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Minutes of the REGULAR Meeting of July 7, 2005 |
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To Be Approved |
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A REGULAR meeting of the Library Board was called to order
by Chairperson, Kenneth Breisch, at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July 7, 2005 at the
Montana Ave. Branch Library, |
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Call to Order |
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PRESENT: |
Chairperson Breisch, Vice Chair Edwards, Boardmember
Oppenheim and Boardmember Stern |
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Roll Call |
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ALSO PRESENT: |
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No report. |
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Communications from
the Public |
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Vice Chair Edwards made a motion to approve the minutes of
the Library Board meeting of May 5, 2005.
Boardmember Stern seconded the motion.
The minutes were approved in a unanimous voice vote. |
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Approval of the
Library Board Minutes |
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Vice Chair Edwards made a motion to approve the minutes of
the special meeting of the Library Board on May 19, 2005. Boardmember Stern seconded the motion. The minutes were approved in a unanimous
voice vote. |
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Report from the
Friends of the Library, a Library Support Group |
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At the June 13 Friends Board meeting the Friends proposed their
preliminary budget for fiscal year 2005-2006. The Friends also discussed a
variety of ideas for fundraising and volunteer activities from the Friends of
the Library USA (FOLUSA) newsletter. FOLUSA is a national Friends of the
Library organization that publishes a newsletter once a month. The Library Board
requested that the FOLUSA newsletter be included in their August agenda
packet. |
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Citywide Reads Report
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Planning for Santa Monica Citywide Reads 2005 began at the
conclusion of the 2004 program. The Citywide Reads Advisory Committee —
consisting of Library and City staff, Library and Friends’ Board members,
City Commissioners, Santa Monica High School faculty and librarians, and
community members —selected the featured book, The Kite Runner, a
debut novel by Khaled Hosseini. |
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Approximately 300 complimentary copies of the book were
distributed to interested Library users in the weeks preceding the program.
Citywide Reads 2005 featured: 11 public book discussions led by volunteer
facilitators; a lecture entitled “What is it that Empire Steals?: U.S.
Foreign Policy and Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner”; a screening of
the 2001 film “Kandahar,” introduced by a historian; an after school program
at Santa Monica High School that featured one of the librarian’s experiences
as a teacher in Kabul in the 1970s and a demonstration of kite-making and
flying by an Afghan émigré; a performance by a World Music ensemble, a
children’s kite-making craft workshop, and reading and library promotional
booth at the Santa Monica Festival; and the culminating event, “Khaled
Hosseini: In Conversation,” at SMC. |
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Nearly 300 people attended
public book discussions and 800 attended related events, including 650 at the
author talk. Total attendance was 2,692. |
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Reaction to Citywide Reads 2005
has been extremely positive as to the choice of the book, the program’s
overall organization, and the value of community reading in |
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Library Technology
Update on New Projects |
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Other new technology projects at the Library include radio
frequency identification (RFID) tagging, self check and Smart Access Manager
(SAM). |
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Mr. Acosta spoke to the Board about the social
implications of RFID. He distributed a recent article from the Berkeley Daily
Planet regarding RFID. Mr. Acosta stressed that it is not possible to track
what patrons are checking out through the RFID tag. The tag itself does not
store any information on patrons. The RFID tag on the material does not contain
a full barcode and it would be very difficult to extrapolate the full
barcode. Mr. Acosta distributed the actual RFID tags for the Board’s review. |
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The Information Management Division of the Library is currently
assembling a labor force to do the RFID tagging. Tagging library materials
will enable self check out and assure better security. Library staff plan to
tag all the materials at the temporary Library first and then the material at
each of the branches. Lastly the books from storage will be tagged when they
are delivered to the new Main Library. |
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SAM, the PC control and reservation system software and
server are in place. The system is expected to begin managing internet
reservations in August. |
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Through CALIFA, a |
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The Library will shortly begin receiving catalog records
for e-Journals. The Library subscribes to a number of on-line databases that
carry full text articles from journals that are not carried on the Library shelves.
These journals do not currently appear in the catalog but with the addition
of the catalog records they will. |
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Mr. Mullen reported that there have been some delays
related to the site work at the new Main Library. Boron was found in some of
the areas where the landscaping will be done. A buried fuel tank containing
oil was also found during excavation of the North parking garden. The tank was
drained and removed. Site mitigation was done. The soil from the areas was
tested and removed. The site work may not be completed by mid October when
the building is scheduled to be turned over to the City. |
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Update on the New
Main Library |
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Other work that is ongoing at the site: waterproofing; concrete
pouring (paseo, stairs, water feature); grid ceiling installation;
application of the graffiti coating; painting and review of the colors. |
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No report. |
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Boardmember Oppenheim made a motion to forward the USA
PATRIOT Act resolution adopted by the Library Board on February 6, 2003 to
the Santa Monica City Council for continued acceptance of the resolution. Vice
Chair Edwards seconded the motion. The motion passed in a unanimous voice
vote. |
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Revisit the Library
Board |
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The Board discussed several current library journal
articles. |
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Nationwide Current
Library Trends - Review of Library Journal Articles |
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The City has officially been awarded a grant of $113.241 from
the California Cultural and Historical Endowment. The grant is approximately
half the cost of conservation, transportation and installation of the Stanton
Macdonald Wright mural. Work on conservation of the mural is ongoing. |
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Secretary’s Report |
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Mr. Mullen reported to the Board on the Library’s
participation in the Santa Monica Festival. He distributed photos of the
Library booths which featured the new Main Library building and the summer
reading program. |
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Credit cards machines have been implemented at the
Temporary Main Library and will soon be in use at the Branch Libraries. |
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Credit Card Machines |
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The 2005 Customer Survey results show patrons are very
happy with the Library. Satisfaction slightly lower for materials and facilities.
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Library User Survey
Results |
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The Board discussed agenda items for long range agenda
planning. Items to be included on the long range agenda are: budget report,
Citywide Reads report, summer reading report, branch report, technology
report and highlight areas of the collection. |
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The Library Board asked that the following items be
included in next Library Board agenda: a report on grand opening activities, report
on the Santa Monica Historical Society museum, tour of the Library
construction site, parking at the new main library and a discussion of long
range agenda items. |
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Boardmember Oppenheim moved to adjourn the meeting. Vice
Chair Edwards seconded the motion. The
motion was approved in a unanimous voice vote. The meeting was adjourned at 8:45pm. |
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Adjournment |
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Attest: |
Approved: |
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Kenneth
Breisch |
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Library
Board Chair |
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