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CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A. CALL TO ORDER
An adjourned meeting of the Library Board of Trustees was held on Thursday, February 2, 2012, in
the Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga,
California. The meeting was called to order at 6:06 p.m. by President Hairston. Present were
Members Coberly and Haddon.
Also present were: Robert Karatsu, Library Director, Michelle Perera, Assistant Library Director,
Renee Tobin, Principal Librarian, Cara Vera, Senior Librarian, Karye Hood, Reference Services
Coordinator, Carol Durkel, Office Specialist II and Vivian Garcia, Administrative Secretary.
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B. CONSENT CALENDAR
B l. Approval of Minutes: January 5, 2012.
MOTION: Moved by Member Coberly to approve the minutes with the changes listing Member
Teresa Akahoshi absent, seconded by President Hairston. Motion carried 3-0-2 (with Amsler and
Temkin absent).
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C. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S STAFF REPORTS
Cl. Library Status Report: Oral reports presented by staff.
a. General announcements. Oral report by Robert Karatsu, Library Director.
Robert Karatsu,Library Director,requested Assistant Library Director Perera to update the Members
on the Staff Innovation Grant.
Assistant Library Director Perera presented an oral report on the update of the Staff Innovation Grant
to the Library Board. She also mentioned that at future meetings, library staff would be presenting
oral reports to the Board on their individual grant projects.
b. Review of Library statistics. Oral report by Robert Karatsu, Library Director.
Robert Karatsu, Library Director, reviewed the December statistics with the Board.
C2. Budget Report: Report presented by Robert Karatsu, Library Director.
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Robert Karatsu, Library Director, reviewed the budget with the Board.
C3. Children's Services: Oral update by Renee Tobin, Principal Librarian.
Renee Tobin, Principal Librarian, reviewed the January storytimes with the Board. She stated that
the Lincoln exhibit was part of the Family Saturday storytime. A Martin Luther King Jr. element
was also part of the Friday and Saturday storytimes in January. The Valentine Day program was held
this week. There were approximately 117 in attendance at the Biane Library.
Renee Tobin, Principal Librarian, also updated the Cookies and Carols program which was held in
December.
C4. Archibald Library: Oral update by Karye Hood, Reference Services Coordinator.
Karye Hood, Reference Services Coordinator, stated there will be a Lincoln traveling exhibit at the
Archibald Library the week of February 13 through the 17`h. The exhibit will have three hanging
panels.
Reference Services Coordinator Hood stated there was an increase in usage in the stats for the month
of January with eBooks.
Karye Hood,Reference Services Coordinator stated that staff had sent in an application for the 2012
Big Read. Library staff should be notified by June on the out come of the grant. The book selected
was "The Great Gatsby."
C5. Paul A. Biane Library: Oral update by Cara Vera, Senior Librarian.
Cara Vera, Senior Librarian, stated the Cultural Arts Night, Black History Month will be held on
Friday, February 10,at 7 p.m. at the Biane Library. She reviewed the events for the evening with the
Board.
D. BOARD BUSINESS
D1. 2011 California Library Association Conference update. Discussion led by President
Hairston.
President Hairston requested Member Coberly to update the Members on the CLA Conference.
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Member Coberly presented an oral report on the 2011 California Library Association Conference to
the Members.
D2. Upcoming CALTAC program on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Discussion led by Library
Director Karatsu. Flyer attached.
Library Director Karatsu reviewed the CALTAC Workshop with the Members of the Board.
D3. Redevelopment Agency update. Discussion led by Library Director Karatsu.
Robert Karatsu,Library Director,updated the Board on the Redevelopment Agency with the City of
Rancho Cucamonga.
D4. Library Posting Police review. Discussion led by President Hairston.
President Hairston stated that she had reviewed samples of other posting policies from other
libraries. She asked the Members to review the policy and send any comments or suggestions by e-
mail to Library Director Karatsu.
E. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
El. Library Posting Policy
F. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Moved by Member Coberly to adjourn,seconded by Member Haddon. Motion carried 3-
0-2 (with Amsler and Temkin absent). The meeting adjourned at 7:14 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Vivian Garcia
Administrative Secretary
Approved: April 5, 2012