NOTICE OF MEETING

 

NOTE ALTERNATIVE MEETING LOCATION   

 

A regular meeting of the San Francisco Public Library Commission will be held as follows:

 

DATE:             Thursday, March 6, 2008

TIME:              4:30 PM

PLACE:           GLEN PARK BRANCH LIBRARY

                        2825 Diamond Street, San Francisco 94131

                       

The meeting will be called to order.

 

1.      PUBLIC COMMENT

(This item is to allow members of the public to comment generally on matters within the Commission’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Library Commission’s consideration.)

 

2.  APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES                                                  ACTION

Presentation, discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of February 7, 2008.

Explanatory document: minutes.

 

3. CITY LIBRARIAN’S REPORT by Luis Herrera                                        DISCUSSION

(This item is to allow the City Librarian to report on recent Library activities and make announcements).  The City Librarian will give updates on the following topics: Eureka Valley Branch closing; Noe Valley Branch opening; services and programs at the Glen Park Branch; Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Library and Department of Public Works; Green Libraries Initiative; and highlights on exhibitions and programs.

Explanatory documents: City Librarian’s Memo to the Commission dated February 29, 2008 regarding MOU; Green Libraries Initiatives PowerPoint presentation.

 

4. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY REPORT                                      DISCUSSION

(This item is to allow the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library to inform the

Commission of their current and proposed activities.)

 

5. LINK + AND INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAMS                    DISCUSSION

(Presentation and discussion of the Library’s Link+ and Interlibrary Loan Programs)

Explanatory documents: Interlibrary Loan Programs PowerPoint presentation

 

 

 

6.  COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PROPOSED

POLICY                                                                                               DISCUSSION

(Presentation and discussion of Collection Development Plan and proposed policy)

Explanatory documents:  Collection Development Plan and proposed Policy, Appendix A, B, C.

 

7.  LABOR UNION REPORT                                                                        DISCUSSION

(This item is to allow representatives of library labor organizations to report on employee matters within the Commission’s purview as well as to suggest new agenda items for the Library Commission’s consideration.)

 

8.  ADJOURNMENT (requires motion and public comment)           ACTION

 

Sue Blackman, Library Commission Secretary, 3/3/08

 

Explanatory documents:  Copies of listed explanatory documents are available as follows:  (1) from the commission secretary/custodian of records, 6th floor, Main Library; (2) in the rear of Koret Auditorium immediately prior to, and during, the meeting; and (3), to the extent possible, on the Public Library’s website http://sfpl.org/html/about/libcomm/2008agendas.htm.  Additional materials not listed as explanatory documents on this agenda, if any, that are distributed to library commissioners prior to or during the meeting in connection with any agenda item will be available to the public for inspection and copying in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.1 and Sunshine Ordinance Sections 67.9, 67.28(b), and 67.28(d).