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Burlingame Library
Approved Board of Trustees Minutes
November 16, 2021
I. Roll Call
Trustees Present: Kris Cannon, Danielle Garcia, 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 19, 2021
Trustee Meeting. M/S/C (Nagler/Ostrow)
III. October Statistics
• Adult programming had a total of 13 programs with an attendance of
58.
• Children programs including Storytimes, Class Visits and special
programs totaled 44 with an attendance of 920. Pumpkin painting on
the library front porch for Halloween was a huge success with 350
children participating.
• Teens had 19 programs with 217 participants.
• Homework Center will be discontinued until after final week for the
high school students who tutor the students.
• Teen Study Room will reopen for teens only on December 1, 2021. Ten
teens will be permitted to use the room at one time. Masks will be
required.
IV. Reports
A. City Librarian's Report
• An internal recruitment will be held for Elaine Tai's full time
position in Adult Services. Interviews will be held November 22,
2021. Once the full time position is filled, recruitment will be held
for a 30 hour permanent part-time position.
• There were numerous serious leaks around the building due to the
October 24th storm. The windows in the Children's room on the
west side of the building experienced heavy leaks that soaked the
carpet under the windows. Some of the leaks were due to old
caulking and full gutters. Facilities staff is working on tracing
internal leaks.
• United Against Hate is the week of November 14th through
November 20th. The Committee has planned three programs:
Antibias Storytime with Natalie Delahunt in front of City Hall, Teen
Art and Poetry Slam grades 6-12 on the library's front porch and The
Art of Calling In: Dismantling Racism Not Relationships.
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B. Foundation Report
There is a possibility that the Foundation might be the recipient of a
donation from a family whose son recently passed away. The donation
would be used to purchase 2-3 small round tables for the Children's
Department.
C. State Report – Library Infographic
Shortly after the state report was submitted, the library received a
Library Infographic on key statistics for the fiscal year July 1, 2020 to
June 30, 2021 such as 27, 462 people have a library card at our
library, Interlibrary loans outside of library 107,707, 28.51 dedicated
FTE staff and 413,750 checkouts.
V. From The Floor
No one from the public attended.
VI. Old Business
A. Staff Appreciation Event
The Trustees would like to plan a staff appreciation event. A dessert
party at the library was suggested possibly in January. Staff would
receive a gift card from the Trustees. Brad will discuss this idea with
the managers and report back to the Trustees. Trustee Cannon
offered to work on the event.
B. Employee Assistance Program
Brad contacted Sonya Morrison, HR Director, and was advised that any
employee who signs up for the program will be accepted immediately.
There is a not a wait period that Sonya Morrison was aware of.
VII. New Business - Public Art
A. Approval of Public Art for Library
Brad advised the Trustees that as the governing board for the library
they have the responsibility to approve any permanent art that would
be placed in the library.
B. Barbara Berke - Artist
Elaine Tai and Brad met with artist Barbara Berke last year and
contracted with her to create an art form to hang from the chandelier.
Since the chandelier fell and a replacement will not occur in the
foreseeable future, Barbara and Brad have been working with other
consultants to find a way to hang her art form in the stairwell.
C. Lance Fung and John Talley - Art Patrons from Woodside, CA
• Lance Fung and John Talley are coordinating the Anson Burlingame
art tribute for the City of Burlingame.
• Flying from San Francisco they saw the perfect hillside site for Robert
Barry's text base work. Each word of the art work is 13 to 15 feet
long and can be illuminated.
• They offered to donate the art work to the Parks and Recreation
Department.
• Installation can be done by city staff or a recommended installer.
Robert Barry will determine the placement of the words.
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• At Brad's request Lance Fung is offering one of the words to the
library. The words are Becoming, Believe, Another, Purpose, Possible
Together.
• The tentative place for the library's "word" would be on the ledge of
the public terrace facing west.
VII. Action Items
• Brad will discuss the Trustees' suggestions for the Staff Appreciation
Event with his managers.
• Brad will contact Lance Fung to express the library's interest in
having one of the words and what choice of the "words" would the
library have.
VIII. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7:00PM M/S/C (Nagler/Garcia).
The next Zoom meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will be
December 21st, 2021 at 5:30PM.
Respectfully Submitted
/S/
Brad McCulley
City Librarian
Burlingame Public Library