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LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - 6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The regular meeting of the Library Board of Trustees was held on Thursday, December 5, 2019,
in the Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 10500 Civic Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga,
California. President Murrieta-Morales called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Present were Members Hairston, Hannah, Murrieta-Morales and Temkin.
Also present were: Julie A. Sowles, Library Director, Brian Sternberg, Deputy Director of Library
Services, Cara Vera, Library Services Manager, Rina Fernandez, Early Learning Librarian, Megan
Houng, Children’s Librarian and Jennifer Palacios, Executive Assistant II.
President Murrieta-Morales led the Pledge of Allegiance.
A. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Frank Atry expressed his concerns with the thermostat settings at the libraries.
B. CONSENT CALENDAR
B1. Consideration to approve the Minutes of October 3, 2019.
MOTION: Moved by Member Hairston, seconded by Member Hannah, to approve Consent
Calendar Item B1. Motion carried 4-0-1 (with Member DeVries absent).
B2. Consideration to approve the Library Revenue Balance Report of 2019/2020 Budget.
MOTION: Moved by Member Temkin, seconded by Member Hannah, to approve Consent
Calendar Item B2. Motion carried 4-0-1(with Member DeVries absent).
C. LIBRARY DIRECTOR’S STAFF REPORTS
C1. Consideration and discussion regarding the Library Status Report.
a) Consideration and discussion regarding general announcements. The oral report
will be presented by Julie A. Sowles, Library Director.
Library Director Sowles presented a Library Services update report.
b) Consideration and discussion regarding a review of Library Statistics. The report will
be presented by Cara Vera, Library Services Manager.
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING MINUTES
D. BOARD BUSINESS
None.
F. ADJOURNMENT
President Murrieta-Morales adjourned the meeting at 7:32 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Palacios
Library Executive Assistant II
Library Services Manager Vera shared information from the Library Statistics for Fiscal Year
2019-20 document.
C2. Consideration and discussion regarding Children’s Services, Adult Services and Library
Programming. The oral report will be presented by Brian Sternberg, Deputy Director of
Library Services.
Deputy Director Sternberg gave an update regarding upcoming Library Service Programs.
C3. Consideration and discussion regarding Children’s CLA presentation of “We Made a Mess:
Creating Intentional (and Awesome!) Learning Opportunities.” Presented by
Rina Fernandez, Early Learning Librarian and Megan Houng, Children’s Librarian.
Rina Fernandez, Early Learning Librarian and Megan Houng, Children’s Librarian presented
an oral staff report and PowerPoint presentation (Copy on file).
D1. BOARD MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS. (Comments to be limited to three minutes per
Board Member.)
Member Hairston expressed how she enjoyed the opening key note speaker at the October
2019 CLA Conference.
Member Hannah expressed how she enjoyed the opening key note speaker as well.
Member Hairston thanked staff for the opportunity to send the Library Board of Trustees to
the 2019 CLA Conference.
E. IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS FOR THE NEXT MEETING