2025.01.08 LAB Minutes

City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2025-02-12)

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DRAFT
MINUTES
LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
GLENDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
VELMA TEAGUE LIBRARY
7010 N. 58TH AVENUE
GLENDALE, ARIZONA 85301
JANUARY 8, 2025
6:00P.M.
 
        
  
1.
CALL TO ORDER
 
2.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Diane Kocur, Chair  
Theresa Fowler, Vice Chair  
Cody Bro, Board Member  
April Greer, Board Member  
Gary Johnson, Board Member  
Meegan Tosh, Board Member  
Thomas Varela, Board Member  
Elijah Longoria, Teen Member  
Also Present:Dawn Ferro, Deputy Director, Library Services
Greg Kinder, Branch Manager-Velma Teague
Ivy Jarvis, Supervising Librarian-Main Library
Esther Peneff, Management Assistant
3.
CITIZEN COMMENTS
None.
 
4.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
 
a.
Library Advisory Board Minutes of December 11, 2024.
  
 
 
Motioned by Board Member Cody Bro, seconded by Board Member April Greer to
approve the December 11, 2024 Library Advisory Board minutes.
 
AYE:Chair Diane Kocur
 
Vice Chair Theresa Fowler
 
Board Member Cody Bro

Board Member April Greer
 
Board Member Gary Johnson
 
Board Member Meegan Tosh
 
Board Member Thomas Varela
Passed
 
5.
NEW BUSINESS
 
a.
INFORMATION: ARIZONA SONGWRITERS GATHERING PROGRAM
Supervising Librarian Jarvis gave the history of the Arizona Songwriters Gathering
program.  The event will be held at the Main Library on Saturday, January 25, 2025,
which will have food trucks, vendors and numerous musicians.  
 
 
b.
INFORMATION:  VELMA TEAGUE LIBRARY UPDATES AND TOUR
Branch Manager Greg Kinder gave a presentation and updated the Board on the
recent improvements made to the Velma Teague branch equipment, programming,
and the collection.  Mr. Kinder also provided a walking tour highlighting the service
areas, facility amenities and answered questions.
 
 
6.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR REPORT
 
a.
Dawn Ferro, Deputy Director of Library Services, gave updates to the Library Advisory
board.   
 
7.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Board members gave suggestions on backpacks and updates pertaining to the
Community Services library.   
Chair Kocur, Board Member Johnson and Board Member Elijah Longoria thanked the
Library Advisory board and staff as it was their last meeting.
 
 
8.
NEXT MEETING
The next regular meeting of the Library Advisory Board will be held on February 12,
2025, at 6:00 p.m., in the Board Room of the Main Library, located at 5959 W. Brown
St., Glendale, Arizona, 85302.
 
9.
ADJOURNMENT
 
 
Motioned by Board Member Gary Johnson, seconded by Vice Chair Theresa
Fowler to adjourn the Library Advisory board meeting at 7:05 p.m.
 
AYE:Chair Diane Kocur
 
Vice Chair Theresa Fowler
 
Board Member Cody Bro

Board Member April Greer
 
Board Member Gary Johnson
 
Board Member Meegan Tosh
 
Board Member Thomas Varela
 
Teen Member Elijah Longoria
Passed
 
 
The Library Advisory Board meeting minutes of January 8, 2025, were submitted and approved
this 12th day of February 2025.
____________________________________
Esther Peneff
Recording Secretary