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S OF THE MEETIPIG
of the
BURLIN ,TE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
;MARCH 17, 1959
Trustees.Present: .airs. Cohendet, llrs. Harrison, !r. Crosby, .lr. i.'goody
Trustees Absent: Mr. Edwards
silNUTES
Priinates of the previous meeting of February 17, 1959, were read and approved.
BILLS
On a motion By = r. :;foody, seconded by Mr. Crosby, bills in the amount of . 1,9�t2,01
were ordered paid.
LIBRARIM tS REPORT
The T !-an's report was read and accepted.
1-101i'THLY FINANCIAL STATM-4ENT
The financ:al sta ement was approved and placed on file.
OLD BUSINESS
Stacks ME sion. The Library Board requested the Librarian to discuss further with
our Senator the passage of Assembly Bill No. 1989, and to follow its course in the
le-islature through the California Library Association's representative lir. Karl
Vollmayer. -r. Lechich stated that the bill was introduced by 'sir. Ernest R. Geddes,
.1r. Francis and Mr. Britsehgi, and co-authored by Sen Dolwig. He stated that it
had been referred to the Commission on Education. The Librarian stated that fir. Karmel
will recommend an expenditure of the fund reserve for stacks extension as soon as this
bill is passed by the House and has been signed by the Governor this to be some time
in May or first of June.
Sacramento 4µorkshop. The Librarian stated that the V1orkshop to be conducted by the
State Library, Public Library Systems, was to be built around the Public Library
Coruuissionfs reports, and the application of some of its suggestions as to possible
ways and means of closer cooperation between the San Mateo, Burlingame, San Bruno
and the County libraries.
After some discussion, the Board made it quite plain that it did not desire to enter
into any system whereby it would lose any of its present prerogatives, or to pursue some''
fanciful methods to interfere with our overall efficiency technically at the expense
of our basic philosophy, which is to render the best service to the comma.nity for the
kind of coimunity it is, and the type of service it should have. The Librarian stated
that this means an extensive knowledge of the books purchased, by those of the staff
who handle them during their cataloguing and preparation. He believes that there -is
a value that cannot be estimated in a small institution by laving most of the pro-
fessionals and many of the non-professionals physically handle the 3,000 odd titles
we add each year. This results in a more knowle'dcleable contact with the patrons such
as cannot be had in a large library system. It was then moved by 71.1r. Crosby, seconded
by rTr s. Harrison, that Mr. Lechich attend the Sacramento 'Workshop.
NEVI BUSINESS
Sirs. 'o eTn et announced that the Golden Gate District meeting would be at Palo Alto
on April 11th, and invited those members to attend the meeting and luncheon. She
also stated that she had spoken to the Daughters of the American Revolution concerning
our library and its needs, and mentioned the tax allowance which is permissible for
gifts to the library. She also briefly su .arized the Friends of the Library latest
meetings. The Librarian discussed the library's roll in the Second Burlingame Art
Festival, and stated that he had been appointed Chairman of thoii.storical Section,
with the aid of mr. Stanger, ;ir. Keyston and Mr. .Ed Hevey, who are planning on an
exhibit in the library acid the development of a film on the history of Burlingame
presented by Frienus of the Library. The Trustees agreed to recognize proper`
observance of National Library 'seek ve ich is April 12th to lath.
ADJOUR =dT On a motion by ',ir. Crosby, seconded by -ri
.rs. Harrison,, the,m"t;ng r
adJourned. Respectfully submitted,
of the Br?