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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999/03/04 - Minutes - Library Board of Trustees CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Regular Meeting A. CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Library Board of Trustees was held on March 4, 1999, in the Council Chambers of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, California. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. and the pledge of allegiance was led by Vice President Swistock. Present were Boardmembers Bradshaw, 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: October 14, 1998 December 3, 1998 January 7, 1999 February 4, 1999 Vice President Swistock asked to remove the minutes of January 7. Since he did not attend the meeting, he would need to abstain. Boardmember Bradshaw stated she also needed to abstain. Minutes will be brought back to the next meeting. MOTION: Moved by Vice President Swistock to approve the consent calendar, seconded by Boardmember Womack. Motion carried 4-0-1 (with Howdyshell absent). C. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S STAFF REPORTS Cl. 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 afternoon storytime sessions are full for each date offered and no additional youngsters can be added, due to room occupancy limitations. In terms of Telethon involvement, Nina Cole and Gail Thomas of Children's Services have been working with Principal Librarian Robert Karatsu in the taping and editing of the reading moments for the Telethon. Library Board Minutes March 4, 1999 Page 2 Renee Tobin, Children's Services Supervisor, stated that she had been working on the Junior Trivia program for the Telethon, the first time this element of the program has been offered. Under Adult Services, Robert Karatsu, Principal Librarian, stated that staff has been working on the taping and scheduling of acts for the Telethon. Saturdays in Cyberspace, MS Word97 and Resume Making and Create Your Own Web Page are classes being advertised in the spring Grapevine. They are being offered during April at the Library. C2. Budget Report: presented by Deborah Clark, Library Director. Deborah Clark, Library Director, gave an oral report to the Library Board on the status of the budget. She also stated that staffreceived notification from the State Library that the Direct Loan payment would be $11,280, up from $8,000 last year. C3. Update on "Back to Basics" grant: oral report presented Staff. Renee Tobin, Children's Supervisor, stated that over 120 applications have been received for participation in the Back to Basics tutoring program. Ms. Tobin stated that 13 tutors have received training and would start tutoring the following week. Three students are assigned per tutor. Marsha Bracco, Project Coordinator; Lori Hopkins, Literacy Coordinator and Rose Manela, Literacy Coordinator Assistant, along with Renee Tobin assessed students during the past week. Ms. Tobin reviewed the materials the tutors would be using to tutor youngsters with the Board. C4. Telethon Update: oral report presented by Deborah Clark, Library Director. Deborah Clark, Library Director, stated that $20,000 had been pre-pledge for the Telethon so far. Robert Karatsu, Principal Librarian, talked about the different acts which would be appearing on the Telethon. The video, "Our Favorite Place", emphasizing the children's department was shown to the Library Board. D. BOARD BUSINESS D 1. Joint Meeting with City Council: oral report presented by Deborah Clark, Library Director. Deborah Clark, Library Director, stated the two upcoming events, the Budget Process and the Central Park Focus Group and survey would before Council soon. Either item would make good topics of discussion for a joint meeting. Library Board Minutes March 4, 1999 Page 3 Boardmember Dredd Lee asked if the Library might be involved with the questions asked on the survey. Library Director Clark responded that the survey was scientifically designed and it would not be open to input. Staff will be keeping the Library Board informed on upcoming events related to the survey and Central Park. E. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING El. Status of patrons who were put on probation from the library. E2. Rules for Board of Library Trustees E3. Central Park Task Force E4. Telethon F. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC None. G. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Moved by Boardmember Bradshaw to adjourn meeting to Thursday, April 8, 1999 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the City of Rancho Cucamonga, seconded by Boardmember Dredd Lee. Motion carried, 4-0-1 (with Howdyshell absent). The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Vivian Garcia Administrative Secretary Approved: April 8, 1999