Sonoma Valley Library Advisory Board Meeting

 

LAB Members & Year Term Ends Chair – Beverly Seyfert (2026) Vice Chair – Mario Castillo (2024) Secretary – Roy Tennant (2025) Tobiyah Holmes (2025 Aparna Sinha (2026) Brian Hopewell (2024) Joanne Brown (2027) Vacant, Youth Member – (2024) City of Sonoma Liaison – Patricia Farrar-Rivas Friends of the Library Liaison – Cathy Coleman

Sonoma County Library

 

The LAB meets the following months: February, April,   

June, August, October & December

 

SONOMA VALLEY LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD

AGENDA

Thursday, August 8, 2024, 4:00-5:00 PM

Sonoma Valley Regional Library

755 West Napa Street

Sonoma, California

 

In accordance with Government Code Section 54953(b), one library advisory board member will be

attending the meeting via teleconference from the following location:

471 Old Meeting House Road

East Falmouth, MA 02536

 

Any person may attend and comment during the meeting by doing the following: 

Orally, Live – Oral comments may be given during the meeting.

Orally, Via Zoom - Oral comments may be given during the meeting through Zoom by joining via computer.

To access the meeting using this option, either one of the following may be utilized:

1. Via telephone: call (669) 900-6833 and use the Meeting ID; or

2. Via internet: utilize the link https://zoom.us/join and use the Meeting ID 823 5908 5313

Zoom Meeting Link:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82359085313

One tap mobile

+16699006833,,82359085313# US (San Jose)

 

 

AGENDA FOR AUGUST 8, 2024

1. CALL TO ORDER:  4:00
2. REPORTS

Reports and updates on library governance, management, programs, services, and support group activities as well as relevant City Council activities. All items are for discussion only.

2.1.   Friends Report

2.2.   Commissioner Report – Deborah Doyle, Library Commissioner for the Town of Windsor and Chair of the Commission

2.3.   Library Director or Designee Report

2.4.   Branch Manager Report

2.5.   City Council Liaison Report

3.     APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 13, 2024 MEETING.  

4.     PUBLIC APPEARANCES OR LETTERS

An opportunity for members of the public to address the Library Advisory Board; times are limited at the Chair's discretion.

 

5.     DISCUSSION ITEMS

5.1    Draft a job description for LAB members to clarify its role and what to do at community events

 

5.2    Discussion of the What are the physical plant considerations in the future for the library:  Does the branch   have enough space; what does that mean in terms of adding programs and resources?  What is the library’s relationship with the City of Sonoma?  Is the City willing to invest more money in the library?

5.3    Explore other sources of money for expanding the library, e.g., State Library Funds.  (Did the City of Sonoma decide not to apply?)

5.4  Rohnert Park Cotati LAB Calendar

5.5   Updates from LAB members on current projects

5.6   Look closely at the library’s budget: Are there funds in the current budget which could be used to incentivize participation in the LAB, for adults as well as juvenile members, e.g., reimbursement for attending meetings?

 

6.     ACTION ITEMS

6.1   Date of October Meeting:  The LAB would normally meet on the second Thursday of October, but all library branches are closed on October 10. The Sonoma Valley LAB will select another day to meet in October.

 

DATE OF NEXT MEETING: TO BE DETERMINED

TIME OF NEXT MEETING:  TO BE DETERMINED