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Library Board of Trustees Minutes
January 17, 2012 \
I. Call to Order
President Towle called the meeting to order at 5:30pm.
II. Roll Call
Trustees Present: Betsy Corcoran, Katie McCormack,
Lisa Rosenthal, Sandy Towle
Trustee Absent: Deborah Griffith
Staff Present: Pat Harding, City Librarian
Sidney Poland, Recorder
III. Trustee Board November 18 2011
The November 18, 2011 minutes were approved as written.
M/S/C (McCormack/Rosenthal)
IV. Correspondence and Information
A. Library Circulation Statistics - Easton Branch/Main
1. Easton: Nov. 23.35%, Dec. 21.13%
Main: Nov. 2.79%, Dec. 10.14%
Increase at the Main Library for December could partially be
contributed to the fact that San Mateo Library was closed two weeks
during December.
2. Overdrive/Safari
Use of Overdrive-e books and audio -e books doubled from July
2011 to December 2011.
Overdrive e- books Overdrive Audio a=books
July 100 July 36
December 367 December 86
Safari (.pdf usage had small increases and decreases of 3 to 4 points
beginning in July 2011 at 149 and ending in December with a 15 point
increase of 164.
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B. Library Trustees Account
The Trustees reviewed their end of the year accounts. It was noted
that the 2011 yearly grant from the Julia Farrel Fund, which is
administered by the Silicon Valley.Community Foundation, was
$244.82.
V. From the Floor (Public Comments)
No one from the public attended.
VI. Reports
A. Librarian's Report
1. Staff News -Vera Warrick, Librarian II in Technical Services and
Reference, has retired but will return to continue her cataloging work
as an hourly employee. Pat Harding noted that the library has lost
140 hours in full time and permanent part time staff since September
2011. Until AFSCME settles its contract, these positions are being
filledby hourly staff. Andrea San Andres and Natalia Lozovsky have
been promoted to Library Assistant I status and Ray De Lara, Library
Assistant I, will now assist in Technical Services,as well as
Circulation.
2. 'RFID - It is now possible to pay fines by swiping a credit or debit
card at each self check unit.
3. California State Library -The implementation of the "budget
trigger", previously announced by Governor Jerry Brown, became
effective on January 12, 2012. The "trigger bill" means that
libraries in California will not receive Transaction Based
Reimbursements (TBR) or Public Library Fund (PLF) monies this
fiscal year.
B. Foundation Report
Plans for the Book and Author Luncheon for 2012 are in full swing.
Currently the Sponsorship Conunittee is working on distribution of
the Sponsor letter. There are 2 authors for the event Cara Black and
Gary Pomerantz.
VII: Unfinished Business
A. Millennium Update
1. City Council - Pat Harding met with individual council members
to inform them of the current status of the project.' Council
members commented positively on the progress of the project and
were especially pleased with the planning process.
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2. Next Step - City Manager, Jim Nantell, suggested that the
Millennium Committee should inform the original stake holders of
the current project status. He also suggested that a presentation
should be made to the City Council at a regular scheduled council
meeting.
3. Project Financing- One possibility put forth by the Council and
City Manager- is that the City would finance 2/3 of the project and
the Library Foundation with community members 1/3. The
Trustees discussed requesting a grant from the Duncan Trust and
setting up a campaign to match these funds.
4. Campaign Manager - Trustee Corcoran suggested that a draft
"short list" with 5 or 6 names of qualified candidates be prepared.
A committee should be formed to continue this process. It was
noted that some Foundation members might be interested.
B. Holidays 2012
The Trustees unanimously approved the Library Holiday Schedule for
2012-2013. M/S/C (Corcoran/McCormack) As of this meeting date,
14 scheduled holidays remain.
VIII. New Business
A. New City Council Assignments
The Trustees requested that this item be tabled until the February 21 st
�. meeting.
B. New Ideas to Extend Library Outreach - Betsy Corcoran
Trustee Corcoran would like the Trustees to begin brainstorming ways
in which the Library, as the center of the community, can further extend
its resources to the public and at the same time, encourage them to take
advantage of these opportunities.
IX. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 6:30pm. M/S/C (Towle/Corcoran)
The next meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will be held February
21, 2012 at 5:30pm.
R ectfully Submitted,
Patricia Harding
City Librarian
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