Agenda

BERLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETING May 13, 2026 4:30 p.m. Kay Swan Meeting Room Virtual Attendance available through Zoom Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9203615420?pwd=elJNdDVKZDQ0QUFQN3l6M1pnM09Sdz09 Call In: 1-312-626-6799 Meeting ID: 920 361 5420 Password 488488 1. Call to order/roll call 2. Virtual Attendees Seated (if necessary) 3. Public Presentation 4. Correspondence 5. Approval of minutes. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the April 8, 2026 Library Board meeting minutes. 6. Nominating committee report. RECOMMENDATION: Accept and approve the committee report. 7. Election of Officers: RECOMMENDATION: Approve the slate of officers as recommended. 8. Appointment of Standing Committees. No action needed. o Appointment of Policy, Personnel and Finance committees. o Appointment for Board member to sign Director’s time sheet. o Appointment of Friend of the Library liaison. 9. Monthly bills. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the April 2026 library monthly bills as presented by Library Director. 10. Treasurer’s April Financial Report. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the report. 11. Directors’ report o Discussion on past month and upcoming activities. o WCTS painting update. RECOMMENDATION: Discussion and action as needed. o Carnegie entrance painting. RECOMMENDATION: Discussion and action as needed. 12. Friends of the Library recap. Committee report with no action needed. 13. Approval of Library Policy Committee minutes. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the May 6, 2026 minutes. 14. Library Policy Committee report. RECOMMENDATION: Review updated policies, discuss and action as needed. 15. Old Business (To be used to request items of old business be put on a future agenda for further discussion or action; or used to make a motion for reconsideration of an item from the current meeting or immediately previous meeting; or to make a motion to take items off the table which were laid on the table only during the current meeting.) 16. New Business (To be used to request items of new business to be put on a future agenda) 17. Adjourn Next meeting: June 10, 2026 Any board member unable to attend should contact Chris Kalupa or Kay Roethel