Library Board Meeting – January 29, 2018

Toronto Public Library Board - Meeting No. 1: Monday, January 29, 2018, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, Board Room,
789 Yonge Street, 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 - revised - PDF (9.5 MB)

Members:

  • Councillor Paul Ainslie
  • 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
  2. Election of Chair of the Board (PDF)
  3. Election of Vice Chair of the Board (PDF)
  4. Selection of Committee Members, Board Representatives and Association Members - 2018 (PDF)
  5. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
  6. Approval of Agenda
  7. Confirmation of December 11, 2017 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  8. Confirmation of December 11, 2017 Toronto Public Library Board Closed Meeting Minutes
  9. Business Arising from the Minutes
  10. 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.
  11. *City Librarian's Report
  12. Communications (PDF)
  13. Presentations
    - Perth/Dupont Library Expansion Process (Capital Budget Update - Agenda Item No. 19)
    - Kevin Putnam, Junction Triangle Library Expansion Committee
  14. Election of Chair of the Board TPL Board Education - Toronto Public Library Services for Vulnerable Communities (PDF)

Items for Action:

  1. 2017 Strategic Work Plan Status Update and 2018-2019 Strategic Work Plan (PDF)
  2. Toronto Public Library Board – Self-Evaluation: 2017 Results (PDF)
  3. Toronto Public Library Board – 2018 Meeting Dates and Locations (PDF)
  4. *Point-of-Sale System – Award of Contract (PDF)

Items for Information:

  1. 2018 Operating and Capital Budgets – Update - presentation (PDF) Verbal
  2. Innovation Council 2017 – Update (PDF)
  3. *Wi-Fi Hotspot Lending Project Phase 2 – Findings and Future Directions (PDF)
  4. *Dawes Road Branch Capital Budget – Update (PDF)
  5. *Board Resolutions – Status Report (PDF)
  6. 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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