HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 2017.07.18Burlingame Library
Approved Board of Trustee Minutes
July 18, 2017
I. Call to Order
President Altmann called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Trustees Present: Kerbey Altmann, Andy Blanco, Randi Murray,
Mike Nagler, Lisa Rosenthal
Staff Present: Brad McCulley, City Librarian
Sidney Poland, Recorder
III. Library Board of Trustees Minutes
The Trustees approved the Library Board Minutes for June 20,
2017. M/S/C (Nagler/Rosenthal)
IV. From the Floor (public comments)
No one from the public attended the Trustee meeting.
V. Statistics
Brad will meet with Trustee Murray before the September
meeting to discuss the new format for the statistic
reporting.
The October agenda will include an action item to review
adult programming. An Adult services librarian will be
asked to attend the meeting to provide information as to
how programs are selected and the type of programs that
draw the largest audience.
VI. Reports
A. City Librarian's Report - Highlights
• First Friday Art Event - Ruth Waters of the Peninsula
Museum has loaned one of her wood sculptures to the
library for a two year period.
• Passport Services - Andrea San Andreas of the Technical
Services Department is now a certified passport agent and
will oversee the Passport Program. Andrea will attend
training at the San Francisco Passport Agency.
Strategic Plan - The Trustees were provided with an action
item update which identified the progress staff has made in
specific areas. Trustee Nagler has requested that an in
depth discussion of the Strategic Plan be scheduled for the
November meeting. Library managers will be invited to
attend.
B. Foundation Report
The Foundation will not hold their board meeting in July due
to vacation schedules. The next meeting will be August loth.
VII. Unfinished Business
A. Program Strategy for Adult Services (Speaker's Series)
• Two speaker events are being planned for 2018. Ira Glass
will be one of the participants.
• Brad will prepare a budget for this project after he has
researched cost of lighting, sound and ventilation for the
reading room.
• Johnson, our Facilities Supervisor, is looking in the
possibility of adjusting the electrical wiring for the tables in
the Reading Room in order that the tables can be moved
for the Speaker's Series.
B. Library T Shirts with Mission Statement
• T-shirts will not be sold to the public. T-shirts will be
available to staff, Trustees and Foundation members.
• Trustees noted that the font for the logo needs to be
changed as it is the same font as the Warrior's use.
• Trustees would like the logo on the front of the t-shirt to
say "Burlingame Library".
VIII. New Business
A. San Mateo Public Library's Programming for Young Adults
• Trustee Nagler noted that San Mateo Public has instituted a
policy that permits them to legally serve alcohol at specific
programs for young adults 21 years or older.
• San Mateo staff members have been trained by staff of the
San Mateo Police Department as to how to measure the
drink portions.
• Tickets have to be obtained for the event on-line and
alcoholic beverages are limited to two per person.
• The Trustees wanted to know if the San Mateo Library has
event insurance and how did the partnership between the
Police Department and the Library staff evolve.
• Brad will make arrangements with Ben Ocon, City Librarian
at San Mateo Public Library, to discuss how their program
operates.
• Brad will arrange another meeting with Kathleen Kane, our
City Attorney, and advise her that the Trustees have had an
initial discussion regarding this option.
• The City Council would have to approve the serving of
alcohol to the public at a Library program.
B. Election of Officers
Trustee Murray was nominated and elected President of the
Board of Trustees and Andy Blanco was nominated and elected
Secretary to the Board for a one year term from August 2017 to
August 2018. M/S/C (Rosenthal/Altmann)
C. August Meeting
The Trustees approved the motion of Trustee Rosenthal to
cancel their August meeting due to vacation schedules.
M/S/C (Rosenthal/Blanco)
IX. Announcements - Presentation to Hillsborough City Council
September 11th
Brad and Ben Ocon, San Mateo City Librarian, will make a
presentation to the Hillsborough City Council informing them of
the services both libraries offer to the public.
X. Adjournments
The meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m. M/S/C
(Murray/Rosenthal). The next meeting of the Library Board of
Trustees will be held September 19th in the Library Conference
Room at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
/s/
Bradley McCulley
City Librarian Burlingame
Public Library