City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Draft
Board of Library Trustees
7:00 PM Online and Redwood Conference Room,
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale,
CA 94086
Monday, April 7, 2025
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Wang called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Chair Wang led the salute to the United States flag.
ROLL CALL
Chair Sharlene Wang
Vice Chair Meena Juttukonda
Board Member Yael Hod
Board Member Carter Hu
Board Member David Liu
Present: 5 -
Board Member Hod (arrived at 7:15 p.m.)
Council Liaison Klein (present)
STUDY SESSION
25-0508 PRESENTATION - Digital Information Literacy
Amanda De La Cruz, Tech Services Librarian, presented on Digital Information Literacy. The highlights included: definitions, digital literacy & AI, digital divide, library resources & programs, and library priorities.
25-0506
PRESENTATION - National Library Week
Karina Huerta, Supervising Librarian, presented on National Library Week.
Highlights included: what's the draw, timeline of events, and virtual library cards. 25-0507
PRESENTATION - Early Learning Initiatives
Karina Huerta, Supervising Librarian, presented on Early Learning Initiatives.
Highlights included: goals of initiative, learning at home, learning at the library, Early
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April 7, 2025Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes - Draft Learning Hub, early learning by the numbers, and next steps.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion: Board Member Juttukonda moved and Board Member Hu seconded the motion to approve the Consent Calendar.
The motion carried with the following vote:
Yes: Chair Wang
Vice Chair Juttukonda
Board Member Hod
Board Member Hu
Board Member Liu
5 -
No: 0
25-0505
Approve the Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes of March 3, 2025
Approve the Board of Library Trustees Minutes of March 3, 2025 as submitted.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS
-Board Member Comments
Board members commented:
-The elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and what effect it may have on Sunnyvale
-Board & commission recruitments
-Kudos on The Library of Things
-California State Library's California’s Bookshelf project -Staff Comments
Staff commented:
-Library programs this month, such as: Day of the Child Celebration featuring 123 Andrés, and Bharatanatyam Dance Performance
-Earth Day events, including: Garden To Table: Food Waste Prevention, and City Nature Challenge: Intro to iNaturalist
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April 7, 2025Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes - Draft -National Library Week’s celebration days, each day celebrates a different aspect of library services or staffing
-May's Board meeting is a special meeting, occurring on May 20
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Wang adjoined the meeting at 8:22 p.m.
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