NOTICE AND AGENDA OF A REGULAR MEETING OF

THE SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD

September 5, 2002 at 7:00pm

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a REGULAR Meeting of the Santa Monica Library Board will be held at 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, September 5, 2002 in the Conference Room, Main Library, 1343 Sixth Street, Santa Monica for the purpose of conducting the following business:

AGENDA

I.

Call to Order

II.

Roll Call

ACTION

III.

Swearing in and Oath of Allegiance; Reappointment of Gene Oppenheim and Kenneth Breisch

IV.

Communications from the Public

V.

Approval of Minuts if the Library Board Meeting of July 18, 2002

VI.

Report from the August 12, 2002 Board Meeting of the Friends of Santa Monica Public Library, a Library Support Group – Friends Board Liaison, Alisa Beaton

ACTION

VII.

Approval of Proposal on Fees for E-mailed Images from the Santa Monica Public Library Image Archve

VIII.

Report on the Summer Reading Program – Ellen Braby, Head of Children’s Serivces

IX.

Report on Young Adult Programs – Catherine Ronan, Young Adult Librarian

·         Teen Read Week

·         Verizon Grant

ACTION

X.

Approve City Wide Read Recommendation from the City Wide Reads Committee – Susan Annett, Principal Librarian, Public Services

XI.

Mail Library Expansion – Update

XII.

Branch Expansion – Update

·         Possible delay at Montana

XIII.

Temporary Library – Update

XIV.

Nationwide Current Library Trends Review of Library Journal Articles

XV.

Library Board Contest for Yound Adults – Chair Oppenheim

XVI.

Dining Farewell for Mail Library – Boardmember Dan Stern

XVII.

Secretary’s Report

1.       Report on Meeting with Hershey Associates – Sherrill Kushner

2.       Artist, Carl Chang’s Presentation to the Public Art Committee

3.       Farewell Party for Staff

ACTION

XVIII.

Change in October Meeting Date – Special Meeting with the Architect on October 10, 2002

XIX.

Agenda building for the next meeting

XX.

Adjournment