HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 1955.12.21 >in:_tes of the meetirZ of the
13-0HLT Cs iHUE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
November 16, 1955
Trustees present: !ars. Harrison, lair. Crosby, Mr. Burns
Trustees absent: ,r. (Jar-ill, Mrs. Cohendet were excused..
Councilwoman Psis. Oscar Thayer was also present.
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`.she r:inutes of the previous meeting October 19, 1955 were read
and approved.
DILLE,
On a motion made by Mr. Crosby and seconded by Er. Burns the bills
in the ar:ount of 5;2,191,12 were ordered paid.
LIDRARIANI IS R PORT
The librarian's report was accepted and the financial statement
was approved and placed on file.
OLDJ SS
The librarian's reuort was further discussed. Additional remarks
on the various „ieetincm attended at the California. Library Association
Convention were made by the librarian. Mr. Crosby also commented
on the convention. Mrs. -Harrison asked for additional information
on the activities of the Friends of the Library Group. The librarian
stated that he believed that his personal contact with Trustee Mrs.
Mores of the San Francisco Public Library would be very valuable as
she could be'very helpful in the formation of a Friends :.roup for
this library.
The extension of the stacks was an item in the librarian's report.
This was further expanded upon by the librarian who stated also that
further information would be forthcoming; at the next rieeting. Airs.
Thayer stated that the city had no honey at this time for such a
project. Mrs. Harrison stated that although the situation was
critical, nevertheless, the information being, gathered at this
time is purely exploratory.
Mrs. Thayer reported on Mr. Kirnnelts statements concerning; a possible
ift from the Trousdale Co�!pany. She said that at the planning
committee meeting; the statement was made that there was no provision
in the budget so that there was no fund for financing a new Branch
Library at this tiroe
A letter was received fron Geor. e S. Reppas containing- a donation
of ten dollars for the library. Tine library will send an appropriate
note of thanks.
A letter was received from Stanford University thankin, the library
for the rift of certain duplicates.
ADi0 R1 ,'T
On a motion made by Mr. Burns and seconded by Mr. Crosby the meeting
was adjourned.
^e efly submitted,
A. 1 . echich
Clerk of the Board
L1 1142ilip-14"' i l d,ORT
Docombor �l, 1955
=Iue'circulation has 1-baintained a small increase over last
year at this time.
Me IMrar an attended two mootings in ro3ard to the
problem of diseardin periodicals.
P i 1:ISS OV T11 , LII',UIRY.
Ts. 7,_-s y Eas eon contacted and plans are pro essing
for the eventual forr:?atlon of a *,roup of 1"rionds of the
Library.
The Lions havo finished the constr€.iction of additional
shelvin for the Lion's Len at the Branch library. They
arc r)lant in,; on rofinishin the roon in early January.
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Several classes visited tho library actor Pook Clook to
see tho now Ball juvenile boobs and to receive their library
cauls. Tlio second .,lade from Lincoln School, teacher, !.Irs.
Porlms, and the second mr
ade asl,iin-;ton uchool, teacher i;rs.
I!c,,p1mirn,, visited ijov. 21 tmC 22 respectively.
the library is indebted to lirs. Ruth Jottelhe:►rra for an
e; kbit of Sti°ieuish straw an,-
,,els and Ghristnas figures in the
two Mass display cases in the lobby. Tho children's art c7a ss
of :lrs. J!�cqueline `.:hito has provided a colorful display of
Lair sta~1s pictures in the children's room.
CITY OF iil:;l . :ILMUE
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D-80 V-s- 'iI 02' I':ocoribor, 1955
This �o i3u et ;ot
_.onth i ota Allow anco Lalance
5-1 oalaries 3562.71 21*668,97 x7,9.30.00 26vg.61.03
E-11 :UpDlii os 30.11 367.00 900.00 533000
I.-12 Printin�_, 295.30 300.2 £300.00 431.76
heat 249.74 lolil.06 12,000000 95£3.9,1
I -1� Telephone 38.37 157.31 360.00 202.69
1051.63 1500.00 dM,32
1s-17 Books 9116.00 5000.93 10901,00 5130.07
!:-17A iicr.-Iodicals 3,: .75 1103.50 1100.00 - 3.56
:.1-17?; I-Alidd nc 173.27 690.55 2200.00 1509. -5
::-19 OonVo tion x'.00 77.05 125.00 17.95
T i-l0A Auto Allow. 13.,10 55.70 125,00 G9.22
i-2.0 Iucs to Z3b.Assn. 60.00 60.00
i -^3 Oont-ra ct 170.00 1017.x0 .`-.'200.00 1182.60
C;-90 C;ngital -,Y. 136.00 176.00
Total beforc salaries 1970.13 110795.56 229x97.00 100701.44
Total a.:ter salaries 5532.54 33,464. 53 78,427.00 36,962.47
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STaTiSi1CL) rOx .TUU .:X 1955
CIRCULATION
Adult non-fiction ---------- 5342 1160
Child non-fiction ---------- 1127 623
Adult Fiction ---------- 5550 2211
Child Fiction ---------- 1302
TOTAL BOOK CIRCULAIIUN 13,864 $
Periolicals -------------- 774 604
Ph6nograph recor.Is --------- -9 _
TOTAL OTH R iTSAS CIRCULAIW 865. 5?00 6U4
T-�)TAL CIRCULA110A 14,729
GRAANI) 1'MiL CiRC:Uli.,k1101u Q4,i-:3
1955
Daily average for _iain 535 589
D-iii.y av m�rgga for Lranch 232 2 (o
817 y 825
]',',G I S T Ri�'i I0i48 AdjIt Child Z;;tal
_:'embersiUp Nov. 1, 1955 760y 2171 10,200
A3.litions in iiov3mber 223 101 324
"Vi.t-'�drawals in Jovember 244 61 305
lembersnip Dec. 1, 1955 7788 2511
ACCESSIO14S A.4D ,,.!I iDHA.''ALS OF zOUK STOCK
Added Lost & ;:aid CSI elled Tota
2;?.z ORO
Adult non-fiction j:✓;, 8kao 9
2 15 56,8
Child non-fiction qJ -1 76 1 1 9-P 4069,Z
HS non-fiction q'y(p 4 446 " 0
Adult fiction Z,� �/D�' 98 3 5 ,
HS fiction .Z8 5 3
Child fiction ��7 , 171 J
Pamphlets addad ---48
Net increase in book stock --49Q393
D 4,'?0S1I,:DiIH CM �r?'.�k:,UH::K $714.08
:ia in --4578.23
Branch-- 135.85