HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 1959.02.17 TBINUTES OF THE MEETING
OF THE
BURLINGAT•LE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
JAI?UARY 21, 1959
Trustees Present: T�Irs. Cohendet, Mrs. Harrison, Lir. Edwards, T:Ir. T.ioody
Trustees Absent: ',Jr. Crosby
T,JINUTES
The minutes of the previous meeting of December 16, 1958, were read and approved.
BILLS
On a motion by firs. Harrison, seconded by Trlr. },foody, bills in the amount of
�2,366.73 were ordered paid.
LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
The Librarians report was read and accepted.
li!OIiTHLY FINANCIAL STATEI11,IiT
The financial statement was approved and placed on file.
OLD BUSINESS
The stacks addition was discussed, and the Librarian stated he was informed by
Mr. Karmel that Mr. Harzfeld believes that by the middle of March the court
procedures would be satisfactorily concluded and the project could be started.
The library brochure proof sheets were examined and minor corrections made.
The State Library Commission report and recommendations were discussed. Any action
was delayed until a full Board is present.
NEW BUSINESS
Non-resident cards for non-resident Burlingame employees was discussed. It was
brought out that this is the practice in most libraries, and that it was also the
practice in this library until a few years ago. The Librarian stated that he did
not believe there would be an immediate increase in the number of non-resident
cards issued to non-resident employees.
It was moved by .r. :Moody, and seconded by TIr, Edwards, that non-resident employees
be issued non-resident cards, such cards to be issued only after the application
blank had been signed by the applicant►s employer. The notion was carried.
After a brief discussion of the possibility of establishing an internship for
students presently registered or in between semesters in a library school, and its
advantages for the library, it was moved by Ialr. Moody and seconded by 1 r. Edwards,
that a temporary position of library internship be established - funds to be taken
from the unexpended portion of the salary budget derived from the late arrival of
the assistant librarian.
AD JOURN"i.iET,TT
on a notion by mr. Edwards, seconded by Mr. Boody, the meeting was adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
G. P. Lechich
Clerk of the Board ,:
LIBRARIANOS REPORT
FEBRUARY 1959
CIRCULATION
Cirmlation Increased 4.35 percent over the month of January 1958.
MEE,rTNGS Ar-rE�T)
The librarian attended two meetings of the Peninsula Librarians at San Mateo.
The first rah-eting continued the cooperative books selection discussion with the
enpEasis on cooperative cataloging. Mrs. Levering, our cataloger, also attended
this meeting. It was decided that the 'head librariant weld meet at a later date
and discuas possible costs, etc. The meeting was held and data sheets for cost
analyzes ars being prepared.
T'hae 11'.araris n, branch Librarian and library trainee attended the Oakland
Public Lf-�irary pvnel discussion on the feastbility of teen-age co.I lecttons. It
-vs Agreed that such collections se ®e n purpose, but- the desirability of special
ors, except in large librmrle3, was doubted. Further meetings are to ,be held
t�y this group.
The 1.brarian ,attended the dinner gi y°en by the city council for the city
NENISNOTOS �S THE JUVENILE DEPARTMENT
A display in the glass cases in the lobby of the library is worth noting.
The second ch!1d--0n9s book writter, by Mrs. Patricia Mile& Martin, called The
Pointed Brush, is being published February 17, 1959. The book is published
by lath rop,Lee and Shepard and illustrated by t:e well-known Illustrator,
Ranger Duvaisin. Ma. Duvoisin was kind enough to send his original art work
de =—nj copy of the book for display, and the childrer.Aa editor of Lothrop,
sent two press s'ieets of the book. These are pages from the entire book as
run off In a large sheet, before the pages are cut and sewed together. Mrs.
Martin is the wife of Edward Martin and lives in San Mateo. She uses the
Burlingsaw Public Library exclusively, and we are proud to herald her new
Koko S Ivester Jones and the Voice In the Forest was her first book pub-
lishRd In tobt�r, 195F3. It is &is* on display.
Ms:3. Foltz attended the Founderas Day meeting of the Washington School
F.T.A. ops Ypbruary 10. She was t2warded a Life Memberahia Iain at that P.T.A.
several years ngo,
EtM OF LIgBl#:ARIAN Q S REPORT
Respectfully snub-mt tted,
'�'' George: Paul Lechich, I.Lb- arltan
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1TUIXTE-71. L_XP
Anowarice Total
S-1 SsOksria3 51495.06 39,458.98 62*220000 22,761.02
Su I I e a 133020 615020 000400 284480
12 Pr'U..A Postace 167000 109,93,78 10400000 101.22
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JTGat
1?ovjor T_; `.Jater 209067 10283402 20200000 016,98
Tvlphcne 34o48 272,03 45000 177,97
1-1-10 "r,7unda
177.,37 lvGO0,00 1y422.13
11aps 972.09 901327,62 140000.00 4*072,33
*34 9 3L 0 603, 33 .x000¢00 306001
.4 1A Po- 1,6 LS
n d I n 33,7.,57 10785,50 20200,00 U- 4.50
Ia:gR C,.)nvintnor 13206 150000 17.64
'-'-IPA kato _,%7.i..ovvPno.e M2 1-13,75 175.00 31025
71-10T 1j'.,n;.stocm
98066 125,300 26.,34
11-10P Porsonnel 12 *84 125400 3016
11-20 Draos to Library
c
;.A a4". ns 61.00 121.00 60,00
11-1131 1 i o,c o I I a.n e ou s 33e49 100000 66c5l
11-28 C,nt. �?ac to a 195080 19564,20 20449,00 084,80
D-30 11brovy Posorvo 440270*00 44.0270o00
0-90 _Ezz)c nd f.ta re a 19847.55 1.,915,00 637,45
2 Orr 3 0 0� 19,,,-)GG,8rj 73011?0,00, V-9 113,14
TOTA,L AFTI]R EAL-.'aRa_'TS 71568.89 58,525.84 1350400000 76,874.16
STATM3T-ITOCIS YOR JA*,.7IjP-RY 1959
-RCULAITIOIN Ilain Draneh
Looks: Adult lion-Fiction 7vG17 1v363
child IT'o
n-IFiction 10576 837
Adult F-I-etion 6*279 29333
Child Fiction 2.=061 1,125
Total 'jr])oc�-I: Ci reu In t--1 o n 17s,733. 6SM
poriodicals: 1 063 1 006 627 627
Total Doolm L-. Foriodioals
Total D"arth Circulation
M iLl Dranch Z. �-Inin ;,:;o
.10to
Phono,-_rapli- 1"'Lecords : 378 37B
Grand Total Circulation IlMlnx t, j-Dranch 25 46 (1958: 24$,401)
Daf,ly Avoral,-m for linin: 710
Dail'y Avcrarp for Bre nelh 242
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T.-tal Dnil7 Avcra,�p Cj:rcplati�qr-q
Adult Child Total
'9 7021 yv--17I3'z5' ID-0 Tb*V
62
Avld:l,tion S JSnaar-y 305 367
"I
, 1;1 a 0 1-w,-Ya1 1 a a Jar a b r y 282 54 336
wp- 4.4 C,113 qS of
Jr-,n--xanv� 31, 1959 a OAA #3 -4 10.488
9 `�MFDIV`-,Pj,,c:! Or DOO-K STOCX: As of Grand
—12-31-58 Added Cancolled Total
Acla'.]t t I o n Fi ct-i o a WO=3 =3
Child 0�I I o rt 10$959 55 4 11,01+0
IMS -Honx F-Ictlon 10066 1 1 10066
Mail-% Fictlor, 23 j,C,14 06 10 28sG90
HS i'Iicti*n 3j,306 6 3#312
Child Fictiton 10.,193 61 6
,% 13 - L24 a
OA
Total 001� Stocl� as of
Jarrulary 31, 1059 1170172 530 50 '1170652
i.,ct Inturearns% In Dook natock.- 48C
,LLYiL.j,?d�d J-n n.'•oye fimwoa.- 44 Gifts P-nd 334 Uow Tltles.-L.—
RECOIb-Z.i-.IGS: As of
lea 31 58 AceozIonod D-Iscareed Grand Total
X
W 4.5
Adult I 5UM", Nu —M 'Z --r_* W!"VO 2r- Im-
.060 me* WCO mom 155 Opm
T;NM U75 1113R
Total Re e c rd
�to Ck as of
1, 60
I 6U
Fanphlots Dlsm%,dod: 131 Baps Discarded-
TIMASUREM: T.Ain. 10005029
I3r��h 239 X92
Tntcl 1624,zcm