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Governance & Nominating Committee Draft minutes
June 17, 2024
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Regular Session 5:18 p.m. 1. Instructions on exiting building in case of emergency and review of technology options–Margery Vagt, Library Board of Trustees Member (5:18 p.m.) 2. Agenda Review: Additions, deletions or changes in order of agenda items (5:19 p.m.) Margery Vagt added a brief discussion of current obscenity laws and how they relate to our policies. 3. Comments and questions from the public not related to the agenda (5:19 p.m.) none 4. Approval of May 23, 2024, minutes ACTION (5:20—5:21 p.m.) Anne Lalonde made a motion to approve the minutes, and Stacey Pape seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 5. Discuss adding Reconsideration of Program to our Collection Development Policy (5:21—5:48 p.m.) Jennifer Murray suggested we use the “Reconsideration of Materials” as the template for the addition of “Reconsideration of Programs” to our “Collection Development Policy.” The committee agreed Margery Vagt will write a draft for “Reconsideration of Programs” and bring it to the committee for approval in August. Jennifer Murray also suggested we write a policy addressing the use of the lobby area between the SBPL doors and SB City Hall of�ices. Issues of noise, advocacy, and time limits for collections need to be addressed, and the policy should be completed in conjunction with the city. The committee will place this on the agenda for the next meeting. 6. Discussion of implementation of S.220 to SBPL’s current policies (5:48—5:53 p.m.)
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We will need to change our policies to re�lect the legal requirement to protect the privacy of minors 12 years and older. Our policies will be changed from 16 years of age to 12 years of age. Any of the procedural changes are the domain of the library director and her staff. Jennifer Murray will report back to the committee if she has any concerns. 7. Addition to the posted agenda: discussion of obscenity laws (5:53—6:17 p.m.) After a discussion of the obscenity law, the committee agreed to add the following to the “Computer Use Policy:” Users accessing mature material online may be asked to use the computers on the second �loor. Margery Vagt will add this to the “Computer Use Policy” and bring it to the full board for approval. Adjourn (6:17) Respectfully submitted: Margery Vagt Governance and Nominating Committee, Chair