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Burlingame Library
Approved Board of Trustees Minutes
August 17, 2021
I. Roll Call
Trustees Present: Kris Cannon, Mike Nagler, Elisabeth Ostrow
Trustee Absent: Danielle Garcia, Kristin Capkin
Staff Present: Brad McCulley, City Librarian
Sidney Poland, Recorder
II. Library Board of Trustees Minutes
The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes of the July 20, 2021
Trustee Meeting. M/S/C (Nagler/Cannon)
III. Correspondence and Information
A. Statistics
• Miss Kelly and Miss Jenny story times continue to have a large
following. There were 696 attendees for the 24 July story times.
Children's Dept. is planning some outdoor programs on the lawn
at City Hall.
• Adult programs had an attendance of 106 for 15 programs. PLS is
considering hosting adult virtual events with other libraries in the
hopes of having a larger audience.
IV. Reports
A. City Librarian's Report
• Mittal Shah has been hired as the full time IT Library Assistant
for Technical Services.
• Staff Development Day has been scheduled for October 11th and
will be held at the Library and Washington Park.
• Governor's Budget - The City has hired consultants to write a
grant for the funds in AB128 that provide funds of over $500
million for infrastructure, broadband connectivity and popular
library programs. The library is in need of an upgrade to its
boiler/chiller facility and both the staff and public elevators.
• Peninsula Library System\Pacific Library Partnership - Kathy
Von Mayrhauser, Manager of the Children's Department will be
the PLS Children's' Committee Chair for 21/22.
B. Foundation Report
• Staff Appreciation Event
The Staff Appreciation Event was discussed.
V. From The Floor
No one from the public attended.
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VI. Old Business
A. Rotation of Officers From September 2021 to September 2022
Trustee Garcia and Trustee Capkin, who are the Trustees in line to
be President and Vice President of the Board of Trustees, were not in
attendance so this issue was tabled until the September meeting.
B. Main and Easton Update
Current hours for the Main are 10:00-6:00 Monday through Friday and
12:00 to 4:00 on Saturday with a Sunday closure. These hours will
remain in effect at least until January 2022. Easton hours are Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday 2:00-5:00. Future increase in hours depends on
the hourly budget.
C. Monthly Topics
• The Monthly Topic schedule was approved by the Trustees. In
September the Equity Team will present "Equity Diversity
Inclusion".
• The month of November is currently does not have a specific topic.
Brad asked the Trustees to think about a library related topic that
they would like to know more about.
VII. New Business
The New Commissioners Handbook was updated in June of 2019. The
Handbook gives detailed information on how the City of Burlingame is
administered as well as the role of Commissions and Boards.
VIII. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7:00PM M/S/C (Nagler/Ostrow). The
next meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will be September 21st at
5:30PM. It will be an in person meeting outside on the public terrace.
Masks will be required.
Respectfully Submitted
/S/
Brad McCulley
City Librarian
Burlingame Public Library