NOTICE AND AGENDA OF A REGULAR MEETING OF

THE SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD

December 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, December 4, 2003 in the Conference Room, Montana Ave. Branch Library, 1704 Montana Ave., Santa Monica for the purpose of conducting the following business:

I.

AGENDA

II.

Call to Order

III.

Roll Call

IV.

Communications from the Public

ACTION

V.

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

VI.

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

VII.

Report on the Friends of Santa Monica Public Library Meeting Regarding the Fundraising Case Statement – Vice Chair Edwards

VIII.

Update on the Main Library Building Project

IX.

Santa Monica Public Library Mid-Year Budget Discussion

ACTION

X.

Approval of Changes to the Santa Monica Public Library Rules of Conduct

ACTION

XI.

Change January 2004 Library Board Meeting Date From January 1^st to January 8^th

XII.

Nationwide Current Library Trends

Review of Library Journal Articles

·         Ethics of Library Tag Plan Doubted – San Francisco Chronicle, Monday, October 6, 2003

XIII.

Secretary’s Report

1.       Holiday Programs

2.       Evacuation Drills

3.       Collaborative Objective Update

4.       Stanton Macdonald-Wright Mural – Community and Cultural Services

XIV.

Agenda building for the next meeting

XV.

Adjournment