HomeMy WebLinkAbout1978-11-15; Library Board of Trustees; MinutesCARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular meeting —November 15, 1978
The meeting was called to order by President Munn at 3:02 P.M. In attendance
were Trustees Brownley, Falkenstein, Cipriano (3:32) and Hammond. Also Mrs.
Cole, Librarian; Miss Ayars, Friends of the Library; Mr. Baldwin, Assistant
City Manager; Mrs. Sanborn/ Head of Technical Services; Mrs. McWilliams,
Genealogical Society; and Mrs. easier, City Council (3:30).
The minutes of the October 18 meeting were corrected as follows: the person-
nel report should have read that Mr. Brookhart's resignation was effective
October 10, not December 10. c
The agenda order was changed so that Mrs. Sanborn might give her report on
the status of CLSI before other agenda items. Her detailed report indicated
the following:
1) 12 full-time and 2 part-time employees are involved in putting data
into the system; this means that, of a total 183 staff hours per week
possible, 147 are devoted to this purpose.
2) About 90,000 items have been entered by Oceanside and Carlsbad and
half the total is ours in>spite of the fact that Oceanside has .one •
more terminal and more staff. From our collection, all fiction, all
large-type materials, the Southwest collection, about 4,000 items
from the juvenile collection and part of the oversize collection have
been entered; also approximately 50% of the non-fiction.
3) In order to go "on line", 2/3 of the combined total collection of
Carlsbad and Oceanside must be entered (i.e. about 260,000 items);
this should happen in February of March.
4) Illness and vacation time have caused some unavoidable delays :n the
operation;.in addition, the tedious nature of the task makes 2 hours
.- about the maximum amount of time one can work at the job without a
break.
On this last count, Mrs. Brownley suggested that the Board might approach
the City Council for help in obtaining additional help with the job. Action
on this was deferred to a later date.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Building and Grounds—Hammond reported that Kent Whitson in Engineering
had done the drawings for the addition of handicapped spaces in the
parking lot. Work should be done the week of the Board meeting.
Personnel—Mrs. Brownley reported that all records are on hand for the
3 top applicants for the Reference Librarian position. Interviews are
slated for the week of November 22. Mrs. Brownley also emphasized the
need for the Board to look into the comparability of Library salaries
vis a vis those of other departments. Mr. Baldwin mentioned that every-
one is still waiting for the final job reclassification report, which
should be ready in a couple of weeks.
OLD BUSINESS
North County Forum—Mr. Falkenstein reported on the first meeting of
this venture undertaken by him and Mr. Orman. 19 people attended and
the goals and objectives of the group were discussed. The next meeting
will be on December 6 and will feature Mr. Falkenstein and Rev. Gordon
Baker discussing the Pacific community and Asia, respectively.
Public Relations—A list co community organizations and their leaders
was obtained from the Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Munn suggested we wait
until after the first of the year to begin tours. Mr. Hammond will
draft a letter to be sent to the groups.
The Board acknowledged report of the Librarian's annual report to the
City Council.
Master Plan—Mrs. Munn directed attention to the section dealing with
the function of the Library Board. Mr. Falkenstein re-iterated the
urgency of providing for the period during which the central facility
will be planned and built.
CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular meeting —November 15/ 1978, cont'd
Statistics—The sheet indicates that circulation in October 1978 was
up 6311 over October 1977.
Genealogical Society
Mrs. McWilliams reported that the Society had given the Library 30-35 boo
books in each of the preceding 2 months.
Friends of the Library
Miss Ayars announced the magazine sale on November 20 and a performance
by folksinger Sam Hinton on December 13.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Hammond
Secretary
Next'meeting: Wednesday, December 20, 1978 at 3:00 P.M.
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
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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
1*74
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3o I
Adu.lt--added
Adult--dropped
TOTAL ADULT
Juvenile--added
Juvenile—dropped
TOTAL JUVENILE
MATERIALS ADDED
Adult fiction
Adult non-fiction
TOTAL
Adult Miscellaneous
Pamphlets
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Records
Cassettes
Maps
Films
Ready Reference
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TOTAL
TO DATE
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TOTAL ADULT
Juvenile
Juvenile
Juvenile
Juvenile
Toys
TOTAL JUVENILE
TOTAL ADDITIONSr
fiction
non-fiction
records
cassettes .
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