HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025/05/01 - Minutes - Library Board of TrusteesThursday May 1, 2025
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Library Board of Trustees was held on Thursday, May 1, 2025, in the
Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga,
California. President, Riley Wells called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m.
Present were Members DeVries, Diepenbrock, and Wells.
Also present were: Wess Garcia, Library Director, Cara Vera, Deputy Director of Library Services,
Avianca Ortiz, Circulation Supervisor and Jennifer Palacios, Executive Assistant II.
A.PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
None.
B.CONSENT CALENDAR
B1. Consideration of Meeting Minutes for the Regular Meeting April 3, 2025.
MOTION: Moved by Member DeVries, seconded by Member Diepenbrock, to approve
Consent Calendar Item B1. Motion carried 3-0-2 with Member Miller and Member Rice
absent.
C.LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S STAFF REPORTS
D.BOARD BUSINESS
C1. Verbal Report - General Library Update. Presented by Wess Garcia, Library Director.
Library Director Garcia presented an oral library services update report.
C2. Verbal Report - Children’s Services, Adult Services and Library Programming. Presented by
Cara Vera, Deputy Director of Library Services.
Deputy Director of Library Services Vera presented an oral report about upcoming library
service programs.
C3. Library Use Metrics Report. Presented by Cara Vera, Deputy Director of Library Services.
Deputy Director of Library Services Vera shared information from the Library Use Metrics
for January through March 2025.
D1. BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS. (Comments to be limited to three minutes per
Board Member.)
President Pro Tem DeVries reported that she received a response from Congressman Pete
Aguilar’s office and held a productive small-group meeting with him. She noted that the
meeting went very well and that he expressed strong support for IMLS funding.
Thursday May 1, 2025
CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING MINUTES
President Wells would like an update for Library of Things.
F.ADJOURNMENT
President Wells adjourned the meeting at 7:13 p.m. to June 5, 2025.
Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Palacios
Library Executive Assistant II
E.IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR THE NEXT MEETING