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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 2021.02.161 Burlingame Library Approved Board of Trustees Minutes February 16, 2021 I. Roll Call Trustees Present: Kristin Capkin, Danielle Garcia, Randi Murray, Mike Nagler, Elisabeth Ostrow Staff Present: Brad McCulley, City Librarian Sidney Poland, Recorder Guest: Bill Nagle II. Library Board of Trustees Minutes The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes of the January 19, 2021 Trustee Meeting. M/S/C (Murray/Nagler) III. From the Floor No one from the public attended the meeting. IV. Statistics Brad advised the Trustees that the Burlingame Library has received a 4 Star Rating from the Library Journal for the year 2018. Library Journal is an American trade publication for librarians which began publishing in 1876. The magazine began their Star Library Program in 2008. • The ratings for the U.S. public libraries are based on selected per capita out put measures. • 5,608 US public libraries had the required criteria to be rated in the index. Libraries can be given a rating of 3-Star, 4-Star, or 5-Star. This year 262 of the qualifying libraries received a Star rating. • The Expenditure Range for the Burlingame Library is $5M-$9.9M. In this range Burlingame Library's total score is 1,167. The components that make up this per capita score are as follows: Population - 37,989 , Circulation - 15.3, E-Circulation 1.23, Visits - 9.09, Programs/Attendance - 1.30, Internet Computer Users -1.07, WI-FI Sessions - 7.70, E-Retrievals - 0.28 • Two other libraries had a higher score than Burlingame. Downers Grove Public Library in Illinois - total score 1,185 and Newport Beach Public Library - total score 1,185. • The information for the Library's statistics are taken from the California State Report that is submitted every year. Each • department contributes their individual statistics to this report. 2 V. Reports A. City Librarian's Report - Highlights • City has given the library permission for the four hourly staff to continue working through June 30th until 2021-2022 budget has been determined. • The new City Attorney has been hired and will begin work in May. • Children's Dept. is giving away books every Saturday during February Love Your Library Month, • Kelly Grima of the Children's Dept. has been filming story times given by staff of the Police, Fire and Public Works. • A date for the Burlingame Library to open has not as of yet been determined. There is a possibility county libraries may open in April or May. Liability is the main concern for opening City buildings. B. Foundation - No Report VI. Silicon Valley Community Foundation - Guest: Bill Nagle Trustee Murray introduced Bill Nagle to the Board noting that he had served 10 years as President of the Burlingame Library Trustees and 13 years as a Trustee with the Peninsula Library System. He played an important role in setting up the trust with what is now SVCF. • Trustee Murray reviewed the Trustees concerns with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation management of the library's portfolio and that they are questioning whether the Foundation's investment strategy benefits the Burlingame Public Library. • Mr. Nagle requested that Brad have a conversation with the City Treasurer with regard to the entity the City uses to invest its funds. • Mr. Nagle will research the Library's relationship with the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and will discuss his findings with the Trustees at a future meeting. VII. New Business A. 2021/2022 Budget Issues - Draft Support Request to Foundation 1. Requests for funding were made in the following categories: • Books and Media Collections $61,600 • Programs/Events $31,030 • Total Request $92,630 2. Potential need for extra funding if the City cuts the Library's Book and Material Budget is $277K. 3 3. Brad suggested that Foundation members and Trustees need to consider the amount of funding they can allot to the Books and Materials Budget if the City makes cuts in this category of the Library's budget. B. Day In The District (Library Advocacy) 1. CLA's Day in the District is held once a year and provides an opportunity for library supporters such as Trustees, Foundation members and library supporters to meet with our legislators Congresswoman Jackie Spier, Assemblyman Kevin Mullen, State Senator Josh Becker and inform them of positive ways that our library has served the Community especially during the pandemic. It is also a time when library supporters can advocate for special needs of libraries in the event of possible decreases in funding. 2. Trustees, Foundation members, as well as other library supporters can write a letter to one or more of the legislators expressing their concern over the Governor's proposal of a 50% reduction in library funding to $1,880,000 and request that the distribution of funds be restored to the original amount in the preliminary budget of $3,630,000. VIII. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 6:35pm. The next meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will be held on March 16th at 5:30pm. Respectfully Submitted /S/ Brad McCulley City Librarian Burlingame Public Library