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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 1955.01.19 Minutes of the meeting of the BURLINGATZ,� PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD December 15, 1954 Trustees present: President Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Fichtner, Mr. Cargill, Mrs. Damm R"TNU` ES The minutes of the previous meeting of November 16 were read and approved. BILLS On a motion by fir. Cargill, seconded by Mrs. Damm, the bills in the amount of X1,643.19 were ordered paid. LTB.RAR1 IAli t S REPORT The librarian's report was accepted and the financial statement approved and placed on file. OLD BUSINESS Librariants report. The librarianls report was discussed and 4r. ec c_ commented upon his attendance at various meetings. The telephone booth was approved. The Friends of the Library group development was accepted enthusiastically. Favorable comment was ,given to the report of:the Children's Department. Shelving. The librarian was instructed to purchase whatever s_e vin g and equipment are necessary. Branch. ;:r. Fichtner reglested the librarian to obtain a wri ten memorandum from 111r. Byrd in regard to his findings concerning the site for a new branch library. CO PS,'UNI CAT IONS A card was received from The Catholic Daughters of America designating the gift of two subscriptions to the Catholic Digest. A letter was read from Helen Kearney, librarian at Berkeley Yublie Library in regard to the family Reed's radio program and its favorable acceptance by many. A letter from the Board of Directors of the Jewish Community Center complimented the library for its activities in connection with Jewish Book Month. A letter was received from the Hillsborough School District thanking us for copies of Hillsborough School Nevis which the library gave theta. A letter from Professor Merrit of the -ehool of Librarianship at University of California is quoted in full as follows: "Dear kir. Lechich: Tabulation of the list of "good" books you recently checked with your library catalog has now bsen completed. Your library held 97.2 per cent of the fiction, 94.1 per cent of the non-fiction, or 94.9 par cent of the total. Comparative data are still very meagre, but I can tell you that your library held more titles than Alameda. I very much appreciate your help on this project, and will send you a copy of the final report. veryy truly yours, LeRoy Oharles 14erritt Professor of Librarianship" FEW BUSINESS The general decor of the library was discussed and it was agreed that part of the displays were too overpowering, due to the treat number of book jackets, blurbs, and other information in too massive aggregation. ADJOUR 4dE-TT It was moved by 1h1r. Fichtner, seconded by +Irs. liamm, that the meeting be adjourned. respectfully submitted, G. r. Lec ich Clerk of the Board LIDR R,IAN 1 S RL' =ORT December 15, 1954 - January 19, 1955 Building; Repairs. Roof. The leaks vrere so bad that the tile over the children's room left side eras rcrnoved and neer paper installed. Circulation. Me Branch continues to s1row a slivht decrease in circulation- .650/o under the same month last year. The Lain increased Zj.60/0, making an overall increase of 1.50/0. Llectrical Replacer.:ents and I.e:)airs. The fluorescent fixtures are ready to be installed at the Branch. The telepl.one booth electrical service has yet to be connected. The electric daily variable clock has yet to be installed on the Lin furnace. 'I1?iis was -ruirchased over a year and a half ado. go librarian installed tvo stack snitches. Gifts. rlsiann Irwin, A�-,sistant to the Su1erintendant of Llementary Schools in Lurlingare, has given the library 69 new books which were added immediately. T'.is lift has a value of over "1100.00 The value of Vre Fairfax collection is estimated at „4,265.00. are having book -dates made for '�oth Vie Alice IlaLer collection and t1le pr irfax collection. -1ther gifts gill have the book Dlates but with the name of the donor typed in space provided. Novisnotes fror the Children's Denartrent Dec. 22, 1954-Jan. 19, 1955 January lZ), 19550 7th Grade students from the IIillsborou£;h Schools visited the i.urlinl ane Public Library under t3-,e direction of school librarian, �.iaude Flack. She instruc :ed them in the use of books in the reference room and gave each student a dialram of the Library and trey dere to fill in the spaces showing there thins dere placed on the shelves. They were all non-resident students, but it was explained that a fee of •;;:4 .00 a year was c��arged if they were to use the .i_�urlingame ;`ublie Library. This was all explained before t'_te classes visited the Library. January 19, 19550 the first and second grades of the Pershing School, Burlingame, under the direction of Liss Flemings, visited the Library again. 'i'Yiey were acquainted with the Library and told a story by ,.iss ""'albasl-ry. This class visited in the I=PIl, and has grown so since then that ti--.e teacher felt it advisable to come main. There is an intcrestin exhibit in the ch ldren's room of art work by students of Jacqueline :.bite. These pictures are the students views or ideas of barnyard fow1. Eori a art vrark of a different type is hang-'m8 in the adult department. An elderly gentleman in his 60's has started to paint in his old ale, and n the exhibit is ade up of his work. his name is Alfred L:aki. Luch favorable ;ublicity of the various exhibits and special displays in the LurlinGane Public Library has teen -iven by the newspapers lately. Also space for revievls of nera bjoks. Lisselbasky and EIrs. Gentry from the Caston -).rivo :;ranch Librnry attended t--e ronthly r.ectin- of the .association of Children's Librarians of -11 rth.ern California at the San I rancisco Public Library January Ib,-1955. fart of the meetin ; was sent in discussions of hoar the various libraries donduct Story l::)urs, or if they even have them. The rest ol' t'.,-,e timne was used in revievas of neva 1-:ooks for cls ildren. L CITY OF BURLIP GALE BUDGET "XFEK)ITURE I -�U T,IBI�,'i.ttY i,:cnth of January 1955 ACC -UT!`i This Tc. Late Budget Budget iuonth Allcw- Balance S-1 Salaries 3631.83 24271.00 p44,916.OU 20645.00 1vi-11 Supplies 13.33 371.04 9u0.00 528.96 12 Printing 99.91 538.13 600.00 61.87 M-13 Light, i:_eat and 184.69 985.65 2, UUu.OU 1,014.35 pcvver `-- m-14 Telephone 20.42 173.06 36u.U0 186.94 Ni-16 Bldg. -Grnds. 101.18 190.25 ly500.OU 1,309.75 naint. P.'.-17 Books and maps 773.01 6,160.02 9, 500.00 3,339.98 :-17A Eeriodicals 7200 593.28 700.00 106.72 L,-17B Binding 200.60 1,569.49 2,200. 0 630,51 Ni-19 Ccnventi! n expense 117.00 125. 00 8.00 L.-19A Auto allowance 6.56 56.22 115. 00 58,78 i11-218 Contract 167.90 10175.30 292�'0. 00 1,024.70 0-90 Capital Expend. 3.09 520.82 1,U7-J.UU 549.18 r 12 450.268,819.74 Total before salaries 1,643.39 TUT`AL "'66 w , i86.uu Total after salaries 5,275.22 36,721.26 29,464.74 S T A T 1 ) rV I C c : t C IRC JLATI ON IMAIY BRAD CH Adult nonfiction -------------------- 4327 829 Child nonfiction ------------------- 1023 432 Adult fiction ---------------------- 4533 1481 Child fiction ---------------------- 1.650 924 TOTAL BOOBS CIRC.�LATLD 11,533 30666 Periodicals ------------------------ 754 474 Phonograph records ----------------- 146 TOTAL OTTTM ITIZIS Cl ilWLATLD U00 474 TOTAL CIRCJLATION 12,433 4140 GRk, D TOTAL CIRCJ'LI!TION 160573 1953 1954 Daily avora ;0 2or �.ain � �30 Lally avora•ae for ranch 164 159 Combined daily aver: a AI JILT CT S T LT) °'OTAL .orfb©rsh:ip .ecer..ber 1, 1954 --------- 7236 x:363 9503 AclCitions in l.-ocot bor ---------- 135 3B w [�,{�2j23 7421 7701 :.ji1 idreviais in •:-eCQl.bor -------- 153 "r:G 201 p :.:o.mborship J r,,.cLry 1, 1055 ---------- `720 2"")55 A'. .'X LOEIT Ts kl.,=ID C,f'-, :i. .a,L��. TOTAL Adult nonfiction ---- "'� `—T5=I) FIS nonfiction ------- 12 72:0 Chil(. nonfiction ---- Cil l 61,823 1ACult fiction ------ u0. 7 1 7 244,14 JT J fiction ---------- 43 2,454 Chili. fiction --.,. ---- 31 2 G� 2 �r19� V l ,VtJV (30 rifts incLo od in abovo a,-'& n at incrokuo of book stock 458 'a_..prletc a.c:c�oc? 3G Par.-:nhlots 32 Postors added • 4 C-rr:? r�li ,`. „5G4�13 ain -- ,64-1.00 `- Lra.r}ch 1..3.13