NOTICE AND AGENDA OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF

THE SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD

May 1, 2003 at 7:00pm

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a SPECIAL Meeting of the Santa Monica Library Board will be held at 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, May 1, 2003 in the Conference Room, Montana Ave. Branch, 1704 Montana Ave, Santa Monica for the purpose of conducting the following business:

AGENDA

I.

Call to Order

II.

Roll Call

III.

Communications from the Public

ACTION

IV.

Approval of Minutes of the Library Board Meeting of April 3, 2003

ACTION

V.

Approval of New Library Board Meeting Location

Proposed Location - Montana Ave. Branch Library

VI.

Report from the April 14, 2003 Board Meeting of the Friends of Santa Monica Public Library, a Library Support Group

VII.

Report from the Teen Advisory Council

VIII.

Opening of the Temporary Main Library

IX.

Nationwide Current Library Trends

Review of Library Journal Articles

X.

Secretary’s Report

1.     Report on Meeting with Hershey Associates

2.     Update on the new Main Library

3.     Library Featured at May 5, 2003 Board and Commission Dinner

XII.

Agenda building for the next meeting

XII.

Adjournment

No other business will be conducted at the SPECIAL meeting.

Gene Oppenheim

Chairperson