Arts and Culture Commission - Regular Meeting

Okay. It's, 07/2002, 04/23/2026. I called the, library commission meeting to honor. So the yeah. You we can start roll call. Great.

Commissioner Zhao? Hit. Commissioner Ken? K. Mister Choqi? Yes. Vice chair Satskar?

Yes.

Chair Shu?

Kear. And the first item is approval of meeting minutes of the 02/04/2026 library commission meeting.

Can you speak quickly louder?

Oh, so the first item is approval of meeting minutes of the 02/04/2026 library commission meeting.

I agree that the needless. I can make a motion to approve that.

Okay. Mhmm.

Okay. Start to all. Start to vote.

Great. And let's take a quick vote. Commissioner Kim? Yes. Commissioner Dow? Okay. Commissioner Shogshi?

Sorry. Yeah.

Hi. Vice chair Sakhtywal? Yes. And chair Shute? Yes. Great.

By the way, she was optional last meetings are still strong.

You can still vote if ever use if you perpute the minutes, or you can abstain.

Oh,

okay. Next, I make a motion to reorder today's agenda. I propose to move the reports in item number four before item two.

So second.

Great. Thank you. All in favor? Aye. Great. Thank you.

That's oh, on report your click here. Feels odd beginning in report given that we're all set the April. But here we go. You know, hopefully, everyone had chance to take a look at it. You stop me.

Do you have any questions? Again, some of the numbers are reported out in March, due to our automated return system being, renovated at the time. Well, some fluctuations in numbers because of that, but we expect April's gonna fold that into normal way you're See? Everything else, however, did end up quite normal. As far as I can tell, about 30,000 almost, 40,000 people, 40,000 requests on our hold shelves, a little over 96,000 borrowers taking advantage of online resources in our billion gate, a little shy of 70,000 people coming through our forwards of the month of March.

We did have 771 room bookings for army spaces, over a 130 programs with over 3,330 people attending those events, and our community room Upstairs 201 had 13 rental, and then that's take place in Belmarsh. So quite quite good numbers from, our aviation unit. Four, just quick photo of two events that we wanted to highlight. We had version of events for the kids on the bottom left there, and kinda that middle photo of bottom there, and a very popular crash defense for adults upstairs. And that's actually one of the things that our patrons created that they really wanted us to take a photo of and show you guys.

So we promised to snap on the photo and put in the reports. Again, a snapshot of all the events that took place in April on the Childian sign. Most of these have passed, one of the more exciting ones that will be happening on touchpoint while that later is on twenty eighth, you do have the bookmobile coming to visit us in the morning. So bring that rather end chance to experience that of the fantastic kind of outreach vehicle that we have. Much bigger than the Go Go Beblio.

I highly recommend dropping by and checking in at the Yaptsin Port. Again, on the adult side, kind of Perkins, a lot of it has already passed, but we still have the Sunday line dance, Isle of Pikes, and Tuesday night that we have on their fourth Tuesday of every month that is still waiting to happen. Actually, this is kinda funny story. On April 18, we actually had a barrel outage. So we were unable to actually have the poet laureate, although he was here ready to go.

We have prescheduled with him, so May 10 is when we will have this event take place. And we've, you know, emailed out all the patrons who had signed up for letting them know the new times, and we're seeing those times fill up those slots fill up again. So, again, if you're interested in poetry, May 10, we're gonna have fantastic events where folks will be coming in and reading poetry in their home language and different buttons and really getting to experience poetry through different cultural lenses. National library week. Oh, I guess we're coming to the end of that.

Again, the highlight of it is that should be taking place next week with Book and Bill visiting us. Ametha and her team, are fantastic. They kinda give people a tour of the entire vehicle, and they all have all sorts of goodies they hand out, drinks for the kids. So if you guys have chance to drop by speedy, it's easy for us. I think they're very, very fun, man. I do wrap up trying to highlight some resources that I'd like people to learn more a little about. Mango Languages is our new premier language learning software that we pushed out a little while back. It is a great resource kinds of apps so that folks can do it through their mobile devices. And I think it's like it's for folks who are trying to pick up another language. Or as I continuously point out to everybody, English is a language too.

So if someone's learning English, it is also a tool that they could use, and we've been highlighting it for ESL groups, and I think it's gonna be quite a lot there. And people say, so quarter will close at Dirty Pass, and on the May 25, we'll be closed for. Yeah. Any questions? Sir.

If I want to book a bin, till how till what time I should be booking?

So the the rental rooms, Ymeet? Yes. Those are available three months in advance of the current date. So currently, right now, about ninety days out, we'll be able to book a room for the. And if he does that, just shoot me an email. I don't want to leave you the rusks. Yeah.

So the the poetry thing, I is there any chance that flyer is reaching to our inboxes? Because I don't see that flyer is available. I can pass it to the community.

You want the specific flyer to that advance?

Yeah. Look at the one which you are posted here.

Yeah. We we could we could have that forwarded to Jess and Mike, and that they could set them out. They usually just send out the calendar with all the events. So and not individual program events, but you're interested in that one. Maybe, Basket.

Yeah. So maybe pass it to the community close. Yeah. We will start this.

Absolutely. We got your board.

Yeah. The other question is the ESL. Right? English as secondary language. Yes. Can you go to that slide? It's basically are we trying to do some program here, or what did happen?

So this is a resource that's that's digital. So is it an app that they can download and use for free with their library card, and it's a language learning app. But the one thing people hear about when they think language is foreign language is not English, but the one we try to kinda remind the boys, hey. English is language too. So for a lot of folks, especially in our ESL classes, we've been promoting this, you know, a resource to them since it's a new one. But, again, anybody can use it, and I think they've got 70 different language issue.

Oh, is it because the schools, right, the CUSD has the English as secondary language, even for elementary kids. They also have some programs with it's a school curriculum based. Right? Is there this app will be useful for them too? Or

Potentially. And, of course, it is something we can bring up with our children's librarians who do outreach to schools to just let them know that this is available. And, again, we've worked with our school district to ensure our students all have a library card, so they will be able to access them with this.

Oh, I don't know what the difference from that curriculum and but these offerings for them. It shouldn't be an extra burden, but if it's helpful, maybe you can just let

Yeah. And, you know, variety sometimes, you know, one app works better for some people than others, so it doesn't hurt to add lashes.

Yeah. And I I want to share some information. So next Thursday at noon, we will have the library volunteer operation lunch. So at that time, the ESL teachers Oh. Will come here. Come here. If you want to ask them for the details next Thursday. Right? Next Thursday noon, 12:00, twelve to one.

If there's no other questions, I'll hand it over to seat.

Alright. Good evening, everyone. Sorry. I'm gonna need to listen to me. Passy, he says. So just kind of adding something to what Brian said about National Library Week. Today is take action for Libraries Day. So all throughout the week, they kind of assign different focus for each day. So this is a data to support and advocate for libraries and the right to read, and we've had lots of social media boast kind of point them to that. So we also wanted to take a time take the time to thank you for all that you do for the library and supporting it as part of this commission.

I really appreciate it. Brian already touched on the Mango languages, so I will move on from there. A couple of construction updates. So we have some work going on on in Los Altos. We have a courtyard project going on there, and we have another patio project at Woodland. Of course, the big news, which you should all know about by now, is that Campbell Library will be opening up on May 9. So we're very excited about that. That's a Saturday. If you can join us, there's gonna be lots of events all throughout the day. So I would encourage you to go if you're able to.

Let's see. I think Try and adequately touched that too, the poetry months. And then finally, I'll just talk about one book, one coast. So this is another event, a community wide event all throughout the Bay Area all throughout the West Coast, I should say. And it is another effort to have a kind of community reading book.

So this year, the first inaugural year will be George Takai's book, They Called Us Enemy. This is actually a a graphic novel, I believe. And we're gonna have lots of events related to that as well, not just that one month where we will kinda stretch into two different months, I believe. But other associated events, much much like what we do with Silicon Valley reads, will be associated with that book as well. I'm not sure if there's anything in particular here, Brian. Kinda scanning it right now. I know there's a lot of online activities. But if you're able to join early at our website, you should be able to find more information about all the events going on associated with that. Again, that's inaugural oh, sorry. Go ahead, Brent.

So that is I got to do inaugural event. So it was the first time we're trying this, so we're really excited to give it a go and participate in in a very large pro program. So that's all I had for Ty. Unless you had any questions, I think Brian wanted to pop a little bit about the Imagination Library.

Yeah. Chris Reyes here who's helping run this advance reached out to ask us to talk to all our community partners to help, you know, reach out to Finninglist to let them know about this amazing program, where kids under the age of five can sign up to have a free book sent to them every month to keep at home. And, again, this is an effort to help our families, make sure the kids are at the correct reading level when they enter school. And, of course, the all important target will third grade where we've shown historically through signs that, you know, if they fall behind starting in third grade, they fall behind the rest of their academic career. So this has been an amazing program, but we're still it's still ongoing, and we're one try to help get the word out.

So there's a letter inside explaining the whole event, and then there are e cards that you can hand out to anybody who is interested, and they can sum their kids up. Again, you know, what they're at entry other than your kid has to be below five. And once they're five, they've graduated. They're ready to move on to bigger and better.

So is this something where the, like, transitional kindergarten or the schools can get this kind of information because

It's it's signed up through individual families, and, certainly, we can do outreach at schools to let them know about the vaccine. We've heard that virus. Oh, you have 10? Oh,

yeah. And and, honestly, as Brian said, it's from zero to five, so they're just kinda on the beginning of their school, if at all. And, really, you know, most most children have siblings, so we're hoping to kinda tap into that and reach the younger guy.

Right. And what kind of books they will check?

So you what's the first one? Do you remember the first book at there's literally train that It's

the it's the one she loves. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So Bails at the same moment.

It's just very firm. So they're all librarians selected, not not SCCLD librarians, but librarians associated with the program. Oh. And they they tick books based on age groups and, you know, because even, you know, from zero to five, you'll you'll see your difference.

Even zero to five, there are some books are progressive Correct. Kind of thing. Right? That's that's what I was trying to put

up with you. Yeah. So it's not it's not tailored to the individual. They they tailor it to the age group and, you know, where they are in the program. Book.

How to set up?

It's very easy, actually. I think there's a a Butt carver in there. He'll show you how to do it. Essentially, you just go to a website to sign up, and it's it's that easy.

So you can pick up a three books?

No. It's not that you pick up. It would actually be mailed to you at your home address. So if you if you have a child in your in your house or you wanna give them to somebody that you know, they can sign up. The book will come to them. And interestingly enough, it is usually tied to an email address to a parent's email address. Right? And they will send periodic messages directly from Dolly Parton. So as they sign up, they'll get a little video message kind of encouraging them to read. They'll get to keep those books. And if they do have a sibling, the sibling will also get books, but they'll be separate. Right? So these are sharing. We're giving them the books to themselves individually. So, you know, at the end of their graduation, they will have a a nice little library if they went from zero to five.

Yeah. And I I remember they emphasized that even if you move because you sign up in the way for individual family. So even if the family move Oh. They can mail to different address. It won't associate it.

So the book already picked. That you know? So everybody every family got the same three books. Right? Yeah.

It's yeah. Shreem up.

But yeah. It's split their

Every month. Yeah. Every month.

And it's the first one is the same. Everybody always starts with the Purvy one because that's the one that Dali really appreciated the most. She was growing up, so she wants to encourage children to read that book. And then when they graduate, they all graduate with the same book. Other than that, they're kind of selecting monthly titles based on the age.

Each month, three book?

Each each month, one book.

Each each month's better per individual chart.

Oh. All the way up until they're by.

Oh, wow.

So depending on what when they sign up, they make in a different sized library.

Wow.

Is it location based, like oh Yes. And particular libraries? Or

No. So we can see that information. So we were kind of tracking that to see how well we're doing in each community. But as a Cupertino resident, you're good to go.

How about San Jose?

San Jose as well. And Mike so sometimes depending on where you live, there might be another organization kinda handling that, but we fartered with San Jose, we're kinda working each other up.

Yeah. That's what I was gonna ask because I'll be participating in SVOS where lot of other community members will come from different areas. Mhmm. And if I hand this over to some child, they might have questions on that. So

Yeah. So, you you know, again, this is about encouraging children to read. So we're trying to find a way to yes. So there are some locations that are a little outside our our zone, and that's okay. We're we're doing much.

Can we get the information on the zones? Is there an information on

So if you're so you can go online and see it. But if you're interested in a particular area, just let let Brian know, and we can investigate.

And in your packet itself, there's an SHU and kind of the most frequently asked questions and instructions on how, you know, full, And it's a different thing, which is as well. But if you have any further questions, reach out to me or the email. There'll be a lot of details with us, and I'll be happy to put you in touch with us.

Thank you, Soving to well, we at the Samacara County Library events, yeah, we That's what we received. Well, yeah, the form. Yeah. For we received presentation, and they actually show a map of The United States, like, know, which areas is covered. There are some other a few state Yeah. Like, not covered. They're not which needs

yeah. So they're actually fairly new to California, Dearborn, and we are we're actually number one in I don't know if it's just the state now. We might be I don't wanna say anything incorrect. We're at least number one in the state already in terms of the number of children signed up.

Yeah. That's great. I remember this at in Southern California, they're still making effort to let more people Oh, know

yeah. So that's great. Alright.

Just one question on this program. Right? Yes. Since you guys are sending a hard copy, what is the mechanism you guys set up in case the family moves out and there is no more recipient? Just trying to understand.

I got it. So I don't know the answer to that. I was off the top of my head. I know if they I mean, if they move and stay local, obviously, they're fine, and I'm not sure how often there's with the update their address. But yeah. But I I video on the website, though. It has, like, an app with you that would identify that.

I I think at the form, somebody asked for that question. If it's still within the range Mhmm. The States, like, you can just go to the, you know, whatever, you know, the the QR code and update your address, but only if you move out. Like, if you I just assume that you move to Alabama, and Alabama not a part of it. The advocates no longer receive their book.

Yeah. And the thing is, like, sometimes when it's a pre and parents don't really go and update, and you keep sending in a hard copy, it's yeah. It's onsen not everyone. It's maybe 5%.

Up until the the child would be five. Yes. I guess that could happen. But I'm sure they have mechanisms to check on some of that too.

Yeah. That's great. Great. Yeah. Yeah. Every kid's particularly in need and the family. Right. Yeah. See, that's

And in the event, looks like a lot of people knew her. She is a famous country singer. Oh. So we are new immigrant. We we don't know, but many many people is immediate.

Somewhere you could find a cardboard cutout at Dolly?

Yeah. Right by the entrance actually, you walk out. That's the last.

So as part of the program, they give you a a cardboard cutout of of Dolly Parton. So you said Yeah. To see her on the island. Well, yeah. Folk around a little bit.

Yes. And for that

from that small area, I have a I have a question. So last time, the the display is for arts local art school, but today, then there's some space for this program. So is the board then doesn't do they need to provide the the the board or our library provide the black board to post? Those are from a local to us. So we

own those boards, but they were kinda still let us use it during the display. And and, of course, when we had the the ReStorey three display, they they continue to allow us to use the spares to kinda spread things out a little. But, yeah, those are those are, you know, local art organization.

I think that we can promote this programming on AAPI Multi Culture Festival. Okay. Yeah. But we this is this is only, you know, card we have. Right? So probably we can print some flyer or something.

Yeah. I think you can print something off our website. But if you need more, we'd be more than happy to get

to Okay. Check. Yeah. Oh, boy. Thank god. Yeah. Yeah. Oh,

right.

There. No other questions. We'll hand it back to the chair.

Yeah. Next item is new business, Coconutino Library children's area tour.

And in front of you, you'll each have a little small lunch bag as a giveaway that we branded with our specific robot. Each of the libraries got different theme and a different robot. I wore ours. Our shirt, all the different bro

Damn it, boss. Now

cute. Here you

are. So I just wanted to give you guys one of these guys before we step outside and take a look at Play Space. We're open, so I'm afraid I can't have you go down the slide, but you can watch the kids. If you guys wanna step out this way, we can take off or out. Okay.

Next item. Item on agenda, that's the number three Santa Clara County Library District Storywalk project subcommittee. So do we need to introduce this program again?

Are you introduce her? Thank you. Are you gonna introduce this? So we spoke at the last seating about the StoryWalk project. And at the time, the city had proposed using a Raynard Tree Crane Trail right nearby the library, and the county didn't feel that that was the best location for the project.

So they came back to the city and said, you know, do you have any alternate locations? And the city came up with three different locations. One is Jollingman Park, Another one is Wilson Park. And then the third option is the Stevens Creek Trail by Blackberry Farm. So there's a section of the trail that runs through Blackberry Farm through Orange Orchard off to 2 Inch B Boulevard that we think would be an appropriate place.

So those three locations have been identified. And so now we are asking that the library commission form a subcommittee, which would be composed of two people to support Bryant's in the effort to put put together a presentation on the three locations. And then that presentation will go to the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, and those commissioners will determine which location they feel is the most appropriate. That falls within the selection of that part falls within their purview, not the library commission's purview. So the library commission will support that project moving forward with the presentation.

As of now, it is slated to go to Parks and Rec Commission on August 6, although we could talk about changing that date potentially. And is that the case? Then it would go to city council for approval on the consent, calendar, hopefully, in September so we get the ball rolling. But it's hard to say when it would go for sure to speak up to depending on half the other item there are. So right now, your job only is to discuss as a commission and to nominate two of your members to be on the subcommittee, and then we will move forward with next steps.

Do you want me to verify questions? Yeah. I want to nominate myself

for this. Could you clarify questions first? Okay. No.

So those three cases is you said cities proposing those three names. Right?

Correct.

So what was that? Who was that in the city naming those three places?

It was the director of public works and the director of arts preparation. And then I believe Is Chad? Oh, what was that?

Chad, the public. Okay.

Yeah. Chad and Rasha. Okay. And then I believe they brought it to city manager for approval.

Oh, okay. So these three is predefined. And is it something that library comes you need to work on those three options? Or

The idea So

just trying to find out those reasons why they pick Is there any reasons why there is makes sense for those places, visitors? Or

I think they looked at a couple of things. Think they looked at foot traffic to make sure that there were kids that were around those areas to make sure that they would be used. They're also needed to be added for parking. They're needed to be a certain amount

of space. I believe it needs half a

piece to half mile to a to a third of a half mile of a trail Okay. To be able to to put it up. You want them to be every

Yeah. To be spaced out.

Yeah. Every 100 feet or something like that. And so those were kind of the the stipulations that they had to work with, so we needed a part that fit those that criteria.

Okay. And the for the subcommittee, those materials are available to us to know the background of all those, like, okay. These are the places. They have some datas that comes up with because they're going to spend money, and it should be more meaningful also. Obviously, they have some datas. So

That would be up to the commissioner. So those are the three that have been identified, and then the commissioner's job as a subcommittee will be to present those three locations Okay. To the Parks and Recreation Commission. And then the commission will determine based on their knowledge of parks in the city and the park that, which one they believe is the most appropriate location, and then they will make a recommendation to city council.

Is that the Parks and Creation Committee has more data than a library commission?

I mean, that falls within their purviews to decide what goes in parks. The library commission does not decide what goes in parks.

Oh, no. The the the visitors and the location choices. Right? Right. As they can now themselves decide hazard, I'm averse.

Well, part of the process could be to figure out data if you want to.

Okay. So it's additional input. That's what you're saying.

What was that?

It's additional input for Yep. Extra input that it's not the only factor that library comes and says, oh, they will go with that. There could be other factors also.

So the library so the subcommittee is not making a recommendation. Right? Okay. The library subcommittee is putting together a book by of the three locations in which you could talk about. I know you feel like these are the pluses and minuses at each location. You can kinda spell it out, and you can talk about some data, things that you've collected. But ultimately, then that decision goes to parts per piece ship. Okay. Okay.

So who is going to do the presentation? Brand or the commissioner? Subcommittee?

The commission the subcommittee will put together the presentation and with buy ins, do the presentation. Oh, okay. And then the subcommittee should also be available to attend the city council meeting when the item goes in case it gets pulled from consent so that you're able to answer questions about it. And we don't know that it would get pulled.

To council?

It will go to city council. Okay. But yeah. As a consent item. And and consent items typically are not hold. But if it is, because they have questions about location, then we would need a representative there to be able to speak to Okay. To all of this. Yes.

Oh, as part of itemist agenda or are they?

As if you were on subcommittee. Okay. So the subcommittee members would be asked to attend that meeting. Yes. So

all these three places are identified. Is there a possibility of adding any nope. And in the presentation, for forming the data, do we do we get some data from some park and rec, or we need to gather the collect the data?

There is a a parks master plan that's available that you will be able to utilize. It does have a good amount of data in it, so that might be a place to start. And then, ultimately, you know, we don't have too much data on the park. We're not collecting that actively. It's more what people are observing when they're out there. I would back normally myself, but so Are there any more? Let's get to. But any work there, fine questions regarding this. Okay?

So I have a question for the Wilson Park. So does that mean the trail is in the park or by because I I know the regular trail creek is by the park, but then doesn't belong to Cupertino City.

It will be that loop that goes through the park, like, by back by the the playground area. Okay. That has been identified as a big enough. Always hissed that. And and But once we move forward, once the sun community is established, I can share split that the more minute information about what they were thinking for location.

And and I I want to share some interesting information. So when I was the park commissioner for those several years, there are already three new program introduced to Jollyman Park, and people are just asking why our park is so busy. So some some residents live by the park. They said, why always add things to Jollyman's Park? Yeah. And now I I see this name again. So, yeah, I just think it's very interesting.

It's fine. I think if, you know, since you are experienced with Park, you know, you are good good to be in the subcommittee to work with the you know?

No. I I think yeah. Yeah. You can be the why That's not what committee. Yeah. Because I can go there and listen and speak like a public. Yeah.

Because I you know, this is a project I'm, you know, champion for it since the last year. Wants to make it happen. And I did a tons of research and, you know, within the other cities and also the but, you know, and also part of mayor and the vice mayor in the CLF annual meeting. And so I'm hoping I know as far as I know, this is but, you know, it's the last two two one other city. Right?

You know, Hazelous project. Yeah. So I want to you know, I think last year in the we have these meetings that we talked about the you know, one thing we want to do for this year, and this is the project I want to do. I identified it, and I want to make it happen this year. This will be my last year serving Cupertino Library, both CCLF and the Library Commission, and that I want to have a be in the subcommittee. Yes.

So one question is, is that subcommittee findings first will be discussed in the library commission, or it will directly go to the the findings or recommendations?

I'm sorry. One more time.

The subcommittee's findings and recommendations will be discussed here first, or it won't

be I mean, I think it it

technically, it would probably come here in August, but it's only because our meeting lands a day before the fires and recreation commission meeting. So I think we would have the subcommittee present what they're planning to present to the Parks and Rec Commission. But, again, it's not we are not making recommendations. Those are the three sites that have been identified, and the only job of the subcommittee is to put together the information. Again, you would talk pros and cons, but it's not gonna be a recommendation from the subcommittee to the Parks and Preparation Commission. It's gonna be laying out the three options, and then they will make the recommendation.

Yeah. I I that's fine. So I'm also interested, but I don't want to, like, make this as a big thing. Right? But then when it comes to the recommendations for the committee from when we try to put the data together, if I have some good points, even though I'm not part of the committee, I can when we discuss, I can add it. Right? So that's why I was trying to see if it is if it is discussed here, then it could be like, okay. There could be one more data points could be help helpful for the other people to decide. Right?

Based on the timing of the presentation, probably not. So because what will have to happen is that all the presentation materials will need to be presented unless they have been unless

But they're usually a chair, or we can make that as an agenda item for upcoming ones? Is it possible, like like, if we make that as a discussion point in the

We would need I would need

to double check on that. Okay. And that Yes. Just like There will

be many future works, you know, you guys can contribute Yeah. That's fine. Project.

No. No. It's because it's

this is only this is the first step, and I talked to Brian multiple times about this project. And, you know, down the road, you can check the status, you know, how many people are using it to bring back data points and check the status of, you know, if the story work, like, it got broken or, like, needs to be replaced. You know, many work down the road. This is the only the initial. Very, very we needed to get the ball rolling.

I I understand is this is a project actually in the past. Brian wants to make it happen, not from the library commission side, but the you know, just from the county library, this is a project. But the you know, he he encounter various of channels.

I I agree. I I think my point is when this subcommittee is from library commission, he's putting this data, which I'm not part of it, and I don't have any input to part suggest or adding to it. Doesn't make, like, library commission subcommittee. You understand that thing. Right? I will be a part of that, but eventually, I will have nothing to contribute there. Right?

But you can nominate you to the subcommittee, then you will be contribute.

Right. Yes. There are other people are interested. So I'm not I don't want to contribute. Sorry. I don't want to nominate myself.

Oh, okay.

But when the subcommittee finds his findings, if they can share with the commission, then it makes sense. That's what I was

saying.

Good because right now, we're only meeting every other month. More meeting discussions means more delay for it to happen. Correct. So it's you know what I'm saying? If we meet, like, every other week, you know, it's fine. We can bring that to discuss. We only need every other month. So if you make this a prerequisite to have to present to the library before presenting to the park, then getting to the schedule issues again. And, you know, it's a

Oh, yeah. Pretty schedule issue, but she can suggest or find out. That's what I was trying to ask her if if that's the issue. If there is no other, like, protocol issues. Right? Oh, we cannot share it. That's fine. That if that's not the issue, then we can try to work out that, okay, distribute among the commission. Okay. This is what we are going to present to the committee findings.

It will depend on the timeline of when we're able to go to personal relationship.

And I agree with Anne because if the presentation what subcommittee has made, if there can be couple of good pointers from the other members, should be like, won't it be welcomed?

It would depend on the timeline. So because we are trying to get this ball rolling, if if hypothetically we're able to go before the August 6 meeting, maybe we're able to take it in June. Our next meeting is the day before their meeting, which means there would be no time for you to give feedback and then it to go to the to the meeting. You would be welcomed as a resident to show the parks and migration ignition meeting and give your feedback on it. That is your right as a citizen. So it will depend on the timing. If there is the opportunity, we will make sure that it comes to the commission first as long as it doesn't push back the timeline to present to the first preparation. Yeah.

And that that's my plan. I plan to go to the park and meeting to show my support to this program just to show we have yeah.

So you're you're always As my own to other commission meetings and speak on topics that they're working on.

Yeah. That's that's obviously that's that's option there. Right? That's that's the applicant.

And I I understand your point.

So as as such, the committee brings the library commission's subcommittee. That's where I was trying to see, is it really a democratic input added in from the other commissioners who is not the other.

But it's this again, I feel like you're missing the point of what the subcommittee is doing. It's not making any recommendation.

No. No. It's not about recommendations. They are not going

to Photos, putting together a presentation, bringing it to Parks and Recreation, saying these are the three locations in the city have identified. Please pick one. It's very simple. Okay. So we're not we're not looking for

Look. You put this okay.

Data points, like, know, those aren't things that we're asking you to weigh in on necessarily as part of

Yeah. I live I live

you to work with Bryant as

So I live in Blackberry. Okay? So just to add, I live nearby Blackberry area. So Blackberry Farms. Right? So there is a lot of trails and all these things. Right? So if I can able to add a contributor, suggest, hey, this is the time where you can see these things or the like, especially the trail with the kids on the summer, you see the big difference from other parks. Right? And it's not like something where I just live there because I'm interested to bring that.

That's that's what, like, trying to see if I can add more value, and it should be more meaningful for the money that city or poor is going to spend. That should really reflect to the citizen's interest also. That's what my point is. And it's not about, like, it should be discussed here and things. Right? That's and, also, it's not like It

shouldn't it shouldn't be discussed here because we are not responsible for picking the location, the Parks and Recreation Commission. So they're the ones that are coming in, but we will have that same discussion. Oh, I

live No. No. You are missing my point. I'm you are missing my point. I am not going to recommend or I'm not going to suggest. Right? Whatever the data goes from the subcommittee is something visible to before finalizing. Right? That's like, okay. This is what the subcommittee defines. Typically, I think that's what we usually review as a subcommittee in the live plate. Right?

And this subcommittee might be slightly different. We're just asking you to work with clients, come up with the premotation, and the presentation really shouldn't be anything more than here's some locations, here's photos that we've taken maybe at different times of day, you know, things like that. It's not sharing a personal it's not coming and saying I live by Blackberry Farm or I live by Jollyman, I've heard from Jollyman. That's not what what what your job as a subcommittee is.

That's what that's that's that's the without the data you put to go there, is it covering everything. That's what we're trying to say. But if you think as you said, this subcommittee is different, and I'm I'm buying that argument. Okay.

I mean, we're we're trying to make sure that the library commission gets to be involved in this project because, ultimately, the decision falls to the purview of the Barsimaration Commission.

That's why I asked why they they can do it themselves.

They they could, but we really wanted to make sure we knew that we had commissioners who were very passionate about this project. We wanted to make sure we are giving them an opportunity to be involved in pushing the project for Merck. Very appreciated. So that is that is the that is why we are creating this up.

It's a related book, so that's why library is you know, it's not like not related to library at all. It's a book, and it's a Santa Clara County Library district. And and then let me tell you where the money came from. The money came from the Santa Clara County Library District. That's why the original choose the city choose is a regular trail is not a work because regular trail is belongs to the water district.

So in order to install this story walk in the regular trail, which is a fantastic choice, Santa Clara County Library have to work with the water district to sign the contract, which is not other cities. And that's they have challenges to do this project with the water district. So then they back to the city request for park that city can make the decision to install because, you know, I don't know if you have you seen the StoryWalk, you know, the what it looks like. Did you know what it looks like?

Yeah. No. I just see here. You just walked outside of the library.

Yeah. So this is it's a smaller version, you know, and this one probably is more so so that the money is not from the city. It's the money is from the for this project. I don't know about, you know, the one right outside where the money came from. It's from From the friends.

The friends. So I pilot that, and that's kind of what led to this larger project. Yes. What they saw here was quite popular, so they wanted to do that dish.

Yeah. So that's the that's where the money came from, and that's why we

But you seem to have more information.

I I did tons of research on this. Yeah. That's why, you know, this is a project, like, I'm passionate about, and so I appreciate it. City, you know, they they can skip library after all, go to the park. And because I have the passion about this project from last year, And so I know each step.

So I appreciate the library being commission be included. So what we our job is take a photo of those three locations and maybe can provide some, you know, unbiased data pro and con, and that's it. It's that's it. And you you know, if you are really passionate about this project, you are welcome to go to the park and recreation commission meeting to present as a citizen, you know, present your ideas because you live nearby one of the parks so you can see how many people you see and, you know, how often you see. And just on top of my head, like, one of the park, like, you know, Nina seems that she knows those parks, whatever is the project being installed in those parks.

And she can provide, like, oh, this park may not be a good candidate because they already have a, b, c, d. But we, as a library commission, we're not going to provide this kind of information. We just provide, like, okay. Here's a photo. This is what the trail looks like, and this is what's going to be, you know, installed.

I saw each park, you know, just although, you know, it's beyond with this point to discussion. Like, even Wells Park have a basketball court in store. And, you know, Black Bear Farm have many other activities already as well. And so each park have their own strength and weakness, but it's not our part to make recommendations. We just present the facts. So And so that's on top of my head. That's what I And

it also include the background on the project.

Yes. The background of the project.

So is it attach shade to photos from other location or see these all things like that? Like, it's more fits a little more factual for that because this will be a brand new item coming to that.

I see. Yeah. So I actually have a video, you know, I showed Brian that I took when my team there, how my team used I took a video how we use those, you know, the StoryWalk project in Saratoga. So I can present that video in the meeting to park the creation so they know what this project is about. And it's ultimately, it's their decision. And afterward, I believe, you know, we probably will have opportunity to provide it, input to the book selection or no? The book selection is purely is a libraries.

As a Chantigan, we haven't dealt with the year specifically, so I'm not familiar with process.

Yeah. Okay. No. That's fine. You know, those end book will be good for and I think another part is is the money the license money for the book. And, you know, that's final organization to sponsor that.

Yeah. So if there's no more clarification questions, yeah. I I really hope Jinpang can lead the subcommittee.

Jesus. Now it's a motion. So you need a motion that includes two commissioners you'd like to be on the subcommittee and then me the second. And then we

So so now we have to do We want to be the third one.

So already two people in this is fine.

So you want to be subcommittee. Right?

Oh, okay. I think junkie was on every subcommittee. So maybe we give other commission opportunity. You were in the court lawyer sub committee. You were in the story work sub committee. So I think, you know, other commissioners should have opportunity. Story but sub committee. No. The Cupertino story sub committee, you were there. You and Chandra was in that subcommittee.

They were in who? Right?

You were in lawyer. Yes. So you were Yeah. Sure. So far, only two subcommittee. You were both on it. So I think maybe give other commissioner opportunity to be in the Sure. Subcommittee. Yeah. So that's just my view. Can't be

the second one. No. It's It's fine.

You see, it's Yeah.

I will be happy to work with you. You know? That's fine.

You only Oh, if anyone interested, I just like, okay. Fine. Because if if any other peep like, around the Yeah. Your father you have any more Or,

you know, interested to be in the summer camp, I think, you know, we can form it.

Yeah. So I'm living on the East Side, so I think, yeah, for someone living on the West, maybe they they are better. So at first at first, I'm familiar with Creekside Park and the the future Lawrence Meite Park. But be because the Lawrence Meite is that trail is the park is still, yeah, in building, so that trail is impossible to put story walks. So so maybe yeah.

Those two are probably not not a those two park is out of passion. So we are Yeah.

So that's why I

think they they do. Yeah. I think if if she's

okay like, if she's taking her interest back, then I'm okay to sign up.

Yeah. Go ahead.

So Go ahead. Okay. So then if if she is interested or

No. No. No. I'm fine. I'm fine. I just saw the junkie, you know, already in every single committee, a subcommittee. She is she is working on it. I think I figured just, you know, we can spread the workload a little bit. It's just, you know, just a saying. You know? It's just a saying. I think when I older days, we have many subcommittees, and we each, you know, have opportunity to to join a subcommittee.

So my question was not to be part of the committee. Just my question was to figure out what is the logistics and the protocols that that apply. And she clarifies it, so I am fine. As if I'm not getting like, I get a chance to in the park and recreation also as citizen. Right? So that's fine. So I'm fine with that. If as long as if if others are interested, go ahead. Otherwise, you can put my name so it's fine.

Okay. Now so we have two names.

I need a motion. I owe a motion. Like, I would like to not

Nay.

I would like to make a motion that so and so and so and so is subcommittee.

So, yeah, I proposed Jin Pan and Chandra. Your last name, I always forgot. Sorry. Yeah. And 12 of them to be to form the subcommittee for the Seneca County Library District story work project.

I think. Take a

quick vote. Commissioner Han. Aye. Commissioner Zhao. Aye. Commissioner Joshi. Vice chair Sandspang. And

Great. Thank you. Okay.

So okay. So we've we have this subcommittee. And before the meeting, we briefly talk about the timeline. And if you're

the I'm a have to get back to you on the timeline. It's not something we can discuss right now.

It's not

being done that.

Okay.

So I'll I'll double check. I believe my director is off tomorrow, but I will check with him on Monday and then get back to you if there is a possibility of moving up the time. Yes.

Yeah. Please. And also, you know, for Brian, you know, if you are not available

So, yeah, I'll I'll defer to say this is their process. So generally speaking, when I'm not here, someone is working on a class in my place. Yeah. And they can cover my case. But, yeah, no. I'll defer to Citi in terms of what their process is like in it.

Okay. So now we finished items three. Is this the end? Or yeah. So we we should share some update. Last month, everyone share or

what's the next? Starter register. However, they'll do it. So

Yeah. So do the course. Yeah. So, yeah, next day, the staff report update.

I only have two things for you. The number the first one is very important, though. If you missed the commissioner training that was held on Monday, March 30, you received a follow-up email on April 7, and you needed to watch the video, and you needed to sign and submit the affidavit to the first office. And if you haven't done that, you haven't seen it tomorrow to complete it. Tomorrow is due date? Tomorrow is the due date. Oh. Friday, April 24. Also, you need to go home and do it tonight.

I think that's it. Done it already.

And I don't know the list of who's done it or who hasn't done it. It's something we take every year. So even if you did it last year, you saw it with the swear.

I was there in the committee council, but I did sign that form. Sure. So I think I sent out the mail to city clerk, I guess.

So You sent it to

the I sent it to them. I haven't

If you can, you can also just

Put you in the loop?

Follow yeah. Just follow-up with the city clerk. Let them know that you need the affidavit to sign. Oh. Quit saying that you were there, and they'll send it to you. And if they don't for some reason, a lot of people have Fridays off in the city, Well, they should get back to you by Monday. Okay. So I and I did see you there.

Oh, but Denika. So yeah.

So there was one training for that. I kind of did the training couple of times. It was not showing in my the platform. I think so. That is no. What is the platform for his training?

I don't I don't know what you're doing.

No for a b.

No for yeah.

No for b.

No for b. So through that, when I took the training, they have that front page. In that the training option in that in my training pending training was supposed to show. It was not showing somehow. And I had done the training five times.

Literally two hours. That whole day, I was doing just the training. I saw I was not reaching because that last page, that printing of that certificate was not happening. My training was not considered done on that day. Did you email this to me? And I get a response. And they checked on their platform. They checked and it was already done. It was submitted, but then it was not showing in my thick and and I was getting the email that you haven't completed. You haven't completed.

So then are are you sorted now? I hope so. That's what I wanted to check.

I would follow and I don't know. I don't keep in the I don't keep track of any of that information, so you'll have to follow-up with them. I would just send them one more email and confirm that you don't do it by tomorrow. Yes. Hang up. And I Yuri, it's I'm mad.

Sometimes, you know, it's confused. One time, I think I click the link, then it's a spam. You know? So then sometimes I free it up for, you know, click link. I don't I do not know which one is the real one, but it's okay. I will finish back tomorrow. Okay?

Thank you. Oh, and then I one more update is that we have our live well, age well health health expo at the senior center. It's scheduled for next not next Friday, in two Fridays, May eighth from 10:31 thirty Kagan Pat, a senior center. End up calling.

Thanks. One question on the these kind of events, do you guys have the voluntary sign up forms or something? Like, from teen volunteers or other things. We're just trying to find out because I keep a lot of queries from Monte Vista kids saying, hey. Sunnyvale, we got this library voluntary option. Library or the Milpitas library. They're going from Cupertino to there, and then say, I don't see any players for the Cupertino library. So last time, I think you guys maintain list of pre list or something, never been a flyer. I don't know.

Sorry for volunteer.

Yeah. For the team volunteers. Because

the sheer volume of people who apply just through the website Okay. They never really advertise because it's like, you have to have people commit to at least, like, a three month or six month Oh. Period, and we have to train them. So, again, we kinda cycle through people with the law already on those, so we never truly promoted it because the wait is just to pay that. People who ask often, we kinda redirected them to other kind of volunteer opportunities in our area who kind of need that experience quickly. But because of kind of how we operate and just to share volume, we got the library has never really kind of openly retreated that way. Oh, we got keep we're just finding it on the website, and they apply, and we've got, like, at this point, I think almost a two year elites.

Two year elites? Volunteer. Yeah. Oh, god. Okay. Because it looks like some of the people completely left out. They don't know what to do. Like, there is they want to look at voluntary opportunity. They go other libraries, the question. But some people might know. They they know where to go and register and wait or whatever. Right? So is it a good thing that you if you can add in your newsletter that volunteer, obviously, you register it. Whenever you get a chance, you will be

Yeah. I mean, I I can see again, the newsletter that goes out at that's district wide. Oh, it's done. It's not just local to Cupertino, and they don't kind of target the information to specific, you know, cities. Although I wish it would. I think it's kinda actually very helpful. So I I think they brought up that feature in the past. And when you go into the library's website website and you click on blog care link and you sign up, it'll ask you which library location you're interested in volunteering at. So it's a it's a that kind of a general county wide kind of trick that they did. And, again, just sit through bad legal alone.

Again, at the county level, they don't provide all that often either because most other locations like us are already kind of a few years like, you know, a year or two out in terms of the wait list. They'll be one of them in tears.

I wonder, like, Sunnyvale Library, I see a lot of voluntary players keep keep coming in three months, four months once.

Again, I'm curious whether that city or if that's the library specifically because I I I used to work at that location, and I still have French there. And they they do all of theirs through the city, and same thing. Yarra River Fruitments, they don't do themselves. It's just do the cities volunteer poorly. Oh, and then, again, when you go through the cities volunteer for it, you can select any of the departments, including the library, of course. But, again, each system recruits a little dip

up. Okay.

And I I have a question for the Earth Day. So in the past, the Earth Day was always on the back of the library. But this year, I moved to the Civic Plaza in front of Cupertino Library. And I I just want to know if do you fear any impact of such large event of the Earth Day location change?

Like, for the library? Yeah. For library, is there any Behind here, the parking situation gonna be the same. There was no difference for us. Instrums, they had bet on a car key and people's. Mean, in this case, I don't think it really made that.

And because it is a zero waste event, so on that day, all the trash cans, the recycle bin are blocked on that day. So I yeah. Just wondering if anyone visiting our library, they complain why today they cannot find a place to seal their coffee cup.

My team is actually the team that cooks the Earth Day on, so I have the information on it. There's there is a central way station.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. There's a central Yeah.

Dead. Place where you're you are able to Yes. Drop ways.

Yeah. The the euro yeah. People the the old Euro place, they dump trash. They are blocked. Yeah. Just wondering if the library visit visitor, they have question. Okay. So looks like everything is smooth. That's good.

Yeah. No. Not that I'm aware of. Staff didn't bring out anything, but, again, it was probably so busy, pulse wise. Just in one polite ways.

Oh, okay. Yeah. Was curious on

that the wastage. Right? Like, the electronic items after the city collects, is it given to some Oh, I don't know. Recycling staffs? Or

I don't know that. Okay. I'm not sure. On that particular day, it's not it's not that type of waste station. It's like a Okay. You know, recycles goods and compost it Okay. Food waste. Right. Like, it it's not it's not Okay.

So anyone has more updates to share? Yeah. If nothing so at 08:11, April 23, I just called the library commission meetings to add.