HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 1956.08.15 MINUTES OF THE MEETING
OF THE
BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
JULY 18, 1956
Trustees Present: Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Cohendet, Mr. Crosby, Mr. Cargill,
Mr. Burns.
Trustees Absent: None.
MINUTES
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and corrected as to wording.
BILLS
On a motion made'by Mr. Crosby and seconded by Mrs. Cohendet, the bills in
the amount of $1,966.45 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. It was decided that formal rejection or not of the site
? rest offered by the Trousdale Company would be made possibly at the next
board meeting. A letter, a copy of which is filed immediately after these
minutes, was sent by the secretary informing the elementary school board
of our Resolution and of our desire for reservation on the new property
which may be acquired by the elementary school board.
Stack Extension. Since we have not had a detailed budget as yet from the
city clerk, further action has been delayed until the next meeting.
Friends of theLibrar Group. Mrs. Cohendet stated that Mr. Lechich had
contacted a Mr. Hyler, retired planning engineer who has expressed considerable
interest in a proposed Friends of the Library group. Mr. Lechich will inter-
view Mr. Hyler at Mr. Hyler►s convenience. Several other names have been
submitted as proposed Friends. It is-possible that a small group may be
called-together within'the month to formulate plans for development of the
Friends of the Library.
Budget. Since we have not had a detailed budget as yet from the city clerk,
further action has been delayed until the next meeting,
Non-residents by contract. Mr. Lechich reported that the City Manager of
F111sborough, Mr. S ene, will meet with the Librarian in regard to
formulating plans for making the facilities of the Burlingame Public
Library more available to residents of Hillsborough.
Communications. None.
NEW BUSINESS
Election of Officers. On a motion by Mr. Burns, seconded by Mr. Crosby,
2drs. Harrison was unanimously elected as chairman of the Library Board.
Mr. Cargill declined to act as secretary for the ensuing year and nominated
Mrs. Cohendet. The nomination was seconded by Mr. Crosby and carried.
Adjournment. The meeting adjourned on a motion by Mr. Cargill and seconded
by Mr. Burns.
21RCULAT1 011.
ThO circulation for July 1956 was 22,,301
for July 1955 - 21 721
showin- an increase of
or 2®7 percent.
!13�GISTRZATIO77S.
A correction has boon r
iadc) ire the C011"t of rosistrationse This was
necessitated by a curTalativo orror that has been accrLiinr- since the
bo-sinnin- of this library. A rovis'lion was Y.,ade in September-October
1949 u3nen the rer-istratio.as nu?. berod 13 453 ac-or-din:- to the records,
but the actual count was G.,303. Althou,:-P
that tine M I J,� the fi,-uros were ariondod at
the cause of t'lie --rror--(a fa-iluro to count the complete
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nui�abor Of cancellations cac-1-1 not eliminated.
Apparently there has continued to be Some failure in pullin- fro,-1 the
ro'-istration file all the carkd�s cancelled, and omnittin- to �e�3heck the
applications for dUplication bofom Min- the 1-1011 registration ca-rds.
mny cancelled nur,bers thorofoxe rore not deducted frorl t,,,lc total
ro-istration at ti-ic end of cach -on- "'S j,,,0r-o " -f-
� m t1n., and some now one counted
when they wero in fact 1,11orely cj-ip'licatos.
The current correction in thO V--,-istration flTaroo was in part made,
necessary by t3--tis occur:oenco I I
. amd also by mat-hori-,atical m-ista1zes of
true former re'71strat-jon clerl-c, ]Evary effort is boin- Ludoto
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olim-inate these w o a'-:ncL;sos in the S 1 1 a UAst1�-11al rocord-keepin , It has
boon dotorrinod that the re.-,istra-L�-,ion JL'i,--mros currontly show4-,,ed 1,334
more in offect than was actually the case. The true fiare for
re-tDistrations at present IS 002S5.
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One of the happy -results of setting,; those records strai`-ht was the
d .1culation per patron is hij-icr than was realized.
discovor7r that ciz
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ltirlin-aL-io library now bias the Ccc011d LiChost circulation per patron
of any library in California, namely 27,1, San71.'aPino is sli��jtly
hijior., with unusually largo 27.50 because of an u ' 'Juvenile circultatione
('1110 library is conti3-uOus to an elementary school and is used
extensively as an elementary school annex, ) The situation is reflected
in a breakdown of the circulation fi`,iiros :
Adult Juvenile
Durlingamo T15-5j,604 =5
1136=
San 7.1arino 125$700 99p237
a- usBurlin3axae library in 11955 ci::,-ulatod 49x2 more adult books
than San -1'arinos where"i San I'larino circulated 330371 more juvenile
books than Duirlinl-ar.ie.
-031stration in relation to Popu1.a-1,J.on is Still favorable when
compared vrith other cormilunitjos,. and it is qui to possible that sone
of the errors found in our statistics exist undetected in the
statistical records of other libraries,
L13BLEIATIS REPORT
August 150 105E
PaCe 2
STAFF,
Assistant Librarian, Za2p, June TaTWO was in rulnth for two vocho 0 -t
account of tho ?oath of how Mnthor� Tho chiloron's program wtl
carriod on with Ko able asslotanee of Librai-Y "'Ild" Jc'an-. J ➢
Dranch Librarian, Luava Contry, uas on vacation taping thn last WC
veeks of july, Also Sine= an(1 '.1rG, wepa in Marge of the,
Dranch WM3 hop absoncos
DPARITT
Publicity and szhibits havo ccnbar2d about tho thomc of tom_:, San Hatoo
County Centennial (1856-1956 ) , Ve observation of which ANSI An
peak Tucaday, 7th, which was Can Hatoo County AlVarival
Association My at tho County Fal; and Floral Fiosta,
Dr. Wank Cou&y HMOTTan amd Dircutcr Of W HWOVT
loar-ed ho library an Watorato and haddsome Mae brMlo
of cill and F;iivor w1J.101 had be!7,i-,,L-,S-d to Pio Pion. Wo Wit !Wx1ca-",
Governor of California (IM ) . It was Siven. Ly Pico to Alfred Fcctt''
ono of tho founders o.,�" Country Club, A Qnto of aomo
C.11: tho 31"UE-VU-0- -staff ncrQo2s rnnaiAWMS tha MGM czkibit appaavod in
the "Advanoe" for dth; a0d variull 0"Nr newspapyl,
artiolea, boy.llin ts, and cvvibits Mac c3ac2ntyateA on W hTSUNIN
thorn,
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sac Ret's Plan, MAY -:oad%3 Club cones to ar W Friday,
August 17, 1956, at both M Ealn 11bravy and Easton Wive Manche
14mbers On have Load the too bou�s a vGak and reportea on thom all
be fctq- A W LorlinSamo Rocreation Gentny by the
, rior -v.d
Wrlin-ame Lions Club at 2200 P-7� thab any, The uovio uAnd how
Mqual", acts.pted by the StNe Dopertmant &01-'� t'."-io juvo.vdlo of
tho o=o ntr., n, has been pyounr& from too
to show a,,; at the party.
Urs, 7ary jano Foltz and childrso's and
Son Francisco Public UbTary ap;3,000 on tho tolovision station WAIT
in San Francloca, Aulaot 0, 1005p Nom 6 .to 3:30 ;-Zhcl SLn
Frannisco Mlin IdbrProly a �..'j-.,oqram on that station on a nonth
and this montb the eDDhaais ons on d-nildro-n1o, suim-.-.or acadin,,.'. :Lrse
Foltz e:,qz.1a!ncd tho Burlingama Public Librar-yts Clubso
She brought
of the heading Clubs of for_ger ycar8,
a ?s1.'.! r{:MCL ()Si vL1 �r i
CIRCULATI0 y1'
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BOOKS : adult :11on-Fi:;t•icm J.,2 t0 9111
Child 1oj.-I-Fictloyl 1.8538 770
Adult F-iction 6 565 2 1
a � 50
Child 1,"ic,tion :29Z 1 932
Total Doom Circulati-on 15,9264 51305
Periodicals: C-115 6l-5 532 +�-532
Total ZJC)rJ';y' 'C'a,4)dy f'• i S J' ;s 3_37'
6 335
'��"".�tt ii��ss�� iotU rca1un �� a•����,F��;h y 22
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4.11 1
C, and otel e-Ci � 2 .30
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.1i:a�7 1956
Daily Avera-e fo�D 1'1�.?�: 5€ 2 608
Daily 1'bv gra o fo-- franch 24,0 253
4
X30 361
PV G-S 1-1.A.11i OI' u �. r.
A ,j, f Child
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195C C��9G3 289 9g^��;
25
Additions in i . .,
23.3
, -, J. rz �>alce £iF3 J:E
19 1) 69 �
Tota3,
U -Ally 3195 19303 C>�< r?`l 25308
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C-30-56
'-C -30-56 added cancel lcd fIc t--1
,CM,dl It 1 t7on-Fi.cton 571,324 291 22
C,h11d ?don-Fici:o:.on 95571 19
-r s
ivOn� C C3 862 4
l".auIt 14ictA0ri 26000 88 4
1:8 Fiction 2 5613 21
:y�ild l coon 8,990 £3 6 2
Tottial
July 3 `., 95 1055362 431. 83 10,5,rT.O
�'v Cit l�?C �5..fd F3_y in. Ijti�Cy - 'oci.. 34-8
(25 " ,
tt!�� Gifts
.a'l�S Inc'i t"�� �Z�e,�"r�Ci. �..t1 :�..`,L7`?f3 :d.'-�,��t'�';J 1
11ar--phlets cls-.��EY. m Y"4 J
Pa-iphlcts aiSc< c r ;tl ;
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jair1 386 e 59
' _ Total ` ov5
BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY
BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA
GEORGE PAUL LECHICH J u l y 18, 19-U L
LIBRARIAN
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Poard of Trustees
Burlingame Elementary School System
% McKinley School
El Camino Real & Oak Grove '
Burlingame, Calif.
Gentlemen:
The Library Board of the City of Burlingame has
passed a resolution with the intent of obtaining a parcel
of land to be used as a site for a Branch Library.
A copy of this resolution is enclosed herewith.
We wish to conclude a mutual agreement with you
and the Truesdale Company for the reservation of such a
site upon the property now being held for purchase by
your district.
Respectfully yours
A.B. Cargill
Secretary
Burlingame Library Board
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