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Board of Trustees Minutes
September 11, 2007
I. Call to Order
President Griffith called the meeting to order at 5:30-pm.
II. Roll Call
Trustees Present: Nancy Brock, Bruce Carlton, Deborah
Griffith, Katie McCormack, Pat Toft
Staff Present: Al Escoffier, City Librarian
Sidney Poland, Recorder
III. Warrants and Special Funds
The Trustees unanimously approved the Warrants. M/S/C
(Toft/Griffith)
IV. Minutes
The Trustees unanimously approved the minutes for the August 21,
2007 meeting. M/S/C (Carlton/McCormack)
V. Correspondence and Attachments
Correspondence was reviewed.
VI. From the Floor - No one from the public attended.
VII. Reports
The City Librarian reviewed his report emphasizing the success of
the Harry Potter event and making note of the fact Isabel Allende
will be featured at the One Book/One Community event to be held
October 1 lth at the San Mate Performing Arts Center. Ms. Allende
will be interviewed by Michael Krasny of KQED, (PM) radio.
VIII. Unfinished Business
A. Employee Awards Dinner
The nomination letter and form for the Employee Achievement
Awards will be prepared and placed in the staff mail boxes the first
week of October. Staff will be requested to return their nominations
to Trustee Toft and/or Carlton by November 2nd. Invitations will be
given to staff on November 1 st. Manuel Caneri and Vicki Machado
will be asked to peform at the event.
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B. Library Reorganization Status
The reorganization of the collection has been completed. All Fiction
and Mysteries now reside on the Upper Level and Biography can be
found on the Lower Level. New directories depicting the location of
the library's collection are being prepared by Fast Signs.
C. Agenda for Council
The Trustees requested that the following items be placed on the
agenda for the joint City Council and Trustee meeting October 1st:
1) Hillsborough Contract; 2) Increase in Hours; 3) Additional
Budget Funding for The Library's Collection.
IX. New Business
The Trustees approved the Library Holiday Schedule for 2008
and January 1, 2009 as drafted. M/S/C (McCormack/Carlton)
X. Announcements
Trustee Toft noted that she would not be present at the October
16th meeting.
XI. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 6:40pm. M/S/C (McCormack/Carlton)
The next meeting of the Library Trustees will be held October 16th,
2007at 5:30pm in the Library Conference Room.
Respectfully Submitted, _
Alfred H. Esco fi r
City Librarian
Library Board of Trustee Minutes 2
September 11 2007