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Home My WebLink About04-24-1985 Library Commission Minutesl --'' ~SARATOGA LIBRARY COMMIS: - MEETING 24 APRIL, 1985 Commiasianera Presents Beverett, Dyer, Gandrud, Kanemura, Mahler, Morrison, Nexby ~ Wood Library Staff Presents Lola Thomas. Janice Yee, Acting County Librarian City Staff Presents Joan Pisani The April 2~F meeting of the Saratoga Li°brar~y Commission xas called to order by Chairman Kanemura at ?s45 ~'.M. in the ©ommunity Room of the Saratoga Library. .'Ane minutes of the March 27 meeting xere approved as read.. I. OL,~ BU- A. JOBS B LL. Joan Pisani. The Library does;nat qualify to .receive funds from the Jobs Bill. B. THANK Y4U LETTBR from ~IAAY 3~[OSS read by Chairman. Kanemura. C. BUDGET. Library Commissioners meetings xlth Cit~r`Counail. 1. May. 15. Wednesday. 7 s00 P. M, = HkVEbtiTE 3HARa~TG. Requests to .be made by Saratoga Library and other organizations. 2.~ ley 21. Tuesday. .7:3o P. M. Decisions to be announced re. allocsatlon of funds Etentatively ). Study session. D. TOTAL COUNTY LIBRARY BUDGET, Janice Yes. 1. $ttimated defioit xill be betxeen X600,040 and X800,000. Th® dollar loss is due to reduced reTenues & increased costs. II. NEW BUST 3 A. CAL-~orkshop, M~-,~ 18, Saturday. 9 s30--3:3o P. M. Oakland Pub11c_~Library, 125 Fourth St. Several Library Commissioners x111 attiend. B. PBIORITZE3 TO BE EVALUATED on LIBRARY SERVICES & MATEBIA,LS BY TAB$ FO$CE s 1KARILYN KANEMiTRA and WIL Ma$BI80N. 1. Neferenoe s Collection and. e'~~f-~". fNote s 43, 000--45, 000 reference questioria amaxered per year) 2. Circulations Nex miaroaomp~er system. 3, Programs: Childrena pre-school and elementary grades. :4. School visits: Fiementary and young high school students. S• Baby sitting/Soolal center. ~. Books: Ault. Children. Duplicate copies., Rental col. "~ Magasines anal nexapspera . 8. Recsordinga. Cassettes. 9« Pamphlet8. lb. Personnel s Staff. Janitor. 1~, ~- BoQkmobil e . 1~. gpealal Outreach Service 1808) Convaleaaent hospitals. Our Lady of Flatima. Nome visits to disabled. 1 .. Faathi'bits axed bulletin board. 1 Co~nuriity 8'~om. (Taken oaa~e of mairil.y by volunteers ) 1~. Operating hours. C. FUND RAISING. MOTION (lade by Andy Bsverett. Seconded and passed) 1. "That xe aRgendize fund raising for neact meeting". 2. TA9~ FOSGE APPOINTED BY ~rilyn Kanemuras Andy Beverett, Me~3- Beth Gandrud, Disk Dyer, and Dame Nexby. Continued: Library Commission j'~eeting. 2~t ~1, 1985. page 2 III. BE~'48TS Belated to the B~. A~Commission Chairman MABILYN KAN~MUBA. 1. Lam, L,,,~,~ Commission meeting xas attended Apr. 4 Janice Yee gave background infmrmation. Options dlscuased~ 9~©rt term so].:utions rejected. Consensus xas to "go for the tax override" in November. Area: Los Altos, Los Altos H1.lls, and adjacent unincorporated area. ~poeed,.s ~~~ per parcel. rearing in July. 2. Meeting tfrith 3~„~oaa ~,g~, ,sorsr Committee, Apr. 18 Commission is , co~lcerned about g,~,#,. Ts it leas costly to belong to.t~e,County Library"System or to become a city-owned i4~brary? ENbte~~ Value of books in Saratoga L~.brar~- 1a ~"L,40_~,~00~ Is Pl,nance Comrmittee draxing conalwaiAa not bissd on fsc~t Y ii~ilyn Kanemura says "Citt e' is~ iri a state e!f dit~o'~saion". ' a. ~, fee lei~ter fro~a Commissioner Kanemura to City ~Councll dated` April, 22t~µ~"Library Commission should:;be kept intormed~`.~'iprmally of any business ooncernin$, the library" ;' `, She x111 contact Council members at May 1{,,.meeting. B. Saratoga Community Library'9uperPisor,~-~~9 THOMAS. See report (413/85 ? on Lam, Gg~gS„ ~~~~i ~~~ by Lois Thous"to Janice Yee and lyn Kanemura. Building,. utilities, m~p~ixsteraan4d, ~ C~-pitol improvetients are paid for ay aity. ;No`pereoel assts are paid .by library. C. Library Commissioner WIL MOBxI80~, gee ~ ,. ~.~e.1C L~brar~r 8 -8 ~~BLY obtained by Nil Morr3ison 7 pages:" '. D. Acting County Librarian JAAiICB Y&E. Bee .~.~C ~~.~ ~ ~ st. ~an~ic ~ Commiasimns dated 12-O1- ~ from Janice Yee. ~aplsnation of IK?BMULA for distribution of monies to branches of County Library. E12 pages Includes "pie"etc IV. MONTHLY 88h88T8 A. Commission Observer to City Council meetings for April. DAVID NIRMtBY. Attended meeting April' 18. most interesting: Proposals for disposition of l~e-sson property. B. Saratoga ;Community Library Supervisor LOIS THOMAS. 1. 8egistratlon for nex library cards has been completed for 7,00© persons. 2.'Chax~ge-over to max microcomputer circulation system hss gone very xell. 3. Weeds +~re out of control in th® patio. C. City Department Representative JOAN PISANI. No report required. The meeting xaa Ad3ourned at 10:30 P. M. 8espeatt~'ully Submitted ~ia s°~o d' W o ~ d,.