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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.
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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 %).
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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
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City Librarian
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