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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 1953.12.16 Minutes of the meeting of the BURLIN GAME PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD November 16, 1953 Trustees present: President--Furs. Johnson, Mr. Fichtner, Mr. Burns, Mr. Cargill, Mrs. Damm. MINUTES ES The minutes of the previous meeting of October 21, 1953, were read and approved. BILLS On a motion by Pyr. Fichtner, seconded by Mrs. Damm, the bills in the amount of j2,772.37 were ordered paid. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT The Librarian's report was accepted and the financial state- ment was approved. OLD BUSINESS Moving Main Desk. The main desk has not yet been moved, but it is hoped that it can be done in the next few days. Ed Leis' Dinner. Mrs. Daum, Mrs. Johnson and Mr. Lechich attended t e nner given for the retiring Fire Chief E. Leis. NEM BUSINESS Technical Books. In refering to the Librarian's report Mr. MEEK: expressed some surprise at the relatively small pro- portion of the budget spent for technical books. He stated that it might be advisable to break the non-fiction down into separate catagories. The Librarian explained that due to the shortage of help at the Library we do not have the staff at the present time to do the additional statistical work this would require. New District Expansion. It has been brought to the attention of the Library by school. and recreation groups that there will be the possible need of an additional branch or some such facility to handle the new development in the dills Estate Sub- division. There also may be some demand by the Peninsula Hospital for the services of the Library similar to those received by Mills Hospital from the San Mateo Library. These and similar problems should receive such study as necessary to formulate plans for future development. ADJOURNIdENT On a motion by Mr. Fichtner, seconded by Mr. Burns, the meeting was adjourned. BURLiN(;AME PUBLIC LIBRARY Librariants Report on Activities in the Library November 19, 1953 - December 16, 1953 Meeting of the- Bay Area Library Executivesm The Librarian attended the annual organizational meeting of the Library Executives of ,the Bay Area at the University of California, at which time there was a discussion of library standards and of a possible television urogram to be sponsored by the libraries of the area. The Lib- rarian was appointed to a committee to determine the approximate contributions of the various libraries--depending on their size, budget, n°amber of patrons and the population of the area they serves It is hoped that some ,Mast figure can be arrived at which will allow equitable sharing of the .cost of such a .frojecta Magic Car et4Miss Marraeki Reference Librarian, successfully un- he Magic Carpet to approximately 713 peoples Branch Furnaoe. The �6pairs to the Branch furnace have been completed and a time clock has. been installed which will allow the furnace to be shutdown during the night and morning and automatically started in time for the building to be warm when the branch opens. This should result in some saving in our gas bill. Replacement of the Fluorescent Lits* The City Electrician and his assistant replaced all; of he burned-out fluorescent tubes; and it was noted that some of the sockets in the fixtures did not seem to work. At some time in the future$ the fixtures that do not operate correctly will have to be removed and checked. Book-Week Class Attendance at the Library* This year instead of con- fining our regular Book-Week 'activities to one weak, we have tried to distribute over the fall season the visits of various classes to the Library. This resulted in a much smoothen easier operation than usual. In all eight classes were held, during which 238 children learned about our library, Part-Time E,mRlolees.- Due to the elimination of $20000 from the Library Assistants, part time, salary budget, we have been faced with the problem of taking care of our increase in business Ina not alta- gather satisfactory fashion. Fortunately we had no applications for the position of Junior Librarian which we had open. The funds resulting from the fact that we did not obtain a Junior Librarian have been used to cover the salaries of our part-time .employees, without whom it would be very difficult to keep the Library oper- ating on its present schedule and to keep our stacks in some semblance of order: 2 Fart-Time Em to ees Cont. If one adds the salary budget for all the. part-time employees together, it amounts to $6,645, of which we have spent so far this year 50708875. There remains $923.25. The unexpended salary for the Junior Librarian is $30513. This added. to the unexpended portion of the part-time employees ' salary budget allows us about 4,449a25, which is about equal to the amount spent during the latter half of the past financial year, for part-time help. However, if our circulation continues to increase, it will be with considerable difficulty that we will be able to keep the Library in good order6 By using the funds in this way we have not been able to have a directing head of the Branch Library and this un- Satisfactory condition will probably be carried on throughout the year, as we will be unable to hire ' a Junior Librarian. It also means that we will not be obliged to shorten the hours of service at either the Main or Brandi Library. We have been unable to increase the hourly rate of pay of our Part-time employees to correspond to the increase granted the other part-time employees of the city. It is easy to see that when the two libraries are open the number of hours they are at present, and we must have people cover this time, the lower rates of pay allow us to stretch our funds to the maximum. The situa- tion, however, is an unhealthy one, Circulation. The circulation for the previous month was about 20 per cent higher than for the same month last year. The combined daily overage circulation for the Branch and the Main in 1952 for Novem- ber :es 674; this. year it was 801, CITY OF B, URLIN �. B.� EXPENDITURE D-80 LIBRARY Month of December 1953 ACCOUNT This To Date Budget Budget Month Mos. Allow. Balance S-1 Salaries 3,227.79 19,951.63 $39,488.0019.,536.37 M--11 Supplies 74.63 432.06 950.00 517,94 M-12 Printing 113.23 357.96 550.00 192.04 M-13 Light"Heat-Power 269.29 880.65 2,200.00 1,319.35 M-14 Telephone 30.82 177.99 360.00 182.01 M-16 Bldg.-Grnds.Maint. - 938.70 1,600.00 611.30 M-17 Books and Maps 982.14 51087.87 9,500.00 4,412.13 M-17A Periodicals 149.10 363.87 700.00 336.13 M--17B Binding 195,92 1,140.76 2,200.00 1,059.24 M-28 Contract 167.90 11007.40 22200.00 1,192.60 M-19 Convention Exp. 1,35 41.05 125.00 83.95 M-19A Auto Allowance 8.80 28.20 125.00 96.80 C-90, Capital Expend. - 474,06 696,00 221.94 Total before salaries 1,993.18 102980.57 21,206,00 100225.43 TOTAL $60,694.00 51220.97 3072932.20 29,761.80 December 12, 1953 Mr. Robert Fi". ilice ler `The Grolier Society, Inc. Suite ')12 - 34-5U Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles r. Unlif. llcarlr ;��r. r�l►e�eler ; Hearty "Thanks to ihC Grolier Society, and your wonderful Dr, flotfield for a most s,_tccessf zl visit of the W4AIGOiC U��ttPET ON Wt LLLS" to tale Uity of Burlin vme Everything went soloothly, and the interest and res,;onse lived rap to coy wildest izones !,nd expectations ; For a day-ond-a-half "stand" it strikes me that the total atterldrlrnce of 713, which was what Dr, hatfielcl checked p, was very fine. The breatc-clown of that total was : Fridays 597; Sat�rrday : 116, with nrobably between 266 - 30C school children, Dr , Hatfield told inn, SCHOOLS. the tarn-out of the schools was really «.ore than aratifyi-;g. the English to cher of the Burlinggrtme ili�;lI School, "r. Rossier, brow.-lit all his classes over to tl,e Sia is Uarpet, all clay lon"o i nd many of the students carne bti-ck aftiain after school hours, They hr;cl been riven the opportunity to st!-idy tip on the subject in adv;,.nce, of coarse, and I was ara�tr7,ed at the knowledge soi-e of View dtspl;+yed. Dthin!; one of my several brief visits to tite txe filer I heard a hi ,-h school boy (ltci Axerin:,, some of Vie hierolly ihics on the 1-,Iyl-)ti,-,in pal3yrus from "The 3ook of the t}egad." .jnother 'goy f<bOut eleven years ol(' knew all ohout tie of the �ir�;ira zry z-:ad her '=resentntion at the T'er���le, em tiic cover of the grey volvet-covered book, rith ricl. ea-broidery. The l rincirpo l of the 14icKinley AfI lcentary Scpro0 1 , ;�r . !:o')inson, s(Izlt six of !)is classes over to the exhilAt. )any of the other elementary schools z�lso sent b..ts('s over - i Haven' t the full re;;ort yet. Cluny st tctents cc,jjue on t ieir or-n int native with their families, the "made Carpet" lea vin, been recomiJende*d to them by their Principals and. Teochers at school . The net"hbarin- city of Belmont sent a school buslood froc, their IE'lementary Schools. And the parochial schools, whicl, hz l been notified by letter as welt .Ps circ' Ai,1r ierxl =-)osters, rxlso t zrrled out in lame number. L E I '1.�;';P, W From: ,. :parr; cic aefereice Ltbr:°ritm i`U IAGITY incla(led i.,-Avo,rrz�tAoed announcements stch -�s yort have seen; si:Ay -rosters, ;3r-inte4 I'>'.it.1 Cir' ,'ice t!nd Cates, nrw-Y -;r °.er notices, and a riAio taltz on tours. , Dec. 10th, at I0 :15 A. 4. on Station XV3A in San MateoO mirso Jessie .11iitttern, for treaty-fivve years 'fechni cu.1 i:(?i for or Cho S vmford Univ. Press , gave the ;pro err res as the 4'steRt spe ker, with tate sVidio rannnr.mcep, t:�tC1 Ianstess �}f "Toe 3,)rbara Ai len Show" giving the rirtestions to her from Vie prvp� red script by Barry Holloway for a la-minute rodto -irograu.. I hap,=rued to be in the "Ala.gic t:arliet" ri-hen Dr, Hatfield �ve lits t�:.ltc to one of the :school classes, in this ease forty-seven boys find !jris about sixtti grade. I was most impressed by ttie lively and interesting,, talk, it certainly made that inantuz.�ate exiiil)it cove to life, as it were, t nd I learned. a lot I had not knomn, the yomn sters were most attentive and interested, and I vdislired the sI.-ills, a-ticl �tnrlerstzinding of human n��ture which Dr, tatfield rtis:Nlr:yed in holding! Cicir attention and really ter;cizin r tlae... Not only that, :)pit c.i-+taring their i,ainglWtion to ti-ie extent tiiat rr«;ny ci�mv back l ter, with frig*n(Is r:art relatives, fou certainly irrve a rvonderf it extrit)it in "Tile Magic Uarpet" _:nd �„ a r,rost �rr,:.cious -,nd instructive host in Dr, Hatfield , un behalf of Lite over Seven Hundred nierAmrs of the 1}=ibl i c ullo saw "The 11 is Cart" exhibit yesterday and to0ey - Z.,aut on behalf of the Library Hoard, and OTir Librortan, :ajr. Lechich, I want to exterxt oar grptitude and con,--ri-;'dations for tate visit, iincereiy Harriet Marr:=ck Reference Librarian News,p; icer clip lin-s enclosed. STATI STI C S FOR NOVE M BER 1953 CIRCULATION MAIN BRANCH Adult nonfiction --------------- 4179 930 Adult fiction ------------------ 4950 1817 Child nonfiction --------------- 1298 764 Child fiction ------------------ 2171 1448 TOTAL BOOKS CIRCULATED 12,598 4,959 Periodicals -------------------- 880 597 Phonograph records ------------- 108 TOTAL OTHER ITEMS CIRCULATED 988 597 TOTAL CIRCULATION 13,586 5,556 GRAND TOTAL CIRCULATION 19,142 1952 1953 Daily average for Main ----- 511 �5 Daily average for Branch --- 163 241 Combined daily average 674 5�'I REGISTRATION ADULT CHILD TOTAL Membership November 10 1953 ------ 7169 2297 9466 Additions in N=ovember --------- 223 82305 _30 2379 _ Withdrawals in November ---- -- 187 _ 85 272 Membership December 1, 1953 ------ 7205 27U 943 ACCESSIONS AND WITHDRAWALS OF BOOK STOCK ADDED LOST AND PAIDCANCELLED TOTAL Adult nonfiction --- 166 � 0 r ^� 5T, Adult fiction ------ 105 5 1 24,916-,5'9 Child nonfiction --- 61 0 0 7,961 Child fiction ------ 87 1 3 7,33 (15 gifts included in above addition) Net increase of book stock 409 Pamphlets added 42 Maps n 1 DEPOSITED WITH CITY TREASURER $595.69 Main 4475.38 Branch 120.31