City of Mountain View  
Minutes - Final  
Board of Library Trustees  
Monday, April 24, 2023  
7:00 PM  
Library Program Room, 2nd floor, 585 Franklin  
Street, Mountain View, CA 94041  
Special Meeting  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
Chairperson Su called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.  
2. ROLL CALL  
5 -  
Present  
Member Phyllis Bismanovsky, Member Kristin Higaki, Member Nicole Vogt, Vice Chair Eric  
Nehrlich, and Chair Sharon Su  
3. MINUTES APPROVAL  
Approval of Minutes from March 20, 2023  
3.1  
MOTION: Nehrlich/Bismanovsky (M/S) To approve the Minutes from the March 20, 203 Board of Library  
Trustees Meeting as presented. Motion carried. Votes taken by roll call.  
5 - Member Bismanovsky, Member Higaki, Member Vogt, Vice Chair Nehrlich, and Chair Su  
Yes:  
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC  
No public comments.  
5. DONATIONS  
There were no donations.  
6. PRESENTATIONS  
Library Website and Bookmobile Presentations  
6.1  
Assistant Library Director, Melvyn Yabut and Senior Librarian, Court Fields gave a presentation on the Library's  
redesigned website. Provided an overview of the different elements on the webpage, referenced the evolution of  
the Library's webpage throughout the years, went over user experience and results from the beta testing.  
Public Comment:  
Anonymous, shared input on the accordion style menu option for items to expand all fields. Liked the new  
feature to enable page translation into different languages.  
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
None.  
8. NEW BUSINESS  
None.  
9. BOARD/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, UPDATES, REQUESTS, AND COMMITTEE  
REPORTS  
Library Director's Report  
9.1  
Library Director, Tracy Gray thanked staff for their presentation and work that went into planning, creating new  
materials and working collaboratively with other Departments to get projects launched. Shared overview of the  
Director's report with recognition of City Staff Service Awards which included six employees from the Library.  
Library Manager, Tarri Ryan thanked the Friends of the Mountain View Library for their continued support with  
sponsoring the Summer Reading event.  
Agenda setting  
9.2  
- Library's budget approval from City Council's June 13 meeting.  
- Information on feedback from the public regarding the Library's new Website.  
- Results from selecting the newly designed Bookmobile wraps.  
- Sessions on workshop for the Aspen catalog launch.  
- Fiscal Year 2023-24 workplan and planning calendar.  
- Update on the City Council's workplan.  
10. ADJOURNMENT  
The meeting is adjourned at 8:32 p.m.  
The Board of Library Trustees' meeting scheduled for May 15, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. has been canceled.  
The next Board of Library Trustees' meeting will be held on Monday, June 19, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.  
Submitted for approval by Joy Phaphakdy.  
Approved on June 19, 2023.