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LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A. CALL TO ORDER
An adjourned meeting of the Library Board of Trustees was held on Thursday, May 3, 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 p.m. by President Hairston. Present were Members
Amsler, Coberly and Hairston.
Also present were: Robert Karatsu, Library Director, Michelle Perera, Assistant Library Director,
Renee Tobin,Principal Librarian,Karye Hood,Reference Services Coordinator, Cara Vera, Senior
Librarian, Carol Durkel, Office Specialist II and Vivian Garcia, Administrative Secretary.
B. CONSENT CALENDAR
B 1. Approval of Minutes: April 5, 2012.
MOTION: Moved by Member Amsler to approve the minutes, seconded by President Hairston.
Motion carried 3-0-2 (with Haddon 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.
b. Review of Library statistics. Oral report by Robert Karatsu, Library Director.
Robert Karatsu, Library Director, reviewed the statistics with the Board.
C2. Budget Report: Report presented by Robert Karatsu, Library Director.
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, stated that next Friday, May 11, is the Back to Basics Graduation
at Celebration Hall which will start at 5 p.m. She invited Board Members to attend the event. Guest
speaker will be Police Chief Newcombe.
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Renee Tobin, Principal Librarian, stated that the Summer Reading Program kickoff will be held at
the Biane Library and Celebration Hall on Thursday, May 31.
Member Amsler stated in the future, she is willing to sit at a table recruiting volunteers for the
Library Board and the Library Foundation Board during library events.
C4. Archibald Library: Oral update by Karye Hood, Reference Services Coordinator.
Karye Hood, Reference Services Coordinator, stated that on Friday, May 18, starting at 7 p.m., the
Local History Night will be held at the Biane Library. Discover Rancho Cucamonga's Hidden Gems
will be featuring a Sam Maloof exhibit.
Reference Services Coordinator Hood stated the community read, "Farewell to Manzanar" will be
kicking off on Friday evening,May 4,at 7 p.m. at the Cultural Center. Events will be taking place at
both Libraries during the month May sponsored by the California Reads grant.
C5. Paul A. Biane Library: Oral update by Cara Vera, Senior Librarian.
Cara Vera, Senior Librarian, stated Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, author of"Farewell to Manzanar"
will be talking about her book at the Asian/Pacific Islander Cultural Arts Night starting at 7 p.m. on
Friday, May 4`h. She reviewed the activities planned for the evening with the Members.
Senior Librarian Vera stated that passports have been very busy. She stated that staff had submitted
an application for the Archibald Library to become a passport site as well.
D. BOARD BUSINESS
D1. Library Posting Policy review. Discussion led by President Hairston.
After discussion, the following motion was made.
MOTION: Moved by Member Coberly to approve the Library Posting Policy,seconded by President
Hairston. Motion carried 3-0-2 (with Haddon and Temkin absent).
D2. Impact on City budget reductions. Oral report by Robert Karatsu, Library Director.
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Robert Karatsu, Library Director, presented an oral report to the Board Members on the impact of
City budget reductions.
E. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
EI. Budget
F. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
There were none.
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G ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Moved by Member Coberly to adjourn, seconded by Member Amsler. Motion carried 3-
0-2 (with Haddon and Temkin absent). The meeting adjourned at 6:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Vivian Garcia
Administrative Secretary
Approved: July 5, 2012