NOTICE AND AGENDA OF A REGULAR MEETING OF

THE SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD

September 4, 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, September 4, 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.

Oath of Allegiance and Reappointment of Edward Edwards

IV.

Communications from the Public

·         Bow to Library Workers

·         Michael Schaefer

·         Collection Complaint – Scott Weiss

ACTION

V.

Approval of Minutes of the Library Board Meeting of June 5, 2003

VI.

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

VII.

Richland County Public Library Literacy Residency Program – Vice Chair Edwards

VIII.

Update on the New Main Library

IX.

Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Court Decision – Telecommunications

X.

Request for a Change in the Regular Library Board Meeting Day – Boardmember Stern

XI.

Nationwide Current Library Trends

Review of Library Journal Articles

XII.

Secretary’s Report

1.      In-Service Workshop on the Patriot Act - Report

2.      Library Memory Project

3.      Public Library Staff Education Grant

4.      All City Reads

5.      Centralized Book Ordering

XIII.

Agenda building for the next meeting

XIV.

Adjournment