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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBoard of Library Trustees 2022-10-11 Minutes1 BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES MINUTES ________________________________________________________ San Rafael Library – 1100 E Street, San Rafael, CA October 11, 2022 – 6:00 P.M. Virtual Meeting Recording Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukTySOQKSeM CALL TO ORDER Trustee Cortes called the meeting to order at 6:01 P.M. Roll Call Present: Trustee Andow Trustee Cortes Trustee Vahdat Absent: Trustee Lentini Chair Duque Hughes Also Present: Henry Bankhead, Assistant Library & Recreation Director/City Librarian Jinder Banwait, Administrative Analyst Katie Port, Supervising Librarian AGENDA AMENDMENTS None MINUTES 1. Approve Regular Meeting Minutes of September 13, 2022 Trustees provided comments. The minutes of September 13, 2022 were approved as submitted. Trustee Andow moved, and Trustee Vahdat seconded to approve the minutes of the September 13, 2022 meeting. Ayes: Trustees: Andow, Cortes, and Vahdat Noes: Trustees: None Absent: Trustees: Lentini and Duque Hughes 2 Abstain: Trustees: None Minutes approved as submitted. Trustee Cortes invited public comment; however, there was none. MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 2. Public Comment from the audience regarding items not listed on the agenda None 3. Introductions/Awards/Recognitions/Presentations Presentation by Katie Port: Meet the New Library Staff Staff responded to questions from the Trustees. Trustees provided comments. Trustee Cortes invited public comment; however, there was none. MATTERS BEFORE THE BOARD 4. Book Challenges: Principles of Intellectual Freedom Create a High Bar for Removal of Library Materials from the Public Library Presentation by Henry Bankhead, Assistant Library & Recreation Director/City Librarian Staff responded to questions from the Trustees. Trustees provided comments. Trustee Cortes invited public comment; however, there was none. BOARD REPORTS AND COMMENTS 5. Other brief reports on any meetings, conferences, and/or seminars attended by Board members. None STAFF REPORTS AND COMMENTS 6. Other brief program updates or reports on any meetings, conferences, and/or seminars attended by staff Presentation by Henry Bankhead, Assistant Library & Recreation Director/City Librarian Staff responded to questions from the Trustees. Trustees provided comments. Trustee Cortes invited public comment; however, there was none. 3 NEXT MEETING: November 8, 2022 FUTURE AGENDA TOPICS • None (other than what is on the workplan) ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:09 P.M.