Board of Library Trustees

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Board of Library Trustees Monday, October 5, 2015 7:00 PM Library Program Room, Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: 4 - Chair Jill Shanmugasundaram Board Member Daniel Bremond Vice Chair Carey Wingyin Lai Board Member Erika Torres Council Liaison Jim Griffith (absent). PRESENTATION 15-0929 Teen Advisory Committee Teen Advisory Committee (TAC) President Kevin Chen and Vice President Anjuli Corzine, provided the Board with a presentation that highlighted the committee's role, responsibilities and community participation. Board Members thanked the committee for their service and involvement in the community. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Chair Shanmugasundaram announced that recruitment is underway for the following commission openings: • Arts Commission (1) • Board of Building Code Appeals (3) • Board of Library Trustees (1) • Housing and Human Services Commission (1) • Parks and Recreation Commission (1) • Planning Commission (1) Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, October 16. General eligibility requirements include Sunnyvale residency and voter registration. For more City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes - Final October 5, 2015 information and to download an application, visit BoardsandCommissions.inSunnyvale.com or call the Office of the City Clerk at (408) 730-7483 to request an application. Applications to serve on a City board or commission are accepted on a continuous basis; applications received after the deadline will be considered for future openings. CONSENT CALENDAR 1 15-0930 Approval of Draft Minutes of September 14, 2015 Vice Chair Lai moved, and Board Member Bremond seconded, approval of the consent calendar as presented. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Chair Shanmugasundaram Board Member Bremond Vice Chair Lai Board Member Torres No: 0 PUBLIC COMMENTS None. STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES Board Member Bremond proposed providing color printing services to the public. Supervising Librarian Sue Kaplan informed the Board that color printing was available in the past on a trial basis and was not successful. The proposed Study Issue was not supported by the Board. No Study Issues were generated at this time. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Board Member Comments Board Member Bremond provided the Board with an overview of the Repair Cafe Program held on September 27 at the Sunnyvale Public Library. The program was a great success. -Staff Comments Supervising Librarian Sue Kaplan noted the following: - Bedbugs were recently discovered in Palo Alto and Berkeley's public libraries. When infestations are found, bedbug-sniffing dogs are brought in and the infected City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes - Final October 5, 2015 furniture and surrounding surfaces are cleaned. Sunnyvale Library staff has not received any inquiries or concerns from the public to-date. For the past couple of years, staff has been replacing the Library chairs and tables in a phased approach. The new furniture reduces the possibility of bedbugs since the new chairs have either no fabric or very little, and lack crevices. - Children's storytimes and the After School Homework Help have begun. The After School Program has become so popular that it has moved its location to the Teen Area. - The Friends of the Sunnyvale Public Library will be funding the Career Online High School Program. The program is an educational service offered by Gale which offers adults the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma and credentialed career certificate at the same time. INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS None. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 3