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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 1959.09.15 MIN U TES OF THE MEETING OF THE BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD August 13, 1959 Trustees Present: Pres. Cohendet, Trustee Crosby, Trustee Edwards. Trustees Absent: Trustee Moody. Trustee Harrison was excused from the meeting because of illness. MINUTES P nu es of the previous meeting of July 21, 1959 were read and approved. -BIT Er n a'motion by Trustee Crosby, seconded by Trustee Edwards, bills in the amount of $4,006.34 were ordered paid. M LIBRARIAN'S REPORT e rar an s report was read and accepted. MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEIM,IT Me flnancra-1-3-f—atemenE was approved and placed on file. OLD BUS MESS acs ExEension. The pis andas submitted by E. I. Norberg, X.T.W., were studied and approved as submitted on a motion by Trustee Crosby, seconded by Trustee Edwards and carried. NEW BUSINESS Tons on of Addition. Trustee Edwards moved that a letter be directed to e City Z7uncil requesting the City Council to authorize the Library Board to call for bids on the construction of the addition to the Main Library and to open said bids and to recommend to the Council the award of the bid to the lowest responsible bidder. The motion was seconded by Trustee Crosby and carried. It was agreed that the bids would be opened at the next regular meeting of the Library Board on September 15, 1959. Replacement of Childrents Librarian. AS Mrs. Foltz has indicated her intention o resign as soon as a rep_ acemen is available, the Librarian requested the Board for permission to ask the Civil Service Commission for an examination. Trustee Edwards moved that the Librarian take whatever steps are necessary to replace Mrs. Foltz with an experienced Children's Librarian. The motion was seconded by Trustee Crosby and carried. Letter to D.A.R. Pres. Cohendet requested the Librarian to write a thank you leEter o the .A.R. for the donation of 6'10.00 towards the framing of the portraits of Anson Burlingame. ADJOURNP DTT The meeting adjourned on a motion by Trustee Crosby, seconded by Trustee Edwards and carried. Respect ly submitted, 011 Ael�7, G. P. Lechich Clerk of the Board S . MBER 1959 The circulation showed a 16,5 percent gain ONM tho canth of Must 1958,m and S 53.6 percent guin ovsr August 1949. 10 00m-. anzaOld %.3` z. f a ftnak,s. 'fgzcc., piano, A ffiAKIdd2 .3.t 0 from .;hs SWIM Q _.m ��"> .. ' r'� ..F; ., m We rise w.>celvad from ahm w,ggen r estate: t >.b..3 t 8 3=ntudl o . 2"4?5 w.. *'. Rv a.j gave a any CTOcP_a nb% Rtgh F ldal ty W Victor 'tel5 portable twin pear n Q$m w* =P%' Weed at $89,0. s 0 Ourins tO +o_.ts. thl .Q 0"' 'P;bt .. k') a,. z.> Mm mrv' a 0 He4veyson Was avrZ ntll s&Ove as -sne z-A- . for out uOIR ma .y_ a A Mrse OvOer of deplicatts NOM bore gifts MEETINGS ATTENUD sn A a d Mrs.-, j r„p .�9 �w � c., xm. e �p`e ms � � �._'�: � � s .'� E'Zz�� .,s�a7�.u+,..z, � '�.�.�.�d�.�e-:�. �. ��,$�,;��er�• e. �;k,�°"i. Z�as;�,�•. �� �'�, .cam;...-t`s`L® tatives f theQW&S of the L ib.OX a Of t & ..K,01 M. 'SIC Denmmnt a'nj Burzing"'a>s' Hunts act'- to ��� to cava sem e in =%-s .' reading Oman an SU&SY afteTnoons ow �; L $ a & m � Paster t� � a .g f� t � h A �eg n „,�.t� t.��»,.d .v,..�. i.,.1 ..fie :.o ��.a s_ c ��._,.a.�.S �> � b�'s �a 3 � _ h a�?� L• e.r� my C -h i74•, a - v" •*�,R .sa - .� the a .�>.,, x s f ^r r l :€' s z.o � � u�. �,� '_.,c..., .�'..:�u,;.,xi�;`�' Via... 4. � a.���...� '. ':� �:�>.. ��ti �1.�� �;��'t:.a�.�� �z �;�.�^�n a .- l ngzme to eachschool,, - VACATIONSg Nos. Fi d�"i, .��`h � r; x l. `° ?r-g3 .:Y a b ,R 5��,, vacation o 9 hf P-a,,'-m'_� two �:ks 1° :C iS._ `:::� 'S ._.s..� .>-:-�. a�R r+r .. .w:,a«� has �.' .. � m'� 3 �a. a ,of £eon, well the KA "K'k t a'.a eba ba EIan'Z dd to, P >P1P' t �c ResplaWly e & Cs- -Q 3,:; a t..J a d.. - a-< .Pad m m a l a I7 L 1.!4 1 1U 1 j:..';rrfl!E _7011111 2T SMI-172-2 2, 1922 BudgetSki-an ce 11onth To Date Allowance Total S-1 Salaries 59598.66 17,152.72 71,963.00 54,810.28 1-i-11 Supplies 145.53 648.55 11000.00 351.45 11-12 Printing & Postage 37.44 554.13 1,800000 19245087 m-13 Light, Heat, Power & arcer 1.14.28 501.79 29200.00 1,698.21 M-14 Telephone 38070 119.02 450.00 330.98 1VI-1v6 Bldg. Grounds Mai.ntenance 15.65 83.67 700.00 61.6.33 14.17 Books & T&ps 981.88 108686 16P000.00 149213.14 M-17A P-riodiesIs .35 692.47 1.0000.00 307453 � 79 Bin111nr, «-- 131.60 29200400 2,068.40 11-19 Convention 3.50 175,00 171.50 IT-10A Auto A llo,,::n ce 2.08 225.00 222.92 7-19P P`:'rsoanel _m- 125-00 125.00 i'* 19T Trustees 125-00 125-CIO M-20 Dues to Library Associations --- --- 121.00 1.21.00 E!-21 Miscellaneous .50 100,00 99450 I�-�27 Comp. Insurance --- w-- 10040„00 I,O40.Ott M-28 Contracts 190.00 621.60 28749.00 20127.{4+0 C-80 Library Reserve 98.90 29758.90 74,690.00 719931.10 C-90 Cauital Expenditures 56,44 173.44 413.00 239.56 i. Gen. Overhead Expense --- 3.840.00 3.840.00 TOT"L 13770R7 SALARIES 11,6797 8,078.11 1089953.00 100,87 .89 TOTAL AFT7R SALARIrS 79277.83 259230.83 180,916.00 155 ,685.17 f- ,y59 O''C3a Adult "Ion—Mction 5,456 l,"44 Child Non-rict ion }1`175+((Y ryr1sg"€vo Adu't 7-'ct-mlkin 69859 ^'pole Child Fiction 8 ' 'rbt*.l 3ooks & Periodicals lib .9,5 Total 3ra ch €'irevs,_tion s.- - 62 91 Orand To"Cal Clrculatlor Mala - 7re ch -2 074) Esily 1sV:.'$age for Main: 69 Daily Aversg2 for B77'anch: P-6 tai. Daily Averes,a 1REG «< 159 8,_190 sx£ t/fir x i +� i 9 y n 6 2 147 ,r.•. IL i t f?v f:a as of r _A,. As of Addad t t� .'.-..,e..ti O I iction 11,3811 '115 nar.-Fiction 1uC-94 1 X095 n Y °` '9 Ad-OU Fiction 29,,289 185 `;� 2,.1s.55 PS Fiction 3,388 29 »y 1.431 Chi,ld Fiction e 64 f� -1 Auf�njst 31, ' i2 c.,,,326/�+y X325 $ ay r, 1?,J,,:32 5 Uncludad In at,;�we fipreu: 33 Gifts and !69 Nev Titles. RECORMNOS: As of 7-11-59 Accessioned Discard Gr id Tetal 13 73 Adult l"71 T.297 30 305 30 2,00 Chi Id -- 155 Total record Stvsk c3 of 8-31-59 1. 689 l 8 1. 682 BURLINCAME PUBLIC LIBRARY RECORD COLLECTION With gifts. of records and money for the purchase of records, the caallectiear. of recordings In the Burlingame Public Library has grown considerably within the past two years. Experience to date with the handling of recordings, as well as the experience of one of our staff members in another library previoes to his association with the Burlingame Public Library, and the experience of other libraries elsewhere:, has shown that unless a definite policy regarding replacement of record0ga damaged through handling and normal wear is instituted, there woule be little sense Q continuing to buy records er in hoping to maintain the collection at its present level. In view of this experience, Mx. G€iWI% queried the staff of the Santa Barbara Public Library about their collection and their policies in handling the recordings they have. This one library was selected becruse it AS an outstanding collection of recordings for an institution of its size,, end bscausc the record collection is quite active in circulation, as well as of a, high caliber in selection. The fallowing facts were obtained from the correspondence., A collection of 50 albums of 78 r.p.m. recordings and 3,200 long-playing records, circulated a total of 57,741 times during the 1958-1959 year. .'here is no aunt allocated in the budget for the purchase of recordings, but an in^as-male of about $1500 per year from fines and rentals is sufficient to repl&ce warn recordings and to buy new ones, in addition to recordings donated to the lib ery by patrons. A rental bee of 10¢ a week per record is charged on all new re rd- mage until the records have either circulated 20 times. have been in the collec. tion for 5 moaths, or show considerable scratching. Fines of Q per wcord on LP o s and 10 per album on 78 o s are changed for each day overdue. 'There to no limit an the number of rental rec*rds that a patron may withdrzw at a tire!:, no limit on the number of 78 r.p.m. album , but a limit of 7 We is set for each withdrawal by a patron. The Santa Barbara collection, administered on this basis, has grown freem a modest collection of cast-off 78 r.p.m. albums to the present size znJ reality. While the Burliags2a library: record collection is only ablaut 1/6 the size of that at Santa Barbara, it is a good though small one and is larger than the Santa Barbara collection wes at its inception. There is no charge for borinwing recozess, new or old. O erdun fines are 10¢ per day per album (single LP records are considered an album, ex:ept when two or more are contained its the album of a longer werk such as a complete opera). It is our belief that a rental fee, similar to that Charged at Santa Barbara, and the retention of the present fine rate would help enlarge the collectins' and provide rap aacemernts for worn recordings.