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Burlingame Library
Approved Board of Trustees Minutes
July 16, 2019
I.Roll Call
Trustees Present:Kerbey Altmann, Danielle Garcia, Mike
Nagler, Elizabeth Ostrow, Randi Murray
Staff Present:Brad McCulley, City Librarian
Sidney Poland, Recorder
Tommy McMahon, Adult Services
Manager
City Council: Donna Colson, Mayor
Library Foundation: Cindy Montgomery
Former Trustee: Lisa Rosenthal
Former Trustee and Guest: Deborah Griffith
II.Presentation of Proclamation to Lisa Rosenthal
Mayor Donna Colson presented Lisa Rosenthal with a Proclamation for
her 9 years of service on the Library Board of Trustees and her
continuous support of the Library and the City of Burlingame.
III.Swearing in of New Trustees Danielle Garcia and Elizabeth Ostrow
Danielle Garcia and Elizabeth Ostrow were sworn in as Library Trustees
in a formal ceremony by Mayor Donna Colson.
IV.Library Board of Trustees Minutes
The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes of the June 16, 2019
Trustee Meeting. M/S/C (Murray/Nagler)
V.From the Floor (Public Comments)
There were not any representatives from the public who attended the
Trustee meeting.
VI.Statistics
Trustee Murray explained the statistic reporting to the new Trustees and
noted that the 12-month Circulation and Study Room Usage – Trailing
12 Months is an effective analytical tool.
VII.Reports
A.City Librarian’s Report – Highlights
ADA Issue – The stools that are being used in the library stacks
prohibit wheel chair access which makes this an ADA issue. Staff
is working on an alternative plan that will solve this problem.
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Analytics on Demand - SCPL is involved in a Santa Cruz County
Grand Jury investigation and report for its use of the
Gale/Cengage software “Analytics on Demand”. The issue centers
generally around how the library uses their patrons’ personal data
and whether patrons have the opportunity to agree to the use of
their personal data. Burlingame Library is no longer using the
software for this program.
Advance Star – The digitization of the Advance Star Newspaper
has been completed. Technical Services Department has put it on
line. It is not possible to have remote access as the library does
not hold the copyrights.
B. Speaker’s Series
Dates of the 3 remaining Speaker Series events for 2019 – 2020 are
as follows:
Lucy Kalanithi – Author Talk – September 15th
Susan Orlean – Author Talk – November 3rd
Kim Sajet – National Portrait Gallery Director – January 26th
C. Trustee Account – The Trustees reviewed the expenditures for the
month of May 2019.
D. Monthly Topic – Adult Services – (Kanopy) – Tommy McMahon
Tommy gave the Trustees a brief summary of Kanopy.
Kanopy is a video streaming service providing access to more than
30,000 independent and documentary films.
Includes children’s program – “Kanopy Kids”.
Kanopy is a privately held company located in San Francisco.
Peninsula Library System (PLS) has agreed to sign up for Kanopy.
Estimated cost for the Burlingame Library is $3,000 per year.
Halfway through the year the incurred costs are approximately
$1,500.
Tommy noted that the cost of Kanopy is based on its usage. If it
becomes very popular, cost to the library will increase.
Tommy will oversee Kanopy usage and costs.
VIII. Unfinished Business
A. Monthly Focus /Topics for Future Trustees Meetings
Circulation needs to be added to the monthly topic schedule.
Update of the Strategic Plan will occur every 6 months.
IX. New Business
A. Nomination and Election of President and Secretary to the
Library Board of Trustees from August 2019-August 2020.
The Trustees unanimously approved the nomination and election of
Mike Nagler as President of the Board of Trustees and Elisabeth
Ostrow as Secretary for a one-year term from August 2019 to August
2020. M/S/C (Murray/Altmann)
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X.Action Items Requested by Trustees
Trustee Nagler requested Brad highlight one library service in his
report that the Trustees may not know about.
Advise Trustees on the status of the Smart Family Grant for the
Lane Room.
Provide information on the makeover of the Tech Lab.
Provide list of staff members and titles – organizational chart
Provide information on operating budget
Provide new Trustees with a copy of Strategic Plan.
Give new Trustees a tour of the library.
XI Adjournment
The Meeting was adjourned at 7:00pm. M/S/C (Kerbey/Murray). The
next meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will be held on August 20,
2019 in the Upper Level Meeting Room at 5:30pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
/s/
Brad McCulley
City Librarian
City of Burlingame