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Home My WebLink About2018.07.24 @6:00 e-packet AGENDA SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Tuesday,July 24, 2018 Main Library Auditorium 840 West Orange Avenue 6:00PM 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. DIANE HUDDLESTON President CISCA HANSEN Vice President VALERIE LAMBERTSON Secretary PAT FITZPATRICK 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, July 24, 2018 Main Library Auditorium 840 West Orange Avenue 6:00 PM I.CALL TO ORDER II.ATTENDANCE III.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV.APPROVAL OF MINUTES:June 26, 2018Library Board Meeting V.PUBLIC COMMENTS (limited to 3 minutes per speaker) VI.LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S REPORT VII.COMMUNICATIONS a)Circulation, Reference Questions &Literacy Services Statistics (Attachment #1) b)Library Articles, Issues & Programs(Attachment #2) c)Board Attendance Chart (Attachment #3) VIII.OLD BUSINESS a)Library Openings and Recruitments Updates b)Community Civic Campus Project Update IX.NEW BUSINESS a)New employee introduction: Katherine Blandon, Literacy Services Coordinator b)Homelessness and mental illness training, Shawnte Santos, Patron Services Mgr. c)Currentand pendinggrant opportunities X.AGENDA BUILDING XI.FEATURED ANNOUNCEMENTS th a)Theend of the2018 Summer Learning Challenge is near! On Saturday, August 4, Sterling Johnson will be performingbubble magicwith hisamazinghand blown bubbles. The bubble showswill begin at 12:30 P.M. in the Main Library and 2:30 P.M. at the Grand Avenue Library. b)Book Club meets every third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 P.M. at the Main Library. The August Book Club selection is In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende. c)The Asian Art Museum’s Community Speaker Program will be presentingan educational and entertaining multimedia talk on Glorious Civilizations on Southeast Asia on Saturday, August th 25beginning at 2:00 P.M.Sponsored by the South San Francisco Friends of the Library, in this presentation, you will be able to explore art pieces that reflect religion, culture and more within the Southeast Asiaregion. XII.GOOD AND WELFARE XIII.ADJOURNMENT XIV.NEXT MEETING:Dateand Time:Tuesday,August 28, 2018,6:00pm Place:Main Library Auditorium South San Francisco Public Library Board of Trustees Unapproved Minutes June26, 2018Main Library Auditorium CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:00P.M. in the Main Library. ATTENDANCE Library Trustees present: Diane Huddleston, Cisca Hansen,Valerie Lambertson,Pat FitzPatrick, and Robert Turnberg.Library staff present: Adam Elsholz, Assistant Library Director;Elia Moreno, Administrative AssistantII; Karla Bourdon, Literacy Program Manager; and Paul Buckley, Children’s Literacy Services Coordinator.Guest: Steven Yee. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the regular May22,2018meeting were approved as presented. PUBLIC COMMENTS None. DIRECTOR’S REPORT The Board reviewed the Director’s Report.A brief presentation will be made on the staff trainings by Assistant Library Director, Adam Elsholz, ata future Library Board meeting. th Corrections: The City Council Study Session has been rescheduled to Friday, July 13.The Save th Your Family Recipes program has been moved from Saturday, July 28to Saturday, August th 18. COMMUNICATIONS: a)Circulation, Reference Questions&LiteracyServicesStatistics (Attachment #1) b)Library Articles, Issues & Programs (Attachment #2) c)BoardAttendance Chart (Attachment #3) OLD BUSINESS Library Openings and RecruitmentUpdates Ashley MacInnes, Librarian I, has departed and accepted a position at a new library location. Three Librarian positions will be open for recruitment. Community Civic Campus Project Update th SmithGroupJJR,presented preliminary designs at theJune 13City Council meeting. City Council did not approve any designs and a Study Session has been scheduled for Friday, July th 13. South San Francisco Public Library Board of TrusteesPage 2Unapproved Minutes –June 26, 2018 NEW BUSINESS New Employee Introduction: Paul Buckley, Literacy Services Coordinator Paul Buckley was introduced as the new Children’s Literacy Services Coordinatorat Community Learning Center. Paul comes with a great experience in leading teams, helping themorganize and work together to develop their leadership skills. He is currently concentratingon the th children’s summer program and the upcoming program being held on Thursday, July 5, Super Heroes Save the Day, where children get to write and present their own stories on what makes them super. Discussion on Automatic Renewal of Checked Out Library Items The Library Board discussed the automatic renewal of checked out library items, a new system wide service. Some impacts involve an increase in circulation statistics and a decrease on library revenue. AGENDA BUILDING New Main Library/Community Center Planning Update; Library Openings and Recruitment. ANNOUNCEMENTS The City Council Study Session regarding the new Civic Campus Project will be held on Friday, th July 13. st The Victorian Days Walking Tour will take place on Saturday, July 21, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Grand Avenue Library. GOOD AND WELFARE Thank you to Ashley and Shawnte for putting such a wonderful program together for the author talkwithAdrian Covertat Molloy’s Tavern. The board members wish Ashley MacInnes the best of luck! She was a significantaddition to the Library and will be greatly missed. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:33P.M. Respectfully Submitted: Valerie Lambertson, LibraryBoard of Trustees Secretary Valerie Sommer, Library Director Attachment 2 June 29, 2018 TO: CLA MEMBERS/ SYSTEMS/ NETWORK CONTACTS FROM: Mike Dillon and Christina DiCaro, CLA Lobbyists RE: News From the Capitol – Budget Update GOVERNOR BROWN SIGNS 2018-19 BUDGET: AGREAT YEAR FOR LIBRARIES! On Wednesday, Governor Jerry Brown signed the 2018-19 State Budget at a press conference, flanked by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, Senate President pro Tem Toni Atkins, Assembly Budget Chair Phil Ting, and Senate Budget ChairHolly Mitchell. The Governor, nearing the end of his final term in office, stated, “When I took office back in 2011, with the state facing a $27 billion deficit, I pledged to work with the Legislature to fix California’s financial mess. Today, the final Budget I sign delivers on that pledge and prepares us for the future.” The 2018-19 Budget bill is one of the strongest in terms of its funding for public libraries in many years.Here are some of the highlights of the newly signed Budget: These items, included in the signed Budget, were part of the negotiation reached between CLA, the State Library, the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC), and the Governor’s Department of Finance: $2 million in one-time funding for broadband connection grants for public libraries to connect to the high-speed, broadband “backbone” operated by CENIC. $3 million in one-time funding to increase broadband capacity for libraries connected to CENIC that are in need of upgrading (e.g. from 1gig to 10 gigs). $1.5 million in one-time funds for resource-sharing under CLSA (Intended to be earmarked for the Zip Books program and a program to digitally connect library catalogues.) $2.5 million in ongoing funding for family literacy. $500,000 for an E-rate coordinator position at the State Library, and to address Public Utility Commission imposed taxes and surcharges associated with the library membership in CENIC. Attachment 2 These items below are also included in this year’s 2018-19 Budget and were the result of requests by individual Assemblymembers and Senators: $1 million in one-time funds for the “Lunch at the Library” program, which supports libraries in developing summer free-meal programs. “Funding will help libraries connect with meal sponsors and theUSDA’s Summer Food Service Program and establish a free-meal program.” $1 million in one-time funds to support and expand the Career Online High School program. $1 million in one-time funds to support a two-year pilot project that will provide competitivegrants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of establishing a student author book publishing program. “The program would support 1,000 students from public housing developments in writing short stories and publishing anthologies of the work.” $1 million in one-time funds to support completion of the Felton Library and Nature Discovery Park. $500,000 in one-time funds to support operations of the Braille Institute Library in Los Angeles. A special “thank you” to Governor Brown, Director of Finance Michael Cohen, State Librarian Greg Lucas, the Legislature, and CENIC for their assistance and support this year. ATTENDANCESOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES