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LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Regular Meeting
A. CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Library Board of Trustees was held on January 7, 1999, in the Council
Chambers of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho
Cucamonga, Califomia. The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. and the pledge of allegiance
was led by President Howdyshell. Present were Boardmembers Dredd Lee and Womack.
Also present were: Deborah Clark, Library Director, Robert Karatsu, Principal Librarian, Renee
Tobin, Children's Services Supervisor and Vivian Garcia, Administrative Secretary.
B. CONSENT CALENDAR
B1. Approval of Minutes: November 5, 1998 (Dredd Lee abstained) December 3, 1998
MOTION: Moved by President Howdyshell to approve the consent calendar, seconded by
Boardmember Dredd Lee. Motion carried 3-0-2 (with Bradshaw and Swistock absent).
C. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S STAFF REPORTS
C 1. Library Status Report: oral report presented by staff.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, gave an oral report on the status of the Library.
Renee Tobin, Children's Services Supervisor, stated that the children's department had been working
on a resource book for the ILS Summer Reading Program.
She also stated that this past summer under the supervision of Jacquie Cox, Page II, the volunteers
started alphabetizing picture books. The staff and the public has been very appreciative of this
expanded service.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, stated that 105 to 110 hours per month of volunteer time was used
to achieve alphabetizing the picture books.
Robert Karatsu, Principal Librarian, stated that December was a quiet month. Staff had presented
two HTML Web classes in December and were planning on having more offered after March.
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C2. Budget Report: presented by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, reviewed the budget sheets with the Library Board.
C3. Update on "Back to Basics" grant: oral report presented Staff.
Renee Tobin, Children's Supervisor, stated that she and Loft Hopkins had interviewed and selected
Marsha Bracco as the new staff person to coordinate the Back to Basics grant. She is a junior high
teacher and is very enthusiastic about the position. She stated that staff will be mailing brochures
to schools very soon. The times for the program will 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The ages of the students
are 7 to 12. The tutors will have one and half hour shifts with two or three students.
C4. Telethon Update: oral report presented by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, reviewed the packets with the Board. She thanked Michelle Perera,
Reference Librarian, for designing the website page on the disc inside of the packet. Staff is planning
the addition of a Jr. Trivia contest for the Telethon.
D. BOARD BUSINESS
D1. Joint Meeting with City Council: oral report presented by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, stated that there is to be a Goals session with Council in January,
followed by one for staff. She will send a newsletter stating the results of the planning session.
Information from this session will help with the joint meeting.
E. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
El. Telethon.
E2. Update on Policies for the Library.
E3. Update on Back to Basics grant.
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F. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Robert Daylon of Rancho Cucamonga High School asked about the Trivia Teams for students.
Robert Karatsu, Principal Librarian, explained to him how to enter a Team for the Telethon.
G. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Moved by Boardmember Dredd Lee to adjourn to Thursday, February 4, 1999 at 7:00
p.m. in the Council Chambers at the City of Rancho Cucamonga, seconded by President Howdyshell.
Motion carried, 3-0-2 (with Bradshaw and Swistock absent). The meeting adjourned at 7:41 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Vivian Garcia
Administrative Secretary
Approved: May 6, 1999