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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 December 12, 2002, in the
Storytime Room of the Rancho Cucamonga Public Library, located at 7368 Archibald Avenue,
Rancho Cucamonga, California. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by President
Wimberly. Present were Boardmembers Bradshaw, Lo and Womack.
Also present were: Deborah Clark, Library Director, Renee Tobin, Senior Librarian, Robert Karatsu,
Library Services Manager, Michelle Perera, Reference Services Coordinator and Vivian Garcia,
Administrative Secretary.
B. CONSENT CALENDAR
B1. Approval of Minutes: November 14, 2002.
MOTION: Moved by Boardmember Womack to approve the minutes, seconded by Boardmember
Wimberly. Motion carried, 4-0.
C. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S STAFF REPORTS
Cl. Library Status report: oral report presented by staff.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, presented an oral report to the Library Board on the status of the
Library during the month of November.
Robert Karatsu, Library Services Manager, updated the Library Board on the adult reference
department of the Library.
Renee Tobin, Senior Librarian, gave an oral report on the children's department.
C2. Budget Report: report presented by Deborah Clark, Library Director
Deborah Clark, Library Director, reviewed the budget with the Library Board.
C3. Victoria Gardens Library, update on the progress of the project and status of grant
application. Oral report by Deborah Clark, Library Director.
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a) WE WON~1!
b) Maneuvering through the Regulations.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, reviewed staffs trip to Sacramento, culminating in the successful
grant application award of $7,752,688.
C4. Status of the new Bookmobile. Oral report presented by Robert Karatsu, Library Services
Manager.
Robert Karatsu, Library Services Manager, updated the Library Board on the new Bookmobile.
C5. Update on the Library in-service workshop, December 6, 2002. Oral report by Deborah
Clark, Library Director.
Deborah Clark, Library Director, gave an oral report on the in-service workshop for staff on Friday,
December 6.
D. BOARD BUSINESS
D1. Young Adult Liaisons: High School participation at an advisory level. Update by
Boardmember Womack.
Boardmember Womack introduced the new Young Adult Liaisons for the Library. She reviewed
areas in which the Library Board would like their participation.
D2. /ntemet Access Fees: Update on the process o£reviewing the current policy of charging for
Intemet Access. Oral report by Robert Karatsu, Library Services Manager.
Robert Karatsu, Library Services Manager, stated that staff will be working on this project for the
next few months. Staff will be providing updates at each Library Board meeting.
D3. Library Foundation Board Report: Update fi:om Library Foundation liaison Donna
Bradshaw.
Boardmember Bradshaw gave an oral report on the Holiday event and the new Library Foundation
Boardmembers.
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E. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
E 1. Identify Database Users.
E2. Intemet Access Fees.
E3. Library Foundation Update
E4. Housecalls Update
E5. Library Board of Trustee Vacancy
E6. Young Adult Liaison
E7. Bookmobile Update.
F. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
None
G. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Moved by Boardmember Lo to adjourn to January 9, 2002, at 6:30 p.m., seconded by
Boardmember Bradshaw. Motion carried, 4-0. Meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Vivian Garcia
Administrative Secretary
Approved: January9,2003