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Library Board of Trustees Minutes
February 18,2014
I. Call to Order -
Trustee Griffith called the meeting to order at 5:30pm.
II. Roll Call
Trustees Present: Debra Donaldson, Deborah Griffith; Sandy Towle
Staff Present: Pat Harding, City Librarian
Sidney Poland, Recorder
Absent: Betsy Corcoran, Lisa Rosenthal
Member of the Public Kerbey Altmann
II. Library Board of Trustees Minutes January 21, 2014
The Trustees tabled approval of the January 21, 2014 minutes as Trustee Towle was
not present at this meeting and therefore there was not a quorum for the vote.
IV. Correspondence and Information
Statistics- Circulation at the main Library declined -3.92% and 13% at Easton Library
for January 2014 in comparison to the same period January of 2013. Kerbey Altmann
suggested making a change in the statistic reporting format by including the section
entitled "E-Content/Total Downloads or Sessions"with the other circulation statistics.
V. Reports
A. City Librarian's Report - Highlights
1. Personnel- Recruiting for the Librarian-I/II position formerly held by Brad
McCulley is in progress. Kathy von Mayrhauser is scheduled to return to work on
February 181h for 4 hours per day.
2. Poetry Month-January 2014 Poetry Month had the largest student
participation of any Poetry Month since the inception of this event. Approximately
400 elementary students submitted original poems to the Children's staff. The
Poetry and Pizza event was held on January 26th. Students read their poems to their
parents and peers. McKinley School was the first place winner with Roosevelt School
placing second.
3. Library Wi-Fi-Wi-Fi throughout the Library has been increased to 1GB.
4. Budget Study Session-The City Council will discuss the 2013-14 Mid-Year
budget, financial forecast and proposed CIP on March 5P in the Lane Community
Room.
B. Foundation Report
Noreen West and Janice Scattini will co-chair the 8th Annual Book&Author
Luncheon to be held on May 3=d at the Peninsula Golf and Country Club. Cindy
Montgomery will oversee the mailing of the invitations designed by Karen Eastwood.
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VI. Unfinished Business
A. Capital Campaign Update
1. Capital Campaign Donation - The Trustees have received a check for$100,000
from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation on behalf of the Roger and Jean
Hunt Duncan Fund which they requested for the purpose of supporting the -
capital campaign "Our Library, Our Future". The monies will be immediately
distributed by check to the Burlingame Library Foundation.
2. Presentation to City Council March 17th -
Pat Harding, City Librarian, will make a presentation to the City Council on the
current status of"Our Library, Our Future" as well as the project design. Pat
will request Council's approval to go out to bid for the entire project.
B. Employee Appreciation Event
Changing the venue and holding the event at Sixto's was a.great success. Staff
welcomed the change in venue and format. Plus the food was terrific.
VII. New Business
A. CPLA Workshop
Trustees Donaldson and Towle expressed an interest in attending The CPLA
Workshop to be held Saturday March 22nd at the Castro Valley Public Library.
Pat Harding will also attend.
B. Eliminate Hold Fees on Library Materials
Peninsula Library System formed a task force in October of.2013 to study the
feasibility of eliminating hold fees. PLS hold fees were instituted around 1970 to
support the 'interlibrary loan service and help-pay for delivery costs.
s Results of a survey conducted by the task force on 20 neighboring systems
did not charge hold fees. A few of the libraries included were Alameda Public,
Benicia, and Contra Costa County. , '
• Amongst PLS Libraries, 6 supported eliminating hold fees, 3 were unable to
support this idea due to budget constraints.
• Burlingame Library generated revenue from hold fees in the amount of
$18,491.
• Currently most PLS Libraries including Burlingame Public Library waive
fines for teens and children.
• Not charging hold fees would benefit fixed income patrons. -
Eliminating hold fees would be an example of good customer service.
• Pat noted that all libraries in PLS have to agree on eliminating hold fees for
everyone because all PLS libraries have the Sierra cataloguing system. This
system does not have the flexibility to offer both charging hold fees and not ,
charging'hold fees. The default can only be set to one or the other.
The Trustees decided that this matter should be discussed and voted on by the
entire Board. Pat expressed her personal view that library services should not be
fee based. Pat also noted that this change in hold fees probably would not receive
approval by all PLS libraries the first time around.
VIII. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7;OOPM. The next meeting of the Library Board of
Trustees will be held March 18, 2014, in the Library Conference Room.
M/S/C (Donaldson/Towle)
Res fully Subm' d,
Patricia Hardi g
City Librarian i
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