City of Santa Fe Public Library Board met May 17.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by President Schow at 5:47 PM
2. ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Member Marie Schow
Member Elizabeth Alarid
Member Sarah Jacobs
Member Brecken Larson
Member Rebecca Phillips
Members Excused:
Member Carlo Brady
Member Richard Ryan
Others Attending:
Maria Sanchez-Tucker, Community Services Director
Meghan McGarrity, Clerk
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Member Phillips moved, seconded by Member Alarid, to approve the agenda as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Member Schow, Member Alarid, Member Jacobs, Member Larson, Member Phillips
Against: None
Abstain: None
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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Approve minutes from the April 19, 2022 meeting
MOTION: Member Jacobs moved, seconded by Member Larson, to approve the minutes as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Member Schow, Member Alarid, Member Jacobs, Member Larson, Member Phillips, Community Services Director Sanchez-Tucker
Against: None
Abstain: None
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
6. DIRECTOR'S REPORT
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Director’s Report
Maria E. Sanchez-Tucker, Community Services Director
metucker@santafenm.gov
505-955-6788
The City is undergoing a Compensation and Classification study. The first phase is focused on job descriptions and classifications.
The first round of interviews for a new Library Director are complete and second interviews are underway. There are three finalists identified.
There is no date identified for Director Sanchez-Tucker to step away from the Library Director responsibilities.
Director Sanchez-Tucker is looking into Library Fines and Fees and will work with staff on a plan to identify ways we can create a policy that will remove barriers for those who have accrued lost items fees in the past and how we move forward to encourage more Library collection use.
7. PRESIDENT'S REPORT
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Marie Schow, President
marie.schow@gmail.com
President Schow requested that the July Library Advisory Board Meeting be held at the Fogelson Library and mentioned that Councilor Cassut would like to attend. The Library Advisory Board could consider inviting one of the City Councilors to be an ex-officio member of the Library Advisory Board.
8. NEW BUSINESS
9. OLD BUSINESS
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Policy Updates
• Meeting Room
• Intellectual Freedom
• Library Patron Types
• The Meeting Room policy will soon go to they City’s Legal department for review. Then it will come to the Library Advisory Board for approval.
• The Intellectual Freedom policy has not been started. The Library team will take the time to ensure that it is strong, and that it protects intellectual freedom in our community.
• New patron types were discussed at the April meeting. These new types are intended to remove barriers to access for people who do not meet the criteria for a regular card.
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Library Board Vacancies
The advertisement has been posted on both the City and County channels and has received some interest. Depending on the number of applicants, all candidates may be interviewed. Once the new Board members have been identified an appointed, the other Library Advisory Board members will be re-appointed, and then the Library Advisory Board may hold officer elections.
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Fogelson update
Maria visited the International District Library in Albuquerque. RMK Architects worked on that project and are among the architects under consideration for the Fogelson evaluation. It will be an important community resource and the Library has an array of design features that were included as a result of community input.
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Strategic Plan
The Library needs to adopt areas of strategic focus. The Library Advisory Board worked through several iterations of words to identify the Library’s focus areas. The consensus distilled around the following options:
• INSPIRE CONNECT PROMOTE
• INSPIRATION CONNECTION ACCESSIBILITY
Director Sanchez-Tucker will finalize the three areas of strategic focus for the next Library Advisory Board meeting. Members will help map tasks and goals to the focus areas.
10. NEXT MEETING: June 21 2022
President Schow noted she would not be available for the June meeting. Member Phillips will also be unavailable. Since there will not be a quorum, the June 21, 2022 meeting is canceled. Director Sanchez-Tucker will look into holding the July 19, 2022 meeting at the Fogelson Library.
11. ADJOURN
MOTION: Member Schow moved, seconded by Member Phillips, to approve to adjourn.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Member Schow, Member Alarid, Member Jacobs, Member Larson, Member Phillips
Against: None
Abstain: None
The meeting adjourned at 7:15 PM.
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