Lodi Public Library Board of Trustees
Regular MeetingLodi, NJ · April 12, 2021
Minutes
MINUTES
APRIL 12, 2021
For information regarding these minutes please contact:
Anwan Baker
Library Director
Telephone: (209) 333-5540
A. Call to Order / Roll Call
Trustees Present: Rick Seim, Pam Williams, Gene Chow, Caitlin Casey, and Frank Kooger
Also present: Library director Anwan Baker, City clerk Jennifer Cusmir, and Yvette Herrera
B. Introductions
C. Approval of Minutes
D. Comments by the Public on Non-Agenda Items
THE TIME ALLOWED PER NON-AGENDA ITEM FOR COMMENTS MADE BY THE PUBLIC IS LIMITED TO
FIVE MINUTES.
If you wish to address the Library Board, please refer to the Special Notice at the beginning of this agenda.
Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section of the Agenda.
E. Comments by Board Members on Non-Agenda Items
F. Reports: Written
F-1 Library Reopening Plan – Director Baker
Regular Pre-Covid-19 Hours
Monday-Thursday-10am-8pm / Friday Closed / Saturday and Sunday-10am-5pm
We have been given permission by the City Manager to reopen in a limited capacity. We will be following all CDC
guidelines on social distancing and sanitation.
The proposed hours of operation are:
• Hours-9am-1pm Curbside & 2-6pm in -person / Mon-Thursday / Fri-Closed / Saturday 10-1pm curbside and 2-
5pm in-person / Sunday Closed (essentially matches the in-person hours of Stockton Library)
Reasons-
1. To help mitigate bringing large groups of people together and to promote social distancing
2. we lost many staff members during the pandemic. 2 full-time staff retired and many other part-timers have found full-
time work or are unwilling to return due to the pandemic.
We have submitted forms to HR to post the Senior Library Assistant position, the library aide position, and reference
associate. We will begin to schedule interviews as soon as we have an applicant pool from the recruitments.
Grab and Go Library Service Model
Available Services:
• 30 minute in-person visits
• Browse and check out Library materials
• Pick up materials on hold
• Access public computers and printing, with limited staff assistance (by appointment only)
• Obtain a Library card and manage Library accounts
• Curbside Service
Unavailable Services:
• Chairs and tables for reading and studying
• Interactive toys for children
• Extended research assistance
• In-person programs
• Used book sales
• Study rooms
• Meeting rooms
• Donation of materials
Library Retrofit
• Scheduled with Facilities crew for the week of April 12th
• Facilities will also help us move tables and chairs to the CMR if it is available(testing)
• Plexiglas guards will be installed around the service desk and both computer areas
• Sanitizer and wiper dispensers will be installed throughout the building.
• Directional and social distancing signage will be posted throughout the building
PPE
The library will provide staff with the PPE needed to safely perform their jobs. Face masks will also be offered to patrons
that do not have one.
Security
• 2 Security Officers Likely needed initially
• One stationed in the lobby, and 1 roaming the building to ensure policy compliance
Staffing
• Librarian will come on May 17th which will help out our staffing for the reference desk. He will also be mainly
responsible for, with my guidance, collection development, and eventually Teen programming as well.
Testing Center
• The COVID-19 testing center has moved to a new location (the former Joe Serna charter school)
• We are now moving extra tables and chairs into that area for storage to promote social distancing.
Opening Date
• Projected reopening date is April 26, 2021
• Will need staff back 1 week prior to opening to train them on the newly installed ILS and new Covid-19 protocols
+ operating procedures. Staff will return on 4/19 to begin training.
• Website and Social Media posts will be made once opening date is confirmed (at the end of the week)
F-2 Private Sector (Trustees’) Investments Report – Director Baker
Phillips Financial has shown an increase of 14% over last year.
G. Adjournment 12:30pm
Pursuant to Section 54954.2(a) of the Government Code of the State of California, this agenda was posted at least
72 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting at a public place freely accessible to the public 24 hours a day.
______________________________
Yvette Herrera
Literacy & Programs Manager
All staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the agenda are on file in the Office of the
City Clerk, located at 221 W. Pine Street, Lodi, and are available for public inspection. If requested, the agenda shall be made available
in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. To make a request for disability-related
modification or accommodation contact the City Clerk’s Office as soon as possible and at least 72 hours prior to the meeting date.
Language interpreter requests must be received at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Contact Anwan
Baker at (209) 333-5540. Solicitudes de interpretación de idiomas deben ser recibidas por lo menos con 72 horas de anticipación a la
reunión para ayudar a asegurar la disponibilidad. Llame a Anwan Baker (209) 333-5540.
Meetings of the Lodi City Council are telecast on SJTV, Channel 26. The City of Lodi provides live and archived webcasts of regular
City Council meetings. The webcasts can be found on the City's website at www.lodi.gov by clicking the meeting webcasts link.
Members of the public may view and listen to the open session of this teleconference meeting at www.facebook.com/CityofLodi/ or
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Agenda
AGENDA LODI PUBLIC LIBRARY
Date: APRIL 12, 2021
Time: 12:00 P.M. BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Lodi Public Library
201 West Locust Street, Lodi
SPECIAL NOTICE Streaming Link:
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Effective immediately and while social distancing measures are imposed, all meetings of the
LODI PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES will be held virtually.
The following alternatives are available to members of the public to watch meetings and provide
comments on agenda and non-agenda items before and during the meetings.
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Members of the public may view and listen to the open session of the meeting by clicking the below links or pasting the
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Public Comment:
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five minutes per person.
Members of the public may submit written comment prior to or during the meeting. Comments should be
submitted to LITERACY@LODI.GOV (or via mail sent to: LODI PUBLIC LIBRARY, 201 W. LOCUST STREET,
Lodi, CA 95240). Written comments received two hours prior to the start of the meeting will be provided to the
LODI PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES and filed as part of the official record of the meeting. Five
minutes of each written comment, received before the Chair announces that the time for public comment is closed
will be read into the record. IMPORTANT: Identify the Agenda Item Number in the subject line of your email.
Example: Public Comment for Agenda Item Number C-17.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Executive Order N-29-20, if you need special
assistance to provide public comment in this meeting, please contact the Office of the at (209) 333-6702 or
cityclerk@lodi.gov at least 48 hours prior to the meeting in order for the City to make reasonable alternative
arrangements for you to communicate your comments. If you need special assistance in this meeting for
purposes other than providing public comment, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (209) 333-6702 or
cityclerk@lodi.gov at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to
ensure accessibility to this meeting (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).
SPECIAL TELECONFERENCE NOTICE
Pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20:
The Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953, contains special requirements that apply when members of a
legislative body participate in a public meeting by telephone. Certain of these requirements have been
suspended by Paragraph 3 of Executive Order N-29-20, executed by the Governor of California on March 17,
2020, to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). In particular, the Executive Order suspends that
provision of the Brown Act that requires noticing, posting of agendas, and public access to each location where a
member will be participating telephonically, as well as provisions that require physical presence of members of
the legislative body or the public for purposes of a quorum or to hold a meeting. Executive Order N-29-20 allows
an agency to conduct a teleconference meeting that provides members of the public telephonic or other electronic
participation in place of making a physical location for the public to observe the meeting and provide public
comment, consistent with other provisions of the Brown Act.
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AGENDA
APRIL 12, 2021
PAGE TWO
For information regarding this Agenda please contact:
Anwan Baker
Library Director
Telephone: (209) 333-5540
A. Call to Order / Roll Call
B. Introductions
C. Approval of Minutes
D. Comments by the Public on Non-Agenda Items
THE TIME ALLOWED PER NON-AGENDA ITEM FOR COMMENTS MADE BY THE PUBLIC IS LIMITED TO
FIVE MINUTES.
If you wish to address the Library Board, please refer to the Special Notice at the beginning of this agenda.
Individuals are limited to one appearance during this section of the Agenda.
E. Comments by Board Members on Non-Agenda Items
F. Reports: Written
F-1 Library Reopening Plan – Director Baker
F-2 Private Sector (Trustees’) Investments Report – Director Baker
G. Adjournment
Pursuant to Section 54954.2(a) of the Government Code of the State of California, this agenda was posted at least
72 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting at a public place freely accessible to the public 24 hours a day.
______________________________
Yvette Herrera
Literacy & Programs Manager
All staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the agenda are on file in the Office of
the City Clerk, located at 221 W. Pine Street, Lodi, and are available for public inspection. If requested, the agenda shall be made
available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof. To make a request for
disability-related modification or accommodation contact the City Clerk’s Office as soon as possible and at least 72 hours prior to the
meeting date. Language interpreter requests must be received at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability.
Contact Anwan Baker at (209) 333-5540. Solicitudes de interpretación de idiomas deben ser recibidas por lo menos con 72 horas de
anticipación a la reunión para ayudar a asegurar la disponibilidad. Llame a Anwan Baker (209) 333-5540.
Meetings of the Lodi City Council are telecast on SJTV, Channel 26. The City of Lodi provides live and archived webcasts of regular
City Council meetings. The webcasts can be found on the City's website at www.lodi.gov by clicking the meeting webcasts link.
Members of the public may view and listen to the open session of this teleconference meeting at www.facebook.com/CityofLodi/ or
PASTE ZOOM LINK HERE.
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