HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 2024.03.19Burlingame Library Board of Trustee
Approved Minutes
March 19, 2024
I. Roll Call
Trustees: Jill Goldsmith, Mark Lucchesi, Elisabeth Ostrow
Kris Cannon, Danielle Garcia
Staff Present: Brad McCulley, City Librarian
Sidney Poland, Recorder
Sarah Tinkham, On -call Children's Librarian
II. Agenda Items Approved by Trustees
A. Approval of February 20, 2024, Minutes
III. Library Board of Trustee Minutes
The Trustees approved the February 20, 2024 Board of Trustee
Minutes. M/S/C (Ostrow/Goldsmith)
IV. Public Comment
No one from the public attended the meeting.
V. Correspondence and Information
Attendance in both children's and adult programs continues to increase.
Patti Flynn is going to add year to date circulation figures to the
monthly statistical information.
VI. Reports
A. Monthly Report — Equity Team
• The members of the Library Equity Team are Ray DeLara, Geralyn
O'Brien, Olma O'Neill, Tommy McMahon, and Sarah Tinkham.
Brad McCulley, City Librarian, Maria Saguisag-Sid, HR Director,
Olma O'Neill, Library Administration, attended the San Mateo
County's Foundational Equity Training in February. It is a
required training for all County employees.
• This year United Against Hate will coincide with the International
Day of Peace. The dates for United Against Hate are September
21st to the 29th.
B. City Librarian's Report
• The Admin. Department is planning to have the entire library
carpet cleaned on Saturday May 25th. Since the library is closed
May 26th, and May 27th is the Memorial Day Holiday, the carpet
should have ample time to dry.
• Brad, the City Librarian, turned in the library's fiscal year budget
to the City Manager and Finance Team on March 21, 2024 for
approval.
C. Foundation Report
• The book sale is open to the public from April 18th to April 21st.
• The Foundation is planning to have a Trivia event as a fund
Raiser in April.
VII. Old Business
A. AMH
• Lyngsoe will demo the old AMH the week of March 18th.
• The goal is to have the new AMH up and running by the end of
April.
B. Lane Room Upgrade
There is not any current information on the upgrade except that
the Foundation is forming a committee to work on the project.
C. Library Quote Plaques
• The committee has written guidelines for the project.
• The committee has estimated that 8 rocks with quotes on them
placed all around the library would be the most effective.
D. Meet and Greet
The Trustees will host the next Meet and Greet gathering for
staff on April 17th. Trustee Garcia will be the hostess.
VIII. New Business
There was not any New Business.
IX. Future Agenda Items
A. Event at Victoria Park
B. Adult Literacy Classes at the Library
C. Trustee Term Limits
X. Announcements
At the conclusion of the meeting Trustee Lucchesi asked if there
were any Trustees whose 3 year term would be completed in June
or July. Trustee Cannon thought that her term might end in July
of 2024.
XI. Adjournment
The meeting closed at 7:OOPM. The next meeting of the Library
Trustees will be held Apri116th at 5:30PM in the Library
Conference Room.
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