Library Board Meeting – November 2, 2026

Toronto Public Library Board - Meeting No. 8
Monday, November 2, 2026, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Toronto Reference Library, Boardroom, 789 Yonge Street and via Webex and Teleconference

How to join

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

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You may also access the meeting through telephone by dialing 416-216-5643 and using the access code: 234 596 18086

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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
  • 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 September 28, 2026 Toronto Public Library Board Meeting Minutes
  5. Confirmation of the September 28, 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 – The Spaces Vision

Items for Action

  1. Facilities Prioritization Framework Update
  2. Oakwood Village Branch Library Renovation – Award of Tender
  3. Capital Budget Adjustment and Monitoring Report – September 30, 2026
  4. *2026 Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Equipment Replacement – Award of Contracts
  5. *Sanderson Branch Roofing Project – Increase to Construction Contract
  6. *Holiday and Day of Observance Closures 2027 and January 2028
  7. *Biblio Bash at the Toronto Reference Library – Thursday, September 16, 2027

Items for Information

  1. *Toronto Public Library Board - 2027 Proposed Meeting Schedule
  2. Operating Budget Monitoring Report – September 30, 2026
  3. 2025 Digital Strategy Progress Report

Closed Meeting

  1. TPL Foundation Campaign Update

Adjournment

  1. Adjournment
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