Library Board Meeting – March 23, 2026

Toronto Public Library Board - Meeting No. 3
Monday, March 23, 2026, 6:00 p.m. to 7:55 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, Boardroom, 789 Yonge Street and via WebEx and Teleconference 

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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 that includes a treaty between the Haudenosaunee 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.

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 given the reason why the Board has to meet privately (Public Libraries Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.44, s. 16.1).

Members:

  • Sakariya Ahmed
  • Deputy Mayor Paul Ainslie
  • Tamara Balan
  • Serda Evren
  • Jonathan Hoss (Vice Chair)
  • Ben Liu
  • Amina Mohamed
  • Deputy Mayor Amber Morley
  • Alim Remtulla (Chair)
  • Soo Wong

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
  3. Approval of Agenda
  4. Confirmation of the February 23, 2026 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes
  5. Confirmation of the February 23, 2026 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 – Your Health Matters

Items for Action

  1. Toronto Reference Library Lower-Level Renovation Project – Award of Construction Contract
  2. Centennial Branch – Increase to Architect Contract
  3. Microsoft Cloud Hosting and Support Services – Award of Contracts
  4. Mobile Devices and Services for Public and Corporate Use – Award of Contract

Items for Information

  1. Annual Statistical Report to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
  2. Capital Planning Process at Toronto Public Library
  3. Safe and Welcoming Spaces Program: 2022-2026 Retrospective Update
  4. Annual Board Education Topics

Adjournment

  1. Adjournment
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