City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Board of Library Trustees  
Monday, April 7, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Online and Redwood Conference Room,  
City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale,  
CA 94086  
CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Wang called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Chair Wang led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 5 -  
Chair Sharlene Wang  
Vice Chair Meena Juttukonda  
Board Member Yael Hod  
Board Member Carter Hu  
Board Member David Liu  
Board Member Hod (arrived at 7:15 p.m.)  
Council Liaison Klein (present)  
STUDY SESSION  
25-0508  
PRESENTATION - Digital Information Literacy  
Amanda De La Cruz, Tech Services Librarian, presented on Digital Information  
Literacy. The highlights included: definitions, digital literacy & AI, digital divide,  
library resources & programs, and library priorities.  
25-0506  
PRESENTATION - National Library Week  
Karina Huerta, Supervising Librarian, presented on National Library Week.  
Highlights included: what's the draw, timeline of events, and virtual library cards.  
25-0507  
PRESENTATION - Early Learning Initiatives  
Karina Huerta, Supervising Librarian, presented on Early Learning Initiatives.  
Highlights included: goals of initiative, learning at home, learning at the library, Early  
Learning Hub, early learning by the numbers, and next steps.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Motion: Board Member Juttukonda moved and Board Member Hu seconded the  
motion to approve the Consent Calendar.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 5 -  
Chair Wang  
Vice Chair Juttukonda  
Board Member Hod  
Board Member Hu  
Board Member Liu  
No: 0  
25-0505  
Approve the Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes of  
March 3, 2025  
Approve the Board of Library Trustees Minutes of March 3, 2025 as submitted.  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Board Member Comments  
Board members commented:  
-The elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and what effect it  
may have on Sunnyvale  
-Board & commission recruitments  
-Kudos on The Library of Things  
-California State Library's California’s Bookshelf project  
-Staff Comments  
Staff commented:  
-Library programs this month, such as: Day of the Child Celebration featuring 123  
Andrés, and Bharatanatyam Dance Performance  
-Earth Day events, including: Garden To Table: Food Waste Prevention, and City  
Nature Challenge: Intro to iNaturalist  
-National Library Week’s celebration days, each day celebrates a different aspect of  
library services or staffing  
-May's Board meeting is a special meeting, occurring on May 20  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Wang adjoined the meeting at 8:22 p.m.