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The Board of Library Trustees met on October 5, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the Benicia City Council Chambers. The meeting included reports on the Summer Reading Program, appointment of Art Gallery Committee members, and a discussion and vote to endorse a statewide library vision statement. No public comments were received.
Sorry, guys. Just uh bear week. M. So I will call the October fifth twenty twenty six meeting of the Benicia Board of Library Trustees to order. Present present. Present. Present. Reference to the fundamental rights of the public. The fundamental rights of each member of the public can be found in the municipal code posted on the city's website and on a plaque that is posted at the entrance to this meeting per section 4.04.030 of the City of Benetha's open governance or government rather ordinance. Adoption of the agenda. I move we adopt the agenda. Second. Aye. I just quickly remind uh Lois who to use your microphone so that we get it for the record. Okay, opportunity for public comment. This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Board of Library Trustees on any matter not on the agenda as within the subject jurisdiction of the Board of Library Trustees. State law prohibits the board of library trustees from responding to or acting upon matters not listed on the agenda. Each speaker has a maximum of three minutes for public comment. If others have already expressed your position, you may simply indicate that you agree with a previous speaker. If applicable, a spokesperson may represent the views of your entire group. Speakers may not make personal attacks on the trustees, staff, or members of the public, or make comments which are slanderous or which may invade an individual's personal privacy. Do we have any public comment? Any written comment? Any comment online? No online comments. Okay, thank you. So we'll move on then to information and presentations. Two potential art gallery committee members will introduce themselves and the boards. We'll interview them and vote during vote during action. We don't have either of them here. We don't do it. Oh by all means then. Please step up. Thank you. It's okay. Thank you. Can you just can you describe to the board here your interest in the art gallery committee and what your uh your resume looks sounds like? Certainly. Um I've been a visual communicator for about 35 years, uh working both professionally as a graphic artist, designer, photographer, um, and an educator. Um I'm getting to the point where um I would like to give back to my community, and I think that the art gallery committee is an optimal way to do that. Um the library excites me because it brings people of all um walks of life in, and people in the library are generally curious, but I think it provides a unique opportunity uh for the art gallery to reach those people, and I'd like to be a part of