NOTICE AND AGENDA OF A REGULAR MEETING OF

THE SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD

May 5, 2005 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, May 5, 2005 in the Conference Room, Montana Ave. Branch Library, 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 7, 2005

 

V.

Report from the April 11, 2005 Board Meeting of the Friends of Santa Monica Public Library, a Library Support Group

 

VI.

Ellen Braby, Head of Youth Services, Summer Reading Program

 

VII.

Update on the New Main Library

·         Tour of the new Main Library

·         Relocation of On Site Project Staff

·         Current Construction Activities

 

 

VIII.

Selection Process for Santa Monica Public Library, City Librarian

 

IX.

Santa Monica Historical Society Museum Tour – Discussion of tour date

 

X.

Revisit the Library Board’s Patriot Act resolution for Modifications and to Restate the Library Board’s Position

 

XI.

Nationwide Current Library Trends

Review of Library Journal Articles

 

 

XII.

Secretary’s Report

1.       Update on retirement party for Wini Allard

2.       Practice of Suspending Borrowing Privileges

3.       Citywide Reads Events

4.       Sustainable City Collaboration – Environmental Programs & Santa Monica Public Library

 

XIII.

Agenda building for the next meeting

 

XIV.

Adjournment