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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 2011.06.21 URLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY IBURLINGAME Board of Trustees Agenda q June 21, 2011—5.30pm -Revised 480 Primrose Road—Library Conference Room SUGGESTED ACTION I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. Smart Board Presentation—Amy Pelman Information/Questions IV. Library Board of Trustee Minutes for May 24,2011 Approval V. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION A. Library Statistics for May 2011 Information B. Account Summaries for Revolving and Trustee Funds C. Memo to Pat Harding from David E. Burnce of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation VI. From The Floor (Public Comments) VII. REPORTS A. City Librarian's Report—Harding Information/Discussion B. Foundation Report VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Early Literacy Computers—Fund Request Discussion/Approval B. Millennium Project Discussion C. RFID Update—RFID FAQ's Discussion IX. NEW BUSINESS A. Nomination and Election of Officers Discussion/Approval Term Limits June 30, 2010 to June 30,2011 X. ANNOUNCEMENTS XI. ADJOURNMENT Adjourn Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Library Board of Trustees regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the Reference Desk of the Burlingame Public Library, 480 Primrose Road, Burlingame, California BURUMOAME Library Board of Trustees Minutes May 24, 2011 I. Call to Order President Griffith called the meeting to order at 5:30pm. II. Roll Call Trustees Present: Betsy Corcoran, Deborah Griffith, Katie McCormack, Lisa Rosenthal, Sandy Towle Staff Present: Pat Harding, City Librarian Sidney Poland: Recorder III. Trustee Board Minutes April 19, 2011 The April 19, 2011 minutes were approved as written. ~M/S/C (McCormack/Griffith) IV. Correspondence and Information A. Library Statistics Circulation statistics for the Main showed a decrease of 5.59% from April of 2010 while Easton statistics increased 9.91% over April 2010. A portion of the Easton increase can be attributed to Friday openings. Trustee Rosenthal suggested that obtaining circulation statistics from other libraries would give us a basis for comparison. r B. Silicon Valley Fund Summary Pat Harding advised the Trustees that there would not be any further changes in the distribution procedures for the Julia M. Farrell Fund. The Trustees would like to have Gus Guinan, the City Attorney,"review the terms of the Julia M. Farrell Fund to determine if any other distribution options might exist. Specifically, the Trustees want to explore the possibility of closing out the fund or combining it with the Roger and Jean Hunt Duncan Fund. C. City of Burlingame Master Fee Schedule The fee for usage of the AV equipment in the Lane Room will be $ 30. The council has planned to hold a study session June 6th regarding fees for usage in all City buildings. Some council members have suggested initiating a sliding scale based on the individual group's purpose. 48o Primrose Road•Burlingame•California 94010-4o83 Phone(650)558-7474'Fax(650)342-6295'www.burlingame.org/library V. From the Floor (Public Comments) No one from the public attended. VI. Reports A. City Librarian's Report - Highlights 1. Computer Education Training- Class size for the training programs is a maximum of 14. The first class held on May 12th stressed basic fundamentals of working with computers, Classes are scheduled through September 22nd with the subject matter rotating as follows: Intro to Computers, MS Word and Library Catalog and _ data bases. Staff members are assisting the students. 2. Early Literacy Computers - The City Librarian's request for 4 early literacy computers and upgrades to the website were not approved by the City Manager. The Trustees requested more information on the early literacy program and asked for this item to be placed on the agenda for the June meeting. 3. RFID- Barry Mills is the Project Manager for RFID. Backstage will begin the RFID tagging on June 1, 2011. Their goal is to be finished in approximately 6 weeks. 4. Internet Archive - Pat Harding and Barry Mills met with Rick Prelinger of Internet Archive to discuss the possibility of digitalizing the bound periodicals in Compact Shelving which he agreed to do. Internet Archive is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Brewster Kahle. B. Foundation Report The Book and Author Luncheon was a great success. Ticket sales, raffle, book sales etc. amounted to a profit of$ 24,000. Saturday, f June 11 th there will be a summer book sale on the front porch of,the ' library from 10:00am until 4:00 pm. VII. Unfinished Business A. Adult Spanish Language Collection The Trustees discussed the comparison of the Spanish Language collections between Burlingame, San Mateo and Fair Oaks (RWC) libraries prepared by Patti Flynn. Collection Comparison • Burlingame Library 269 fiction books, 19 non-fiction books • San Mateo 2,600 non-fiction books, 1,200 fiction books • Fair Oaks 2,400 non-fiction books, 300 fiction books. • . Statistics indicate that non-fiction books at San Mateo (68%) and Fair Oaks (89%) circulate more than fiction books at San Mateo (32%) and Fair Oaks (11 %). Library Board of Trustee Minutes May 24,2011 2 Y Conclusion `-- • Burlingame Hispanic population is the smallest of the three cities (2,922); San Mateo Hispanic population (1.8,778); and Redwood City Hispanic population (22, 981) • Burlingame has the smallest Spanish collection consisting primarily of fiction books. • Burlingame needs to increase its non-fiction collection in addition to adding popular fiction-writers and group the Spanish collection in a specific area. Trustee Corcoran suggested that new non-fiction include information on practical job skills such as "Windows for Dummies". B. Increase Hold Fees The Trustees unanimously supported the motion to increase the hold fees proposed by the Peninsula Library System and approved by the City Council from $ .75 to $1.00 for the fiscal year 2011-2012. M/S/C (McCormick/Rosenthal) _ C. Completion of Tapestry Cleaning The.vacuuming of the tapestries was completed Monday May 16th. No indication of insect infestation was found. Tapestry thread samples will be sent to a lab to determine if wet cleaning is necessary. A full report on the project will be forthcoming. Facilities staff disconnected the museum lights which Margaret advised would increase the fading of the tapestries. VIII. New Business A'. Opening for Library Board of Trustees Application for the Board of Trustees openings must be received at City Hall by June 3, 2011. B. Request for Funds The Trustees approved the City Librarian's request to purchase a 6 GB Mac Pro computer for Maryam Refahi, staff Graphic Artist, in the amount of$ 4,000 using funds from, the Trustees-copy machine account. M/S/C (Towle/Corcoran) IX. Adjournment The meeting was .adjourned at 6:30pm M/S/C (McCormack/Corcoran) The next meeting of the Library Trustees will be held June 21, 2011 in the Library Conference Room at-5:30pm. Respectfully Submitted, Patricia Hardin ILL— City Librarian Library Board of Trustee Minutes May 24,2011 3 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS Month: May Year: 2011 Community Room Usage Number of Meetings Attendance Public Meetings IF- Library Meetings 7 70 Library Adult Programs 0F 0 City Meetings 2 30 Total 12 1187 Conference Room Book Club Adult I F- 1 10 Foundation Meeting 4 301 Library Trustees 1 7 Library Staff Meeting 4 30 City Meetings IF 1 4 Public Meeting (Neighborhood Network) 1 6 Total 1211 358 Study Room Usage 43 Children's and Young Adult Programs--Main Number; Attendance Story Times 13 8.151 Class Visits (Elementary) 6 195 School Outreach 00 1,527 (promote summer reading) Total Class Visits 79 2,537 Special Program Dan Stone Author Event 40 Easton Story Times & Special Programs Number Attendance Story Times I F- 8 354 Class Visits (elementary) 0 1 0 Total Story Times 8 354 BURLINGAME PUBLIC LIBRARY STATISTICS Month: May Year: 2011 Bur��e"Reg�pw Burgate Borrowers Adult Patrons F 18,638 3,100 0 11 21,738 Juvenile Patrons -7 E5,811 1,548 11 0 11 70359 Others 194 7IF— 2,254 1 2,455 Tomer "d, x,254: 31,562 Borrowers Circulatiot Tort Caliila , : + P .: Main 51,089 49,442]1 3.33% Branch 6,399 5,595 14.37% ,ra 7,4k3$ ;mil' F 4. a Self Check Usage To Pefteat of Initial Check Outs Main 26,498F 79% Branch 3,15? 67% Tial1177 Online,ftnewm fi� Items` int of Total l�eaewals Main 11,857 79% Branch IF 1,101 67% Total 12,958 Gate'Count 1Bou Avemge per day Main 33,561 1,157 Branch 4,133 166 Tota' ,' 1323 �terrr►et U`` "e a ,, "°U 't�r�r Main Adult 8,557 Main Childrens' 65 Branch IF 642 Crrar�d Total 9 Z64 E-Content/To " ttal'' d "' ' � - -If-am ten To v B Overdrive 116 (e-books 34; audio a-books 82 Freegal Music 84 users; 651 songs downloaded Databases: 2,053 BPL Website 13,743 Safari 135 Tdtaltes 'Ad �= drih} 1,825 Total*umber dtreach ar aia.b Uverad 13 BPL Main Circulation Page 1 of 2 Gmail Calendar Documents Photos Reader Web more- barrymllsl@gmaii.com - Google DOCS BPL Main Circulation Anyone with the link Updated 4 days ago by barrymllsl Saved Share File Edit View Insert Format Data Tools Help Chart Edit chart... Publish chart Save image!'Delete chart BPL Main Circ by Month 2009 vs. 2010 vs. 2011 60,000 02009 E 2010 E2011 56,000 52,000 48,000 44,000 January March May July September November February April June August October December Sheet1 Chartl l https:/ >adsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=OAs89CLDbguf )HVGNOdZMnIIUUhpTm9IV3VWemhlYmc&authkey... }Zoll Easton Circulation Page 1 of 2 Gmail Calendar Documents Photos Reader Web more- barrymlls1@gmail.com- 000le dOCS Easton Circulation Anyone with the link Updated 4 days ago by barrymllsl Saved Share File Edit View Insert Format Data Tools Help Chart Edit chart... Publish chart Save image' Delete chart Easton Branch Circ by Month 2009 vs. 2010 vs 2011 8,000 02009 02010 7,000 2011 6,000 5,000 4,000 January March May July September November February April June August October December Sheet1 Chart1 https: )eadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=OAs89CLDbgu )Gw4X3BzOGdBWTJRNmOtaTFHal8wdXc&authkey=... )2011 Revolving Account Funds Report (Includes unrealized gains) As of 6/8/2011 6/8/2011 Page 1 6/8/2011 Account Balance ASSETS Cash and Bank Accounts Amazon.com 239.04 Children's Reading Club(designated) 0.00 Circ Desk Sales -887.05 Donations-Miscellaneous 1,014.93 Foundation Support 69,817.06 Friends of the Library 903.31 Gifts to Staff 200.00 Large Print Books 12.43 Manini (David) Fund 1,813.00 Millenium Project Fund 750.00 Silicon Valley Community Foundation Gran 2,873.68 Staff Recognition 862.30 Stone Mem. Lecture Fund (dsgn.) -247.45 Volunteer Program (designated) 222.13 TOTAL Cash and Bank Accounts 77,573.38 TOTAL ASSETS 77,573.38 LIABILITIES 0.00 OVERALL TOTAL 77,573.38 Trustees Account Funds Balances As of 6/8/2011 6/8/2011 Page 1 6/8/2011 Account Balance Bank Accounts Centennial Fund -12,620.40 Combined Undesignated Donations 6,540.49 Copier Fund 36,618.62 Donations-Children (designated) 176.29 Duncan-Collections 60,000.00 Education Fund 13,885.48 Farrell(Julia) Fund 7,539.89 Interest 2,528.69 Outreach Fund 50.00 Wiillert Fund (Books) 762.00 Willert(Wayne) Fund 50,002.64 Willert Fund(Joint Service Desk) 0.00 Willert fund (Millennium Project) 20,334.27 TOTAL Bank Accounts 185,817.97 OVERALL TOTAL 185,817.97 Harding. Patricia From: David E. Burnce <DEBurnce@siliconvalleycf.org> lent: Monday,June 06, 20119:15 AM Harding, Patricia Cc: Michelle D. Fries Subject: Your partnership with the community foundation Dear Pat, This message comes a bit later than I'd intended, but I'm writing to let you know that I am leaving the community foundation and that my last day will be tomorrow, June 7. As I depart, I am happy to know that you will be in the hands of my wonderful colleague Michelle Fries, who you already know through your relationship with the Roger and Jean Hunt Duncan Fund. I've copied Michelle on this note, and she can be reached at 650.450.5504 or mdfriesCaD-siliconvalleycf.org. Along with everyone on the Donor Engagement team and the entire staff, Michelle is here for you and committed to helping you get the most out of your relationship with the community foundation. It's been my pleasure to work with you, and I hope that the fee adjustment for the Julia M. Farrell Memorial Fund will allow it to continue fulfilling the donor's intention for a long time to come. Sincerely, David Burnce David Bumce Donor Engagement Coordinator Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Serving San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties 2440 West EI Camino Real, Suite 3001 Mountain View, California 94040 Direct: 650.450.5499 1 Main: 650.450.5400 1 Fax: 650.450.5401 deburnce(a)-siliconvalleycf.org www.siliconvallevcf.org I Read the latest issue of ONE: Innovation Through Philanthropy magazine. Connect with us on Facebook i Harding, Patricia From: David E. Burnce <DEBurnce@siliconvalleycf.org> Sent: Monday,June 06, 20119:15 AM To: Harding, Patricia Cc: Michelle D. Fries Subject: Your partnership with the community foundation Dear Pat, This message comes a bit later than I'd intended, but I'm writing to let you know that I am leaving the community foundation and that my last day will be tomorrow, June 7.As I depart, I am happy to know that you will be in the hands of my wonderful colleague Michelle Fries, who you already know through your relationship with the Roger and Jean Hunt Duncan Fund. I've copied Michelle on this note, and she can be reached at 650.450.5504 or mdfries(&siliconvalleycf.org. Along with everyone on the Donor Engagement team and the entire staff, Michelle is here for you and committed to helping you get the most out of your relationship with the community foundation. It's been my pleasure to work with you, and I hope that the fee adjustment for the Julia M. Farrell Memorial Fund will allow it to continue fulfilling the donor's intention for a long time to come. Sincerely, David Burnce David Burnce Donor Engagement Coordinator Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Senning San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties 2440 West EI Camino Real, Suite 300 1 Mountain View, California 94040 Direct: 650.450.5499 1 Main: 650.450.5400 1 Fax: 650.450.5401 deburnce(d)siliconvalleycf.org www.siliconvalle c�f.org Read the latest issue of ONE: Innovation Through Philanthropy magazine. Connect with us on Facebook "1 1 BURUMOAME - City Librarian Report June 21, 2011 City Budget The Budget Study Session for the FY 11/12 Budget & Capital Program was held in the Lane Room on,May 25t". Jim Nantell presented an overview of the City Council goals for the upcoming FY and the proposed General Fund Reserve policies discussed at the March 2"d City Council budget session. _ The good news is that general fund revenues have grown, with the turn around beginning for the city in the final two months of the last FY— May and June 2010. The city is predicting-a 14Q/o increase in general fund revenues over FY 2009/10. The proposed new budget does not - contain any further reductions in services. It fully funds the current levels of service and restores funding to Easton and the collections budget. At the March meeting the city council provided the policy direction for future general fund budgets- limit future growth in general fund revenue for on-going operations and debt service to no more than 2% from estimated year in revenues. Any general fund revenues that exceed the planned 2% growth rate will be considered surplus and used to augment general fund reserves as determined by the Council. Council will adopt the budget on Monday, June 20, 2011. RFID(Radio Frequency Identification) The RFID tagging began June 1 and will be ongoing for the next 4 to 5 weeks. If you are interested in seeing the tagging please let me know and I will arrange a demonstration. The Peninsula Library Automated Network (PLAN) has tagged Redwood Shores, Foster City and. San Bruno. There are still bugs that they are working out. Staff workstations should be installed later in the summer and the self-check machines in the fall. Millennium Project Group 4 has sent the Summary Report for the project and it is included in"the packet. Library managers, Project Management Team (PMT) members, the City Council, Jim Nantell and City Department Heads have also received a copy. There is also a copy at the Reference Desk for the public to view. 1 48o Primrose Road•Burlingame•California 94010-4o83 Phone(650)558-7474'Fax(650)342-6295•www.burlingame.org/library Next Steps: _ • A presentation of two design options to the PMT. This is being scheduled for the week of.J my 11th. • A presentation to the Foundation and Board of Trustees-week.of August 1 • Architect will prepare the final master plan based on PMT and.Foundation and Trustee direction -week of August 8 • Prepare phasing plan and budget for major components &develop project schedule- week.,of August 22 • Architect will present final master plan to PMT-week of August 29 • Final Master Plan will be presented to Foundation and Trustees=week of September 9 Internet Archive Barry Mills and I met with Rick Prelinger and Internet Archive has agreed to take our bound periodicals, 6400 volumes, (located on the Lower Level in Compact Shelving) for scanning and digitizing. We have scheduled this for the beginning of July. For more info about Internet Archive check out the website: www.internetarchive.org and their site for eBooks: www.ogenlibrary:ora: BPL has participated with Internet Archive in their book-digitizing project and because,of this our patrons are able to download titles free from their site if they are at the library. Give it a try! '1 Assembly Bill 438 AB 438 is an act to amend Sections 19104 and 19116 of, and to add Section 19104.5 to the Education'Code, relating to libraries. AB 438 is sponsored by the Ventura Readers' Book Group and was introduced by Assembly Member Das Williams. It is supported by the SEIU, the California Labor Federal, the AFL-CIO and others.. The bill is opposed by the League of California Cities, LSSI, and the California Contract Cities Association. Essentially, if the bill .were to be approved, a city would have to hold a vote if it wanted to choose a private library firm to handle operations. Cities are required to hold public hearings if they are considering private management but this legislation would require an election. It passed the Assembly and now AB 438 moves to the Senate for consideration by a policy committee. To read more about this issue go to: htto:f/www.cia-net.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr-285 This is a memo from Mike Dillon,the California Library Association Lobbyist. Upcoming Dates: June 20 City Budget Adopted June 20 Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musee-National Picasso, Paris. Docent lecture and slide show- 7prri 2 June 23 Make the Most of the Library Using your Computer! 6:30pm July 9 Harry Potter—The Final Chapter 2-4pm on the front porch of the library and in the Lane Community Room July 13 Career Support Group 1:30—2:30pm July 25 Dutch and Flemish Art at the Legion of Honor—7pm August 10 Career Support Group 1:30—2:30pm August 27 College Admissions 101 3:30pm Family Fun Nights *June 14 -Tony Border's "Cool, Crazy Critters" -visit different continents and hear from the special animals who live there! Ventriloquism and a touch of magic. *June 21 - Caterpillar Puppets "Iffy-Bitty Variety Show" - an audience participation puppet _ show featuring"The Three Little Bla-Bla-Blas." *June 26 - Madela Herrera Bilingual Songs and Stories- songs and stories with Latin rhythms for the whole family, *July 5 - Fratello Marionette's show"The Frog Prince"-This classic fairy-tale is the story of the spoiled Princess Ofelia on the day of her birthday celebration. *July 12 ;..Thomas John Juggling Show-Thomas John is the creator of Juggling Americana. �.- The show is a blend of humor, skill and wit that will leave you laughing. *July 19 -Alex Ramon Magic Show-A showcase of Alex's signature sleight-of-hand magic, which amazes and mesmerizes ail who see it. 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Information is programmed onto the chip. The only information programmed onto the tag is the item barcode. RFID tags used by libraries are passive tags, as opposed to active tags which are used in other industries. No signal is transmitted by a passive tag until it receives power from the reader. The antenna on each tag allows the reader, or the security gate, to read the information on the tag. 4. Will this new technology replace staff members? No, it will make the check out and check in processes more efficient for both staff and patrons. It will also help free up staff time and allow staff to focus on other duties. 5. Are other libraries in the Peninsula Library System adopting RFID? RFID is being implemented in phases in all of the libraries in the Peninsula Library System. 6. How is RFID being funded? RFID is being funded over a two year period as a capital outlay project approved by the Burlingame City Council. 7. What is the Library purchasing with this money? RFID tags. Self-Checks. The new self-checks will read the information on the RFID tags and the barcode on library cards, allowing card holders to check out their materials more quickly. Materials can be stacked instead of reading one item at a time. Each self-check machine will include a fee payment system for payment by credit or debit card. Staff Workstations. This will allow staff to check in items more quickly. It will also allow us to search for items on the shelf using hand held versions. Security Gates. The current security gates will be replaced with new gates that will use RFID to determine if items have been properly checked out. 8. How long will conversion to RFID take? Tagging the materials in the library will take approximately 6 weeks. The installation of the self-check machines and new security gates will be in late summer or early fall. 9. Will you be RFID tagging materials at Easton? We will be tagging materials at Easton in the fall.