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LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
3:00 p.m.
June 26, 1986
Library Conference Room
TRUSTEES
CALL T& ORDER:
President Schramm called the meeting to order at 3:04 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present - President Schramm, Trustees FalkensCein,
Grosse and Trigas.
Absent - Trustee Martin.
Also Present:
Clifford Lange, Library Director
Geoff Armour, Assistant Library Director
Barbara Otwell and Nancy Osberg, Friends of the Library
Margaret Brownley, Serra Advisory Board
Council Member Lewis
Bee McWilliams, Genealogical Society
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Minutes of the May 21, 1986, Meeting were approved as
presented.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a. Building and Grounds
Trustee Trigas reported the security system arrived today
and the automatic doors will be installed in July. The
handicapped parking space is still in process of being
installed.
c. Personnel
Trustee Falkenstein reported Christina Pickavet will be
the new head of Technical Services.
Director Lange introduced Reinier Vanderschroeff, the
new Administrative Assistant.
d. Youth
Trustee Grosse reported on Youth Activities, distributing
copies of the Calendar. The summer reading program has
started with 435 sign-ups at this time. The title of the
program is "Read to Win". The Child Identification
Program will start next week. Parents will bring their
children to the Library and a video tape will be made.
Joe Skymba will take a picture of the parent talking with
their child to be placed on file with the tape.
OLD BUSINESS:
a. CLSI Computer System Re-evaluation Update
Director Lange reported he is still working on this
re-evaluation.
Schramm
Falkenstein
Grosse
Trigas
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b. 1986-87 Library Budget
Director Lange reported this would be presented at the
next meeting.
NEW BUSINESS;
a. A Strategic Plan for Carlsbad City Library Facilities
John Cahill, Project Manager for this project, introduced
Michael Feerer, of Michael Feerer and Associates; Dick Wate
HBW Associates, Inc., and Rob Quigley, AIA Architects, who
presented slides and narrated the proposed plan to meet the
space needs for the Library. Copies of the report were
distrbuted to all those present.
The Meeting re-convened at 4:15 p.m., with four Members
of the Board present.
Library Board of Trustees approved the findings of the repo'
Strategic Plan and Space Needs Study for Carlsbad City
Library Facilities and unanimously endorsed its submittal
to Council.
LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S REPORT:
Director Lange reported SB 2493 passed the Senate and is
now in the Assembly. The Bill was amended, and 50 million
dollars was added for Los Angeles. This could provide
75!? of the cost of a building project, including land
acquisition. He stated Carlsbad needs to have a site
and plans in the works for a Library building, and it
would be wise to have a committee work on this.
Library Board of Trustees recommended to City Council to
consider appointing a Site Selection Committee for a
Library in the South Carlsbad area.
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY;
Barbara Otwell introduced Nancy Osberg, the new President
of Friends of the Library. She read the roster of new
officers for the coaming year.
GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY:
Bee McWllliams reported the Society is working on a fund-
raiser at the present time.
SERRA ADVISORY BOARD:
Margaret Brownley reported she saw a continuing need for
cooperative library services. She stated a new, updated
brochure had been prepared. Mrs. Brownley stated she
would bring copies of the brochure and the bookmarks that
are designed to increase the understanding of how important
the Serra System is to the Library.
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t, Schramm
Falkenstein
Grosse
Trigas
Schramm
Falkenstein
Grosse
Trigas
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Library Board of Trustees voted to cancel the July Board
Meeting.
President Schramm provided refreshments for all those
present. This was her last meeting as President of the
Board of Trustees, as she has been appointed to the
Planning Commission.
ADJOURNMENT:
By proper motion, the Meeting of June 26, 1986, was
adjourned at 4:34 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Harriett Babbitt
Minutes Clerk
Schramm
Falkenstein
Grosse
Trigas
CARLSBAD CITY LIBRARY
STATISTICS
May 1986
CIRCULATION STATISTICS
MAIN LIBRARY
Materials checked out at circulation
Film and video tapes
Audio Visual equipment
Total MAIN LIBRARY
BRANCH LIBRARY
Materials checked out at circulation
Film and video tapes
Audio Visual equipment
Total BRANCH LIBRARY
TOTAL CIRCULATION
Current
Year
40,125
6,218
59
46,402
7,929
834
8,763
55,165
Previous
Year
6,760
568
7,328
50,635
Increase
(Decrease)
+ 5
+ 44
- 17
+ 17
+ 47
+ 9
REFERENCE QUESTIONS ANSWERED
MAIN LIBRARY
Adult Section
Children's Section
Online Searches
Total MAIN LIBRARY
Total BRANCH LIBRARY
TOTAL REFERENCE QUESTIONS
3,926
1,834
35
5,795
686
4,233
1,745
5,978
625
- 8
+ 5
- 3
+ 10
6,481 6,603 - 2
MATERIALS ADDED
MAIN LIBRARY
Books added
withdrawn
net books
AV materials added
withdrawn
net AV
BRANCH LIBRARY
Books added
withdrawn
net books
AV materials added
withdrawn
net AV
TOTAL BOOKS
TOTAL AV MATERIALS
691
419
~272
7
18
11
2
2
424
13
ATTENDANCE AT PROGRAMS
Adult
Children's
Branch
165
1,356
740
INTERLIBRARY LOAN STATISTICS
SERRA COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM
BOOKS • MAY 1986
Requests by Carlsbad 137
Received by Carlsbad 107
Requests of Carlsbad 58
Filled by Carlsbad 26
FILMS
Borrowed from other
Serra libraries 64
Loaned to other
Serra libraries 68