CONTRA COSTA COUNTY

AGENDA

Library Commission

Thursday, September 18, 2025

6:00 PM

1025 Escobar St., Room 110

Martinez

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- Electronic agenda packet viewing is available at: https://ccclib.org/commission/

- Hard copy agenda packets are available for viewing at each Contra Costa County Library

- The Library Commission will provide reasonable accommodations for persons with

disabilities planning to attend Library Commission meetings who contact Library

Administration at least 72 hours before the meeting, at (925) 608-7700. After 72 hours prior,

accommodations will be on a best-efforts basis.

Any disclosable public records related to an open session item on a regular meeting agenda

and distributed by the Contra Costa County Library Commission to a majority of members of

the Library Commission less than 96 hours prior to that meeting are available for public

inspection at Contra Costa County Library Administration, 777 Arnold Drive, Suite 210,

Martinez, CA 94553.

Library Commissioners, please call Library Administration at (925) 608-7700 by 5 p.m.

Wednesday, September 17th if you will NOT be at the meeting. A quorum must be established

in-person before a meeting can be held. A record is maintained of Commissioner’s attendance.

CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER / ROLL CALL

The Library Commission Chair will call the meeting to order. Nadia Bagdasar Mills will do a roll

call to determine a quorum of attendees.

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

Visitors will have an opportunity to introduce themselves; self-introductions are voluntary.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Speakers from the audience may address the Library Commission on any relevant issue that is not

scheduled for the agenda. Public comments can be made on agenda items when the item is

discussed. Public comment on agenda items can also be e-mailed to the Library Commission at

Nadia.bagdasar@library.cccounty.us to be received one day prior to the Library Commission

meeting.

ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES - attachment 1

Commissioners will vote to accept/amend the minutes from the July 17, 2025

meeting

25-3360

July 2025 Minutes

Attachments:

Commissioners will approve or amend the minutes from the July 17, 2025 meeting.

County Librarians Report - attachment 2

25-3747

Co Librarian Report September 2025

Attachments:

County Librarian Alison McKee will submit a written report on items of interest to

Commissioners.

COMMISSIONER WORK PLAN ACTION ITEMS (Report Out / Current Events)

Commissioners will share with the group their efforts related to the 2025 Work Plan.

AGENDA SETTING FOR NEXT MEETING and FUTURE TOPICS

Commissioners will suggest items for future meetings.

ORANGEBOY 2025 PATRON SURVEY RESULTS

Hilda Ringel and Kate Jacobs from Orangeboy will share the results of the 2025 Patron Survey with

the Commission.

WORKING COMMITTEE REPORTS

A. Commissioner Dozier will report to the Commission on legislative matters.

B. Discussion of the annual report/work plan process and opportunity to volunteer.

FORMATION OF A NOMINATING COMMITTEE

If the Commission cares to proceed in the same manner as done previously, a motion will be

required to form an ad hoc Nominating Committee of three commissioners to meet once or twice for

the purpose of identifying and contacting Commissioners to determine their interest in serving as the

Chair and Vice-Chair of the Commission for 2026. A slate of candidates will be presented at the

November commission meeting as well as accepting nominations from the floor.

NOTE: As a point or order, anyone serving on the ad hoc Nominating Committee should not be one

of the nominees. Keeping this in mind, volunteers for the committee will be accepted.

Commissioners will review commission correspondence.

12 COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS

CORRESPONDENCE

Commissioners can use this time to share upcoming events, book sales and any other library-related

information.