California Collection allocations
California-related library acquisitions.
Also named in the records: California Collection Fund; Californiana Collection
Latest documented position: September 2010 disbanding vote; 2011 processing and partial redistribution reported. Final item-level disposition unresolved.
From the records
December 14, 1988reported
Minutes report $0.75 remaining separately from Hales. $0.75
October 11, 1989reported
Minutes combine Hales/California available balance as $43. $43.00
Source: Board minutes — October 11, 1989; Board minutes — October 11, 1989
December 11, 1991reported purchases
Betty Evans reports 24 books purchased in 1991 for the California Collection. The operating statement separately reports $250 in that category. $243.47
Source: December sale, proposed El Camino donation and California purchases; Operating fund annual report and Belasco account schedule
December 16, 1992reported purchases
Betty Evans presents the inventory of 1992 additions. The annual cash report contains a $200 California Collection line. $195.68
Source: Board addresses honor sale losses and library requests; Operating fund annual report with Belasco reimbursements
June 14, 1994discussed
Members want early minutes to establish whether California Collection books must remain in Hermosa. The board records missing minute books.
Source: Board endorses City subcommittee recommendation on library affiliation; Board endorses City subcommittee recommendation on library affiliation
December 15, 1994unresolved
The librarian cannot assure the Friends that the California Collection would be returned upon separation, despite a prior understanding. The minute books have reappeared.
Source: Board votes to invest $7,500 and debates the rescue fund’s purpose; Board votes to invest $7,500 and debates the rescue fund’s purpose
January 19, 1995board position
The board withholds further California Collection funds pending clarification of ownership if the County ceases to administer the library.
Source: Tim Ferguson elected president and California Collection funding held
June 12, 2003approved earmark
Board earmarks $800 and holds remaining sale proceeds pending review of collection space and use. $800.00
Source: Board earmarks California Collection money and recognizes school donations
September 20, 2010vote recorded
Special meeting votes to disband the California Collection; County disposal and offers to Friends and Historical Society are discussed.
Source: Special meeting votes to disband California Collection
February 16, 2011reported in source
Collection remains at Library pending County processing.
Source: Board meeting and California Collection disposition delay
May 25, 2011reported in source
Some books are going to other libraries and remaining unwanted material may go to the bookstore.
Source: Board meeting requests written funding requests and asset inventory
Entries record what each document says, in the dollars of its day. A fund that stops appearing in the reports was not necessarily closed or spent.