Monday, June 22, 2026, 6:00 p.m. to 6:30 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. Election of Acting Chair of the Board (PDF)
3. Declarations of Conflicts of Interest
4. Approval of Agenda
5. Confirmation of the May 25, 2026 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes (PDF)
6. Confirmation of the May 25, 2026 Toronto Public Library Board Closed Meeting Minutes
7. 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.
8. Business Arising from the Minutes
9. *City Librarian’s Report
10. *Communications (PDF) Amended
11. Presentations

Items for Action

12. Central Automated Materials Handling System – Award of Contract (PDF)
13. 2026 Back Office Renovations – Award of Contracts (PDF)
14. *Toronto Public Library Tote Bags – Award of Contract (PDF)

Adjournment

15. Adjournment