Library Board Agenda 01-05-2026
MEETING AGENDA
SCHERTZ LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD
SCHERTZ PUBLIC LIBRARY
798 SCHERTZ PARKWAY, SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
MEETING ROOM 1
January 5, 2026
AGENDA
Monday, JANUARY 5, 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 November 3, 2025 Minutes.
2.Treasurer's Report — Consideration and/or action approving the October and November 2025 Treasurer's
Reports.
3.Librarians' Report — Librarian will report on the following items:
Staff introductions and updates
Library statistics for October and November 2025
New library news
Share patron/program feedback
Grant status updates
4.Bookstore Report — Bookstore Manager will report on the following items:
General bookstore operation
Review World of Books guidelines
Final preparations for January bag sale
Discussion and/or Possible Action
5.Discussion Item — Consideration and/or possible action on approving a Mobile Outreach Services Policy as part of
the library's TSLAC Special Projects grant.
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6.Discussion Item — Consideration and/or possible action on approving a Laptop Borrowing Policy that will allow
the library to circulate laptops for in-house use only.
7.Discussion Item — Consideration and/or possible action on purchasing more 3D pens for additional experience
kits.
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
19th DAY OF DECEMBER 2025 AT 4:00 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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