letter from Mfrs. Roltz was read stating that
sh, vvisned to resign as of De0euiber 31, 1959, or sooner, if a replacement is made prior
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o that date. It �*as moved by Trustee Edwards, seconded by Trustee Harrison, that vie
accept the resi.c;nation of Mrs. Foltz with regret and that an appropriate letter be
forwarded to her; also, that the Librarian continue his attempts to hire an adequate
replacement.
NEl6i BUSiNESS
ivTrs. Cohendet asked the Librarian for a statement of the libraryts policies on book
selections. She also asked for a formulation of policy by the Library Board limiting
the camber of books that might be borrowed at one time. The Librarian stated that there
was a very brief written policy in the minutes of a previous meeting and, that over the
years, the Library Board had endeavored to remove all limits as to the number of books
in various categories that could be borrowed. He stated that for many years previous
to his period as City Librarian there had been no limit on the number of stacked books
to be loaned at one time. He stated that this library had the largest number of books
per capita of any public library that he is familiar with, and can see no justification
for a limit on the number of books borrowed, other than the use of common sense by the
librarian in charge of a circulation desk. This policy has resulted in the highest adult
circulation of any library in the state, and has seemed to have created a Sreat number
of satisfied patrons. There was a considerable discussion - some of it as to the powers
of the Library Board in making policy decisions - of which the Librarian stated that
there was no doubt that they were the policy-making body. Trustee Harrison_ said that
it had been the Library Board's policy to remove restrictions *whenever and wherever
possible. Trustee Edwards said that he 'believed that there should be some restrictions
on the number of books borrowed. gyres. Cohendet said that the lack of policy in a
written form was brought to her attention by an incident at the desk at which she was
present, when a young mar_ wished to check out many volumes of a little used work for
a high school prank. Lr. L.ec'ion stated that this was the only occurrence 4;ith v':hic'n
he was familiar, and he believed it would have been caught before it was coml ietely
carried out. Trustee Harrison stated that the subject should be held over for a fall
Board.
ADTOURY F T
The meeting adjourned on an motion by Trustee "E dvriards, seconded by Trustee Harrison,
and carried.
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G. P. Lechich, Clerk of the Board