Board of Library Trustees

City of Mountain View Minutes - Final Board of Library Trustees Monday, January 22, 2024 7:00 PM Library Program Room - First Floor Special Meeting 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Su called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present 5 - Member Kuldip Ambastha, Vice Chair Kristin Higaki, Member Nicole Vogt, Chair Eric Nehrlich, and Member Sharon Su 3. MINUTES APPROVAL 3.1 Approval of Minutes from December 11, 2023 MOTION- Nehrlich/Vogt (M/S) to approve the Minutes from the December 11, 2023 Board of Library Trustees Meeting as presented. Motion carried. Votes taken by roll call. Yes: 5 - Member Ambastha, Vice Chair Higaki, Member Vogt, Chair Nehrlich, and Member Su 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC Nicolas Hargis, Mountain View resident gave program suggestions for more developmentally disabled or neurodivergent learners. Expand outreach for craft events with suggested partnership such as Ability Path that runs the Day Care Center at the Community Center, Achieve Kids in Palo Alto, a non-profit for development disability, Special Olympics or the State Council on Development Disabilities. Hopes to see the program's growth in those areas. 5. DONATIONS 5.1 Library Donations Accepted and approved Library Donations from donors: $1,000 - Rebecca Galiotto $ 200 - Cecily Chang Board member Vogt thanked the donors for their generosity. MOTION - Vogt/Nehrlich (M/S) to accept donations. Motion carried. Votes taken by roll call. Yes: 5 - Member Ambastha, Vice Chair Higaki, Member Vogt, Chair Nehrlich, and Member Su 6. PRESENTATIONS None. 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS City of Mountain View Page 1 Board of Library Trustees Minutes - Final January 22, 2024 None. 8. NEW BUSINESS 8.1 Elect Chair and Vice Chair Elect Chairperson. MOTION - Su/Ambastha (M/S) to elect Vice Chairperson, Nehrlich as Chairperson. Motion carried. Votes taken by roll call. Yes: 5 - Member Ambastha, Vice Chair Higaki, Member Vogt, Chair Nehrlich, and Member Su Elect Vice Chairperson. MOTION - Nehrlich/Vogt (M/S) to elect Board member, Higaki as Vice Chair. Motion carried. Votes taken by roll call. Board member Vogt thanked Chairperson Su for doing a great job as Chair. Yes: 5 - Member Ambastha, Vice Chair Higaki, Member Vogt, Chair Nehrlich, and Member Su 9. BOARD/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS 9.1 Library Director's Report Library Director Tracy Gray, gave an update on the new Bookmobile unveiling event on January 10, with the first day out on route starting on January 23. The History Center is getting a refresh with new paint and carpet. The Friends of the Library added another Saturday for book donations and planning their upcoming book sale in February or March. Tax preparation assistance will be back again this year, which will be offered on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Received a Yelp certificate and sticker acknowledging the Library being liked on their platform. Silicon Valley Reads, a cohort of Academic Libraries, Public Libraries and communities in Silicon Valley every year will kickoff in a few weeks. The kickoff event will be held at De Anza College on January 31 at 7 p.m. 9.2 Agenda Setting - Six-month performance measures. - Youth staff presentation. - Policy updates to the Reference Policy. - Program updates with questions about neurodiversity from public comments. 10. ADJOURNMENT Having no further business, Chairperson Su adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m. The next Board of Library Trustees' meeting will be on Monday, February 26, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. Minutes submitted for approval by Joy Phaphakdy. Approved on February 26, 2024. City of Mountain View Page 2