Board of Library Trustees approves corrected minutes, accepts donations, and adopts 2026 meeting dates
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The Mountain View Board of Library Trustees met on December 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in the Library Program Room and via video conference. Five members were present: Eric Nehrlich, Sharon Su, Barbara Weesen-Baer, Vice Chair Kuldip Ambastha, and Chair Kristin Higaki. The Board approved the October 20, 2025 minutes with a name correction, accepted four donations, received a communications/social media presentation from Librarian Katie Hom, reviewed the Library Director's report, and adopted the Board's meeting dates for calendar year 2026. The meeting adjourned at 8:07 p.m.; the next meeting is scheduled for January 26, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
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- Approved Minutes from October 20, 2025 with a correction to Member Weesen-Baer's last name on agenda item 3.1.
- Accepted Library Donations: $140 (Cecily Chang); $500 (Heidi Gerster Kikawada); $568 (Anonymous, Stargazing Kit); $1,000 (Dan Pappas).
- Accepted the Board of Library Trustees' meeting dates for calendar year 2026.
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Board of Library Trustees
Special Meeting
Agenda
- This meeting is being conducted with a virtual component. Anyone wishing to address the Board virtually may join the meeting online at: https://mountainview.zoom.us/j/82263283230 or by dialing (669) 900-9128 and entering Webinar ID: 822 6328 3230. When the Chair announces the item on which you wish to speak, click the “raise hand” feature in Zoom or dial *9 on your phone. When the Chair calls your name to provide public comment, if you are participating via phone, please press *6 to unmute yourself.
- CALL TO ORDER
- ROLL CALL
- MINUTES APPROVAL
- Approval of Minutes from October 20, 2025
- ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
- DONATIONS
- Library Donations
- PRESENTATIONS
- Communications and Social Media Updates, presented by Katie Hom, Librarian
- UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- NEW BUSINESS
- Board of Library Trustees' Meeting Dates for Calendar Year 2026
- BOARD/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
- Library Director's Report
- Agenda Setting
- ADJOURNMENT
- NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC: The agenda and staff reports are available online at https://mountainview.legistar.com. Questions and comments regarding the agenda may be directed to the Library Department at (650) 903-6887 or lb@mountainview.gov. The Board may consider and act on items listed on the agenda in any order. Consideration of the matters noticed herein is not limited by the recommendations indicated herein. It is the policy of the Library Board that all evening meetings of the Board, including Study Sessions, be adjourned no later than 9:00 p.m., which time is referred to as the normal time of adjournment. No new item of business shall be taken up by the Board after 9:00 p.m. unless the Board has determined by majority vote to set aside this policy. In the event it appears that the entire agenda cannot be completed by the normal time of adjournment, the Board may take up and act upon the more pressing agenda items. All agenda items not considered at the meeting shall be on the agenda of the next regular, special, or adjourned regular meeting unless the Board directs otherwise. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance in this meeting, please contact the Community Services Department at (650) 903-6400. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1))
- ADDRESSING THE BOARD: Interested persons are entitled to speak on any item on the agenda and should make their interest known to the Chair. Anyone wishing to address the Board on an item not on the agenda may do so during the "Oral Communications" part of the agenda. For any agenda item or for Oral Communications on nonagenda items, if there appears to be a large number of speakers, the Chair may reduce speaking time to no less than 1.5 minutes per speaker unless there is an objection from the Board by majority vote. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3(b)(1), at least twice the allotted speaking time will be provided to a member of the public who utilizes a translator.
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