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Home My WebLink About2017.01.24 @6:00 e-packet AGENDA SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Tuesday, January24,2017 Main Library Auditorium 840 West Orange Avenue 6:00 PM PEOPLE OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO You are invited to offer your suggestions. In order that you may know our method of conducting Library business, we proceed as follows: The regular meetings of the Library Board of Trustees are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PMin the Main Library, Auditorium, 840 West Orange Avenue ,South San Francisco, California. Public Comment: For those wishing to address the Board of Trustees on any Agenda or non-Agendized item, please complete a Speaker Card available from the Main Library and submit it to the Library's Administrative Assistant. Please be sure to indicate the Agenda Item # you wish to address or the topic of your public comment. California law prevents the Board of Trustees from taking action on any item noton the Agenda (except in emergency circumstances). Your question or problem may be referred to staff for investigation or action (or both) where appropriate or the matter may be placed on a future Agenda for more comprehensive action or a report. When your name is called, please state your name and address (optional) for the Minutes. COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES PER SPEAKER. Thank you for your cooperation. The Library Board President will read successively the items of business appearing on the Agenda. As she completes reading an item, it will be ready for Board discussion or action. PAT FITZPATRICK President DIANE HUDDLESTON Vice President CISCA HANSEN Secretary VALERIE LAMBERTSON Member ROBERT TURNBERG Member In accordance with California Government Code Section 54957.5, any writing or document that is a public record, relates to anopen session agenda item, and is distributed less than 72 hours prior to a regular meeting will be made available for public inspection at the City Clerk's Office in City Hall. If, however, the document or writing is not distributed until the regular meeting to which it relates, then the document or writing will be made available to the public at the location of the meeting, as listed on this agenda. The address of City Hall is 400 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California 94080. Call (10 + days prior to event) to request sign language or other accommodation. Please refrain from wearing scented products to programs. AGENDA SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Tuesday, January 24, 2017 Main Library Auditorium 840 West Orange Avenue 6:00 PM I.CALL TO ORDER II.ATTENDANCE III.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV.APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 22, 2016 Library Board Meeting V.PUBLIC COMMENTS (limited to 3 minutes per speaker) VI.LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S REPORT VII.COMMUNICATIONS a)Reference Questions, Circulation & Reference Statistics (Attachment #1) b)Library Articles, Issues & Programs (Attachment #2) c)Library Website (screenshot) (Attachment #3) d)Board Attendance Chart (Attachment #4) VIII.OLD BUSINESS a)Library Openings and Recruitments Updates b)New Main Library/Community Center Planning Update IX.NEW BUSINESS a)Election of Officers for 2017 b)Review of Library Strategic Plan Actions and Objectives(Attachment NB – 1) X.AGENDA BUILDING XI.FEATURED ANNOUNCEMENTS a)Movies at Main will be having two movie viewings in honor of National Black History Month. th Join us on Thursday, February 9for a screening of TheBlack Panthers: Vanguard of the rd Revolution and on February 23for Malcolm X, both beginning at 5:00 PM. b)During the whole month of February, SSFPL will be hosting an extravaganza of workshops and comic- related programs forComic Arts Fest 2017. Grand Avenue Library will be hosting the th first event on Saturday, February 4 beginning at 11:00 AM for Creativity 101, an Artist Workshop with Aubrey Vora. c)Celebrate Comic Arts Fest by coming to the Library as your favorite character! Cosplay Day th will be all day on Saturday, February 18 beginning at 11:00 AM. d)Join us for a storytelling session unlike any other with music, movement and mythical tales! On th Saturday February 25, in celebration of National Black History Month, we will be having a special African and African American storytelling beginning at 3:30 PM. XII.GOOD AND WELFARE XIII.ADJOURNMENT XIV.NEXT MEETING:Dateand Time: Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 6:00 pm Place: Main Library Auditorium South San Francisco Public Library Board of Trustees Unapproved Minutes November 22, 2016Main Library Auditorium CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:59P.M. in the Main Library. ATTENDANCE Library Trustees present: Pat FitzPatrick, Diane Huddleston, Cisca HansenandRobert Turnberg. Library staff present: Valerie Sommer,Library Director; Adam Elsholz, Assistant Library Director andAnita Palafox, Administrative AssistantII. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion to approve the minutes of the regular October 25, 2016meeting was made and seconded. A vote was taken and the minutes were approved. PUBLIC COMMENTS No public comments. DIRECTOR’S REPORT The Boardreviewed the Director’s Report. Afew typos and correctionswere noted and will be corrected. Event programming spreadsheet will continue to be used, formatting looks good. COMMUNICATIONS: a)Reference Questions, Circulation & Reference Statistics (Attachment #1) b)Library Articles, Issues & Programs (Attachment #2) c)Library Website, copy (Attachment #3) d)Board Attendance Chart (Attachment #4) OLD BUSINESS Library Openings and Recruitments A staff photo bookis in the works, it willbedistributedat the next Board meeting. We have severalnew hourly staff in the positions of Librarian, Library Assistant, Library Clerk or Library Page.Elia Moreno was offered the position ofAdministrative Assistant Iand has accepted. New Main Library / Community Center Planning Update A meeting has beententativelyscheduled for January 11, 2017 to updateCity Councilon Measure W planning.Kitchell Corporation, a construction management firm, hasbeen hired to provide Measure W Project Management services. South San Francisco Public Library Board of TrusteesPage 2Unapproved Minutes –November 22, 2016 NEW BUSINESS 2017 Slate of Officers Nominations of officers were made as follows:Diane Huddleston as President; Cisca Hansenas Vice President; Valerie Lambertsonas Secretary.The official election of officers will take place during the January 2017 meeting. Discussion and Motion to Approve the (revised) 2017 Holiday Schedule A motion to approve the revised2017 Holiday Schedule was made, seconded, and approved. AGENDA BUILDING Election of Officers; Vote on change of date and venue of joint meetingwith Park & Recreation; Review of Strategic Plan ANNOUNCEMENTS Marta Bookbinder’s retirement celebration will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the Community Learning Center. The Main Library Open Housewill be onSaturday, December17from 11:00 am –3:00 pm. GOOD AND WELFARE Thank you to Pat FitzPatrick for her two year service as Library Board President. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:26P.M. Respectfully Submitted: Cisca Hansen,LibraryBoard of Trustees Secretary Valerie Sommer, Library Director Attachment 2 Attachment 3 Attachment 4 December 2015 to December 2016 Attachment NB - 1 Attachment NB - 1