LAB Agenda 01/15/2025COLLIER COUNTY LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 10:45 a.m.
Headquarters Library – Hybrid Meeting
AGENDA
NOTICE: The public is welcome to attend Library Advisory Board meetings. Visitors will be asked to
sign in and briefly describe the purpose of their visit. If the visitor is attending to discover more about the
workings of the Library Advisory Board, s/he is welcome to stay for the duration of the meeting. If the
visitor has a specific purpose, the Chair will recognize the visitor during Public Comments to speak for up
to three (3) minutes. Additional time may be granted to the speaker at the discretion of the Chair.
Robert’s Rules of Order prevails. Silence cell phones and digital devices.
Call to order
1. Grant LAB Member(s) remote attendance (Motion & Approval)
2. Introduction of 2025 Library Advisory Board members
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Minutes
Awards and Recognitions
1. Library Division Cheers for Peers Recipients November & December
2. County Service Awards and VIP Certificates
i. Michelle Galicia (SR) - November
ii. Karen Tibbetts (AD) – November
iii. Jayasree Gopalan (HQ) - December
Board Reports
1. Report of Officers
2. Report of Committees
Presentations
1. Report of the Friends of the Library
2. Report of the Library Director
i. General Operations
a. Facilities & Projects Update
b. Staffing Update
c. Programming
d. Operations & Budget Update
Public Petitions to the Board for Future Consideration
Public Comments on General Topics Related to the Library Division
Unfinished Business
1. Confirmation from County Attorney’s Office regarding Board voting
New Business
Public Comments on General Topics Related to the Library Division
Adjournment
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Collier County Ordinance No. 2004-05 requires that all lobbyists shall, before engaging in any lobbying
activities (including, but not limited to, addressing the Board of County Commissioners, an advisory board
or quasi-judicial board), register with the Clerk to the Board at the Board Minutes and Records Department.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or other reasonable
accommodations to participate in this proceeding, should contact the Collier County Facilities Management
Division, located at 3335 Tamiami Trail E., Suite 101, Naples, Florida 34112, or (239) 252-8380, as soon as
possible, but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event. Such reasonable accommodations will be
provided at no cost to the individual.
For more information, call Catherine Cowser at (239) 252-7311.
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