City of Sunnyvale  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Board of Library Trustees  
Monday, February 3, 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 7:15 p.m.  
SALUTE TO THE FLAG  
Chair Wang led the salute to the United States flag.  
ROLL CALL  
Present: 3 -  
Chair Sharlene Wang  
Vice Chair Meena Juttukonda  
Board Member Carter Hu  
Absent: 1 - Board Member Yael Hod  
Board Member Hod (absence excused)  
Council Liaison Klein (present)  
STUDY SESSION  
25-0260  
PRESENTATION - Silicon Valley Reads  
Julie Moore, Adult Services Librarian and Lynette Yorks, Youth Services Librarian,  
presented on Silicon Valley Reads. Highlights included: the history of Silicon Valley  
Reads; this year's theme: Empowering Humanity: Technology for a Better World;  
and books and programs for adult, teens and youth.  
25-0261  
PRESENTATION - Sustainability Initiatives  
Jack Niggli, Literacy Librarian and Chaunacey Dunklee, Supervising Librarian  
presented on Sustainability at Sunnyvale Public Library. Highlights included: library  
sustainability, sustainable programs, sustainable collections, partnerships, and next  
steps.  
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS  
None.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Motion: Vice Chair Juttukonda moved and Board Member Hu seconded the motion  
to approve the Consent Calendar.  
The motion carried with the following vote:  
Yes: 3 -  
No: 0  
Chair Wang  
Vice Chair Juttukonda  
Board Member Hu  
Absent: 1 - Board Member Hod  
1.A  
25-0259  
Approve the Board of Library Trustees Meeting Minutes of  
January 6, 2025  
Approve the Board of Library Trustees Minutes of January 6, 2025 as submitted.  
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES  
NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND COMMENTS  
-Board Member Comments  
Board Members asked about grants the library may currently have that are federally  
funded. We currently have no federally funded grants.  
-Staff Comments  
Garrett Kuramoto, Superintendent of Libraries spoke about:  
-February is Black History Month and we have lots of programs and events such as:  
Salt Painted Masks on Feb. 6; Movie Fruitdale Station on Feb. 16; Kiddie Concert:  
Soul 4Kidz on Feb. 21; and Traffic Light craft on Feb. 24.  
Council Liaison Larry Klein spoke about:  
-Council will be choosing a new Board of Library Trustees member before the  
March 3 meeting.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Chair Wang adjoined the meeting at 8:07 p.m.