Library Board of Trustees

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

A.

Kareem Abu-Rayyan

3. ROLL CALL OF TRUSTEES

Leigh Gluck, Chair Susan Gallagher, Vice Chair Catherine Addé, Trustee Diane Sands, Trustee Laura Palmer, Trustee Kareem Abu-Rayyan, Student Commissioner Shania Wong, Student Commissioner

4. PRESENTATIONS

A.

Library Meaningful Improvement Update Presented by TSK Architects and Vertex Engineering

5. REPORTS FROM TRUSTEES OF CITY BUSINESS

6. REPORT FROM LIBRARY DIRECTOR

7. REPORT FROM SIERRA MADRE LIBRARY FOUNDATION

8. REPORT FROM THE SIERRA MADRE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY

9. REPORT FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE SIERRA MADRE LIBRARY

10. REPORT FROM CITY COUNCIL LIAISON

11. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

Any person wishing to speak before the Board is asked to complete a Speaker Card and provide it to City staff prior to the start of the meeting. Speakers are generally limited to three (3) minutes per person and time may not be delegated; any changes to the allotted time will be announced prior to the Public Comment period. Under the Brown Act, the Board is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted agenda. Addressing the Board from the audience is not permitted; all comments addressing the Council must be made from the podium. Only public comment made from the podium will be recognized by the Board and entered into public record.

12. CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and can be acted on by one roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Commission requests that a specific item be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action.

A.

Regular Meeting Minutes of March 23, 2026

Recommended Action: Approve

B.

Library Warrants in the aggregate amount of: $381,127.78, $556.65, $930.36, $808.77

Recommended Action: Receive and File

C.

Library Statistics for March 2026

Recommended Action: Receive and File

13. DISCUSSION ITEMS

A.

Sierra Madre Public Library Grand Reopening, Ribbon Cutting, and Summer Reading Kickoff

B.

Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment for the Library Meaningful Improvement Project

14. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS

15. ADJOURNMENT

Date Posted: April 24, 2026