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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Packet - LB - 1955.10.19 minutes of the meeting of the BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD September 21, 1955 r Trustees present: t.Irs. Harrison, 1irs. Cohendet, Mr. Crosby, Xr. Burns, hir. Cargill. Trustees absent: None. MINUTES The minutes of the previous meeting August 17, 1955 were read and approved. BILLS On a motion made by Iar. ,,Uargill and seconded by Isirs. Cohendet the bills in the amount of x1883.18 were ordered paid. LIBRARIA`i I S R�rOR^1 The librarian's report was accepted and the financial state- ment was approved and placed on file. OLD BUSIPiLISS Friends of the Library. The librarian reported that due to the press or work, he had contacted Mrs. Cohendet only be telephone and that she was prepared to meet with him to form plans for the future establishment of the Friends of the Library group.' The librarian stated that he had obtained the names of certain people who might be interested and that they would be contacted after a plan of action had been formed. Dedication of the Flag. 11r. Cargill has completed his research on early TrUSE-e-e-s-la-Mc7the lists will be forwarded to the Auxiliary for their use in preparing invitations to the October 18th dedication. NEIN BUSINESS A letter to Hillsborough regarding the cooperation of the City of Hillsborough in the problem of non-resident use of our library by the many high school students from Hillsborough and by the Hillsborough residents who make use of our reference facilities and ch o do not have non-resident cards was discussed. It was decided that such a letter should be written after consultation with those patrons of the library from Hillsborough who are interested in some form of cooperative agreement between the two cities in regards to the library use. Announcement of Board meetings. The librarian was instructed to inform the newspaper of ruture library Board meetings. ADJOu FN,v---i'T It was moved by Mr. 6rosby and seconded by Mrs. Cohendet that the meeting be adjourned. Respectfully submitted, G. P. Lechich Clerk of the Board Ll�iHi�Rlrl•+'S i.:_rJR'I' Oct. 19, 1955 �`'' CZt1.GiiLti'l1UV _ 1954 18064 195: This is a 3% increasg� ovar �Lh i saiiAe moLith in 1954. Phis oes not s low in the daily average, as the library ,:.as open extra day this year... Liamely, Admission Day. F; Several people have been contacted uzi r-egwrd to the i -Ig Psoplels Librarian position. At pres .,nt, there are t : possible prospects. The Civil &)rvice rill be con- du '.ng an examination as soon as a r^lease cab be received fr �-zose on the Junior List --.rho do not wish to :-:ork at t ime. GIFT Thi SLAG. The library r=-?ceived a gift of a campaign flag an appropriate ceremony was riven by the American Lcgio,_ !xiliary. After the dedication, an open house was heli a:. ► the Auxiliary served tea and coffee and cake in the board r of the library. S'NOTL'S OF TtiR J'UV&4.L.LE DEE' A col. tion of foreign dolls, collected by her dauf_Liter, was given t�,> the library by Lirs. Torg Tag,_,art, burlingume Hills. The dolls . i'. be used in connection vita t;ae Jai ted Autions Teek display . ;d otlier displays from time to time. wrs. +':`illi !a .,eavit:;, nee Joan Odell, in the Children's Dap::, Iument at the :yaln Library, .aft for G.)rmany to spend the ye .•r with her husband while he finishes his tour of duty r,i the Army . Hiss has beers gi�tt i ng tha neer Fall books ready 'or ;h:�.draLl's b� ) 'Week, iiov .13--19. The new books for child- rOLI sc-:m Lo be r,-. ,e caloriui and L',v1 ting every year. V' ith the open Lng of the school the r4ferenee ork in the Children's LL-3artment increas-;s. The school t'liat seems to us=, the ChildreW s library most consistently is St. CU t_iorine's E: eaen Lary School. CITY Oi bJ:LL, GAgiE L DUDG:?T D-80 LIbnAPY OJIfi O.� October, 1955 ACCOUNTS This To bu�.i� at Suds-,�t onth Date Allo..anee -o-lance S-1 Salaries 3560.70 4-li Supplies 43.83 214.09 900.00 635.91 k-12 Printing 57.73 125.54 800.00 674.46 i;,-13 Light,heat & po�,ver 234.16 641.89 21000.00 1,358.11 bi-14 Telephone 27.00 98.00 360.00 2162.00 LI-16 B1dg.Grounds ,.saint. 900.00 1019.02 12500.00 480.92 i,1-17 Books & maps 1,064.62 3620.69 10,991.00 71370.11 L-17A Periodicals 6.50 1073.131 12100.00 216.19 u1-17B Binding x.30 228.90 2,200.00 11971.10 d-19 Convention 3.50 3.50 125.00 121.50 9-19A Auto allow. 17.29 27.07 125.00 97.93 U-20 Dues to Lib.Assn. 60.00 60.00 M-28 Contract 170.80 681.60 2,200.00 1,518.40 C-9, 90Capital_Expend. _ 136.00 136.00 Total before salar- ies 9530.32 71733.31 221.4.:07.00 14157G.69 Total aftor salaries 6100.02 181740,01 701460,00 511532.99 rIATISTICS r0F SEPTF;4Ii_ER 1955 C I„F CULATIAN _iAIN _ ►R�i�CH Adult non-fiction ------------------ 4541 1111 Child non-fiction ------------------ 983 496 Adult fiction ---------------------- 5430 2139 Child fiction ---------------------- 1.706 1366 TOTAL BO^K CIRCU LAT iONI 12J,660 5,lI2 rerlo.d.icals ------------------------ 646 648 Phono-raph. .recn.r,is ----------------- TOTAL WHER 11&aS C1RCiLATi�ll 801 648 TOTAL C IRULL110iy 13,9461 5,760 GRAND TOTAL CIRCULATIOJ 19,221 1954 1955 Daily average for idain 520 513 U _I 755 749 R :GZ�'I'kr.TiO�Ju ADUs,T CiiliD TOTAL :Membership Sept. 1, 1955 7745 2491 10,236 Additions Sept. 243 48 291 Tithdaawals in September 196 64 260 Memberships Oct. 1, 1955 7792 2475 108267 ACC'ISSIONS & i'SITHDRA+.'ALS Or' LOOK blOCK_ Added Lost & Paid Cancelled Total 617 Adult non-fiction 5 -'a0 � 5, — 3 5 55472 Child non-fiction 9ja5r 70 1 9126 HS non-fiction 7777 3 !46 7 T Adult fiction .25,19( 120 1 69 25246 HS Fiction ,�3�3 13 x39.3 2,.3 (0 Child Fiction g,Jrlo6 128 4 8690 -t-OZ,2 70 ,x'03 Pamphlets added ------------------61 Net incraase in book stock 421 50 Gifts included in above D]FULIT.;D ': iTli CITY TREAbUR3R --- $441-38 iiia in---------#342.22 Branch--- --$ 99.16