Glendora City Council interviews four candidates for library board vacancy; no appointment announced

The Glendora City Council held interviews for the unscheduled vacancy on the Board of Library Trustees, Office No. 2, hearing from four applicants and beginning a formal ballot process but not announcing a final appointment during the open session.

Deputy City Clerk Roxanne Brecedo told the council that staff "recommends that the City Council proceed with interviews and appoint 1 applicant to fill the unscheduled vacancy on the board of Library Trustees Office number 2 for the remainder of the term, which expires on 06/30/2027." Brecedo said the recruitment period had been extended with a new application deadline of 04/08/2025 and that applications were included as Attachment D to the staff report.

The vacancy was considered during unfinished business after the council reconvened from a closed session. The City Attorney said a closed session was held under Government Code section 54957.6 for privileged and confidential labor negotiations and that "no reportable action was taken." The attorney identified employee organizations discussed as the Glendora Police Managers Association, the Glendora Police Officers Association and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees.

The council interviewed four applicants in approximately 10-minute slots. Applicant Tricia Bogle introduced herself as a middle school teacher in the Covina area and described her work as a reading teacher and English-learner specialist, saying she is "passionate about lifelong learning" and about ensuring books are available for students. Marcia Mason described a long personal and civic history in Glendora, her background practicing law and work with local history and the Glendora Women's Club; she said she wanted to "oversee the well-being and the operation of the library and stand watch." Madison Trammell, who said she works in book publishing for Penguin Random House, discussed collection development and the library’s catalog and suggested exploring publisher-supplied digital products and programming. Anna Villeneuve, a Citrus College instructor and author, said she would bring experience in lifelong learning and recommended author events and programming to engage residents.

Council members asked candidates about outreach to families and nonreaders, programming beyond books (such as games, video/streaming offerings and community history projects), services for adult English learners and how applicants' professional experience could support library operations and collection decisions. Candidates suggested family reading programs, intentional outreach to new residents, audio books and programming such as spoken-word events, author talks and archived local-history videos.

After interviews the council conducted a formal balloting process. The clerk instructed council members to "vote for no more than 1" on the ballots; the transcript ends after ballots were distributed and picked up and does not record a vote tally or which applicant, if any, was appointed.

The deputy city clerk told council members that recruitment for two additional trustee seats will be scheduled and published in coming weeks; she said a schedule should be ready by the end of the week and that notices would appear in the local newspaper, on the city's website and social media.

The record in the public transcript therefore shows interviews were completed and balloting began, but no appointment or vote count appears in the provided open-session transcript.