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Meeting Date: Jan. 22, 2025
To: Library Board of Trustees
From: Katy Duperry, Senior Librarian
Laura Mendez, Principal Librarian
Staff Contact: Katy Duperry, Senior Librarian
katy.duperry@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-5176
Laura Mendez, Principal Librarian
laura.mendez@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-5526
Subject: Overview of LINK+
District: All
Recommended Action
Receive a report on the library’s new material sharing platform LINK+.
Executive Summary
The board will receive an overview from staff on the library’s new material sharing platform
LINK+. This report will provide a summary of the services this platform provides the
community’s library patrons.
Fiscal Analysis
No financial impact.
Next Steps
None.
Environmental Evaluation
This item does not require environmental review because it does not constitute a project within
the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under California Public Resources Code
Section 21065 in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the
environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
Exhibits
None.
LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Staff Report
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Katy Duperry, Senior Librarian
Laura Mendez, Principal Librarian
Library & Cultural Arts Department
Jan. 22, 2025
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