NOTICE OF MEETING

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

DATE:             Thursday, November 5, 2009

TIME:              4:30 PM

PLACE:          Koret Auditorium, Main Library, lower level

The meeting will be called to order.

Note:  The Commission will hear public comment on each item on the agenda before or during consideration of that item.

1.  GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

(This item is to allow members of the public to address the Commission on matters that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission and that do not appear on the agenda.) 

2.  ARTS COMMISSION ACTION ON THE BAYVIEW BRANCH LIBRARY SCULPTURE AND THE BERNAL HEIGHTS BRANCH LIBRARY MURAL                                                                                                                                    DISCUSSION

(Discussion on the Arts Commission action on the Bayview Branch Library Sculpture and the Bernal Heights Branch Library Mural.)  

Explanatory Documents:  10/21/09 Visual Arts Committee Minutes Items 8 and 9

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:  Next Generation of Public Library Leaders Program; California Library Association conference; Eureka Valley Branch Opening; Park Branch Centennial Celebration; and pending legislation prohibiting City employees and officers from raising funds for City departments.

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.  COUNCIL ON NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARIES REPORT        DISCUSSION

(This item is to allow the Council on Neighborhood Libraries to inform the Commission of their current and proposed activities).

6.  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.) 

7.  APPROVAL OF THE 2010 LIBRARY COMMISSION MEETING

SCHEDULE                                                                                              ACTION

(Discussion and possible action on the 2010 Library Commission meeting schedule.)

Explanatory document: draft 2010 Library Commission meeting schedule.

8.  APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES SEPTEMBER 3, 2009                 ACTION

(Presentation, discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of September 3, 2009.

Explanatory document: minutes.

9.  APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OCTOBER 1, 2009                      ACTION

(Presentation, discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of October 1, 2009.

Explanatory document: minutes.

10.  ADJOURNMENT (requires motion & public comment)                              ACTION

Sue Blackman Library Commission Secretary, 11/2/2009

Explanatory documents:  Copies of listed explanatory documents are available as follows:  (1) from the commission secretary/custodian of records, 6^th 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/2009agendas.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).