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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 � I 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 - - - 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. - 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 73 - 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, jU V I Z DI 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' Zl anCll i:': 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 � 7 4.11 1 C, and otel e-Ci � 2 .30 �7y. � d -� �� � g L- aY'f 4u.,-s.sm«yy;ayydsffi:� - - etseP- .1�.i.c� wb a.aw zx.iF t..i assn, S i<1�+, .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 -a-,max . ..�. oi� +. 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 VWU s .. S37-07 n db$ Q.L ES,aT .-J. 11S AM1'� 1�.�1�z�?lla vFJJ `1'i�Gai 0- 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 ; ' ay-:;s Lidded: -,no c 1. i _ GI rt D::aI:C,.�Il�..:� :'Iii G11.� jair1 386 e 59 ' _ Total ` ov5 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BURLINGAME, CALIFORNIA GEORGE PAUL LECHICH J u l y 18, 19-U L LIBRARIAN i I 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 PL:iW