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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Packet - LB - 2022.03.15CITY v 0 ticow � � rPORATED Tuesday, March 15, 2022 City of Burlingame Meeting Agenda - Final Library Board of Trustees 5:30 PM BURLINGAME CITY HALL 501 PRIMROSE ROAD BURLINGAME, CA 94010 On September 16, 2021, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 361 which allows a local agency to meet remotely when: 1. The local agency holds a meeting during a declared state of emergency 2. State or local health officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing 3. Legislative bodies declare the need to meet remotely due to present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees On February 22, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution Number 012-2022 stating that the City Council and Commissions will continue to meet remotely for at least thirty days for the following reasons: 1. There is still a declared state of emergency 2. County Health Orders advise that all unvaccinated individuals in public spaces maintain social distancing and wear masks 3. The City can't maintain social distancing requirements for the public, staff, Councilmembers, and Commissioners, in their meeting spaces Members of the public may view the meeting by logging into the Zoom Meeting listed below. Members of the public may provide written comments by email to publiccomment@burlingame.org. The length of the emailed comment should be commensurate with the three minutes customarily allowed for verbal comments, which is approximately 250-300 words. To ensure that your comment is received and read to the Library Board of Trustees for the appropriate agenda item, please submit your email no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 15, 2022. The City will make every effort to read emails received after the 5:00 p.m. deadline which are not read into the record, will be provided to the Library Board of Trustees after the meeting. Online City of Burlingame Page 1 Printed on 311112022 Library Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda - Final March 15, 2022 1. CALL TO ORDER - 5:30 p.m. - Online To access the meeting by computer: Go to www.zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 831 7346 1939 Passcode:504083 To access the meeting by phone: Dial 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 831 7346 1939 Passcode:504083 2. ROLL CALL 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS Members of the public may speak about any item not on the agenda. Members of the public may suggest an item for a future Library Board of Trustees' agenda during the public comment period. The Ralph M. Brown Act (the State local agency open meeting law) prohibits Trustees from acting on any matter that is not on the agenda. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Library Board of Trustee Minutes for February 15, 2022 Attachments: Meeting Minutes 5. CORRESPONDENCE AND INFORMATION a. February Statistics Attachments: Adult Services Children's, Teens, and Easton 6. REPORTS a. City Librarian's Report Attachments: Report 2022 CLA Priorities Collection Development Policy 2017 b. Foundation Report 7. OLD BUSINESS City of Burlingame Page 2 Printed on 311112022 Library Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda - Final March 15, 2022 a. Public Art Discussion Includina Peninsula Museum of Art Donation and Parkina Area Wall Mural Attachments: Peninsula Museum of Art b. Year Round Lighting Around the Library Attachments: Report C. Form 700 d. Behavior Policv 8. NEW BUSINESS a. Monthly Topic: Children's Department Attachments: July 2020-June 2021 Children's Services Yearly Report Children's Department Highlights b. Building Culture Among Trustees and Staff C. Discussion about New York Times Article: "The Battle for the Soul of the Librarv" d. Agenda Buildin 9. ANNOUNCEMENTS 10. ADJOURNMENT Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Library Board of Trustees will be made available for public inspection at the City of Burlingame's website: www.burlingame.org. City of Burlingame Page 3 Printed on 311112022 Burlingame Library Board of Trustees February 15, 2022 I. Roll Call Trustees Present: Kris Cannon, Danielle Garcia, Mark Lucchesi, Mike Nagler, Elisabeth Ostrow Staff Present: Brad McCulley, City Librarian Sidney Poland, Recorder II. Introductions Mark Lucchesi, the newly appointed Trustee, introduced himself and gave a brief bio of his 65 years as a Burlingame resident. III. Library Board of Trustees Minutes The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes of the January 18, 2022 Trustee Meeting. M/S/C (Nagler/Ostrow) IV. January Statistics • Children's programs which include Story Times, Class Visits and special programs totaled 28 with an attendance of 604. . • There were 10 programs for teens with an attendance of 84. • There were 13 adult programs with an attendance of 66. • The cost of Kanopy for the month of January is close to $1,000. This is the cost we want to maintain. Total cost for the year is $12,000. The Foundation pays for Kanopy. • Jason Yap has arranged for 6 virtual presentations given by the Asian Art Museum's Community Speaker's Program. The next virtual program will be held on March 8th at 1:OOPM and is entitled "The Goddess: Images of Power. V. Reports A. City Librarian's Report • New Hires Amanda Limcaco has been selected to fill the 30 hour position in Adult Services. Amanda has worked for KQUED. Circulation has hired 3 new staff members and Easton has hired a Library Aide and a Library Assistant I. • COVID/CPU Update - The mask mandate will no longer be a requirement for entering public buildings. The City of Burlingame has decided to continue its mask mandate for anyone entering a City building. This directive will be reviewed on a monthly basis. The Library will continue to require mask wearing until the age group of 4 years and under can be vaccinated. • New Hours for Main and Easton o Main beginning March 5th Monday - Friday 10 AM - 6PM Saturday 10 AM - 5PM Sunday 1 PM - 5PM Easton beginning March 7th Monday - Thursday 2 PM - 6 PM Friday & Saturday 2 PM - 5 PM • Introduction of Equity Committee News Letter 101 February is Black History Month. The meaning of Black History month is featured in the news letter. The article includes sites that reference the Critical Race Theory and the Harlem Renaissance. • Equity Committee Observation Trustee Cannon suggested that having an equity committee that does all the research on this issue is possibly not the way to implement "equity". Equity should be a part of every committee and all staff should be looking at equity with the idea of how it can be incorporated into the planning of the programs and functions of the different library committees they serve on. Brad noted that at some point in the future, a member from each library department will be required to be a member of the equity committee. • Behavior Policy Brad reviewed this policy with the Trustees and informed them that the only change he made was in regard to bringing service animals into the library in which he added "as defined by the American Disabilities Act". Since the Trustees approve policies this item will be on the agenda for the March Trustee meeting for approval of the addition that Brad made. B. Foundation Report The Foundation approved Brad's Library Support Request for 2022 in the amount of $126,000. VI. Old Business A. Public Art - Peninsula Museum of Art and National Charity League Mural for Library Parking Lot • Brad advised the Trustees that the procedure for obtaining public approval has been initiated. He has arranged for a public notice to appear in the Daily Journal for 15 days. Information on both projects is also available at the City Clerk's office. The plan is to have the City Council review both of these art projects on March 7th. • Brad will discuss the matter of insurance for the Owl with the City Attorney. • The Trustees want to express their appreciation for these gifts and are in the process of discussing possible ways to reach out to the Peninsula Museum of Art and the group of girls from the National Charity League that will be painting the mural. B. Year Round Lighting Around the Roof of the Library • Daniel of Christmas Light Pros noted that the Christmas lights are fragile and can be damaged by gutter cleaning. If the library decided to leave the Christmas lights up all year, they would have to be maintained on a regular basis. • A suggestion was made to have more subtle lighting than Christmas lights and maybe have lighting for St. Patrick's Day or Halloween. • The Trustees requested that the lighting issue be placed on the March agenda. VII. New Business A. Monthly Topic - Silicon Valley Community Foundation • Brad reviewed the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Investment Performance Report for December 2021 and noted that the current balance available to the library for grants is $156,734.12. • Brad recommended to the Trustees that they forego the yearly presentation by an official representative of the library's investment portfolio for the following reasons: 1) The Silicon Valley Community Foundation will not change its investment strategy and 2) It is in the library's best interest to keep its portfolio with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation in accordance with the original documentation of the Roger and Jean Hunt Duncan Trust. • Brad has access to the quarterly reports as well as overall investment information which he will print for the Trustees upon request. B. Form 700 The Trustees are required to fill out Form 700 which basically provides information that each Trustee has no conflict of interest that would affect their role as a Library Trustee. The form will be sent to each Trustee on their City e-mail. There will be a fine if the form is not submitted. VIII. Action Items • Trustee Cannon requested that a new item be added to the monthly agenda which will be entitled "Building Agenda". For the March meeting, Trustee Cannon has requested that the Topic "Building Culture among Trustees and Staff " be on the March Agenda. • Behavior Policy with the change Brad made regarding service animals in the library will be included in the March board packet for Trustee approval. • Once the owl donated by the Peninsula Museum of Art arrives at its new home, Brad may request funds from the Trustees to provide a studier base for the library's newest art acquisition. XI. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:OOPM M/S/C (Nagler/Cannon). The next Zoom meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will be held arch 15, 2022 at 5:30pm -" Commented [P51]: Respectfully Submitted Brad McCulley City Librarian Burlingame Public Library Adult Services Stats February 2022 Program Date # Programs Attendance Sit N Stitch Tuesdays 4 16 English Learners Group Wednesdays & Thursdays 8 20 Felt Heart Craft 2/3 1 27 Cold Heart, true crime talk with Kimberly Tilley 2/8 1 31 Asian Art Museum Lunar New Year 2/10 1 26 Burlingame Book Club Presentation 2/15 1 8 Sterling Court Outreach 2/16 1 12 Rhys Bowen talk — Booked on Crime Book Club 2/17 1 4 Learn Tagalog for Fun 2/28 1 11 Total 19 155 Kanopy Month Plays Cost per Kanopy Kids and K Series (Great Monthly play Books) Invoice $5/month for unlimited plays February 285 $2 3 KIDS and $655 2022 14 Great Courses 302 total plays Pronunciator (Language Learning) New registrations Sessions Top 3 languages 12 20 English, Japanese, Arabic Ancestry.com 65 Sessions with 1921 searches run. Our newest Adult Services Librarian, Amanda Limcaco will start on Monday 3/14. Children's and Teen Monthly Statistics Children's Desk Reference Questions 601 Easton Branch Reference Questions 127 Programs Attendance Cost STORYTIMES Live Storytime with Miss Jenny Virtual 4 45 Miss Jenny Storytime IGTV views 4 317 Miss Jenny Storytime YouTube views 4 7 Recorded Community Storytime 1 23 Recorded Valentine Storytime 1 10 Recorded Kelly storytimes 4 31 TOTAL STORYTIMES 10 433 CLASS VISITS Preschool Class Visits at Schools Preschool Class Visits at Library Virtual Elementary School Class Visits on Zoom Elementary School Class Visits at Library Middle School Class Visits at Schools Middle School Class Visits at Library TOTAL CLASS VISITS 0 0 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN In Children's Room in -person Valentine Scavenger Hunt 1 154 Music Party 1 31 Zoom Maggie Tokuda-Hall author event 1 402 Baby Sign Language 1 24 Outdoor in -person Black History Month storytime 1 28 Homework Center (children) 9 24 Food & Fiction -- Janae Marks via Zoom 1 19 Lion Dancers outside in person for Lunar New Year 1 120 TOTAL SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN 16 802 $0 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR TEENS Homework Center (teens) 9 45 Teen Advisory Board 2 20 First Look Book Group 1 6 Teen Social Justice book club -- 57 Bus 1 5 TOTAL SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR TEENS 13 76 $0 TOTAL CHILDREN'S & TEEN PROGRAMS 50 City Librarian Report to Board of Trustees March 15, 2022 BURL i NGAM Personnel Updates: o Main Staff: Currently recruiting for Technical Services Mgr and part-time custodian. Megan Wong's last day was March 11t" o Part-time Budget: N/A o Easton staff: N/A General Updates: o Covid/CPU Update • Mask mandate sunsets Feb 15t" however, the City of Burlingame will continue requiring masks for anyone entering a City building but we will reassess monthly. The Library will continue to require masks until the 5 y/o and under age group are vaccinated. o Committees - The Equity Committee started as a way effect change in gradual steps within the Library with the hopes of each City Dept creating their team and possibly create a City-wide DEI team. The HR Director has been watching the Library's team closely and feels now is the time to broaden this work City-wide. The current BPL Equity Team members include: Jenny Miner - Teen Librarian, Geralyn Obrien -Circ Mgr, Tiffany Valera - Library Asst., and Olma ONeil - Library Asst. o Policy- Collection Development Policy o Facilities update - EV Charger (15 total) work will begin in the Library parking area in the next month or two. o PLS/PLP (Peninsula Library System / Pacific Library Partnership) 1 • PLS participation in California Library Association's "Day in the District" — City Librarian will being requesting meetings with Congressperson Speier's and Assemblyman Mullins office. Once dates are set (most likely zoom) I will reach out to Trustees who might be available to attend. (please see attached CLA Legislative Priorities) X, Attachment 6 CALIFORNIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 2022 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES The California Library Association — through its members and advocates — works to make a difference for all Californians by providing adequately funded libraries, which transform lives through their programs and services, At the state level, CLA actively advocates for the following. 1. New and Ongoing Funding Requests a. $1.4 million to reach $5,000,000 in ongoing funding for the California Library Services Act (CLSA) that fosters resource sharing among libraries, particularly in rural areas where funding challenges persist. b. $450,000 to reach $1,250,000 in ongoing funding for Lunch at the Library to provide literacy -rich programs to blunt the impact of the summer slide to more than 47,000 children who receive 300,000+ free and nutritious lunches at hundreds of libraries across the state. c. $785,000 for JobNow, VetNow, and LearnNow, to support economic recovery and education for vulnerable populations. d. Maintain ongoing funding to support the diverse informational needs of people in rural and underserved populations who cannot get to a physical library through Zip Books, 2. Equitable Access to Critical Library and Information Services a. Broadband equity for unserved and underserved communities. b. Support the freedom to read and access to material with diverse points of view. c. Accessible buildings, including upgrades to critical infrastructure and support in times of disaster such as wildfires and extreme heat. d. Early literacy, school readiness, adult literacy, career development, vocational support, and assistance to vulnerable populations. e. Mandate credentialed Teacher Librarians in all California Public Schools. Support for libraries to purchase eBooks and e-audiobooks at the same price as consumers. CLA supports positive action in key areas, including, but not limited to: • Equity, inclusion and anti -racism • Intellectual Freedom • Privacy • Net Neutrality CLA also monitors all state legislation that may impact items on the above list or that are identified as having an impact on libraries, library funding and/or library staff. Approved and adopted by the CLA Executive Board on November 23, 2021. P 24 Collection Development Policy 2017-2020 Revised and approved by Burlingame Library Board of Trustees September 2017 The Burlingame Public Library was founded as a municipal public library in 1908. Beginning with a few thousand books, the Library now has over 203,000 items in two library buildings. The service area of the Burlingame Public Library is the city of Burlingame and 2/3 of the Town of Hillsborough. A separate contract exists for Burlingame and San Mateo's service to Hillsborough residents. The total service population is 37,983. 1. Library Values, Vision, and Mission Statement We value: Encouraging inclusion and welcoming diversity Fostering literacy and life-long learning Making information easy and free to access Building community Delivering excellent customer service by an expert staff Nurturing innovation Protecting confidentiality and privacy Providing an equitable workplace with opportunity for growth Preserving intellectual freedom Our Vision: "An incubator for sharing information, imagination and innovation" Our Mission: "Burlingame Public Library. Awaken your curiosity. Spark your creativity. Strengthen your connections." II. Main Library and Easton Branch The main library serves as the central service point for most of the city and Hillsborough. The main occupies a 48,000 square foot building with a maximum collection size of approximately 225,000 volumes. The Easton Branch Library is a 3,000 square foot facility, with approximately 18,000 item collection, was renovated in 2004 as a popular materials library, with an emphasis on serving children. III. Purpose of the Collection Development Policy This policy forms the guidelines for which library staff selects, acquires, and maintains library materials. Selection staff evaluates existing collections for current and community interest. The library seeks to support the values, vision, mission and needs of the community it serves. IV. Collection Development Core Objectives • The Burlingame Public Library provides materials and information in a timely manner to meet customer's interests and needs, anticipating and responding to changing situations. The library strives to provide a balance of viewpoints in the collection. • Provide materials for lifelong learning, and work with parents, educators, and students to strengthen community partnerships to help children achieve success in educational goals. Assist in support of student assignments and classroom support. • Link customers to the information and resources they need and request. • Be proactive in providing materials, programs and facilities that meet the community's information, recreational and entertainment needs. V. Selection Criteria Among the criteria selectors use for inclusion of materials in the library collections are: • Popular interest • Critical reviews, accuracy, literary merit • Local or national significance • Importance of the subject matter to the community • Enduring value • Clear presentation and readability for the intended audience • Need for materials reflecting all sides of issues • Author's reputation and significance as a writer • Reputation of publisher • Price, budget, space considerations • Availability of material elsewhere • Format • Quality of the physical format NOTE: To be selected, materials should meet some, but not necessarily all, of the above criteria. VI. Materials Selection Responsibility Selection of materials rests ultimately with the City Librarian. The City Librarian oversees the selection process and fund allocation. The professional staff is responsible for areas of the actual selection, maintenance and currency of the collection. Library materials are ordered centrally at the main library, to coordinate and streamline the order process. Ordering is done electronically to streamline the order process, and give the selectors more tools to provide greater timeliness and efficiency of ordering. eBooks are also ordered online and the responsibility for selection is shared by all PLS libraries. VII. Current Trends in Selection of Materials The major collection -finding tool is the Peninsula Library System database integrated library system, which is a shared service database of all holdings of the 9 library jurisdictions in the Peninsula Library System. The system also shares expenses in subscriptions for selected electronic databases to streamline the finding of information on the Internet. Professional librarians are skilled in accessing information in books, media, and electronically. VIII. Selection Tools Librarians use a wide variety of selection tools including the traditional professional journals such as Library Journal, Kirkus Review and Publisher's Weekly. Librarians and library staff are encouraged to review local and national bestseller lists, read widely in magazines and newspapers. This helps selectors keep in tune with our community. IX. Material Formats Materials are purchased in a variety of formats, which are appropriate for library use. • Books / Printed Materials By far the largest portion of our libraries square footage is currently devoted to books and the printed word. Both hardback and paperback books are purchased. Quality paperbacks are cataloged and added to the collection. Mass -market paperbacks are purchased or arrive as gifts and are added to a non -cataloged collection. • Media The library collects media in a variety of formats. The current media types include audio -book CD's; music CD's; DVD's. Media formats change often, so librarians remain aware of trends in media publishing formats and popularity. Several staff members who specialize in this area select materials, but all selectors are encouraged to give input on the process, particularly in the area of audio books. • Electronic Resources Due to the often -high price tag of electronic resources, the cost of expensive electronic resources is shared in partnership with other Peninsula Library System libraries. This helps with obtaining the best price for the databases ordered and helps all of the libraries promote the materials to our communities. Staff does not purchase an electronic database when the information in it can be found more readily and more economically in a print source or on the Internet. The necessity of training staff and public is a major consideration in the selection of electronic resources. Related issues include: • Ease of use • Type of searching provided • Subject matter • Back files for subscription databases • Timeliness of information • Open source availability • Patron use X. Language of Materials Although the library service area consists primarily of English speaking residents, there is a significant number of the population who speak: • Chinese • Spanish • Russian Materials are being made available in these languages with uncatalogued and paperback materials. It is the long-term goal of the library to make these materials available in the online catalog. Separate shelving has been designated for books in Chinese and Spanish languages to assist our adult users in finding materials but until we are able to catalog these items ourselves updating the collection will remain difficult. XI. Selection of Materials- Fiction • Fiction Guidelines: The Library collects current popular fiction and genres such as romance, mystery, science fiction, and fantasy, etc. Titles selected should be well reviewed in major sources such as Publisher's Weekly, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and Booklist. Marginal purchases should be avoided, but will be considered based on potential usage across the Peninsula Library System. The library is seeking to create a diverse collection that balances popular titles that meet community demand and a breadth of titles that meet long term needs. • Multiple copies: Multiple copies of titles by a bestselling author might include anywhere from 2 -5 copies. Should be monitored on a monthly basis by the fiction selectors as well as the non-fiction selectors. Author interviews, online, in local newspapers, or on television, and speakers at local lecture series are good authors to consider for additional copies in the collection. • Fiction "Classics": Fiction classics from the last two centuries should be represented in multiple copies in the collection as needed. Many of these are required reading for high school and college students and clean, well -produced editions of Twain, Hemingway, Toni Morrison , Tim O'Brien, Barbara Kingsolver, etc. should always be available. XII. Selection of Materials- Non -Fiction • Non -Fiction Guidelines. The Library collects current, popular non- fiction in a wide variety of subject areas to provide a well-rounded collection. Books and other material should meet the standard of wide ranging interest to our community, including social, cultural, informational, and recreational needs. Collection purchases should be aimed at potential use and quality of materials. Materials should be available for student use, lifelong learning, children beginning to read, support of school curriculums, and appreciation of literature. Balance should be obtained as much as possible in political, religious, and other areas of the collection where there are many sides to an issue. • Non -Fiction Academic to Popular Approach A more popular collection policy emphasis is replacing Burlingame's former emphasis on a more academic approach to collections. The public library serves the general reader as its first priority. College students, writers and others in the academic world should certainly be considered when selecting materials for the collection, but we are not specifically purchasing materials for an academic setting. There are other local resources for these users. We purchase popular items, which will be used in both the short term and the long term by library users. For example, multiple copies of best sellers should be purchased, but multiple copies of Emily Dickinson's poetry should also be available. Multiple copies of popular travel guides (one of the highest circulating areas) should be available to the user. • Monthly Management Reports Popular areas, as seen on our Monthly Management reports help staff decide whether to purchase multiple copies in high interest areas: civil service exam books, gardening, cooking, computers, travel, and large print. • Multiple copies of Bestsellers If multiple copies of best sellers are purchased in the non-fiction areas, care will need to be taken by the selector to weed the multiples down to a manageable number before they are relocated to the main stacks. • What constitutes a Bestseller? As with fiction, selectors should use the bestseller lists in newspapers, magazines and on the PLS web page for local holds. This is a good indication of what is being read and requested. "Hold" lists should be checked weekly against holds in the online system. Care should be taken to be aware of authors who are appearing locally, have a regular television show, or other public relations, which could make the books more popular with readers. The demand portion of TS360 can be a valuable guide for gauging demand for BPL. • Formula for Holds In general, BPL has purchased a second copy at the point where we have 7 holds on a title. This may continue at the selector's discretion for highly popular items. • Guidelines for Reference Books. Reference materials in all formats should be purchased to support the mission of the library to assist users in finding information. In some cases, information is best sought in printed sources; in other cases information is better presented on the Internet or in an online database to which the library subscribes. Staff will attempt to balance the collection formats for usefulness, accessibility, and cost control. • Guidelines for Standing Orders. Standing Orders with a vendor for every edition or every other edition of a title when published is a handy means of acquiring materials we know we wish to have on an on -going basis. However, the Standing Order List should be reviewed at least bi-annually to monitor usefulness of materials and cost. In the past, many standing orders have risen dramatically in cost over time, when there are actually other titles, which have taken their place, which are less expensive. • Guidelines for Periodical Collections As of 2016/2017, the Library holds over 400 subscriptions to magazines and periodicals. Following the Renovation of 2015, a number of decisions were made to reduce the number of titles received, reduce the retention of back runs, and increase an awareness of the accessibility of information in the magazines in online databases. Print magazines selected for the library collection should: 1. Enhance the library's print and electronic collections 2. Be of a popular nature 3. Circulate well to our users. A more specific Periodical Collection Policy will be drafted in the future. XIII. Gifts to the Library Library users are welcome to give the library books and media in good condition, with the understanding that all gifts become the property of the library with no donor restrictions. Once given, no gift material can be returned to the donor. All items must comply with some basic criteria: no mold, no damp books, etc. There is a specific policy for donations of books to the library. Textbooks are generally not added to the collection. Staff reviews titles donated and if a selector wishes to add items to the collection they will initiate the action with Technical Services staff to do so. Books, which are not added to the collection, are given to the Foundation for their on- going sales. The library does not have the expertise to appraise books for tax purposes. However, a receipt may be given to the donor stating the number of items given and she/he may assign a value to the items for tax purposes. Gift materials will be added to the collection only when they meet the same criteria and standards as for purchased materials. In no case will a gift be added to the collection solely because it is a gift. XIV. Request for Reconsideration Material in the collection will be reconsidered upon completion of a "Request for Reconsideration" form (see attached). The Board of Trustees defends the principles of Freedom to Read and to view, and declares that whenever censorship is involved no materials shall be removed from the library except by a unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees. XV. De -Selection and Maintenance of the Collection The Burlingame Public Library's collection has been built to reflect the needs of the community we serve over time. Since our public is using materials in new ways with many resources available online, our analysis of the use of the collection has changed. De -selecting, or weeding, is an integral part of collection development. Weeding studies have shown that circulation increases with weeding because users are better able to find materials they are seeking, and because the collection looks more inviting and appealing. Weeding keeps the collection current, vital and useful for the community and makes room for newer materials. Briefly, items, which are weeded, are: • Outdated, misleading, inaccurate • In poor physical condition (moldy, shabby, torn, yellowed, etc • No longer being used • Duplicate copies that are no longer in demand Weeded materials in reasonable condition are sold in the on -going Library Foundation book sales. We regret that we are unable to save items for our users to purchase. Items which do not meet the above criteria may still be kept if they are historical or of local interest. The Special Collections room contains a number of unique items, which are either a valuable example of the bookmaker's art or of local historical interest. XVI. Recycling of Library Discards In an effort to honor the environment and make the best use of the taxpayer's investment in the library, the Library recycles discarded library materials in a variety of ways. • Discards may be sold in the Foundation Book Sales, which raises funds for new collections and programs. • Discards may be sold by the Foundation on eBay, Amazon, or other online systems to raise funds for on -going library operations. • Discards, which do not meet the above criteria, may be physically recycled through local organizations such as St. Vincent De Paul or other organizations that are able to use these materials rather than going to landfill. Collection Development Policy: Children and Teens Materials The following policy relates to the collection development for library materials for younger readers. It is a permanent part of the library's collection development policy. It was revised and updated June 20, 2006, approved by the Library Board of Trustees. May 15, 2006 (updated March 2017) I. Children's and Teen Collections Burlingame Public Library encourages children, teens, and families to become life-long readers and library users. A love of books and reading develops the imagination, expands the young person's world, and promotes success in school. While the Children's and Teen collections may have materials of interest to students of librarianship and children's literature, the collections are developed primarily for the intended audience of children and teens. As in all of literature, any given item may be controversial to someone, and it is the parent or guardian who has responsibility for the library use and reading choice of minors. Selection criteria for juvenile and young adult materials are the same as for all other library materials and include popular interest, positive critical reviews, and importance of the subject matter to the community, as well as other considerations detailed in Section V of this policy. Selection tools include such professional journals as Kirkus Reviews, Booklist, School Library Journal, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, the Horn Book, and VOYA. II. Children's Materials The Children's collections serve children from birth through approximately fifth grade and early middle school, as well as their parents, caregivers and teachers. The library provides fiction and non-fiction books and other media at all reading, viewing and listening levels, for recreational use, general information and for homework and curriculum support. III. Children's Collections for Different Age Groups • JE--Picture Books. These are usually written and illustrated for the young child, and generally designed for adults to read to children. While the text and pictures complement each other, these books are primarily pictures. • J.E.-Beginning to Read. This collection is intended for children learning to read on their own, and characterized by controlled vocabulary, large print, limited words per page and a limited number of pages. (Grades K-2) • JY-Beginning Chapter Books. This collection includes short fiction that is not primarily pictures, usually has chapters, with simple vocabulary and a limited number of pages. (Gr. 1-3) • J-Fiction. This collection serves children from approximately late third grade through early middle school and includes all genres such as realistic fiction, mystery, science fiction, and fantasy. These books are usually more than one hundred pages in length, in chapters, and with few illustrations. I I • Juvenile Non-fiction. This collection includes material intended to cover information needs of preschool through middle school students. The subject matter, vocabulary, and format are age -appropriate to enhance the understanding of the reader. • International Languages — This collection includes both print and audiovisual materials in Spanish. Also included are print materials for children in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, French and Italian. • Browsing collections: These non -cataloged collections include board books for toddlers and paperback fiction for all ages. • Books on CD. Primarily fiction for children from kindergarten through early middle school. There is also a small collection of children's non-fiction and picture books with CD. • DVD's. Primarily feature films for children of all ages, although age- appropriateness varies widely between preschool and older children. There is also a small collection of children's non-fiction DVDs and Spanish feature films for children. IV. Teen Materials The Teen collection is a transitional one, developed for readers between the Children's and Adult collections. It serves youth in middle school, approximately seventh and eighth grades, and high school. This age range, from 12 to 18, has been identified for particular service by the Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Library Association. The Teen collection includes fiction books in both print and audio format. There is a cataloged non-fiction section for teens as well as graphic novels and manga. There is a small collection of Spanish fiction. To maintain teen interest, the collection is intended to be constantly changing and aesthetically appealing. Most material in this collection is popular fiction written for and marketed to youth in the 12 to 18- year -old age group. Teen fiction usually features teen characters and current subject matter specifically of interest to teens. That subject matter may include more mature and controversial topics. Because adolescence is a time of emerging independence and transition to adulthood, teens are interested in exploring controversial developmental and social issues. The literature in this collection will include a wide range of age -appropriateness, as the experience and maturation level of a 12-year-old entering middle school may be quite different from that of an 18-year-old high school senior. It is the responsibility of parents to assist their teen children with selection of appropriate materials. All children mature at different rates, and material selected by one child may not be appropriate for another, even another child of the same age. Teens may also access a wide range of materials for homework support and personal interest in the Children's and Adult fiction and non-fiction collections. 133 17th Avenue San Francisco, California 94121 www.mcdfaa.com MCDONOUGH FINE ART APPRAISALS March 9, 2022 Burlingame Library Board of Trustees c/o Christina Ewing, Peninsula Museum of Art Burlingame Public Library 490 Primrose Road Burlingame, CA 94010 Dear Christina: t. 415.309.7521 susan@mcdfaa.com Thank you for asking McDonough Fine Art Appraisals, LLC to be of service to the Burlingame Library Board of Trustees and the Peninsula Museum of Art. The following will confirm our agreement as to the preparation of a appraisal report that will state the fair market value of one sculpture by the artist Beniamino Bufano (Italian -American, 1890-1970). The purpose of the appraisal and the report will be to state our opinion as to the appropriate fair market value of the subject property for donation purposes. This report may be used by the Burlingame Library Board of Trustees and the Peninsula Museum of Art solely for this purpose. Any other purpose is considered unintended and will render the report invalid. This report shall not be disseminated to, nor relied upon, nor used by, any third party unrelated to the purpose of this appraisal. All correspondence and findings will remain completely confidential and undisclosed to third parties. For this assignment, Susan McDonough will serve as the principal appraiser. If the conditions of the investigation require outside counsel, one or more appraiser colleagues may assist her. We will be responsible for all valuation conclusions stated in the report and for the methodology in which these conclusions will be presented. Any modifications to this agreement or to the scope of work stated above must be made in writing prior to implementation. In preparing the appraisal and report, we will inspect the subject property, prepare a detailed description of the property, evaluate it, and submit a written and signed report to you. In so inspecting and evaluating the subject property, we will principally rely on methods of stylistic analysis, it being understood that methods of scientific testing are outside our particular area of expertise. The report will be written in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and certified accordingly. The subject property is located at the Tanforan Shopping Center. Susan McDonough will physically inspect the property on -site on March 23, 2022. You agree to supply us with all available and relevant factual information concerning the subject property within knowledge and ability, such as receipts, purchase information, publications, and previous appraisal reports. You agree that we may consult with others in connection with this appraisal. You represent and warrant that the subject property is free and clear of any claims, liens, encumbrances, or interests of others. Fees for these services are $300.00 per hour with a two-hour minimum, not including travel time. The estimated time to complete and research this appraisal is 2 hours. Should it become apparent that the appraisal will require additional time beyond the estimated hours, we will notify you in writing as to the reasons why this is the case, prior to implementation and subject to your approval. Full payment plus incurred expenses is due upon electronic delivery of the final, signed and certified appraisal report. If a hard copy of the report is requested, incurred expenses for postage, printing, and binding are billed at cost along with a document preparation fee of $150.00. 133 17th Avenue San Francisco, California 94121 www.mcdfaa.com McDONOUGH FINE ART APPRAISALS t. 415.309.7521 susan@mcdfaa.com Travel time outside the city of San Francisco from our offices at 133 17th Avenue, San Francisco is billed separately at 50% of the hourly rate stated above. Roundtrip from our office to Tanforan Mall is billed at 1 hour (Source: Google Maps). The travel fee is waived only if the inspection takes place on March 23, 2022. Submission of the appraisal report concludes the appraisal assignment, and additional services related to this appraisal shall constitute a new assignment and shall be invoiced according to the appraiser's current fee schedule at that time. These services do not include litigation or witness testimony, which require an additional fee and separate contract. This appraisal will represent our best judgment and opinion as to the current fair market value and other factors stated in the appraisal of the subject property. However, the appraisal will not be a statement of fact, does not constitute an authentication, nor is it a representation or warranty with respect to authenticity, period of creation, description, genuineness, attribution, provenance, title, or condition. It is agreed that you, on behalf of the current owner, will be solely responsible for arrangement of adequate insurance for the property that you find to be acceptable. The Burlingame Library Board of Trustees shall indemnify, defend and hold Susan McDonough and McDonough Fine Art Appraisals, LLC, harmless from and against any actions, claims, damages, liabilities, losses, fines, penalties, judgments, and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees that shall be assumed by the client upon the inception of any dispute) arising out of any property damage in connection with the property being appraised or as a result of claims based on or arising from the appraisal. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, including any question regarding its existence, interpretation, validity or termination, will be referred to and definitively resolved by binding arbitration pursuant to the California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1280, et seq. The place of arbitration will be San Francisco, California. The judgment of the arbitration tribunal will be accompanied by a written statement of the basis for such judgment and may be enforced by any court having proper jurisdiction. The provisions of this Section will survive the termination of this Agreement. The undersigned expressly and knowingly waives all rights under California Civil Code Section 1542, which provides: "A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing parry does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released parry." If the Burlingame Library Board of Trustees is in agreement with these terms, we request that they sign and return this letter to my office. Unless and until we receive the signed copy of this letter, we may elect not to undertake any work on your behalf. Sincerely, Susan McDonough, President McDonough Fine Art Appraisals, LLC Agreed to by: Date: Assumption of Risk and Release and Waiver of Liability Relating to COVID-19 and other Variants The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 is extremely contagious and while medical knowledge of the virus is developing, it is presently believed to spread mainly from person- to -person contact, with additional methods of transmission potentially including contact with contaminated surfaces and/or objects. As a result, federal, state, and local governments and federal and state health agencies recommend social distancing and have, in many locations, prohibited the con- gregation of groups of people. McDonough Fine Art Appraisals, LLC has taken certain steps to implement recommended guidance and protocols issued by relevant public health agencies for reducing the likelihood of transmission of COVID-19; however, McDonough Fine Art Appraisals, LLC cannot guarantee that the Client or other occupants of or visitors (collectively with each of their and Client's respective personal representatives, heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, "Occupants") to the premises where McDonough Fine Art Appraisals, LLC services are being performed (any such agreed locations, collectively, the "Locations") will not become infected with COVID-19. Further, proceeding with the appraisal services could increase the likelihood of Client and/or Occupants contracting COVID-19. By signing this agreement, Client acknowledges the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assumes the risk of exposure to or infection with COVID-19 resulting from the appraisal services, including without limitation from the actions, omissions, or negligence of McDonough Fine Art Appraisals, LLC. Client further acknowledges that such exposure or infection may result in quarantine requirements, personal injury, illness, temporary and/or permanent disability, and/or death (collectively, the "Risks"). In consideration for the valuable appraisal services being provided, McDonough Fine Art Appraisals, LLC, on its own behalf and that of Occupants, voluntarily agrees to assume all of the foregoing Risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury Client and/or any other Oc- cupants at the Locations may experience or incur in connection with the appraisal services. Client, on its own behalf and that of Occupants, hereby waives, releases, covenants not to sue, discharges, and holds harmless McDonough Fine Art Appraisals, LLC (and McDonough Fine Art Appraisals, LLC's employees, agents, and representatives) from and against all claims, actions or causes of action, costs or expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, liabilities, losses, and/or damages of any kind arising out of or relating to the appraisal services (col- lectively, "Claims"). Client understands and agrees that this release includes any Claims based on the actions, omissions, or negligence of McDonough Fine Art Appraisals, LLC, its employees, agents, and representatives, whether a COVID-19 infection occurs before, during, or after the provision of any appraisal services. In addition, Client agrees to immediately notify McDonough Fine Art Appraisals, LLC if any services are scheduled to be performed within 14 days after any of Client or any Occupants (i) have returned or are returning from highly impacted areas subject to a CDC Level 3 Travel Health Notice, (ii) have been exposed to any person returning from areas subject to a CDC Level 3 Travel Health Notice, (iii) have been exposed to any person who has a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19, (iv) have experienced or are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, including, without limitation, fever, cough, shortness of breath, or loss of taste or smell, or (v) have a suspected or diagnosed/ confirmed case of COVID-19. In the event of any of the foregoing, Client agrees that McDonough Fine Art Appraisals, LLC may postpone or terminate the appraisal services without penalty. The undersigned expressly and knowingly waives all rights under California Civil Code Section 1542, which provides: "A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party." I HAVE CAREFULLY READ AND VOLUNTARILY SIGN THIS ASSUMPTION OF RISK, RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABIL- ITY, AND FURTHER AGREE THAT NO ORAL REPRESENTATIONS, STATEMENTS OR INDUCEMENT APART FROM THE FOREGOING WRITTEN AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN MADE. I AM AWARE THAT BY AGREEING TO THIS AGREEMENT I AM GIVING UP VALUABLE LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO RECOVER DAMAGES FROM MCDONOUGH FINE ART APPRAISALS, LLC IN CASE OF ILLNESS, INJURY, DEATH OR PROPERTY LOSS OR DAMAGE, INCLUDING, FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT AND WITHOUT LIMITATION, EXPOSURE TO COVID-19 AS A RESULT OF PERFOR- MANCE OF THE APPRAISAL SERVICES AND ANY ILLNESS, INJURY OR DEATH RESULTING THERE FROM. I UNDER- STAND THAT THIS DOCUMENT IS A PROMISE NOT TO SUE AND A RELEASE OF AND INDEMNIFICATION FOR ALL CLAIMS. I have read and understand the terms of this Assumption of Risk, Release and Waiver of Liability and agree to its terms. Agreed to by: Date: January 29, 2022 Outside Lighting Around the Building Background At the January Trustee meeting, one of the Trustees inquired into the possibility of having the Christmas lights up all year round. Jeannine contacted Daniel of Christmas Light Pros who puts up the Christmas Lights to discuss this possibility. • Daniel noted that Christmas lights are fragile and can be damaged by gutter cleaning. He can clean the gutters himself, if approved by the City, and make sure lights are not damaged if the lights are kept up all year. Maintenance is required. • Another option is to purchase lights which are studier than Christmas lights and put them on a track below the gutters. This lighting would be permanent. • This option would include obtaining an estimate from a lighting contractor Daniel gave a ballpark estimate that it would be 6 times what we pay now just to enact this procedure. Maintenance is required. • Our current installation cost for Main and Easton to install and take down the Christmas lights is $850.00. The original cost for purchasing the lights was a one time fee of $500.00 Children's and Teen Services Summary of Services July 2020-June 2021 Events/Services—Main Library and Easton Branch Story Times Children's Librarians presented live virtual and recorded storytimes. There were no live in - person storytimes during this period as the library was closed to the public during this time. 49 Live Virtual Story Times, attendance 799 43 Live & Then -Virtual Recorded Story Time, attendance 3,721* 71 Recorded Story Times, attendance 5,956 Total Story time —120 events with attendance 10,476 *Note: Live story times also have statistics for recorded after views (not counting as addition storytimes), but attendance is included for those live -then -recorded events. Children's Recorded Programs for Preschool Number of Programs Attendance Virtual Family Fun Nights 4 1206 Grace the Fairy 1 60 Acorn Music 2 106 Recorded Halloween Storytime 1 194 Recorded Boy Who Cried Wolf Puppet 1 134 Recorded Winter Storytime 1 80 Recorded Valentine Storytime 1 170 Community Storytimes with local leaders 8 296 Community Storytimes with local leaders 3 526 We Love Books Promo in October for schools 1 239 23 3,011 Children's Virtual Programs for Preschool Number of Programs _ Attendance Mandarin Storytime 12 1,016 Music Together Live 11 _ 521 Amy June Bates Author Event 1 21 Baby Sign Language 9 355 Zoom Santa Visit 1 103 January Yoga Storytime 1 43 Spring Yoga Storytime 1 31 Marissa Valdez Author Event 1 10 37 2,100 Total Special Preschool Events — 60 events with attendance of 5,111 Elementary Age Events Virtual 6-11 years old Lunch Bunch with Miss Jenny Mock Newbery Elementary Class Visits Zoom Homework Center ProgramsLive Number of 10 6 3 57 .. 114 20 84 286 Harry Potter Talk a thon 1 4 Harry Potter drawing class 1 24 United Against Hate Storytime -- Nov. 1 45 UAH Parent Discussion 1 17 Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris Author 1 101 Black History Storytime 1 72 Margaret Dilloway Author event March 1 18 Women's History write Kamala Harris 1 6 Grace Lin Author Event 1 61 April Anti Bias Storytime 1 67 Earthcapades 1 95 Khalid Birdsong Cartooning 1 12 Mother's Day Tea Anti Bias Pride Storytime _ International Yoga Day Tween Food & Fiction 1 1 1 1 92 37 16 12 11 1,102 Self -Directed Activities and Special Book Giveaways How man "'S distributed 10 STEAM bag monthly programs 545 Book Bundles 3,778 bundles 18,917 books selected Halloween book giveaway (1 event) 322 Love Your Library book giveaway (4 events) 424 Garden and Grow Kits 174 Total Children's Elementary Age Special Events — 92 events with 1,102 attendance Teen Events Virtual Teen ProgramsLive Number of .. First Look Book Group 12 59 Teen ACT/SAT 6 68 Zoom Homework Center Teens Tutoring 57 394 Teen Advisory Board 15 111 Teen Sushi 1 23 Teen Winter Movie Kahoot 1 25 Teen Hot Chocolate Bombs 1 22 UAH McFarland USA discussion 1 29 Teen Homework Center Training 1 22 Teen Famous Couples Kahoot 1 10 Teen Oreo Truffles Class 1 20 Dear Martin Book Discussion 1 12 Teen Rocket League Tournament 1 27 Teen Spring Break Spring Rolls 1 21 Teen AAPI Heritage book discussion 1 5 Summer Teen Literary Cupcakes 1 13 102 861 Total Teen Events — 102 events with 861 attendance Spotlight on other services and highlights Reference/Reader's Advisory • Offered 43 preschool subject booklists • Offered six early reader short chapter booklists • Offered 37 annotated genre booklists for elementary age children's books. Lists are updated during the year. • Offered 10 annotated genre teen booklists. Summer Learning Challenge 2021 • Offered weekly raffles for children and teens • Grand prize (one large DOG) for elementary readers participating in Book Bingo • Free book for children who signed up • Free finisher book for all preschool and elementary finishers • $10 gift card for Barnes and Noble for all teen club finishers • Teen Grand prize drawing for $100 gift card • $1,000 college scholarship giveaway for all finishers • Total Signups — 2,145 0 Total Finishers for Children & Teens -- 354 Library -School Cooperation & Outreach • Class visits were minimal in this particular year as the library was closed. The focus was on making sure children in our community had access to the collection through Curbside pickup and Book Bundles. The Children's staff selected and checked out books for individual patrons through the very successful Book Bundles program. We selected 18,917 books and 3,778 bundles. • Awarded one large DOG to Burlingame/ Hillsborough elementary schools with highest participation in the library's Poetry Month 2021 with a participation of 469 poets — winning schools were Franklin and Lincoln Schools Website/Marketing. • Continued to produce three monthly Library Aware e-newsletters for teens, children's chapter books, and picture books. • All booklists are posted on website children's & teen pages. • All events publicized on library website, Facebook, Instagram, Next Door, and Twitter. • Burlingame Library Teen Instagram advertises all teen programs. Personnel/Service/Facilities • All permanent Children's staff worked in Cohort A or B during this period when the library was closed. We helped provide circulation help for curbside pickup, offered special book and kit pickup materials at the Bellevue door during the closure, and assisted with any special projects as all staff rearranged duties to provide these unusual services. • Two staff— Kathy and Jenny -- represented BPL on the Peninsula Library System Youth Committee. Children's Staff attended trainings and workshops to gain information to assist in their work. Jennifer: Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month with Random House Children's Books webinar -- August 2020 Topic: Crash Course in Literary Fiction: Novelist webinar -- September 2020 Covid-19 & Children: Dr. Dipesh Naysaria Weighs In (Part 2) Demco Webinar -- October 2020 Child Abuse: Mandated Reporter Training -- December 2020 Pacific Library Partnership: Libraries and Reopening Session 1 Zoom -- January 2021 Brazelton Touchpoints Center: Promoting Positive Parent -Child Interactions Virtually Webinar -- February 2021 Creating Outstanding Online Storytimes - California Library Association Webinar -- March 2021 Pacific Library Partnership Staff Development Committee's Spring Workshop, Compassionate Patron Engagement: The Pandemic, Homelessness and Mental Health. Zoom -- April 2021 "Log Out — Tag Out Safety Training — YouTube -- April 2021 Topic: Star Vista Presentation: Services and De-escalation — Zoom -- July 2021 Jenny: All of these were virtual trainings Tackling Racism in Classic Children's Literature -- July 2020 Workplace Racial Equity Symposium -- July 2020 Future of Libraries (Oct 2020) YALSA/Young Adult Library Services Association -- Nov 2020 Tech Time with Purpose: A Creative Approach to Using Digital Devices with Young Children -- Dec 2020 Compassionate Patron Engagement: The Pandemic, Homelessness and Mental Health -- Apr 2021 How Books & Kids Can Lead to Social Justice -- Apr 2021 Kathy: Future of Libraries — October 2020 Mandated Reporter Child Abuse & Neglect — December 2020 Virtual Team Building —January 2021 Kelly: Distance Learning Resources Webinar- September 2020 Future of Libraries- October 2020 Edelweiss Training- December 2020 Mandated Reporter Child Abuse & Neglect — December 2020 Burlingame Library Children's Services Highlights The Burlingame Library Children's Services team has four full-time librarians. We also have seven on -call librarians who help staff the Children's Desk on weekends or when permanent staff is unavailable. What we are most proud of during the pandemic is continuing to offer meaningful services and programs for children during the long closure and maintaining a connection with the community. We were able to work as a team and continue providing access to the collection through our very popular Book Bundles program (we selected and checked out 18,917 books for children and families!) and were all integral members of the Curbside pickup library -wide team. Jennifer, Jenny, and Kelly all pivoted from their regular in -person storytimes to continue providing regular storytimes with a combination of recorded storytimes, live Facebook, and live Zoom events. Jenny was able to quickly set up our popular Homework Center as a Zoom event starting in April 2020. During the year, the Homework Center was expanded to include all Kindergarten-8t" grade students in need of homework assistance. Kathy started a regular tween (grades 4tn_6tn) program via Zoom called Food & Fiction to read and discuss children's chapter books and make a food treat that coordinates with the book. At a time when our in -person programs were suspended for safety reasons, we provided meaningful passive programs such as Trick or Treat for a Book and We Love Books book giveaways at the Bellevue Door of the library, STEAM Craft bags for pick up at the library, several Storywalks° in front of City Hall, and Scavenger Hunts in the Children's Room once we reopened. Zoom author events were more plentiful because authors we would normally not be able to afford were willing to do events for a lower honorarium when presenting via Zoom! More recently we have hosted outdoor popular programs such as Paint a Pumpkin and A Visit with Santa with an overwhelming response from families. We are being as flexible as we can in trying to maintain safe conditions for our youngest unvaccinated patrons. Paint a Pumpkin October 2021 w W 9 iRr FA Santa and Mrs. Claus 2021 All the Children's staff have a strong sense of commitment and passion for working with children, teens, and families and are excited to be a creative team representing the Burlingame Public Library! Please see our attached Summary of Services for a full report on the fiscal year July 2020-June 2021. Children's Services Manager — Kathy von Mayrhauser Children's Librarian — Jennifer Bousquet mw Children's Librarian — Kelly Grima Children's & Teen Librarian — Jenny Miner