Library Board Agenda 05-04-2026
MEETING AGENDA
SCHERTZ LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
SCHERTZ PUBLIC LIBRARY
798 SCHERTZ PARKWAY, SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
MEETING ROOM 1
May 4, 2026
AGENDA
Monday, MAY 4, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
Call to Order:
Hearing of Residents
This time is set aside for any person who wishes to address the Library Advisory Board. Each person should fill out the speaker’s register
prior to the meeting. Presentations should be limited to no more than five (5) minutes. Discussion by the Board of any item not on the agenda
shall be limited to statements of specific factual information given in response to any inquiry, a recitation of existing policy in response to an
inquiry, and/or a proposal to place the item on a future agenda. The presiding officer, during the Hearing of Residents portion of the agenda,
will call on those persons who have signed up to speak in the order they have registered.
Regular Agenda
1.Minutes — Consideration and/or action approving the April 6, 2026 Minutes.
2.Treasurer's Report — Consideration and/or action approving the March 2026 Treasurer's Report.
3.Librarians' Report — Librarian will report on the following items:
March 2026 library statistics
New library news
Announcement Summer Reading " Unearth a Story " begins at the end of May.
Patron/program feedback
Grant updates
Reminder that the City Secretary will send out applications for board renewal, as terms are up at the end of
June
Reminder that LAB will not meet in June or July 2026
4.Bookstore Report — The Bookstore Manager will report on the following items:
General bookstore operations
April book sale recap
Vintage books
Discussion and/or Possible Action
5.Discussion Item — Consideration and/or possible action on approving the purchase of the presented list of items
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5.Discussion Item — Consideration and/or possible action on approving the purchase of the presented list of items
from the Library's MOV wish list using designated LAB funds.
6.Discussion Item — Consideration and/or possible action on FY26-27 budgeting, including ideas for book store
operating needs and library purchases and programs.
7.Discussion Item — Consideration and/or possible action on funding a library video and tabletop gaming project to
be included in the FY26-27 LAB budget. Library staff will provide a presentation on this, prior to discussion.
Requests and Announcements
Items by the Library Board Members- Briefing and discussion on the following items:
Correspondence received by the Secretary
Announcements by Council Liaison
Other announcements by Library Board members
Call for items to be included on next agenda
Adjournment
CERTIFICATION
I, ELIZABETH BERTOIA, LIBRARY DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT
THE ABOVE AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARDS ON THIS
THE 27th DAY OF APRIL 2026 AT 6:00 P.M., WHICH IS A PLACE READILY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL
TIMES AND THAT SAID NOTICE WAS POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT
CODE.
Elizabeth Bertoia, Library Director
I CERTIFY THAT THE ATTACHED NOTICE AND AGENDA OF ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL WAS REMOVED BY ME FROM THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARD ON _____DAY OF
_______________, 2026. TITLE: ______________
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