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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 2014.03.18 BURUMOAMt milIMNEWNIMMA &M a Library Board of Trustee Minutes March 18, 2014 I. Call to Order Trustee Griffith called the meeting to order at 5:30pm. II. Roll Call Trustees Present: Betsy Corcoran, Debra Donaldson, Deborah Griffith, Sandy Towle Staff Present: Pat Harding, City Librarian Sidney Poland Recorder Trustee Absent: Lisa Rosenthal Member of the Public Kerbey Altmann III. Library Board of Trustees Minutes January 21, and February 18, 2014 The Trustees approved the minutes of the January 21, 2014 minutes. M/S/C (Corcoran/Griffith) and the minutes of the February 18, 2014 meeting. M/S/C (Corcoran/Towle) IV. Correspondence and Information Statistics - The trustees discussed the decrease in circulation at Easton from 7,210 March of 2013 to 6,205 in March of 2014. The City Librarian, noted that one key reason could be that Kathy Von Mayrhauser has not been conducting class visits at Easton since her illness. It was suggested that perhaps other Children's staff could help out with book talks and class visits. Children's staff is making plans for the summer reading program which should increase circulation statistics in June and July. V. Reports A. City Librarian's Report-,Highlights 1. Personnel-Thomas (Tommy) McMahon has accepted the Burlingame Library's offer fox the Librarian I/II position. Tommy formerly worked for the San Mateo County Library System. He will officially join the Burlingame Library staff on April 7, 2014. 2 Type To Learn 4-The Library has agreed to partner with the Burlingame School District in promoting a program that will teach students how to type. The Library is providing a dedicated computer in the Children's room to give students the opportunity to develop their keyboarding skills. 3. Our Library Our Future- Pat Harding has submitted a Letter of Intent for a _$100,000 grant to the Rotary Club of Burlingame'requesting support for the Capital Campaign-Our Library, Our Future. B. Foundation Report Invitations to the-Book &Author Luncheon have been mailed. Individual sponsorships have shown an increase over last year. Responses to the luncheon have been positive and an early sell out is expected. The luncheon committee is encouraging prospective guests to purchase their tickets early. 48o Primrose Road•Burlingame•California 940io-4o83 Phone(650)558-7474-Fax(650)342-6295'www.butfingame.org/library VI. Unfinished Business A. Capital Campaign Update L 1. Presentation to City Council March 17th- Pat Harding updated the City Council on the Library's Millennium Project, as well as current fundraising progress. Pat requested that the Council give their permission for the Library to go out to bid. 2. City Council Action on Millennium Project-The City Council supported Pat Harding's request to permit the Library to go out to bid by a 4 to 1 vote. 3. Trustee Action-Trustee Corcoran will write acknowledgement notes thanking council members for making it possible for the Millennium project to move forward. In addition, Trustee Corcoran recommended to the Board that the City Council receive updates on the current fundraising status. B. Elimination of Hold Fees Currently there is not a consensus among all PLS Libraries to eliminate Hold Fees. Agreement among PLS Libraries is necessary because of the current on-line public access catalogue system. (OPAC). Board discussion on this subject will continue when additional information is available. VII. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:OOPM. The next meeting of the Library Board of April 15, 2014, in the Library Conference Room at 5:30PM. M/S/C (Corcoran/Donaldson) Rupe fully Submi Patricia Harding City Librarian � 2