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LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A. CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Library Board of Trustees was held on Thursday, October 5, 2017, in
the Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga,
California. The meeting was called to order at 6:03 p.m. by President DeVries. Present were
Members Hannah and Tompkins.
Also present were: Julie A. Sowles, Library Director, Brian Sternberg, Assistant Library Director,
Angelica Trummell, Children’s Services Supervisor, Margaret Hatanaka, Adult Services
Supervisor, Wess Garcia, Programming Coordinator and Vivian Garcia Senior Administrative
Secretary.
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B. ITEMS OF BUSINESS WITH NEWLY APPOINTED OFFICIALS
B1. Administration of Oath of Office – Oath of Office will be administered to Mary Hannah
by City Clerk Janice Reynolds.
Janice Reynolds, City Clerk, administered the Oath of Office to Mary Hannah.
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C. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
C1. Park and Recreation Commissioner Peter Villegas presented an oral update on Central Park
to the Library Board of Trustees.
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D. CONSENT CALENDAR
D1. Consideration to approve Minutes of: August 3, September 7 and September 11, 2017.
The minutes will be held over to the next meeting.
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E. LIBRARY DIRECTOR'S STAFF REPORTS
E1. Consideration and discussion regarding the Library Status Report. The reports will be
presented by staff.
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a. Consideration and discussion regarding general announcements. The oral report
will be presented by Julie A. Sowles, Library Director
Julie A. Sowles, Library Director, stated that the RC2Go app had been updated and passed out the
informational bookmark to the Board Members.
Library Director Sowles reviewed a handout with the Members on the proposed project regarding
annexation of the north part of the City.
Library Director Sowles stated that there would be a staff report to the Council Members regarding
the attendance of Board Members and Commissioners at their Board meetings during the
timeframe of January, 2016 through July, 2017.
Julie A. Sowles, Library Director handed out invitations to the Members to the VIP Event which
will be held on Thursday, October 19, at 5:30 p.m. on the Second Story of the Biane Library.
Library Director Sowles thanked the Members for their attendance at the Boards and
Commissioners Event on Monday, September 25.
Julie A. Sowles, Library Director, handed out the new Literacy Book to the Board.
b. Consideration and discussion regarding a review of Library statistics. The oral
report will be presented by Cara Vera, Library Services Manager.
Library Director Sowles stated that Cara Vera, Library Services Manager, was out this evening.
She reviewed the stats with the Board.
E2. Consideration and discussion regarding Library Budget Report. The report will be
presented by Julie A. Sowles, Library Director.
Julie Sowles, Library Director, reviewed the budget with the Board. An update to pages 23 and
24 were presented to the Members for their review.
E3. Consideration and discussion regarding Gyroscope, Inc. The reports will be presented by
Brian Sternberg, Assistant Library Director.
Brian Sternberg, Assistant Library Director, reviewed the Gyroscope presentation at the joint
meeting on Monday, September 11, with the Members.
E4. Consideration and discussion regarding Children’s Services. The report will be presented
by Angelica Trummell, Children’s Services Supervisor.
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Angelica Trummell, Children’s Services Supervisor, stated that October is outreach month for the
Library. On Saturday, October 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Library staff will be participating in
the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Open House. On October 21, Library staff will be participating in
the CSD Spooktacular from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Also, on October 21 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Big
Truck Round Up will be held at the Archibald Library.
Angelica Trummell, Children’s Services Supervisor, stated that the children’s staff would be
starting in a few weeks the Sensory Storytimes which will be held on Monday at the Archibald
Library.
E5. Consideration and discussion regarding Adult Services. The report will be presented by
Margaret Hatanaka, Adult Services Supervisor.
Margaret Hatanaka, Adult Services Supervisor, reviewed the Hispanic Heritage Cultural Arts
Night on Friday, September 29. There were over 800 attendees at the event.
Margaret Hatanaka, Adult Services Supervisor, handed out a copy of “Destinations” the new
Literacy Book to the Board. The book was released last week.
Adult Services Supervisor Hatanaka stated that Friday, October 27, would be the Fall into Fun
event which is held at the Archibald Library from 7 to 9 p.m. The event would feature Harry
Potter. Tickets are available on October 16.
E6. Consideration and discussion regarding Library Programming. The report will be
presented by Wess Garcia, Programming Coordinator.
Programming Coordinator Garcia presented an oral report on the Discovery Club Open House
which was held in September on the Second Story of the Biane Library.
Programming Coordinator Garcia reviewed the Little Scientist Program which starts Friday on the
Second Story at the Biane Library. The program is full and has a wait list
Wess Garcia, Programming Coordinator, presented an oral report to the Members on the
Educator’s event which was held on Thursday, September 28.
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F. BOARD BUSINESS
F1. Consideration and discussion regarding update to the Library Patron Policy-Code of
Conduct section. The report will be presented by Julie A. Sowles, Library Director.
President DeVries requested that the item be held over to the next meeting when all Board
Members would be present.
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G. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
G1. Library Patron Code of Conduct.
G2. Library Board of Trustees Participate in Outreach.
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H. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Moved by Member Hannah to adjourn to December 7, seconded by Member
Tompkins. Motion carried 3-0-2 (with Hairston and Temkin absent).
The meeting adjourned at 7:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Vivian Garcia
Administration Secretary
Approved: December 7, 2017