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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 1954.12.15 Minutes of the meeting of the BiJRLINGA'42,; PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD December 15, 1954 Trustees present: President labs. Johnson, Mr. Fichtner, Mr. Cargill, Pers. �)amril n-'TrluTES The minutes of the previous meeting of November 16 were read and approved. BILLS On a motion by Mr. Cargill, seconded by Mrs. Damm, the bills in the amount of ,;1,643.19 were ordered paid. LIB ARIAN I S REPORT The librarian's report was accepted and the financial statement approved and placed on file. OLD BUSINESS Librarian's report. The librarian's report was discussed and Mr. Lechich 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. Shelvinm. The librarian was instructed to purchase whatever shelving and equiprlent are necessary. Branch. '+r. Fichtner req,.ested the librarian to obtain a wr—itte�n memorandum from Mr. Byrd in regard to his findings concerning the site for a new branch library. CO;>tIUNICATIORTS A card was received from The Catholic Dau« tens of America designating the gift of two subscriptions to the Catholic Digest. A letter was read from Helen Kearney, librarian at Berkeley t"ublic Library in regard to the family need'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 News which the library gave them. A letter from Professorlerrit of the Ichool of Librarianship at University of California is quoted in full as follows: "Dear <<r. Lechich: Tabulation of the list of "good" books you recently checked with your library catalog has now bBen 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. Very truly yours, LeRoy Charles luerritt Professor of Librarianship" r,Eg �slrr�ss 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. ADJ0Ur a;11E-T It was moved by rir. F'ichtner, seconded by Trus. Lamm, that the meeting be adjourned. respectfully submitted, CJ. Lec ich clerk of the Board