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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-07-22; Library Board of Trustees; Agendas; Regular Session 1200 Carlsbad Village Dr LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES July 22, 2026, 4 p.m. Welcome to the Library Board of Trustees Meeting We welcome your interest and involvement in the city’s legislative process. This agenda includes information about topics coming before the Library Board of Trustees and the action recommended by city staff. You can read about each topic in the staff reports, which are available on the city website. How to watch City Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Online Watch the livestream at carlsbadca.gov/watch How to participate If you would like to provide comments to the Board, please: • Fill out a speaker request form, located in the foyer. • Submit the form to the Clerk before the item begins. • When it’s your turn, the Clerk will call your name and invite you to the podium. • For non-agenda public comment, speakers must confine their remarks to matters within the Board’s subject matter jurisdiction. • For public comment on agenda items, speakers must confine their remarks to the question or matter under consideration. • Speakers have three minutes, unless the presiding officer (usually the Chair) changes that time. • You may not give your time to another person, but can create a group. A group must select a single speaker as long as three other members of your group are present. All forms must be submitted to the Clerk before the item begins and will only be accepted for items listed on the agenda (not for general public comment at the beginning of the meeting). Group representatives have 10 minutes unless that time is changed by the presiding officer or the Board. • Failure to comply with the rules for public participation is disruptive conduct. Continuing disruptive conduct after being asked by the presiding official to cease may result in removal from the meeting. • In writing: Email comments to librarycommunity@carlsbadca.gov. Comments received by 1 p.m. the day prior to the meeting will be shared with the Board prior to the meeting. When e-mailing comments, please identify in the subject line the agenda item to which your comments relate. All comments received will be included as part of the official record. Reasonable accommodations Reasonable Accommodations Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids will be provided to effectively allow participation in the meeting. Please contact the City Manager’s Office at 442-339-2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or manager@carlsbadca.gov by noon on the Tuesday before the meeting to make arrangements. City staff will respond to requests by noon on Wednesday, the day of the meeting, and will seek to resolve requests before the start of the meeting in order to maximize accessibility. July 22, 2026 Page 2 CALL TO ORDER: 4 p.m. ROLL CALL: Sheffler, McBride, Laufer, Nataraj (Waidelich- Absent) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Trustee Sheffler led the Pledge of Allegiance. In the absence of a chair and vice chair: Motion by Trustee Sheffler, seconded by Trustee Laufer to approve Trustee Sheffler to act as chair for the July 22, 2026 meeting. 4/1 (Waidelich – Absent) APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on April 22, 2026 Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on May 27, 2026 ACTION: Minutes were approved as presented. 4/1 (Waidelich – Absent) PRESENTATIONS: PUBLIC COMMENT: The Brown Act allows any member of the public to comment on items not on the agenda. Please treat others with courtesy, civility, and respect. Members of the public may participate in the meeting by submitting comments as provided on the front page of this agenda. The Board will receive comments in the beginning of the meeting. In conformance with the Brown Act, no action can occur on these items. CONSENT CALENDAR: The items listed under Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion as listed below. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to the time the Board votes on the motion unless members of the Board, staff, or the public request specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS: 1. LIBRARY REPORTS FOR MAY 2026 AND JUNE 2026 : Receive the Narrative Report and Statistical Report for May 2026 and June 2026. (Staff contact: Andrea Hilliard, Library & Cultural Arts Department) Recommended Action: Receive the reports. ACTION: Trustees received the reports. 2. REPRESENTATIVE TO CARLSBAD LIBRARY & ARTS FOUNDATION: Accept nominations/volunteers and appoint a representative to the Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation for fiscal year 2026-27. (Staff contact: Katie Nye, Library & Cultural Arts Department) July 22, 2026 Page 3 Recommended Action: Appoint a representative to the Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation. ACTION: Trustees appointed a representative to the Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation. Motion by Trustee Laufer, seconded by Trustee McBride to appoint Trustee Sheffler as representative to the Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation for fiscal year 2026-27. 4/1 (Waidelich – Absent). 3. CARLSBAD READS TOGETHER 2026 FINAL REPORT: Receive a final report on Carlsbad Reads Together 2026. (Staff contact: Emily Hardy and Ruben Valenzuela, Library & Cultural Arts Department) Recommended Action: Receive the report. ACTION: Trustees received the report. 4. LITERACY ANTHOLOGY: Receive information on the 2026 Literacy Anthology, “Kitchen Table Diaries: Learner Recipes & Stories from Around the World”. (Staff contact: Sandra Riggins, Library & Cultural Arts Department) Recommended Action: Receive the report. ACTION: Trustees received the report. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS: This portion of the agenda is for the Board to make brief announcements, brief reports of their activities and requests for future agenda items. STAFF COMMENTS: ADJOURNMENT: 4:40 p.m.