HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 2023.04.18Burlingame Library Board of Trustee Minutes Approved April 18, 2023 I. Roll Call: Trustees Present: Kris Cannon, Mark Lucchesi, Elisabeth Ostrow Trustees Absent: Danielle Garcia, Mike Nagler Staff Present Brad McCulley, City Librarian Sidney Poland, Recorder Ray DeLara, Technical Service Manager II. Library Board of Trustee Minutes The Trustees unanimously approved the March 21, 2023, Board of Trustee Minutes. M/S/C (Lucchesi /Ostrow). III. Correspondence and Information A. Statistics - The Trustees reviewed the March statistics for Adult, Children's and Teen Programs. Children's and teens combined held 33 programs with an attendance of 612. Adult programs held totaled 28 with an attendance of 100. B. Reading Room Mural Brad, the City Librarian, discussed his interview with John Horgan of the Daily News regarding the replacement of the original statement at the bottom of the mural with a removable banner stating "Living In Burlingame Is For Everyone". IV. Public Comments There were not any members of the public who attended the meeting. V. Reports A. City Librarian's Report • City Council approved the donation of the sculpture from the Lorenzato Family to the library. • Easton Library will have to be tented for termites most likely in July of 2023. • Collection Development update to begin soon by the Equity Team. B. Foundation Report • Book Sale April 20th through the 23rd. • Speaker's Series May 7tn C. Ray DeLara - Technical Services Manager Ray presented an overview of the Technical Service Dept. focusing on his staff and their individual responsibilities using a infographic to emphasize the needs and workflow of the department. VI. Old Business A. Art Donation Update • A member of the Lorenzato family suggested that a concrete base would be sufficient to stabilize the sculpture they are donating to the library. • Trustee Cannon submitted a draft of possible guidelines for the Trustees to follow when considering acceptance of an art donation. Comments follow. o Consideration of how a new art piece would fit in with other art pieces in the library. o Create an infographic that shows where art pieces are located. The Trustees suggested that this might be a teen project. o Brad, the City Librarian, noted that any guidelines the Trustees decide on will have to include the City guidelines. B. Meet and Greet Dates for 2023 The next Meet and Greet event for staff will be Wednesday, June 21St. Details will be discussed at the May 16th meeting. VII. New Business A. Materials Request for Removal — Procedure The Trustees discussed procedures for banning books, DVD, CDs or any library materials. Brad, the City Librarian, will write procedures for the removal of library materials requested by a member or members of the public. B. Youth Poet Laurate Hillsborough Judge Trustee Ostrow will represent Hillsborough and Trustee Nagler will represent Burlingame as judges for this event. The winner and new Youth Poet Laurate will be announced on May 12th in a special event held in the Library Reading Room at 6:00. VIII. Future Agenda Items A. Plans for Meet and Greet on June 21St. B. Guidelines for Future Art Donations to the Library C. Library Materials Removal Requests XI. Announcements Barbara Berk will give a presentation on her art which she has designed to hang in the stair well. X. Adjourned The meeting was adjourned at 6:50PM. The next meeting of the Burlingame Library Trustees will be held on May 16, 2023, in the Library Conference Room. /s/