HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin - LB - 2017.04.18Approved Burlingame Library
Board of Trustee Minutes
April 18, 2017
I. Call to Order
President Altmann called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
II. Roll Call
Trustees Present: Kerbey Altmann, Mike Nagler, Andy Blanco,
Randi Murray
Trustees Absent: Lisa Rosenthal
Staff Present: Brad McCulley, City Librarian
III. Library Board of Trustees minutes
A quorum was not available to approve the March 21, 2017 Board of Trustee
minutes; they will be reviewed for approval at the May 16 meeting.
IV. Correspondence and Information
A. Library Statistics March 2017: The new format was reviewed by the
Trustees. The City Librarian will make some additional modifications (including
indexing data and having all circulation -related data on one graph) for the next
meeting.
V. From the Floor (public comments)
No one from the public attended.
VI. Reports
A. City Librarian's Report: No additional information or discussion
beyond the information in the Trustee packet.
B. Foundation Report: The Book Sale is coming up this weekend. The
Author Lunch is next week; there are still some tickets available.
VII. Unfinished Business
A. Strategic Plan: The staff met last week and are working on success
indicators for each goal as well as action items. They are planning on devoting
one of the weekly staff meetings each month for the strategic plan.
B. Silicon Valley Community Fund: Trustee Murray will send a letter to
the Silicon Valley Community Fund expressing concern about asset allocation
and consequent fees. This issue will be reviewed again after year-end
performance data is available, and the representatives of SVCF will meet with the
full Board of Trustees.
C. Teen Room Progressive Discipline Policy: The draft policy was
reviewed and approved. M/S/C (Murray/Blanco).
D. E-Books: The City Librarian is on the E-book committee at PLS. E-
book usage is 4% of total circulation, but 15% of the total budget. The NYPL has
a new platform that is much easier to use; it should be generally available in 6-12
months. Kanopy, Hoopla, etc are still being reviewed.
VIII. New Business
A. Program Strategy for Adult Services: A sub -committee has been
formed (McCulley, McMahon, Murray, Nagler) to develop a Trustee Speaker
Series.
B. Marketing: Staff has been using Shoutbomb to text patrons regarding
upcoming events. There are also new marketing efforts at PLS for e-books.
IX. Announcements
There were no announcements
X. Action Items
There were no additional action items.
XI. Adjournments
Meeting was adjourned at 7:00 p.m. M/S/C (Murray/Nagler). The next
meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will be held May 16, 2017 in the Library
Conference Room at 5:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
/s/
Bradley McCulley
City Librarian
Burlingame Public Library