Agenda

BERLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETING March 11, 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 February 11, 2026 Library Board meeting minutes. 6. Monthly bills. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the February 2026 library monthly bills as presented by Library Director. 7. Treasurer’s February Financial Report. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the report. o Explanation of Hoopla payment. Discussion and action as needed. o Discussion on treasurer’s procedures. Discussion and action as needed. 8. Directors’ report o Discussion on past month and upcoming activities. o WCTS painting update. Discussion and action as needed. o Carpeting update. Discussion and action as needed. o Library signage. Update with no action needed. 9. National Library Week discussion. RECOMMENDATION: Discussion and action as needed. 10. Annual Report: RECOMMENDATION: Approve the 2025 Annual Report and file. 11. Policy committee update. Committee report with no action needed. 12. Friends of the Library recap. Committee report with no action needed. 13. Carnegie Library Grant. Discussion and action as needed. 14. 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.) 15. New Business (To be used to request items of new business to be put on a future agenda) 16. Adjourn Next meeting: April 8, 2026 Any board member unable to attend should contact Chris Kalupa or Kay Roethel