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-IIY,,GAM YUBLTC I;IBF?.AE.Y BOARD
nLY 18, 105011
Trustees Present: =-rS hanvison, "bs, Co'In et, Mr. Crosby, I,1r. Cargill, T.Ir. ' dtvardS.
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r ' minutes of t,-1 rcT`10i 3 rae-Ung of Mne l'`=, 1957, were read and approved.
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On a motion n_:ede by IT:r. urosby and seconded by T.It. Cargill, bills in the a1011i"it
of Z 114-Yl.<:�- were ordered paid.
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The Libra";_ants report was rear! and accepted and the f nanci al statement was
approved anCZ placed on file.
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a C:'et. the most recent" 1- res on the tentative bud, et, as _.iscussed at the recent
J tu c17 session Of the City GoUncil, were e an1llned.
M BUSINESS
Parking Addition. it was moved by Mn Cargill and secondee. by ;r s. Coh.endet that
l _t. Crosby and it. Ed lards be appointed to looks at the proposed small parl inZ addition
and to su,,Zest any likely action.
Senior Librarian Promotion. it was 8 � L d. . Crosby
_ _ u T'lOG d �} u • �CZ'Ic._.i dS and S'COi_C18i'i by 1iY+
Qt t.e �'.O�arlan�s t 2 jivil service CoYiYiission for a promotional Cxamina.tioi-
for :Seniod' '_1 Ji:._.,ian. The Assistant ii.brarlan pos2.tion vas briefl7 discussed and
the Lilb a.rian proposed that if no qnalif i.ed person was found that a. senior libro.r .an
e.R_?,T_..... atiol'' be _ i.ven in lieu of an assistant librarian. T''L?.rtheZ sti(�y will be made
of WS ,�a _:'.
?OardoY f;t _ Z2.t1 0i2. TirS. Harrison spO1i8 briefly C(?.1 2 ?_: her Chairmanship and
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a:-,preS CC l ,.tatilude for tie cooperation of the Eoard rnemb^ . She as"Ceel for
nominations for a nv_?j i"_an. 'ir. Edwards no la.1'.ated 111r. Car gill, who declined.
-r. Car5_ll noninateG _r. Crosby, seconded by ' iS. Cchendet and Carried. _rS.
^:ri5�._. �'; . ^•Jn, ratL l: teC b r• + x.gill on her term in Office and e 'rG'SSBd. file
oa_ _ts than;.:s for filer 'Tond.erftll 'To r':Jand interest ?_n the library. Ch2a _rman stated
nordnations r ere in order for a secretary. !Jr. _Cavards moved that the chair re:.a n
s o,,Ccu io + „' ,.r5. ohend_et, SeCOnde..CL b _t e arOS D
On a mono:? y , .i. 7';Iws,rds arZl, seconded by ...5. `wohon(flet, the meeting ;-las ad.�ot ined.
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_ . Lecky.�.cn
Clerk of the rosrd.
LIBRARIANS REPORT
AUGUST 150 1957
CIRCULATIM:
The circulation increased 5.5 percent over the month of July, 1956. This
seemed to be a General increase in all eatagories.
T,LI;M aS A i^L E-1 ED:
The library institute at U.C.L.A. incorporated many of the features of a
graduate seminar, with major lectures on rolatod library subjects by leading.
authorities, followed by mriall discussion Troup% under capable ,Guidance,
considering in practical torris the premises of each lecture. Discussions
continued informally duril,., social Get-togethers at coffee breaks and dinner
hours.
There was compressed into three days subject matter which had been origin-
ally intended for a six wool, sur.�.or session. It was decided that more library
administrators viould be able to participate in the institute if it could be
concentrated in the shorter poriod of time, Attendance was limited to one
hundred librarians; more than this nunber wished to attend but some had to be
denied admittance when the quota was reached.
The theme of the institute was Library Administration; sore of the subjects
discussed included: staffing, personnel, moralo, budgets, library services,
booty collections, library government, and interlibrary cooperation.
GIFTS:
The library has boon the recipient of over ;,..300.00 worth of records from
the DarlinGame Lions Club. These are being processed and will soon be featured
both for the children and young people. A further report will be made at the
time they are available to the 1�iblic.
REPORT OF BW1�RM CE LIBRARIM; :
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CITY OF BUP►LI: OA I
I3UDGBET I;XPI;IIDITURlJ
D-° 0 I;ZOI'TH OF XU-MUST 5
i s To Date Budget falance
I,Ionth Allowance Total
S-1 Salaries 41179.66 8$ 49.61 560492.00 472942.39
i:I.11 Supplies 41.52 10'7.62 900.00 792.38
1.I`12 Priritin; 14.66 237.93 1,080.00 842.07
13 Ujit, Hcat,
Poorer :later 107.10 251.52 20200.00 11948.48
II-14' Telephone 27.95 61.19 400.00 338.81
II-16 Ild Grounds
Ilaintonance 7.50 11?1165 21300.00 2,285.35
-17 oolm Ilai�s
I 033.30 1,484.83 11,338.00 9,853.17
ISw17A. Porioc?ieal s 13.60 192.73 600.00 407.27
1-17L 13indinc 76.26 78.87 20200.00 2,121.13
Iw19 Convention `ww~' """' 125.00 125.00
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`19sz Auto Allowance 1,,72 1.72 125.00 123.28
i.I-20 Lues to Literary
Associations `.._ww "' 115.00 115.00
I,I"2�/8y Cont�nact 105.80 385.80 22400.00 2,014.20
C®90 Capital
Total before Salaries 1a31O.-U , 29316.86 230783.00 20,966.14
Total after Salaries 5,499.07 11,366.47 802275.00 680908.53
STATISTICS FOR JULY 1057
CIRCULI T I014 I.lain Branch
rooks : Adult Ion-F'ction 68,816 016
Child Iron-1-11 ction 1,515 1,047
Adult Fiction 6,809 29371
Child Fiction 2,830 12764
Total Book Circulation 159970 60098
Poriodicals : 676 676 561 561
Total nooks ". Periodicals 696 6 6965
Total Branch Circulation 6,659
Total Dranch (', Llai n — 7
Phonograph Records : 250 250
Grand Total Circulation I lain L. Dranch 5 (1050: 22v301)
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Daily Average for :Iain: 626
Daily Average for Branch: 236
Total Dail, Avera3e .
Circulation 332
R.PGISTRATIO.M Adult Child Total
Ter-.berslAp Jane 309 1957 7923£3 2,359 90597
Additions July 230 63 293
Withdravials July 162 43 205
Total Re istrations as of
July 319 1057 79306 29379 9,p(385
ACCBSSIOITS AIID Of LOOK CTOCK
As of
630-57 lidded Cancelled Total
Adult !Ton-Fic';ion 59962 ' 123 7 599740
hild lion-Fiction 90866 24 2 9P838
IIS hon-Fiction 020 ®-- -- 020
Ad.,lt Fiction 2791 '-7 55 2 279200
IIS Fiction 2s,892 5 1 29396
Child Fiction 9,263 13 r 9,272
Total Dook Stock as of
July 31, 1957 1009712 220 16 109,916
!Tet Increase in nook Stock: 20-1
(included in above f7 Gifts and 155 i;ow Titles . ?
Pamphlets added: 115
Pamphlets discarded: --
'Iaps Added: 13
�I'OS I SD ':I III CITY TP:. IISUR-r:R
401,02
Dranch 123,,M
Total DoT). no -5—.-3 t