Library Board Meeting – January 25, 2021

Toronto Public Library Board - Meeting No. 1
Monday, January 25, 2021, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Dial-in information

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Land Acknowledgement Statement

Toronto Reference Library is on Indigenous land. This is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also known as the Six Nations Confederacy), the Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Toronto Public Library gratefully acknowledges these Indigenous nations for their guardianship of this land. We'd also like to remind and reaffirm, as Torontonians and Canadians, our accountability to these Indigenous nations, and to all Indigenous peoples and communities living in Toronto.

This land is also part of the Dish with One Spoon territory, a treaty between the Haudenosaunee Confederacy (also known as the Six Nations Confederacy), the Anishinaabek and allied nations, to peaceably share and care for this land, its waters, and all of the biodiversity in the Great Lakes region. All those who come to live and work here are responsible for honouring this treaty in the spirit of peace, friendship, and respect.

Members:

  • Councillor Paul Ainslie
  • Sarwar Choudhury
  • Andrea Geddes Poole
  • Sue Graham-Nutter
  • Jonathan Hoss
  • Fenton Jagdeo
  • Jennifer Liu
  • Alison Menary
  • Councillor Gord Perks
  • Alim Remtulla

Agenda and Reports

(Revisions marked with two asterisks**)

  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 – 2021 (PDF)
  5. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
  6. Approval of Consent Agenda
  7. Confirmation of November 16, 2020 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  8. 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.
  9. Business Arising from the Minutes
  10. * City Librarian's Report
  11. Communications
  12. Presentations
    - Toronto Public Library Foundation – Update (PDF)
    Jennifer Jones, President and Sarah Fulford, Board Chair
    - **2021 Operating Budget - City Staff Recommended
    Brandon Haynes, President, Toronto Public Library Workers Union, Local 4948
  13. TPL Board Education – Centennial Branch: Design Progress Update (PDF) - Verbal

Items for Action:

  1. 2021 Operating Budget - City Staff Recommended (PDF)
  2. 2020-2024 Digital Strategy (PDF)
  3. Internet Connectivity Kits (PDF)
  4. Toronto Public Library Board – Self-Evaluation: 2020 Results (PDF)
  5. Toronto Public Library Board – 2021 Meeting Dates and Locations Schedule (PDF)

Item for Information:

19a. **First Parliament Site - Verbal

  1. 2021-2030 Capital Budget and Plan – Update Verbal
  2. Strategic Plan Execution Roadmap and 2021 Action Plan (PDF)
  3. COVID-19 Emergency Response - Update (PDF)
  4. COVID-19 Impact Report – September – November: A Three-Month Retrospective (PDF)
  5. * Toronto Public Library Foundation – Assessment of 2020-2024 Fundraising Priorities (PDF)
  6. * Board Resolutions – Status Report (PDF)
  7. 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).

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Not all Board documents are available electronically. All documents are available from the City Librarian's office. Please contact Philippa Williamson at 416-393-7215 or pwilliamson@tpl.ca

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