###  Board of Library Commissioners Meeting

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    February 12 2019

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> AGENDA
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> Board of Library Commissioners
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> City of Los Angeles
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> Regular Meeting
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> Thursday, February 14, 2019
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> 11 :00 a.m.
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> Main Location Teleconference Location
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> Los Angeles Public Library Commissioner Salinas will participate from:
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> Central Library Board Room, 4th Floor
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> 630 West 5th Street Westchester-Loyola Village Branch Library
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> Los Angeles, CA 90071 Community Room
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> 7114 W. Manchester Avenue
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> Los Angeles, CA 90045
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> Agenda: In compliance with Government Code Section 54957.5, you may view the agenda its attachments
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> at the Information Desk of the Central Library and online at www.lapl.org/about-lapl/board-librarycommissioners.
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> Some large agreements or attachments that may not be viewable on the website will be
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> available in their entirety at the Information Desk of the Central Library and provided at the Board Meeting.
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> 1\. Roll Call
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> 2\. Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting - January 24, 2019
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> (Only Board Members who were in attendance are eligible to vote, unless any other
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> Commissioners not in attendance have reviewed the audio recording and/or transcript of
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> the meeting.)
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> 3\. Public Comments (Matters within the Board's Jurisdiction)
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> (In accordance with Board Policy, a total of 15 minutes shall be allocated for public comment
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> not to exceed three (3) minutes per speaker, including teleconference locations for items
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> not the agenda. Items arising during the public comment portion of the meeting may be
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> referred by the President to the staff or Board Committee for appropriate action or report
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> back thereon to the Board.)
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> 4\. City Librarian's Comments and Announcements
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> 5\. City Librarian's Reports
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> Consent Items
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> Commissioners who wish to discuss particular items should ask that such items be called
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> as Special. The remaining items will be subject to a single vote.
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> a. Recommendation to accept the following gift:
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> $1,000.00 From Carolyn Misumi for the benefit of the
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> Benjamin Franklin Branch Library in Memory
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> of Saburo Misumi
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> (EXHIBIT "A")
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> b. Recommendation to approve acceptance of California Library (EXHIBIT "B")
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> Literacy Services (CLLS) grant of $149,752 and additional
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> $80,000 designated for family literacy for the Los Angeles
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> Public Library's Adult Literacy Services for Fiscal Year 2018/19
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> c. Recommendation to approve acceptance of Institute of Museum (EXHIBIT "C")
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> and Library Services (IMLS) Propagating Promising Practices
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> grant of $42,000 for the Los Angeles Public Library's Adult
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> Literacy Services
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> Discussion ltem(s)
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> d. Marketing Plan Updates
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> 6\. Presentation: None
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> 7\. Various Communications: None
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> 8\. Commissioners' Comments, Announcements and
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> Review of Matters Pending
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> 9\. Adjournment
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> LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY
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> BOARD REPORT
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> Board of Library Commissioners
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> John F. Szabo, City Librarian 0
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> EXHIBIT A
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> February 14, 2019
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> SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT FROM CAROLYN MISUMI IN MEMORY OF
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> HER FATHER, SABURO MISUMI
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> RECOMMENDATION:
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> That the Board of Library Commissioners adopts the following resolutions:
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> RESOLVED, That a gift of $1,000 received from Carolyn Misumi in memory of
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> her father, Saburo Misumi for donation to the Benjamin Franklin Branch Library be
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> accepted; and deposited in Trust Fund 831, Account 340; and
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> FURTHER RESOLVED, That a letter of thanks be sent to Carolyn Misumi,
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> daughter of Saburo Misumi expressing the grateful appreciation of the Board and staff
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> for the generous gift.
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> FINDINGS:
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> 1\. This gift of $1,000 will be used to purchase library materials for the Benjamin
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> Franklin Branch Library.
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> 2\. A letter of thanks should be sent to:
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> Carolyn Misumi
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> (address on file)
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> Prepared by: Kian Daizadeh, Northeast Area Manager
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> Reviewed by: Chad Helton, Director of Branches
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> LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY
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> BOARD REPORT
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> TO: Board of Library Commissioners
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> FROM: John F. Szabo, City Librarian ~
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> EXHIBIT B
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> February 14, 2019
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> SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY LITERACY SERVICES
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> GRANT OF $149,752 AND ADDITIONAL $80,000 DESIGNATED
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> SUPPORT FOR FAMILY LITERACY FOR THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC
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> LIBRARY'S ADULT LITERACY SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018/19
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> RECOMMENDATION:
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> That the Board of Library Commissioners adopt the following resolution:
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> RESOLVED, That the Board of Library Commissioners accepts the California
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> Library Literacy Services (CLLS) grant of $149,752 and additional $80,000 designated
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> for family literacy for the Los Angeles Public Library's Adult Literacy Services for Fiscal
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> Year 2018/19; and
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> FURTHER RESOLVED, That the funds be deposited in Trust Fund 419,
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> Account 345.
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> FINDINGS:
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> 1\. On January 10, 2019, the California State Library announced that the Los
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> Angeles Public Library (LAPL) Adult Literacy Services program final payment of
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> the total grant allocation for the 2018/19 fiscal year is $149,752. On November 8,
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> 2018, the Board accepted the initial baseline CLLS grant amount of $18,000.
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> Thus, the total grant amount for the general grant is $167,752. An additional
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> $80,000 designated for family literacy brings the grand total to $247,752. LAPL
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> and the Library Foundation of Los Angeles provide matching funds to make us
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> eligible for this grant.
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> 2\. These funds must be accepted by the Board of Library Commissioners to
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> activate this award.
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> 3\. In fiscal year 2017/18, the total spent on the library's adult literacy program was
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> $1,502,721, which came from the 2017/18 California Library Literacy Services
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> grant in the amount of $171,176 and $1,175,699 in matching funds inclusive of
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> in-kind services provided by LAPL and the Library Foundation.
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> 4\. Grant funds will be used to purchase print and web-based curriculum, print and
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> audiovisual material for 21 literacy centers, hardware to enable small-group and
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> one-on-one instruction for adult learners, and operational costs including design
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> and production of newsletters and promotional collateral, professional
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> development for contract and library employees, and organizational dues and
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> memberships.
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> 5\. Additional $80,000 funding to support family literacy is provided for the first time
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> this fiscal year. Funds will be used to address two focus areas identified by the
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> California State Library: strengthen libraries' capacity to deliver high-quality
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> family literacy services and create opportunities for families to develop a culture
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> of positive learning experiences together on a more sustained basis. Funding will
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> support cross-departmental staff capacity building including but not limited to an
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> inaugural Family Literacy Summit for Literacy Coordinators and Librarians and
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> augmenting existing tutor/learner relationships with age-appropriate children's
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> materials and activities to help adults develop confidence to be their child's first
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> and best teacher and create a culture of positive learning in their home
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> environment.
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> Prepared by: Kelly Tyler, Senior Librarian, Office of Education &amp; Literacy
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> Reviewed by: Alicia Moguel, Principal Librarian, Department of Lifelong Leaming
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> Eva Mitnick, Director, Engagement &amp; Learning Division

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