Library Board Meeting – October 25, 2022

Toronto Public Library Board - Meeting No. 8
Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 6:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, Boardroom, 789 Yonge Street and via Webex and Teleconference

Dial-in information

Members of the public may access the meeting via Webex at the following link:

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Members of the public may also access the meeting by telephone by dialing:
416-216-5643, followed by the Access Code: : 2331 968 3902

This meeting will be presented with live captioning. To view the captions, please follow this link:  https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=TPL_Board_Meeting

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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
  • Tamara Balan
  • Sarwar Choudhury
  • Andrea Geddes Poole
  • Sue Graham-Nutter (Chair)
  • Jonathan Hoss
  • Jennifer Liu
  • Alison Menary
  • Councillor Gord Perks
  • Alim Remtulla (Vice Chair)

Agenda and Reports

(Revisions marked with two asterisks**)

  1. Call to Order
  2. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
  3. Approval of Agenda
  4. Confirmation of September 19, 2022 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes (PDF)
  5. Confirmation of September 19, 2022 Toronto Public Library Board Closed Meeting Minutes
  6. 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.
  7. Business Arising from the Minutes
  8. *City Librarian’s Report
  9. **Communications
  10. Presentations
  11. TPL Board Education: Partnership Spotlight – MASS LBP Democracy Initiatives (PDF)

Items for Information:

  1. Results of 2022 Staff Diversity and Engagement Survey (PDF)
  2. Safety and Security – Update (PDF)

Items for Action:

  1. 2023 Operating Budget Submission (PDF)
  2. 2023-2032 Capital Budget and Plan Submission (PDF)
  3. **Bridlewood Branch Relocation – Award of Tender (PDF)
  4. *Toronto Reference Library – Award of Tender (PDF)
  5. *Holiday Closures 2023 and January 2024 (PDF)
  6. *Renewal of Sponsorship and Naming of the Summer Reading Club (PDF)(Previously confidential information now available to the public.)
  7. *Biblio Bash at the Toronto Reference Library – April 20, 2023 (PDF)

Items for Information:

  1. *Toronto Public Library Board – 2023 Proposed Meetings (PDF)
  2. *Board Resolutions – Status Report (PDF)

Closing Meeting:

  1. Appeal of Exclusion by a Customer (PDF)
    (Confidential as the subject matter being considered involves personal matters concerning an identifiable individual)
  2. Adjournment

Live Meeting Recording

October 25, 2022

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 Maria Policelli at 416-393-7215 or mpolicelli@tpl.ca

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