HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 2023.07.18Burlingame Library
Board of Trustee Minutes
Approved
July 18, 2023
I. Roll Call
Trustees Present: Kris Cannon, Danielle Garcia, Elisabeth Ostrow
Staff Present Brad McCulley, City Librarian
Sidney Poland, Recorder
Guests: Mark Lucchesi, Bill Van Niekerken
(Candidates for Open Trustee Positions)
Mike Nagler, Former Trustee
II. Library Board of Trustee Minutes
The Trustees unanimously approved the June 20, 2023 Board of
Trustee Minutes. M/S/C / (Ostrow/Garcia).
III. Correspondence and Information
• An unsigned Comment Card from a member of the public
questioning why the Library was flying the Gay Pride Flag
during Gay Pride Month was read to the Trustees. No other
comments, from the public either pro or con were received.
• Trustees reviewed the June statistics for Adult, Teen, and
Children. The most striking statistic was the number of class
visits made to promote the summer reading program.
IV. Public Comments
Bill Van Niekerken introduced himself and gave an overview of his library
experience at the Burlingame Library and for the San Francisco Chronicle.
VL Reports
A. Librarian's Report
• Circulation Department — Four new hires have been added to
the library staff as Library Aides.
• _Law Enforcement Records Request Policy — This policy
provides detailed procedures for any library director, manager
or staff member who may have to respond to a request for
patron records, computer/internet records, and video records.
VII. Old Business
A. AMH
Brad, the City Librarian reviewed the payment schedule for the
AMH with the Trustees. At the September 2023 meeting, there will
be an Action Item on the Agenda for the Trustees to approve the
withdrawal of $95,000 from the Silicon Valley Foundation which
represents the first payment for the AMH.
B. September Meet and Greet Date
The Trustees agreed to postpone setting the date for the
September event until the new Trustees are appointed.
C. Art Update
• "Offering Site" — The City Librarian, Brad, is working on the
preparation of the plaque. The Larenzato family has requested
that the type of marble (Carrara Bardiglio) be stated on the
plaque.
• The ribbon cutting for Owlbert Q. Feathers will be held on
September 15, 2023.
D. Lane Room Upgrade — The City Librarian, Brad, has been in
discussions with Peter McDonald, Principal, of Smith, Fause and
McDonald Inc. on the sound upgrade project for the Lane Room.
As noted before, Peter McDonald was hired to construct the
sound system in the Lane Room for the newly renovated library
which was completed in 1997.
VIII. New Business — There was not any New Business.
IX. Future Agenda Item
X. Announcements
Laura Lin the Youth Poet Laureate for Burlingame and
Hillsborough will read her poetry on August 14, 2023 6:OOPM
at the Hillsborough Town Hall.
Laura Lin will read her poetry at Burlingame City Hall on
August 21, 2023.
XI. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 6:30PM. The next meeting of the
Burlingame Library Trustees will be held on August 15, 2023
5:30 PM in the Library Conference Room.
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