Board of Library Trustees

City of Riverside Riverside Library Administrative Office 3581 Mission Inn Avenue Board of Library Trustees Riverside, CA 92501 951-826-5213 Agenda Meeting Date: Monday, May 10, 2021 5:00 PM View Virtual Meeting Publication Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Live Webcast at www.engageriverside.comVirtual Meeting MISSION STATEMENT The City of Riverside is committed to providing high quality municipal services to ensure a safe, inclusive, and livable community The mission of the Riverside Public Library is to be the cultural and learning center for the community, encouraging the joy and wonder of reading, the wisdom of diverse ideas, and the power of lifelong learning. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2 the Board of Library Trustees will conduct a meeting at the above time and place for the purpose of transacting or discussing business as identified on this agenda. Any person who has information to contribute during the Board of Library Trustee meeting is invited to participate and should submit a "Request to Speak" form to the Administrative Secretary prior to the commencement of the meeting. The City of Riverside is committed to a workplace that requires acceptable behavior from everyone - a workplace that provides dignity, respect, and civility to our employees, customers, and the public. The City of Riverside Sunshine Ordinance No. 7301 restricts the Board of Library Trustees from taking action on an item unless it has been included on an agenda and posted at least 12 days in advance of a meeting or unless the matter falls within one of the narrow exceptions. Consequently, any item not listed on this agenda will normally have to be delayed until the item can be made part of a posted agenda. The City of Riverside wishes to make all of its public meetings accessible to the public. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities, as required by 42 U.S.C. §12132 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, should direct such request to the City’s ADA Coordinator at 951-826-5427 at least 48 hours before the meeting if possible. TTY users call 7-1-1 for telecommunications relay services (TRS). City of Riverside Page 1 Board of Library Trustees Agenda May 10, 2021 CALL TO ORDER - President PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG PUBLIC COMMENT 1 You are invited to comment on agenda items and matters within the jurisdiction of the Board of Library Trustees using the eComments feature at www.EngageRiverside.com. Public comments close prior to the meeting at 3:00 p.m., Monday, May 10, 2021 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2 Minutes - April 12, 2021 Attachments: Minutes CONSENT CALENDAR All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine by department staff and may be enacted on by the Library Board of Trustees by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless, before the Library Board of Trustees votes on the motion to approve the recommendations, Trustees, staff, or public request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Removed consent items will be discussed separately. 3 Approval of Trust Fund Expenditures Attachments: Report 4 Formal Acceptance of Gift Fund Donations Attachments: Report 5 Incident Report Attachments: Report DISCUSSION AND ACTION CALENDAR 6 Riverside Public Library Foundation Update Attachments: Report City of Riverside Page 2 Board of Library Trustees Agenda May 10, 2021 7 Crisis Prevention Institute Verbal Intervention Training Presentation by Isabel Guzman, Librarian Attachments: Report Presentation 8 Grant Award of $11,790 from Library Services and Technology Act Virtual Youth Reading Writing Connection Update Attachments: Report Award Letter 9 Grant Award of $13,062 from Library Services and Technology Act Virtual Escape Room Update Attachments: Report Award Letter 10 Library Services During Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Attachments: Report 11 Determine whether Trustee Peters absence from the Board of Library Trustees meeting on April 12, 2021, should be recorded as an excused or unexcused absence Attachments: Report BOARD AND DIRECTORS COMMUNICATION 12 Brief reports on Conferences, Seminars, and Meetings attended by Board Members 13 Brief reports on Conferences, Seminars, and Meetings attended by Library Director 14 Items for future Board of Library Trustees consideration as requested by Board Members ********* The next Board of Library Trustees meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 14, 2021 For live Webcast of the Board Meeting: RiversideCA.gov/Meeting or Engageriverside.com City of Riverside Page 3 Board of Library Trustees Agenda May 10, 2021 ********* Sign up to receive critical information such as unexpected road closures, utility outages, missing persons, and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods. www.RiversideAlert.com City of Riverside Page 4