NOTICE AND AGENDA OF A REGULAR MEETING OF

THE SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD

March 6, 2003 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, March 6, 2003 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

III.

Communications from the Public

§        E-mail communication from Maya Sahafi

§        Written communication from Kenneth Alan Swink

§        Written communication from Celia Carroll

ACTION

IV.

Approval of Minutes of the Library Board Meeting of February 6, 2003

V.

Report from the February 10, 2003 Board Meeting of the Friends of Santa Monica Public Library, a Library Support Group

VI.

A Report on Citywide Reads – Susan Annett, Principal Librarian for Public Services

VII.

Report on the Reception for the Library Board Young Adult Photography Contest – Chair Oppenheim

VIII.

Main Library Expansion – Update

IX.

Move to the Temporary Library

X.

Chair Samples For the Main Library

XI.

Nationwide Current Library Trends

Review of Library Journal Articles

XII.

Secretary’s Report

1.      Report on Meeting with Hershey Associates

2.      Plans for Board/Community Meeting in April

3.      Library Budget

4.      Statewide Budget Cuts Affecting Libraries

5.      Leadership Presentation

XIII.

Agenda building for the next meeting

XIV.

Adjournment