Library Board Meeting – October 23, 2017

Toronto Public Library Board - Meeting No. 8: Monday, October 23, 2017, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Fairview Branch, Meeting Room No. 3 – 4th Floor,
35 Fairview Mall Drive, Toronto

The Chair and members gratefully acknowledge that the Toronto Public Library Board meets on the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississaugas of New Credit First Nation, and home to many diverse Indigenous peoples.

Consolidated Board Document Package - PDF - revised (2.6 MB)

Members:

  • Councillor Paul Ainslie
  • Mr. Ron Carinci (Chair)
  • Ms. Lindsay Colley (Vice Chair)
  • Councillor Sarah Doucette
  • Councillor Mary Fragedakis
  • Ms. Sue Graham-Nutter
  • Councillor Jim Hart
  • Ms. Dianne LeBreton
  • Mr. Strahan McCarten
  • Mr. Ross Parry
  • Ms. Archana Shah
  • Ms. Eva Svec

Agenda and Reports

  1. Call to Order
    Presentation re Fairview Branch (PDF)
    Presentation re Youth Services at Fairview Branch
  2. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
  3. Approval of Agenda
  4. Confirmation of September 25, 2017 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  5. Approval of Consent Agenda Items
    All Consent Agenda Items (*) are considered to be routine and are recommended for approval by the Chair. They may be enacted in one motion or any item may be held for discussion.
  6. Business Arising from the Minutes
  7. *City Librarian's Report (PDF)
  8. Communications (PDF)
  9. Presentations
    -- Toronto Public Library Foundation regarding I'm Library People Campaign (PDF)
    - Jennifer Jones, President and Tracy Finkelstein, Director, Marketing and Communications
    -- Toronto Public Library Workers Union, Local 4948 (PDF)
    - Maureen O'Reilly, President

Items for Action:

  1. Steeles Branch Lease – Amendment for Additional Space (PDF)
  2. Performance Management (PDF)
  3. *Renewal of Sponsorship and Naming of the Summer Reading Club (PDF)
  4. *Biblio Bash at the Toronto Reference Library – 2018 (PDF)
  5. *Grounds Maintenance and Snow Removal Services – Extension of Contract (PDF)
  6. *Janitorial Services – Extension of Contract (PDF)

Items for Information:

  1. 2018 Operating and Capital Budgets – Update – Verbal
  2. Toronto Public Library Board – 2018 Proposed Meeting and Locations Schedule (PDF)
  3. *Board Resolutions – Status Report (PDF)
  4. Adjournment

About Board Meetings

Closed Meeting Requirements:

If the Toronto Public Library Board wants to meet in closed session (privately), a member of the Board must make a motion to do so and give the reason why the Board has to meet privately (Public Libraries Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.44, s. 16.1).

Attendant Care Services can be made available with some notice.

Not all Board documents are available electronically. All documents are available from the City Librarian's office. Please contact Nancy Marshall at 416-393-7215 or nmarshall@torontopubliclibrary.ca

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