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Burlingame Library
Approved Board of Trustees Minutes
March 15, 2022
I. Roll Call
Trustees Present: Kris Cannon, Danielle Garcia, Mark Lucchesi,
Mike Nagler
Trustee Absent: Elisabeth Ostrow
Staff Present: Brad McCulley, City Librarian
Kathy Von Mayrhauser, Manager of
Children's Department
Sidney Poland, Recorder
II. Library Board of Trustees Minutes.
The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes of the February 15,
2022 Trustee Meeting. M/S/C (Cannon/Nagler)
III. February Statistics
• Children's programs which include story Times, class visits and special
programs totaled 26 with an attendance of 802. .
• There were 13 programs for teens with an attendance of 39.
• There were 19 adult programs with an attendance of 155.
IV. Reports
A. City Librarian's Report
• Recruitments - The process for recruiting a Technical Service
Manager and an On-Call Custodian is being implemented.
• Mask Update - The mask mandate has been rescinded in public
buildings by the Governor and the County. The City Manager, Lisa
Goldman, is no longer requiring masks in City of Burlingame
buildings. The Library is not requiring patrons to wear mask. Staff is
required to wear a mask if they are working at a public desk or have a
reason to enter the public areas of the Library.
• Collection Development Policy 2017
o The Children's Department is in the process of updating their
policy which will be submitted to the Trustees for approval upon
completion.
o The strength of the Collection Development Policy provides the
necessary support that the Library needs to defend materials
that are contested by the public.
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• Day in The District - Every year the California Library Association
holds an event entitled "Day in the District". City Librarians, Trustees
and Foundation members have the opportunity to meet with their
local representatives and discuss legislative funding issues, as well as
issues specific to each individual library. Burlingame's representatives
are Congressperson Jackie Speier and Assemblyman Kevin Mullins.
B. Foundation Report
The Library Foundation has hired Sarah Simpson to serve in the
position of an Executive Assistant for 20 hours a week.
V. Old Business
A. Public Art
1. Peninsula Museum of Art
The Trustees unanimously passed a motion to fund up to $750.00
for an appraisal of the Owl donated by the Peninsula Museum of
Art. M/S/C (Cannon/Garcia)
2. Parking Area Wall Mural
There is a delay in the start date for the mural as the City is
installing 15 EV Charges in the parking lot and will need to place
another electrical box on the wall where the mural is to be painted.
The project is scheduled to begin sometime in the next two
months. The girls from the National Charity League who are going
to paint the mural feel that addition of the electrical box will not be
a hindrance.
B. Year Round Outside Lighting Around the Library
The Trustees unanimously passed a motion to put the Christmas
lights up in October and remove then in April when Daylight Saving
begins. M/S/C (Nagler/Cannon)
C. Form 700
Trustees Lucchesi and Nagler need to have their City password reset
in order to have access to form 700. Brad will inform the City IT
person of this issue.
D. Behavior Policy
The Trustees unanimously passed a motion to approve the addition
Brad made in the Behavior Policy in regard to service animals in the
Library as defined by the American Disabilities Act.
M/S/C (Garcia/Nagler).
VI. New Business
A. Monthly Topic – Children's Department
• Kathy expressed to the Trustees that her staff felt their efforts to
create the Book Bundle Program which consisted of selecting and
checking out 18,917 books for children was one of their most
successful contributions to the community during the Pandemic.
• The Pandemic prevented in-person story times so story times and
special children's programs were continued by recordings, live
Facebook and live Zoom events. Statistics confirm that all these
events were well attended.
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• The Trustees acknowledged that because of the sincere efforts of the
Children's Department staff to continue to provide their usual story
times and special programs during the Pandemic both the community
and the library have benefited.
B. Building Culture Between Trustees and Staff
Trustee Cannon emphasized the importance of making an effort to get to
know the staff and establish a continuing relationship. The
Trustees felt the first step in this process would be to have an
introductory event at the library such as an early morning coffee chat
for approximately an hour. Brad will work with the managers to
determine the date and report back to the Trustees.
C. New York Times Article "Battle For The Soul of the Library"
The Trustees discussed the issues in the New York Times article dated
February 24, 2022 entitled The Battle for the Soul of the Library.
VII. Action Items
• Brad will meet with the library managers to set up date and time for
the event hosted by the Trustees for the purpose of meeting library
staff.
• Brad will contact IT to have passwords reset for Trustees Lucchesi
and Nagler.
VIII. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7:00PM M/S/C (Nagler/Cannon).
The next Zoom meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will be held
April 12, 2022 at 5:30pm
Respectfully Submitted
/S/
Brad McCulley
City Librarian
Burlingame Public Library