NOTICE AND AGENDA OF A REGULAR MEETING OF

THE SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD

July 5, 2007 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, July 5, 2007 in the Administrative Conference Room, Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica for the purpose of conducting the following business:

 

 

 

AGENDA

 

I.

Call to Order

 

II.

Roll Call

 

III.

Communications from the Public

(Public comment is permitted only on items not on the agenda that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the body.)

ACTION

IV.

Approval of Minutes of the Library Board Meeting of June 7, 2007

 

V.

Report from the June 11, 2007 Board Meeting of the Friends of Santa Monica Public Library, a Library Support Group

 

VI.

California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners 2007 Award Nominations – Chair Edwards

 

VII.

Report on the progress on the Library Board Plaque for the Main Library

 

VIII.

Update on the Possible Relocation Site for the Shotgun House to Second Street and Norman Place

 

IX.

Content Cooperative Project from Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) - an alternate way of making the Image Archives photos available on the Internet

·         Making the Pacific Palisades Collection available for use in the Library

 

 

X.

New Menu Page for the Library E-Source (Library Catalog and Database Subscriptions)  Stations

 

XI.

Ebsco Health Database added to Library Database Subscriptions

 

XII.

Main Library Landscaping Brochure Available for the Public

 

XIII.

Nationwide Current Library Trends

Review of Library Journal Articles

·         Serial Wars by Lee C. Van Orsdel and Kathleen Born

Library Journal April 15, 2007

 

 

XIV.

Secretary’s Report

1.       Purchase of Additional T1 Line to Increase Bandwidth at Main

2.       Report on Recent Library Purchases including the Self Check Stations for the Branch Libraries

3.       Evaluation of Mac Computers for Public Use

4.       Santa Monica Historical Society Museum Update

5.       Main Library Evacuation on June 27

 

 

XV.

Agenda building for the next meeting

 

XVI.

Adjournment