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Prince Rupert Public Library Board Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
101 6th Ave. West, Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1Y9
| Chair: | B. Turner |
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| Members: | N. Adey, City Council R. Braun, Vice Chair R. Butler K. Lyon N. Purewal D. Smith |
| Regrets: | J. Amante G. De Lucca |
| Staff: | M. Taylor, Chief Librarian, Secretary of the Board L. Allison |
| 1. | CALL TO ORDER / INTRODUCTIONS | |
| 1.1. | The Prince Rupert Library Board acknowledges the traditional and unceded territory of the Ts’msyen on which this meeting takes place. | |
| 1.2 | Call to Order at 7:08 p.m. | |
| 2. | CONSENT AGENDA (ADDITIONS/DELETIONS) | |
| 2.1 | Adoption of Meeting Minutes That the Prince Rupert Library Board resolves to adopt the Prince Rupert Library Board Minutes May 21, 2025 1 Wap Liitsx - House of Reading Carried | |
| 2.2 | Adoption of Financial Report That the Prince Rupert Library Board resolves to adopt the March 2025 Financial Report as presented. Butler/ Adey Carried | |
| 2.3 | Adoption of Circulation Report That the Prince Rupert Library Board resolves to adopt the March 2025 Circulation report as presented. Butler/ Adey Carried | |
| 3. | STAFF HIGHLIGHT | |
| 3.1 | Library Assistant L. Allison gave a short presentation on her role at the Library which is primarily Inter-Library Loan services. She also highlighted the many other duties she | |
| 4. | CHIEF LIBRARIAN UPDATE | |
| 4.1 | Truth and Reconciliation Goals – The Library was very honoured to receive a gift from local and internationally renowned carver Dempsey Bob last week. He has often | |
| 4.2 | Strategic Plan Highlight – Enhance basic literacy skills for children and adults. M. Taylor and staff member B. Dimond attended SD52 workshop on literacy and dyslexia. Plans | |
| 4.3 | The Summer Technical Assistant position has been filled, the new hire will begin work on May 26th. | |
| 4.4 | Discussion of Enhancement Grant and proposed spending ideas. The Board would like to hire a consultant to aid in development of the strategic framework. The consultation fee | |
| 4.5 | The Library closed 3 hours early on May 9th due to City work on water and sewage resulting in no running water in the Library – a health and safety concern. Question was raised of | |
| 5. | ONGOING ACTION ITEMS | |
| 5.1 | Board statement regarding future of library now complete and disseminated to public. N. Adey and B. Turner spoke briefly of news from City of Prince Rupert that a proposal from VIRL | |
| 6. | SUB-COMMITTEE UPDATES | |
| 6.1 | Motion to dissolve Policy Committee and Strategic Planning Committee. Prince Rupert Library Board Minutes May 21, 2025 3 Purewal/ Adey Carried | |
| 6.2 | Motion to create one committee entitled Governance Committee to take on the work of policy development and strategic planning in tandem. N. Purewal will chair this committee, other members TBD. Carried | |
| 6.3 | Discussion around idea to hire an external consultant to aid in strategic planning. Any board members with suggestions should email N. Purewal. | |
| 6.4 | New Facility Committee – No new updates at this time. | |
| 7. | IN-CAMERA | |
| 7.1 | Motion put forward citing policy 1.3.7 b) personal information of an individual, including an employee of the library Turner/ Braun Carried | |
| 8. | IN-CAMERA SESSIONS (BOARD ONLY) | |
| 8.1 | Motion put forward citing policy 1.3.7 b) personal information of an individual, including an employee of the Prince Rupert Library Board Minutes May 21, 2025 4 library Turner/ Braun Carried | |
| 9. | NEXT MEETING DATE | |
| 9.1 | The Prince Rupert Library Board will meet on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. | |
| 10. | ADJOURNMENT | |
| 10.1 | That the Prince Rupert Library Board adjourns their meeting held on May 21, 2025 the time being 8:55 p.m. | |