All LAB Event

AGENDA

All LAB Meeting

Saturday, April 27, 2024 @ 9:00 AM

Windsor Regional Library

9291 Old Redwood Highway, Building 100, Windsor, CA 95492

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

PUBLIC COMMENT

Public comment may be submitted in writing prior to the meeting or orally during the meeting.

• Electronic Writing – Written comments may be submitted via email to commissioncomments@sonomalibrary.org. Put the agenda item number, if known, in the subject line of the email. Email comments must be received at least one (1) hour prior to the start of the meeting.
• U.S. Mail – Written comments may be submitted via U.S. mail to ATTN: Commission Comments, 6135 State Farm Drive, Rohnert Park, CA 94928. It is advised you consider normal delays in mail delivery when sending your written comment via U.S. mail.
• Orally, Live – Oral comments may be given during the meeting. When the Chair of the Library Commission calls for public comments for the agenda item you wish to comment on, please raise your hand and wait for the Chair to acknowledge you. Once the Chair has acknowledged you, you may give your comment. Individual speakers will usually be invited to speak for up to three minutes, depending on the number of requests received. The exact time allotted to each speaker will be announced by the Chair at the beginning of each public comments session. Speakers will be prioritized on a first-come-first-served basis. Failure to comply with this and other instructions may result in removal from the meeting without the ability to rejoin.
• For questions and accommodations, please contact the library at ldavison@sonomalibrary.org

1. CALL TO ORDER

Commission Chair Doyle will call the meeting to order.

2. ANNOUNCEMENTS

3. PUBLIC APPEARANCES

Members of the public who wish to provide a public comment regarding

matters not on the agenda should request recognition at this time,

pursuant to the above-described protocols. See also, guidelines for

public appearances in the General Information section, below.

4. DISCUSSION

4.1. Introduction (Commission Chair Doyle)

4.2. Annual Report for FY 2022-2023 and looking forward into FY 24-25 (Director Thibault)

4.3. FY 24-25 budget and provide an overview of the budget process (CFO Lopez)

4.4. Questions/Topics for Discussion

1. What is the purpose and role of the LAB and its members? What is the role of the Commissioners?

• What works, what doesn’t work?
• Should we create a shared vision and mission for all of the
• LABs? Recommendation: create a mission statement that could be included in bylaws
• What is LAB role in advocacy? In political activism?
• What is the LAB role in advocating to library administration?
• Are LABs still useful and relevant?

2. How are LABs/individual LAB members recruiting/attracting adult, teen, and Spanish-speaking LAB members?

• What works, what doesn’t work?

3. How are LABs/individual LAB members gathering community input or conducting outreach?

• What are some best practices?

4. How can the LABs work more effectively, and communicate better with library commissioners, library administration, staff, and legislators?

• Should we have a bylaws template, or at least some consistency in bylaws across all LABs?
• How can the LABs have a greater impact in the community and library?
• Training/onboarding for new LAB members
• Creating a list of other organizations that LAB members are involved in
• Youth members having their own small group meetings
• Quarterly LAB Chair meetings, like the FFPC

4.5. Wrap up (Commission Chair Doyle)

5. DATE AND TIME OF NEXT MEETING

Meeting: All LAB Meeting

Date: TBD

Time: TBD

Location: TBD

6. ADJOURNMENT

By acclamation.

AGENDA SUPPORT MATERIALS

Agenda support materials are available on the library's website at:

https://sonomalibrary.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingTypeList.aspx/

DISABLED ACCOMMODATION: If you have a disability which requires an accommodation or an alternative format, please contact the library at ldavison@sonomalibrary.org as soon as possible to make arrangements for accommodation. For further information regarding disability accommodations provided by the library and related matters, see the library’s website at: https://sonomalibrary.org/accessibility.

Members of the public wishing to address the committee on items not on the agenda may do so only during the Public Appearances portion of the meeting agenda. The committee does not take action on matters raised during Public Appearances, though you may request a response from the committee to be provided at a later time.

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https://sonomalibrary.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingTypeList.aspx/