SPECIAL SANTA MONICA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETING AGENDA Administrative Conference Room, Main Library - 601 Santa Monica Blvd. Thursday, December 6, 2007 Meeting begins 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, December 6, 2007 in the Administrative Conference Room, Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica for the purpose of conducting the following business:
	1.	Call to Order
	2.	Roll Call
	3.	Approval of Minutes November 1, 2007, Library Board Meeting.
	4.	Public Input (Public comment is permitted only on items not on the agenda that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the body.)
	5.	Report from the November 12, 2007 Board Meeting of the Friends of Santa Monica Public Library, a Library Support Group · Friends of the Library Volunteer Brunch
	6.	Report on the Three-day Institute on "Transforming Life After 50 - Public Libraries and Boomers" – Susan Annett, Principal Librarian for Public Service
	7.	Approval of the Expanded Language for Library Rules of Conduct
	8.	Review of the Santa Monica Public Library’s Emergency Plan and Discussion of Before Disaster Strikes: Ten Things You Need to Know by Julie Page
	9.	Review of Maintenance Related to the Green Features of the Main Library
	10.	Discussion of City Budget Priorities for Fiscal Year 2008/09
	11.	Nationwide Current Library Trends Review of Library Journal Articles
	12.	Secretary’s Report A. Library Board Plaque B. Report on the November 12 Library Staff In-Service Training Day C. Report on the California Library System Consolidation Discussion D. Library Staff Visits to Nearby Libraries to Review Digitization, Branch Remodels and Assistive Technology Procedures
	13.	Agenda building for the next meeting
	14.	Adjournment
		No other business will be conducted at the SPECIAL meeting. __________________________________________ Edward Edwards Chairperson