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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 2020.11.171 Burlingame Library Approved Board of Trustees Minutes November 17, 2020 I. Roll Call Trustees Present: Kristin Capkin, Danielle Garcia, Randi Murray, Mike Nagler, Elisabeth Ostrow Staff Present: Brad McCulley, City Librarian Sidney Poland, Recorder II. Library Board of Trustees Minutes The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes of the October 20, 2020 Trustee Minutes. M/S/C (Nagler/Ostrow) III. From the Floor No one from the public attended the meeting. IV. Correspondence and Information The Trustees reviewed the October statistics. • Tommy is looking for ways to increase usage of Tutor.com. Kathy Von Mayrhauser, Children's Department Manager is promoting Tutor.com at school visit sessions. • Kelly and Jennie are putting together a community story time featuring staff of the police and fire departments who will read to the children. • The Children's Halloween free book give away was very successful. • On December 12th Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus will be on the front porch of the library. The children will be able to drop their letters to Santa in a drop box located by the front porch steps. V. Reports A. City Librarian's Report - Highlights • CPU - CPU has been extended to 7:00pm on Monday and Tuesdays. • United Against Hate - Library staff has been working on a variety of virtual events for community members of all ages to be able to participate in United Against Hate week. Maryam, our staff artist, has created United Against Hate posters for the purpose of getting as many local businesses and residents as possible to place in their windows. • Security Cameras - The duration of time that the security cameras retain footage is less than a year. The possibility of increasing footage is being looked into. 2 • Re-opening Plan - Library staff is discussing plans for a possible re-opening of the Library in mid-January which may or may not happen depending on the number of new COVID cases in San Mateo County. At this time San Mateo County has been re- assigned to the red zone due to the increase in COVID cases. B. Foundation Report The new location for book donations at 241 Lorton has been successful. Donations are accepted by appointment from 2:00-4:00pm. VI. Old Business A. Silicon Valley Foundation Meeting The scheduled meeting with the Silicon Valley Foundation did not take place as the representative from the Foundation, was not able to attend the Zoom meeting. Brad will contact James Nunya to reschedule the meeting for the December 15th Trustee meeting. B. Pandemic Vision/Goals/Priorities Brad thanked the Trustees for giving him their individual suggestions of goals and priorities for library post opening procedures during the pandemic. He will review them with the managers as plans for re-opening the library move forward. C. Removal of Mural in Reading Room The Trustees unanimously approved the motion of Trustee Murray to approve the expenditures in the amount of $2,793.01 for the removal of the mural in the Reading room. M/S/C (Murray/Garcia) D. Trustee Communications To City Council A Trustee position will become available in June of 2021. During the application process, the Trustees noted that this would be an appropriate time to reach out to the City Council and have a discussion of the possibility of increasing diversification on the Board of Trustees. VII. Action Items • Silicon Valley Update - Brad will contact James Nanya of the Silicon Valley Foundation to reschedule the update on the Library's investments for the December 15, 2020 meeting. • Employee Recognition Event - The Trustees discussed ways to show their support for the staff since it will not be possible to hold the employee brunch at Sixto's due to COVID-19. This item will be placed on the December 15, 2020 agenda. VIII. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:00pm. M/S/C (Murray/Nagler) Respectfully Submitted /S/ Brad McCulley City Librarian 3 City of Burlingame