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Home My WebLink About1978-02-15; Library Board of Trustees; MinutesCARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY LIBRARY. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Regular meeting, February 15, 1978 The meeting was called to order at 3:08 p.m. by President Schindler. In attendance were Trustees Falkenstein (3:09), Hammond and Munn. Also: Miss Ayars, Friends' President; Mrs. McWilliams, Genealogical Society; Fran Bishop, League of Women Voters (3:11); Mrs. Cole, Librarian; Mrs. Almack, Assistant Librarian; Mr. Mannen, Administrative Assistant to the City Manager (3:10). Absent: Father Driver. The minutes of the January 18 meeting were approved as submitted. Committee Reports a) 4Bui!ding and Grounds—Mr. Falkenstein reported that some leaking occurred in the atrium in the most recent rains (as had happened • in January; ref. minutes of January 18). Father Driver absent.b) Personnel—No report. c) Planning—No report. d) Legislation—No report. Old Business a) CLSI—Mr. Mannen reported that .Oceanside was in the process of drafting a joint use agreement for the two cities, and that bid specifications have been written and checked by several consul- tants, including a representative of the State Library. Although the administrative work is running a bit behind schedule, Mr. Mannen said the matter will probably go to bid in the last week of February and a contract will be ready before March 31. b) Statistics—Circulation in January was up 2,875 over the same month last year. No figures were available on the southeast bookmobile stop, but Mrs. Cole said the bad weather had caused a general decrease in bookmobile^use. The Board was also given a detailed statistical assessment of activity in the A-V division, where all areas showed marked increases in January 1978 over January 1977. The-single exception was in inspection and cleaning of cassettes, and the decrease (-22%) here was due to temporary shifts in priorities in the allocation of staff time, according to Mrs. Cole. c) Master Plan—Originally scheduled for consideration by the Council on February 7, this item had been removed from that agenda for discussion later. (Later in the meeting, Mrs. Hoder informed the Board that the new date would be Wednesday, March 8.) d) A-V Technician—An annoucement was posted officially on February 6 with a closing date of February 17. The Board was pleased with this development. e) Shelving—New shelving will soon be installed in the reading room, and preparations are under way to accommodate it. Once begun, installation will take between three and seven days. Mrs. Munn commented that the new shelving will decrease the available space for reading, and Mrs. Schindler remarked that this will be in- creasingly true as the library augments the collection to keep pace with growing patronage. f) Lounge Carpeting—The carpet (gift of an anonymous donor) has been installed, much to the pleasure of the staff and visitors to the lounge. (In action taken at the end of the meeting, the Board voted to accept "with gratitude" this thoughtful gift. Motion: CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY LIBRARY. BOARD OF TRUSTEES Regular meeting, Feburary 15, 1978—cont'd Hammond; second, Munn; approved unanimously.) Business a) Departmental Report—Mrs. Almack reported on the Library's Outreach Services: visits to shut-ins; programs for those with impaired vision;-voter registration; work sessions for volunteers; book- mobile service; and income tax assistance. Betty Maerkle is back-up in this department. 4 Statistics were presented on the four-year history of the visits to shut-in patrons indicating an increase in visits from 145 (1974) to 1,425 (1978) and in circulation from 690 (1974) to 5,534 (1978). It should be noted that, for many of these library users, Mrs. Almack's visits constitute their sole contact with the outside world and that her friendship with them is meaningful beyond all description. Also beyond description are the Board's admiration for and appreciation of Mrs. Almack's dedication and compassion. b) Expiration of terms—Mrs. Schindler mentioned, information, that her term of office and that expire on June 30, 1978. for the Board's of Father Driver c) History of Car1sbad--a dedicated group of volunteers is meeting on Tuesday mornings to assist in organizing the Library's local history collection, a job that has long needed to be done. Marge Howard-Jones will write the new History for the Friends, and Anne L'Heureux will take charge of lay-out, graphics and printing. d) Drawing Class—Paul Cringle, well-known cartoonist, will teach a ten-week course at the Library on Thursdays beginning February 16. This program is sponsored by the Library in conjunction with Community Arts of San Diego and is funded by ^ETC with CETA funds. e) Film Festival--Judging has been done and awards will be presented on February 17 at Mira Costa College for the third'annual Amateur Film Contest. jenealogy—no report :riends—Rhythm Rascals, February 15, at the Library. Art Auction on March 17. - .i brari an' s Report a) Staff—Chris Holt is taking a DSC extension course in reference librarianship. Joe Skymba's film on cropdusting has placed in a national film festival. Calista Sanborn has done a report on "OCLC—1 Year later". b) Mrs. Cole gave the Board a list of reference books purchased with a $100 gift from Katherine Jones of Oceanside. Adjourn—4:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted: Next meeting: Tom Hammond Wednesday, March 15, 3:00 p.m. Secretary CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY MONTHLY STATISTICS Date ^a^^^. I °\ 19 Current Previous Increase CIRCULATION ' Year Year (Decrease) Adult Total . i^.s^i g.i Juvenile Fiction 3 .ST^ $. £3-0 _ '2.5 Juvenile non-fiction-including periodicals ^.^5o i.53<i £ Bookmobile Total TOTAL CIRCULATION . a.*". (,70 3.a..745 U 75 AUDIO VISUAL - FILM AND PROJECTOR Film circulation H4 5Bo Film showings g ul %2(f Audience g g,a-7^ Projector Bookings Mj REFERENCE QUESTIONS ANSWERED Adult reference questions / / 3a Adult Readers Advisor Service TOTAL ADULT l.u^l Juvenile reference questions Juvenile Readers Advisor Service TOTAL JUVENILE $3-, ' 3 ±7 go TOTAL REFERENCE QUESTIONS ANSWERED 3,00(,=1-TOTAL REGISTRATION OF BORROWERS "- TO DATE Adult - added Adult - dropped TOTAL ADULT - 37x Juvenile - added 37 Juvenile - dropped o. TOTAL JUVENILE Q < MATERIALS ADDED Adult fiction >3E CURRENT MONTH Adult non-fiction g£4 TOTAL - '(, q A Adult Miscellaneous Pamphlets ce nf p a^-tt\*« $ Ly p + n * TT: i Records °i ( Cassettes Jo Maps 11 Films Ready Reference a A r. v^ v/ A | K-^-p 0 >-t f, \_ TOTAL ADULT J id Juvenile fiction /p.^ ' Juvenile non-fiction f £ _%_ Juvenile records L2 ' ' Juvenile cassettes jl( ' " '_ Toys ______ ' J TOTAL JUVENILE 4,4 TOTAL ADDITIONS