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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 1956.11.28 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OCTOBER 17, 1956 Trustees Present: Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Cohendet, Mr. Cargill. - Trustees Absent: Mr. Crosby, Mr. Burns. MINUTES The minutes of the previous meeting of September 19, 1956, were read and approved. BILLS On a motion made by Mrs. Cohendet and seconded by Mr. Cargill, bills in the amount of $2,413.64 were ordered paid. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT The Librarian's report was read and accepted, and the financial statement was approved and placed on file. OLD BUSINESS New Branch Site. Action was deferred till a later meeting. Friends of the Librarx GraML Mrs. Cohendet reported that there would be a meeting on Saturday morning, October 20th, at 10:30. The group will discuss the formation of an organization to promote the interests of the library, with special emphasis upon the music and record collections. Also under consideration is the possibility of transforming the assembly room into-a music and record room with listening facilities, to be named in honor of Leonore Armsby, the formal title to be decided later. Some of those invited to be present are: Mrs. Paul H. Reed, Mrs. Charles F. Bulotti, Mr. Harry L. Marshall, Mr. Glen Stern, Mrs. Leonard F. Wood, Mrs. C. Barry good, and others. Budget. The budget was received and reviewed. There was a discussion of certain changes in the type of shelving which would provide more extensive book space. The librarian may purchase steel shelving with the provisions that certain areas can later be glassed if necessary. This applies also to the branch shelving. Other items in capital expenditures will be purchased at the most favorable prices obtainable. Non-Resident Membership by Contract. Action was deferred till a later meeting. NEW BUSINESS On a motion by Mrs. Cohendet, seconded by Mr. Cargill, the meeting was adjourned. amsubmitted, Clerk of the Board i,IBRIdRIAAY`J'S REPORT iTovember 28, 1956 CIRCULATION. The circulation for this October was 674 higher than in 1955. This was not fully reflected in the daily average because of the additional daya the library ::bas open, The average daily increase over 1955 was 3,2 par cent. The Sunday circulation has been steadily increasing, Two hundred xjentyrfour itorlia woro circulated on Sunday, november 25th. The use of t .e reading rooii is almost at ma,Iiintm capacity and it seems advisable to increase the staff to throe on Sundays in order to give at least partial referonce service to the many patrons who could use help if it was available, REFERENCE DEPARTI.ENT I1iss 1,arrack and 1:rs, Edith Dein, (the latter on her own tire), attended two meetings of the Peninsula Librarians t Association, held Tuesday, ,ovember lZth and Tuesday, November 20th, 9 A.1.10 to 12 noon, at the San Eateo Public Library. The first meeting dealt with a library staff is relations v.rith the public, the second was concerned ;Vith intcr® library-staff relationships. Emphasis in both meetings was on the nc'st effective, courteous, and tactful methods of accomplishing, tasks on 1,ar;.d, to foster Good will on the part of public and other staff merbex•s. IEIsT Ir1GS. CALIFORKLik LIBRARY ASSOCIATI01 CONVENTION at San Diego, Octob<3r 30th to I'ovenber 3rd, 1956: The Librarian attended the reception and t-ie Zr.­ieral esssions of the convention, as wall as several luncheon and aojn7,it -e:) zi:eV.rga., The Trustees d'=.s;sussed the problem of "TI017 to Organize :)f the Library GrouF,s", Probably the most 'Important point brought out, :ME, that such groups xwst have coxicry9� *4 objectives to work for or they are apt la deteriorate into social, ori;ani.za;ions solely interester. in theL.- o:an easter to_.nmen+.- as pr0vi.ded by s" ea lectures and similar programs OT11M I,r ETIId : The Librarian also attended a meeting of the and Television Conanittee for P,L,E.C,C. at the Oakland PubZ r L:.br'z',,, the General r:eet.ing of P.1.,.Zyc.C. at Santa Clara, and �.h, F�-�.t�nc:.s r,f t1,9 Library Croup in San Francisco. STAFF, P.rs, Foltz has returnod after six weeks of sick leave. .ri.im- ::i b�Y period we had at tines as high as four people off, which co:iisidrra'j1 increased the difficulty of providing adequate staff to cover the bin". Zi and branch library desk schedules, V'f✓..�aY..-+fsS.Rw"Y -+':e_ .+wevxym.•'i-Fc-+taw..�.f m+svzs"xv..,,u..N«.a^. L+=nns¢w'..+awwr nu+�nx x-%®.�x �- �� , ;9,�'"��.no��r�:t;e nudct Dalanec >onti.l Allowance Total a-1 5t lay'-_os 4.,101.84 20.,285.25 102,131900 29,165.75 i-11 'i �1i Qs 03,23 303.29 900,00 536,71 =15..76 304,603 �,C-10100 ��:1J01 ( 105.39 60r„uG 20200.00 1$593.1�- 1T� 1�" `.iclonholie 30.09 If J.2G 360000 210074- 16 131,cI,0 "bounds l.intcnance 023.1.3 1.,500.00 576.0'7 -17 Po©Its L', "ans 1.,705.20 5184--7.57 101991,00 50i43.r3 : -17A Periodicals 7.50 570.02 600000 20,V8 4' 7973 010.93 20200900 10309,01 19 Convention 52.40 107,20 125.00 17.00 -19A t>uvo Allova.nce 3-1.291a 125.00 9007? ""-20 Tues to Library Association 6.50 00,00 73.50 io28 Contract, 190000 036.00 21400900 11403.F--0 C-90 Ca_ ital Exp. 20500,00 21500.CO aotal before Salarics 2060S,r,2 100609,53 2,1949.00 14025','';7 Total after 5alar.,cs 61800.06 300974.78 74 ,400,00 43,425.22 i.. STS :2i IS' rr IC,�i• r J.L, Uva.❑ _,1�, lUJC CIRCULATI Oi lain Dranch .800?P.s: Adult Ton-'I'ic"Uon 5,93n 10107 Child Yon-Fiction 1�36G 695 Adult Fiction 5 727 20301 Child i fiction 1,G74 192aG Total i ook uirculat;ion 14j,705 � 50383 Foriodicals : 013 813 660 660 Total ;✓00%s i'orioc?icals 077 6,007n' G 049 Total .:Ain L. iiranch Phono;�]rr%h 1 ocords: 117 117 Grand Total Zirculat•l on �':ain ;ranch 1055 1956 Daily Av--ra-o for :lain: 55£3 553 D a.i ly !`:vera e for Branch: 222 224 Pi;nIS`: �1TyOia Adult Ch=.ld Total ,.�.._. 7,019 , 303 October Tei gibers', _n Scnt.e��rcr .:O ).05-r 2 234. 0 ,. J��, U7 35G Octobor 210 03 300 Tota. R07,istratior_s as of October 319 1050 7,075 2,278 94,34.3 CC1,3STO1:., AiM, ,�2�.lI�!,A .'!;T� Or .,UO_L a�UCtL A; of Added Cancollcd Grand 0-30-50 Total Adult I1on-Fiction 57.0087 255 7 583 235 Child ITon-Fiction 91577 76 3 0650 IIS ion-I fiction 077 3 1 x079 Adult Fiction 26,252 139 IIS Fiction 2 651 GO 3 2708 Ch:.ld Fiction 0,065 115 2 9178 Total B0011SUock as of October 31, 105E 1050409 698 - 21 107,083 ';ot Increase in 10ol: Stod%: 674 (50 Cifts and 448 Novi itlos included in above fl ,ros ) Pm phlets added: 95 Par_lphlets discarded: none 11aps added: 29 �'OSOIIT '<MM CI i'Y 2PEASURI.';P I.Iain 640000 :ranch 147.4.3