HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021.11.28 @6:00 Approved Minutes
South San Francisco Public Library Board of Trustees
MeetingMinutes
November 28, 2021Main Library Auditorium
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M. via Teleconference meeting (Zoom).
ATTENDANCE
Library Trustees present:Diane Huddleston, Mary Giusti,Liru Chin, Hector Camacho, and
Claire Ramsey.Library staff present: Valerie Sommer, Library Director; Lara Mayelian, Library
Program Manager; andElia Moreno, Administrative Assistant II.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to approve the minutes from the October 26, 2021meeting was made, seconded and
approved as presented.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
The Board reviewed the Director’s Report.
COMMUNICATIONS:
a)Circulation, Reference Questions&LiteracyServicesStatistics (Attachment #1)
b)Library Articles, Issues & Programs (Attachment #2)
c)BoardAttendance Chart (Attachment #3)
OLD BUSINESS
New Main Library and Parks & Recreation Community Center Project Update
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The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Police Station will be held on Tuesday, December 7at
10:00 AM. Library staff has been assisting in helping move computers and other IT equipment
into the new building. Library staff is continuing to work on FF&E along with the Parks &
Recreation Department. Details on the donor wall and signage are beginning to be finalized.
NEW BUSINESS
Introduction of Library Program Manager Lara Mayelian
The Library Board of Trustees welcomes new LibraryProgram Manager, Lara Mayelian. Lara
has been a professional librarian for 13 years. She worked at the King County Library system for
10 years as a teen services librarian at the youth service center, which serves the juvenile
detention center for the county. Concurrently, she worked as an adult services librarian for the
Burien Library, one of the largest branches in the system. Most recently, Lara was the branch
manager for a Sonoma County Library –North West Library in Santa Rosa. In March 2021,
Lara was accepted in the California Library Association leadership challenge. Along with other
librarians, Lara helped create an initiative called “Ready Access.” It is are-entryinitiative that
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supports formerly incarceratedpeople with educational and vocational supports. Lara is thrilled
to be back in the Bay Area and be a part of the South San Francisco Public Library team.
Discussion and Motion to Approve the 2022 Holiday Schedule
The Library Board of Trustees reviewed the draft 2022 Holiday Schedule. Motion to approve the
2022 Holiday Schedule as presented was made, seconded and approved.
Nominations for 2022 Slate of Officers
Nominations of officers were made as follows: Diane Huddleston as President; Mary Giusti as
Vice President; Liru Chin as Secretary. The official election of officers is scheduled to take place
during the January 25, 2022 meeting.
Discussion on renaming the Community Learning Center in honor of former California State
Assembly member, Mayor and City Council Member Gene Mullin
The Library Board of Trustees reviewed and discussedthe renaming of the Community Learning
Center in honor of former California State Assembly member, Mayor and City Council member
Gene Mullin.The South San Francisco Unified School District approved the resolution in favor
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of renaming the Community Learning Centeron Thursday, November 18.The Library Board
recommendsthe City Council of South San Francisco approve a resolution in favor of the
renaming of the Community Learning Center be in honor of Gene Mullin.
AGENDA BUILDING
NewCommunity Civic Center Campus Update;Trivia Challenge Recap; 2022 Election of
Officers;Local Schools Connections and Outreach.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The meeting of the Library Board of Trustees scheduled for Tuesday, December 28 th at
6:00PM has been cancelled.
Upcoming holidays:
Christmas –Staff will be available half day on Thursday, December 23 rd; there will be no Library
services on Friday, December 24 th and Saturday, December 25 th.
New Year’s – Staff will be available half day on Thursday, December 30 th; there will be no
Library services on Friday, December 31 st and Saturday, January 1 st.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day –Library facilities will be closed Sunday, January 16, 2022 and
Monday, January 17, 2022 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
GOOD AND WELFARE
The Library Board of Trustees would like to thank Shawnte Santos for her service at SSFPL.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:25 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted:
Liru Chin, LibraryBoard of Trustees Secretary
Valerie Sommer, Library Director