Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 1949.05.04 Burlingame, California April 6, 1949 A regular meeting of the Burlingame Library Board was held on the above date. Present were: Mrs. Johnson, Messers Hall, Reynolds and Fichtner. Also present was Mrs. Dombaugh, Assistant Librarian. Mr. - Reynolds stated that he would have to leave to go to another meeting at 8 p.m. Mr. Hall announced that a new member of the Board had been appointed at the last City Council meeting. It is Mr. Raymond Burns. Mr. Burns was unable to be present. The matter of high school students eating lunches around the library was discussed and it was decided that the library should have an outside recepticle for waste paper. Mrs. Dombaugh was instructed to see if the city would provide one. A motion was passed that the Secretary request Mr. B. B. Stern to look at the furnace at the Easton Drive Branch and make suggestions as to its improvement. The proposed 1949`50 library budget was discussed in detail. The Board' s final recommendation was that a budget of $49,275 be sub- mitted to the City Council. This was moved, seconded and carried. The minutes of the March 9, 1949 meeting were read and approved. Bills to the amount of $3331.63 were read and ordered paid. The librarian's monthly report was read and ordered filed. Mrs. Dombaugh' s expenses of $8.00 to the Golden Gate District, C.L.A. meeting were approved. Correspondence to the City Council asking for the appointment of Senior Librarians was read and discussed. Our letter of March 11 asking for the appointment of two Seniors, Mr. White' s reply of March 30 indicating that our request was irregular and our reply of March 31 requesting one Senior were discussed. Miss Mary Jane Welbasky was appointed Senior librarian by the City Council April 4, 1949. Appointment of Miss Hartung will be requested next fiscal year. • Mrs. Dombaugh reported a rewarding meeting of the district C.L.A. Mrs. Dombaugh reported that she had solicited a meeting with Mr. Schultz in order to clarify one or two personnel problems . Mr. Schultz, Mr. Simonds and Mrs. Dombaugh met Saturday, April 2. It was agreed that the library should give the non-professional classifications the same designations as used at .the City Hall as far as possible. It was 'felt that mutual understanding had been increased due to the meeting. Mrs. Dombaugh was given permission to have the Board request the appointment of two Stenographer-Clerks at the present time. Letters were read from Mr. Fitch. The first stated that. installa- tion of the new light fixtures would begin about April 18. The second suggested that we issue a warrant of $27.50 to Weidenthal Gosliner, Inc. for work on blower motor. Mr. Fitch will request that this firm reimburse Mr. Kelton for this sum. Mr. Fitch also suggested that the Librarian should be authorized to engage reliable local contractors for cases of emergency where it is not feasible to- convlact that office for building maintenance. The warrant to Weidenthal Gosliner, Inc. was approved and signed. The matter of discarding books from the library was brought up and it was decided to discuss the matter when other Board members were present. Those members present went on record as being satisfied with the present method. It was decided that an open house and tea should be held at the library Sunday, April 24th and that on that date Mr. Colby should be presented with the resolution. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs . Dombaugh are to make arrangements. Mrs. Dombaugh was instructed to talk to Mr. Watson about in- stalling a gas plate in the staff room in place of the electric plate. Mr. Hall, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Dombaugh were appointed to draw up by-laws for the Boardis approval. The matter of Miss Welbaskyts vacation was discussed. As she would not, under the civil service regulations, be eligible for a vacation until she had worked at the library for 21 months, it was decided that a letter be written to the Civil Service Commission asking if there is not some way that a vacation with pay could be granted to her. A letter was read from Mrs. Emily Fly resigning from the library due to health. A letter from the American Association of University Women was -� read requesting the use of the assembly room. The request was granted. Mrs. Dombaugh was instructed to write a letter to the Police Chief requesting that a patrolman stop at the Easton D,,,ive Branch occasionally In the evening to see that neighborhood boys are not causing any disturbance. A letter from Fire Inspector Moorby giving minor suggestions in regard to the safety of the furnace was read. Mrs. Dombaugh was given permission to request purchase of an adding machine. There being no further business the meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Secretary Burlingame, California April 25; 1949 A special meeting of the Burlingame Library Board was held on this date at 7:30 p.m. at the library. The meeting was called to discuss the- installation of the neer light fixtures, the 1949/50 budget, and professional Alassification and salaries. Present were Mrs. Johnson, Messers Ha11,Reynolds and Fichtner. Alsp present was Mrs. Dombaugh, Assistant Librarian. A letter was read from Mr. Fitch, City Engineer, stating that the light fixtures would be installed in the library by the end of June, 1949. Mrs. Dombaugh was instructed to see Mr. Fitch and ascertain whether or not the fixtures can be installed by the end of May, 1949, as that is the last month in this fiscal year. She will report at the next regular meeting. A motion was made, seconded and carried that the budget passed on April 6 for the year 1949/50 be rescinded. Each item in the budget was scrutinized. Quotations from Mr. - Fitch on the cost of the main and branch furnaces were read and chgnges made in these items in the budget. Mr. Hall informed the Board that he had been instructed to keep the salarXes in a ccord with the latest printed classification. There was a discussion of professional classification and salaries. During part of this discussion Mrs. Dombaugh was absent. It was decided that Mr. Hall should talk to the Civil Service Commission on this matter. It was moved, .seconded and carried that a budget of $47,531 be submitted to the City Hall. This will not include any increases in salary for any member of the library Staff. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Respectfully submitted, l cif Secretary REPORT OF LIBRARIAN FOR APRIL 1949 CIRCULATION - Main Library Adult non-fiction 3700 April 'l5, 1949 Payroll $1014.01 Adult fiction 5311 April 30, 1949 " 954.11 \ ,,,,Juvenile non-fiction 787 May. 4, 1949 Warrant$ Juvenile fiction 1373 1639 Thomas Y. Crowell 9.62 Total -1717-1 1640 Doubleday & Co. 21.45 1641 E.P. Dutton 8.83 Periodicgla 542 1642 Houghton Mifflin 7.18 Records 106 1643 Macmillan Co. 13= 5© : TOTAL 11819 1644 Roemer House 13.22 1645 San Francisco News Co. 163.34 Easton Drive Branch 1646 H.W. Wilson Co. 5."00 Adult non-fiction 489 1647 Advance Print Shop 11.33 Adult fiction 1344 1648 Burlingame Water Dept. 6.25 Juvenile non-fiction 451 1649 Commercial Building Maintenance 30.00 Juvenile fiction 580 1650 Katherine Dombaugh, Petty cash ' 15.00 Total 2864 1651 Library of Congress 5.88 Periodicals 233 1652 Pacific Gas & ElectAic Co. 100.75 TOTAL 3097, y 1TEdwardae & Telegraph r�� 2 654 Phillips TOTAL CIRCULATION 1 #t(6-1,/(,,?91655 J.J. Broderick, Postmaster 5.04 1656 Raneelli, Demattei 110.00 Daily average at Main 455 1657 Burlingame Park Department 900.00 Daily average at Branch. 11938r6$ TOTAL 5745`L 3S3s,s New cards issued Adult (42 at Branch) 222 Juvenile (10 at Branch) 35 Re-registrations 112 New registrations 143 TOTAL 257 2 t: Non-residents (16 naw) 26 Cancellations 172 MEMBERSHIP NO 4! 1949 12,922 Books accessioned Adult non-fiction 133 Adult fiction 78 Juvenile non-fiction 9 Nuvenile fiction 10 230 Books canceled Adult non-fiction 1 Adult fiction 2 Juvenile non-fiction 3 Juvenile fiction 5 11 Deposited with City Hall �3os.3a •