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LIBRARY BOARD
Regular meeting—April 19, 1978
LIBRARY
OF TRUSTEES
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The meeting was called to order at j:uz p.ra.By Father Driver,acting as
President in Mrs. Schindler's absence. In attendance were Trustees
Falkenstein, Hammond, and Munn. Also, Mrs. McWilliams, Genealogical
Society; Mrs. Cole, Librarian, and Mrs. Hoder, Administrative Assistant.
Mr. Bussey, City Manager, arrived at 3:05 p.m.
Minutes of the March 15 regular meeting were approved as submitted.
Minutes of the special budget meeting on March 30 were approved with the
following correction: in paragraph l(c) under "Library Pages", delete the
word "would" and substitute "may" to read "...one of the Page staff may be
designated...."
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Building and Grounds: Mr. Falkenstein reported, for the Board's infor-
mation, that sun control film will soon be applied to the windows
in the atrium. This had been budgeted for the current fiscal year.
Mr. Falkenstein also reported that pedestrian and bicycle traffic had
destroyed planting and created a nuisance between the Library
administrative offices and the concrete block screen at the east end
of the building. Mrs. Munn moved, and Mr. Falkenstein seconded the
motion, that the Board contact Mr. Eggleston at Parks and Recreation
for assistance in solving the problem. Mr. Bussey suggested that a
personal contact, in addition to a written memo, would expedite the
solution. Motion approved unanimously.
Personnel; No report.
Planning; Mrs. Munn reported on a meeting she had had with Mr. Bussey
concerning salaries for Library staff. Mr. Bussey explained to the
Board that an employee reclassification study was pending and would
probably be completed within 30 days. He hopes and expects that this
study will establish levels of job parity throughout all City
departments.
Mr. Bussey also mentioned that, since the city employees had voted
recently to organize, we could all expect increasing formalization
of employee/employer relationships.
Mrs. Cole expressed concern that, unless some adjustments were made in
Library salaries, we would continue to be a "training ground" for
librarians.
The Board decided to wait for the results of the reclassification
study before making any recommendations or taking any action.
Legislation: No report.
OLD BUSINESS
Computerized circulation: Mrs. Cole reported that Oceanside's computer
specialist had recommended consideration of CLSl's Model 25. She
pointed out again that CLSI had much more experience in this field
than the competitor in the bidding, 'Data Phase; and she distributed
a sheet of comparative costs for the two which indicated that CLSI
would cost about $1600 less to purchase and maintain for the first
year.
Statistics: Circulation for March was up 4,873 over March last year.
This keeps happening, and Mrs. Munn said that when she tried to put
all this on a graph she ran off the top of the paper.
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LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular meeting—April 19, 1978 (cont'd)
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the Board will be composed of all-freshmen Trustees in July when the
appointments are made. Mrs. Munn suggested that any of the names
submitted to the Council in connection with the California Library
Services Act would be likely candidates for appointment.
Serra Advisory Board; The Council appointed Patra Straub to the position.
NEW BUSINESS
Master Plan; To assist Ray Holt, the Friends will man a pin map at the
Library entrance for six days beginning Monday, April 24. Patrons will
be asked their residences, pins will be stuck in the map accordingly,
and some kind of use-location correlation will be established.
A-V Technician: The Board was given biographical data on John Shellham-
mer, the Library's new A-V Technician. In connection with the A-V
Department, Mrs. Cole mentioned that Joe Skymba will be working with
the Carlsbad Fire Department to produce a slide show.
Trustee Position:Father Driver announced that he will not seek re-
to the Board. Hammond voiced a preference for Mrs.appointment
Schindler's re-appointment.Unless Mrs. Schindler seeks re-appointment
CETA Position; Mr. Bussey informed Mrs. Cole, just before he left this
meeting for another, that the Library's request for a CETA position
had been approved by the Council.
Summer Reading Club; Dan Arnsan reported on plans for the Summer Reading
Club. The theme this year will be "World Record Summer", focusing on
the Guinness Book of World Records, and will feature films, puppet
shows, Mr. Mclntyre's drawing classes, and the reading program itself,
run in conjunction with the city schools. The Friends will throw a
party for participants at the end of the summer.
Departmental Report; Mrs. Hoder reported on what she and the rest of
the "backroom" people do to keep the Library running smoothly.
Income Tax Assistance; The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)
program was again a resounding success. The three gentlemen who
served expressed gratitude that appointments were made for the people
seeking assistance in filling out their income tax forms. This
practice is not observed in other local libraries, resulting in
periods of inactivity, followed by long lines of people waiting for
assistance.
Genealogy: Mrs. McWilliams submitted a list of the Society's
contribution between April 1977 and March 1978.
Friends of the Library: Miss Ayars was not in attendance, but the Board
was reminded of the membership tea at Schindlers' on May 8 and the
Book Fair on May 21. Carolyn Ayars has agreed to lead the Friends
for another year, much to everyone's pleasure.
Librarian: Mrs. Cole pointed out the new wall clock in the room, a gift
of the BPW. A letter will be sent, thanking them for their generosity
and thoughtfulness.
Meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
T
Tom Hammond
Next meeting: Wednesday, May 17 at 3:00 p.m.
Secretary
CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY
MONTHLY STATISTICS Date
CIRCULATION
Adult Total
Juvenile Fiction
Juvenile non-fiction—including periodicals
Bookmobile Total
TOTAL CIRCULATION
AUDIO VISUAL—FILM AND PROJECTOR
Film circulation
Film showings
Audience
Projector Bookings ,
Current
Year
f. 7 07
Previous
Year
1*7 I a. o
3 .in "7
Increase
(Decrease)
3 .n4\
? 13
3-0
0*7 ;7
REFERENCE QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Adult reference questions
Adult Readers Advisor Service
TOTAL ADULT
Juvenile reference questions
Juvenile Readers Advisor Service
TOTAL JUVENILE
TOTAL REFERENCE QUESTIONS ANSWERED
REGISTRATION OF BORROWERS
Adu.lt--added
Adul t—dropped
TOTAL ADULT
Juvenile—added
Juvenile--dropped
TOTAL JUVENILE
MATERIALS ADDED
Adult fiction
Adult non-fiction -.
TOTAL
Adult Miscellaneous
Pamphlets
V F
Records
Cassettes
Maps
Fi 1ms I u .~~ ~~ •
Ready Reference
-LAil
JV7
3.^5-7
TOTAL
TO DATE
ID 2.
CURRENT MONTH
l.3if
Ao
TOTAL ADULT
Juvenile
Juvenile
Juvenile
Juvenile
Toys
TOTAL
fiction
non-fiction
records
casse'ttes .
JUVENILE
'e C
N T
, I e er.t^r
P B's
3.3.• et t
5o
TOTAL ADDITIONS