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Home My WebLink About2018.08.28 @6:00 e-packet AGENDA SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Tuesday,August 28, 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 OPEN 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, August 28, 2018 Main Library Auditorium 840 West Orange Avenue 6:00 PM I.CALL TO ORDER II.ATTENDANCE III.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV.APPROVALOF MINUTES:July 24, 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–Marian Lee, Assistant City Manager IX.NEW BUSINESS a)Presentation: Comics Conference for Educators and Librarians –Shawnte Santos and Martin Pinol b)California Library Association Annual Conference in Santa Clara, November 9 –11, 2018 (NB –1) c)Appointment of Officers X.AGENDA BUILDING XI.FEATURED ANNOUNCEMENTS a)Join Marilyn Bell Snellfor an author talk, where shewill be discussing herbook, Unlikely Ally: How the Military Fights Climate Change and Protects the Environment, on Monday, September th 10beginning at 6:00 p.m. b)Book Club meets every third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 P.M. at the Main Library. The September Book Club selection is A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. c)Celebrate our freedom to read!The Grand Avenue Library will be hosting aBanned Books Week th mixer on Wednesday, September 26from 4:00 p.m. –6:00 p.m. All ages welcome! d)The South San Francisco Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale will be held on Saturday, th September 29from 10:00 a.m. –2:00 p.m. at the Main Library Auditorium. XII.GOOD AND WELFARE XIII.ADJOURNMENT XIV.NEXT MEETING:Dateand Time:Tuesday,September 25, 2018,6:00pm Place:Main Library Auditorium South San Francisco Public Library Board of Trustees Unapproved Minutes July24, 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: Valerie Sommer, Library Director;Elia Moreno, Administrative AssistantII;Shawnte Santos, Patron Services Program Manager;Karla Bourdon, Literacy Program Manager; and Katherine Blandon-Escobar,Literacy Services Coordinator. Guest: Kumkum Gupta. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the regular June26,2018meeting were approved as presented. PUBLIC COMMENTS th Kumkum Gupta attended the Walgreens presentation on Sunday, July 15;thepresentation was focused on learning about skincare for seniors.Approximately15 to 20 patrons attended.The Walgreens representative had a lot of useful information and also shared links to other helpful facts about skincare. 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 Library Openings and RecruitmentUpdates There are currently three vacant Librarian positionsopen.Staff is considering recruiting one of the positionsat a Supervising Library Specialist level. Community Civic Campus Project Update th At the July 13City Council Study Session, City Council added and approved an additional 5,000 square feet to the NewMain Library footprintto provide space for quiet reading, studying, working and learning. This brings the new space to approximately39,000 gross square feet. A th presentation by the master architect, JJRSmithGroup, will be given at the July 25Regular City Council meeting as an update on the planningof the Community Civic Campus.There will be a South San Francisco Public Library Board of TrusteesPage 2Unapproved Minutes –July 24,2018 schematic design kickoff and preliminary planning meeting for City, architect and construction nd manager staffon August 2. NEW BUSINESS New Employee Introduction: Katherine Blandon-Escobar, Literacy Services Coordinator Katherine Blandon-Escobarwas introduced as the new Literacy Services Coordinatorat the Community Learning Center.Katherine is in charge of projectsin the areas of volunteerism, diversity and inclusion and will provide overall support for CLC programs, services and projects. Katherine comes with a background of senior care atOn Lok and domestic violence victimsat Casa de Las Madres. She is currently working on a storytelling project for the Voices of Our st Community LSTA grant eventat the CLC, whichwill takeplace on Tuesday, July 31. Homelessness and Mental Illness Training Presentation Patron Services Manager, Shawnte Santos presented an overview of homelessnessand mental illness staff trainings. The purpose of the trainings is to refresh staff members on how to interact with patrons who are homelessor marginally housed, as well as patrons whomay have mental illnesses.The trainings have been divided intothree parts, focusingon employee safety, methods in approaching patrons, and reminders and talking points around sensitivityand empathywhen interacting with patrons. In addition,techniques on being firm and courteous when relaying library policies werediscussed. Current and Pending Grant Opportunities Library Director, Valerie Sommer, relayedcurrent and pending grant opportunities for the Library. The list of grant opportunitiesincludes:Microsoft’s Limitless Libraries grant that offers virtual reality equipment for libraries and schools; San Mateo County grant for STEM programming at the Community Learning Center; Minecraft grant that focuses on teaching cyber security for teens and tweens; Sares Regis grant for morechildren’sinteractive learningtools and STEM supplies; California Revealed History project grant from the State Library to assess our historical collection; materials grant from the California State Library to purchase bilingual materials; and anothermaterials grant opportunity that offersa wide range of materials selection optionsto support the needs ofpatrons over 50, STEM programming, high interest and low reading level, special needs, workforce development, veterans, immigrants, refugees and cultural diversity. AGENDA BUILDING New Main Library/Community Center Planning Update; Library Openings and Recruitment; Comics Conference for Educators and Librarians at the San Diego Comic Con Presentation. ANNOUNCEMENTS nd The 2City Council meeting of August has been cancelled. The Summer Learning Challenge is coming to an end. Their last program will be the Sterling th Johnson Bubble Show on Saturday, August 4, 12:30 P.M. in the Main Library and 2:30 P.M. at Grand Avenue Library. South San Francisco Public Library Board of TrusteesPage 3Unapproved Minutes –July 24,2018 GOOD AND WELFARE Diane Huddleston is really enjoyingthe Library’s new video streaming service, Kanopy. Thank you to Valerie Lambertson for her years of service to the Library Board. It has been a great pleasure andshe will be greatly missed. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:37P.M. Respectfully Submitted: Valerie Lambertson, LibraryBoard of Trustees Secretary Valerie Sommer, Library Director Attachment 2 Attachment 2 Attachment 2A Attachment 2A Attachment 2A Attachment 3 ATTENDANCESOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES Attachment NB - 1 Attachment NB - 1