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Library Board of Trustees

CITY OF

SIERRA MADRE

LIBRARY OF BOARD TRUSTEES

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

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

Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 5:00 PM

City Council Chambers, 232 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with a disability who require a disability related modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification or accommodation from the City Clerk at (626)355-7135. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting.

PUBLIC COMMENT & ACCESS

The Brown Act provides the public with an opportunity to make public comments at any public meeting. As an alternative, public comment may be submitted by e-mail to publiccomment@sierramadreca.gov by 3:00PM on the day of the meeting. Emails will be acknowledged at the Commission meeting, filed into public record, and scanned onto the City website for public review.

If you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (626) 355-7135 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

CODE OF CONDUCT

The purpose of a Commission meeting is to conduct City business. Members of the public that behave in a manner that interrupts or obstructs the Commission’s ability to conduct City business may be asked to leave the meeting. Any and all demonstrations which disrupt, interrupt, or obstruct the Commission’s ability to conduct City business are prohibited. No signs, posters, or other large objects shall be brought into the Council Chambers or other meeting place if doing so would disrupt, disturb, or otherwise impede the orderly course of the meeting.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Shania Wong

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. REPORTS FROM TRUSTEES OF CITY BUSINESS

5. REPORT FROM LIBRARY DIRECTOR

6. REPORT FROM SIERRA MADRE LIBRARY FOUNDATION

7. REPORT FROM THE SIERRA MADRE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY

8. REPORT FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE SIERRA MADRE LIBRARY

9. REPORT FROM CITY COUNCIL LIAISON

10. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA

Any person wishing to speak before the Commission 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 beannounced prior to the Public Comment period. Under the Brown Act, the Commission is prohibited from discussing or taking action on any item not listed on the posted agenda. Addressing the Commission 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 Commission and entered into public record.

11. 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.

Regular Meeting Minutes of April 27, 2026

Library Warrants in the aggregate amount of: $9,628.66, $96.42, $229,191.05

Library Statistics for April 2026

12. DISCUSSION ITEMS

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

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

Library Meaningful Improvement Project Update

13. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS

14. ADJOURNMENT

The Library Board of Trustees will adjourn to its next regular meeting on N/A.

Date Posted: May 14, 2026