City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Draft
Board of Library Trustees
7:00 PM Teleconference Meeting: City Web
Stream
Monday, April 4, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953(e), the meeting was conducted telephonically; pursuant to state law, the City Council made the necessary findings by adopting Resolution No. 1089-21, reaffirmed on March 22, 2022.
Chair Wang called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Chair Sharlene Wang
Vice Chair Mark Isaak
Board Member Kathy Boelter
Board Member Rahul Jain
Board Member Andrew Ma
Present: 5 -
Council Liaison Klein (present)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Board Member Ma moved and Board Member Jain seconded, approval of the consent calendar as presented. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Wang
Vice Chair Isaak
Board Member Boelter
Board Member Jain
Board Member Ma
5 -
No: 0
22-0414
Approve the Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes of
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April 4, 2022Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes - Draft March 7, 2022
Approve the Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes of March 7, 2022 as submitted.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Board Member Comments
Chair Wang attended the library's Transgender Day of Visibility Panel on March 31, and inquired about gender neutral bathrooms in the library. Staff replied that public restrooms at the library are not gender neutral, but the staff restrooms are. There will be gender neutral restrooms available at the branch library. -Staff Comments
Superintendent Steve Sloan spoke about: celebrate National Poetry Month with a haiku poetry garden in the library, electronics flea market in the parking lot behind the library on April 9, library cards getting new artwork, library statistics/trends pre-pandemic compared with March 2022, and Board of Library Trustees special May 16 meeting.
INFORMATION ONLY ITEMS
22-0426 National Library Week
Superintendent Steve Sloan reviewed the events surrounding the Connect with your Library themed National Library Week. Highlights included: Celebrity Storytime with the Mayor and the Director of Library and Recreation Services, Mario Kart racing, meet Author Reyna Grande, behind the scenes tour of the library, circulation of CA State Parks passes, and Special Order of the Day at the April 5 City Council meeting.
Chair Wong inquired about Day of the District and staff replied that this important advocacy event should return next year.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Wang adjourned the meeting at 7:31 p.m.
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