Library Board approves funding and safety actions
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The Library Board unanimously approved a $66,682 literacy grant, a vendor services agreement to help prevent unpaid books from leaving city libraries, and three 12-month patron suspensions.
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What this means
The board accepted $66,682 in literacy grant funding for adult and family literacy services. It also approved a vendor maintenance agreement for equipment used to keep library materials from being taken out without checkout. The board unanimously imposed or extended three 12-month suspensions of an unidentified patron from library facilities and grounds. A proposed update to the public bulletin board policy was not adopted and will be revised for further review.
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- Approved the October 14, 2025 minutes unanimously.
- Adopted three separate motions for a 12-month suspension, or extension of suspension, of an unknown patron from San Bernardino Public Library facilities and exterior grounds.
- Approved a vendor services agreement with Bibliotheca, LLC for annual service, maintenance, and extended warranty on equipment used to prevent unchecked materials from leaving the library.
- Received and filed $66,682 in grant funding for Adult and Family Literacy Services from the California State Library's California Library Literacy Services program.
- Did not adopt revisions to Public Bulletin Boards policy language; staff will prepare revised wording for further legal review.
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