LIB 02-16-99CUPERTINO LIBRARY COMMISSION MINUTES
February 16, 1999
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Catharine Gordon called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Also present:
Catherine Gordon, Mary Minow, Sheila Mohan, Yufen Diana Wu
Mary-Ann Wallace, Julie Farnsworth
MINUTES:
A motion to approve the minutes of the January 19, 1999 meeting was
made by Ms. Minow and Seconded by Ms Mohan. Unanimous vote.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
A letter from Charlie Pow regarding the JPA and CAC was distributed.
NEW BUSINESS
Ms. Minow attended a library trustee meeting in Pasadena. She recommends that all the
Commission members become both CalTac members, as the information is very valuable and
they will be lobbying the State for better library support. Carol Atwood of the City will be
contacted to arrange membership for all the Commission members. The California Library
Association is a separate organization with separate dues, inexpensive ones for trustees. Joining
CLA gives discounts on the annual conference and a newsletter. The City could probably
reimburse the trustee cost of joining.
The CalTac spring workshop will be March 13th at the Sunnyvale Library. Dr. Kenneth Starr of
the State Library and Carla Lane will be speaking.
During the CalTac meeting Ms. Minow asked the membership to support taking political stands
in support of legislative issues. She recommended that the library commission make a
presentation to the League of City and Counties' lobbyist. Discussion ensued about making
certain that Carol Atwood, the Mayor and City Council are on board before such a presentation.
- Ms. Minow also asked Mike Dillon, the lobbyist for CLA, to send email updates on legislation
directly to trustees as well as the current email to library directors.
OLD BUSINESS
Library Expansion Advisory Committee
The City Council wanted the Library Commission to report back to them on funding additional
library hours during the week. The Commission wondered if this effort would detract from the
efforts to build a new library. Ms. Wu felt that the hours issue perhaps shouldn't be pursued at
this time. The Commission agreed that we needed to know if additional open hours was the best
way to spend any available money. They discussed siting terminals in other areas: schools,
Career Action Center, Seniors Center. The Commission concluded that they should think about
defining the primary needs and services in most need, then discuss with a full commission.
Julie Farnsworth reported that city and library staff continue to work with the architects on the
two sizes of preliminary design. When they are completed, they will be used to obtain cost-
estimates for the new building.
Discuss returned to school/library cooperation. Should Karen Burner of the Cupertino School
District be invited to a Commission meeting? Are there ways to publicize the existing computer
cooperation with the schools to encourage more use? Are there any models of heavily-used
computer connections between schools and a public library?
CITY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
Attached.
COUNTY LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
Deputy County Librarian Julie Farnsworth reported on the concerns expressed by some CAC
members on the reduction in number of meetings.
The city managers continue to meet on revising the library building policy. They have requested
information on the available ways Measure A funding can be replaced when it expires in 2005.
There is a slim possibility that a targeted ERAF return for public libraries may be considered by
the State Legislature.
COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS AND AGENDA BUILDING
The next commission meeting should discuss the building policy. Ms. Minow moved an Ms.
Gordon seconded a motion to recommend Sheila Mohan as a Commission representative on the
Library Building Expansion Committee.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:33 p.m. to Tuesday, March 16th, 1999 at 7:30 PM
No~e;
The Minutes are unapproved until the following Cupertino Library Commission meeting,
where any corrections are noted.
Respectfully submitted,
Julie Farnsworth
Deputy County Librarian
Santa Clara County Library
- Cupertino I Jbrarian's Report 2-16-99
January Programs:
Children:
# of Programs
Story[Jmes
Ages1 1/2-2 1/2 4
Ages 2.1/2 - 3 1/2 4
Ages 3 1/2 - 6 4
Ages 3 years old and up 4
Parent/Family Internet program 1
Class visits: 7 Elementary:
Eaton School Kindergarten 2
Eaton School 1st grade 1
Eaton School 2nd grade 1
Eaton School 3rd grade & lst/2nd 2
Eaton School 5th grade 1
Cub Scouts visit 1
Programs outside the library: 7 Programs
Cupertino Parks & Rec. Preschool 3
Cupertino Parks & Rec. Preschool 3
Cupertino Parks & Rec. Parents i
Junior Volunteer program
Attendance
285 / 71 average
208 / 52 average
180 / 45 average
272 / 68 average
3 attendees
43 students
43 students
43 students
63 students
32 students
8 attendees
81 attendees
51 attendees
12 attendees
4 74 attendees
Total-' 36 1,398 attendees
Junior Volunteers
Adults ! Young Adults:
Library Tours
Adult Internet class 1/30
Chateau Cupertino Booktalks
115.5 hours
3 6 attendees
I 3 attendees
I 19 attendees
Total: 5 33 attendees
YA Volunteers
99.5 hours
January Statistics..
January Circulation (# of items checked out) 131,130
January Gate Count (# of visits to the library) 45,172
January Average Circ (check-out of items) per hour ?A
Reminder that the spring series of storytimes in Mandarin Chinese
is currently underway. Tomorrow evening, Wednesday, February 17th,
will be the second in the series, and the final program in this series will be
held on Wednesday, March 24, 1999. Children's Librarian Bonnie Wang
presents the sorytimes, and includes music, riddles, crafts, and puppet
shows in Mandarin Chinese. Children's Librarians Judith Blight and
Peggy Harris presented a Valentine Craft program on Friday, February
12th to a very eager, very creative, and very appreciative group of crafters.
There were 39 children and 23 adults present, and they made 4 different
valentine projects over the course of an hour or so. Commissioners
received: Copies of the flyer on the upcoming Program on Harmonizing
your Life with Feng Shui to be held Wednesday, March 3, 1999 in the
Community Room. This is another in the continuing series of family
programs funded by.the Friends of the Cupertino Library. These flyers are
available at the library.
Sunday Statisticg Open 12-6 tb~nlr.~ to Citizens and City of Cupertino
Jan~m~y 1999 CirodAtion V'~its to the Library
1-3-99 5030 1417
1-10-99 5469 1882
1-17-99 5024 1725
1-24-99 2861 1603
1-31-99 4654 1642
Average: 4607 circ per Sunday 1654 visits per Sunday