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Library Board of Trustee Minutes
August 16, 2016
I. Call to Order
President Altman called the meeting to order at 5:30PM.
II. Roll Call
Trustees Present: Kerbey Altmann, Andy Blanco, Mike Nagler, Lisa Rosenthal
Randi Murray (by phone)
Staff Present Brad McCulley, City Librarian, Sidney-Poland, Recorder
III. Library Board of Trustee Minutes
The June 21, 2016 Board of Trustee Minutes were unanimously approved.
M/S/C (Rosenthal/Nagler)
IV. Correspondence and Information
A. Statistics
Circulation statistics at the main showed a slight decrease from June of 2015.
Easton circulation showed a small increase.
Circulation June 2016 June 2015 Per Cent Change
Main 53,482 54,509 -1.88%%
Easton 7,818 7,754 0.83%
Circulation July 2016 July 2015 Percent Change
Main 53,960 55,974 -3.60%
Easton 7,163 6,977 2.67%
Circulation in July decreased at the main and increased at Easton.
V. From the Floor (Public Comments) There were not any members of the public in
attendance.
VI. Reports
A. City Librarian's Report Highlights
1. Personnel
• Our full time custodian is currently on medical leave for
approximately 6 weeks. Jim Kaufmann and Al Tripp, our part time
custodians, will be filling in. Staff will pitch in where needed. Our
Acquisitions Specialist is on Family Leave and our.Tech Services
Manager, Megan Wong will be on maternity leave in 2 weeks.
e Jennifer Monroy (Passport Intake Agent), Eddie Manio and Sharon
Johnson (Easton) are new library employees. Interviews for the full time
Reference position will be held next week. Kim Day will be the acting
Technology Services Manager.
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2. Summer Events
• The Children's Dept. has again held another rotind of successful Family
fund Nights. Attendance for all 7 events is 1,162.
Summer Reading concludes August 31St.
• A special Olympics celebration to be held on August 18th will highlight
the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and mark the conclusion of Adult
Summer Reading.
• Last Ever Harry Potter Book Party-The Children's Department
treated our patrons to a fun filled afternoon of Harry Potter
activities to celebrate the publication of the latest and last adventures of
Harry Potter.
• Repair Cafe The libraries first Repair Cafe was a great success. Library
Trustee Lisa Rosenthal, Terry Nagle and the CEC, Green Citizens
organized the event. 65 people attended and 125 items were repaired.
Lamps were the most popular fix-it item. Cynthia Rider, of the Reference
Staff will chair the next Repair Cafe.
3. Safety Update = On July 13th, library staff had a surprise fire drill. Staff
executed the proper procedures well and were able to leave the building
in a timely manner. The internal safety committee will be reviewing our
missing child policy in September.
B. Foundation Report
Foundation Members will hold a fall book sale October 14th
through the 17th. Six new members have joined the Foundation Board.
C. Easton Branch Highlights - Kathy Von Mayerhauser
Kathy presented the Trustees with a brief history of the Easton Library.
L.. e The Easton Branch opened in 1942 with a total of 3,000 volumes;
today there are 18,000 volumes.
• In 1978 Easton was about to be closed due to the passage of
Proposition 13. Library Foundation member Kris and Jim Cannon
and Frank and Bonnie Pagliaro organized a successful campaign
that raised sufficient funds to keep Easton open with reduced
hours.
• The City council agreed to renovate Easton in 2001. The renovation
began in 2003 and was completed in 2004.
• Children's programs are held on a regular basis and special
programs that are featured at the main such as summer reading,
poetry month etc. are also offered at Easton.
VII. Unfinished Business
A. Strategic Plan Update
1. Orr August 15th the committee met to craft a mission and vision
statement. Brad and Trustee Rosenthal were pleased with the progress
and reported that the statements while concise carried a meaningful
message.
2. On August 29th the committee will review and analyze data from the
su-rveys. To date 800 surveys have been entered into Survey Monkey.. .
The.library bike was a definite draw in making it possible for staff to get
people interested in filling out the survey.
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3. Staff would like to purchase 50 more T shirts. Friends and patrons are
interested in purchasing them. Staff would also like to have a tote bag
to sell to patrons for $12.00 as a marketing tool. The Trustees
suggested asking the Foundation Board if they would be interested in
taking on this project. Brad will present the idea to Patty Anixter. The
Trustees decided to revisit the T shirt purchase at the September
meeting.
B. Silicon Valley Community Fund Presentation
Brad has arranged for Tobi Becera from the Silicon Valley Community
Fund to attend the Trustee meeting on September 20th to discuss both the
Rodger and Jean Duncan and Julia Ferrel Funds.
C. Trustee Development
Brad advised the Trustees that Kathleen Kane, our City Attorney, is
reviewing the procedure for allocating the funds to library staff members
who are working towards their MLS.
IX. New Business
A. Reaching Out to Book Clubs
Trustee Rosenthal noted that the Foundation did have a book club mixer
some time ago. It was well attended. Lisa suggested that the
Foundation and Trustees consider holding another book club event in the
future. The library has a 15 member book club that has met once a year for
approximately 15 years.
B. Trends Committee Randi Murray
\.. The Trends Committee has been initiated by Trustee Murray.
Representatives from the Library Staff, Foundation and Trustees make up
the committee. The committee is looking into current trends and best
practices in library services and reporting their finding to the Strategic Plan
Committee.
X. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7:05PM. MSC (Rosenthal/Nagler) The next
meeting of the Library Board of Trustees will be held September 20, 2016 in the
Library Conference Room at 5:30PM.
Res
pe ully Submitted,
Brad M ukley
City L' rarian
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