Wap Liitsx – House of Reading
Prince Rupert Public Library Board Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
101 6th Ave. West, Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1Y9
| Chair: | B. Turner |
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| Members: | N. Adey , City Council R. Braun, V ice Chair G. De Lucca K. Lyon N. Purewal D. Smith |
| Regrets: | R. Butler |
| Staff: | M. T aylor, Library Director, Secretary of the Board |
| 1. | CALL TO ORDER / INTRODUCTIONS | |
| 1.1. | The Prince Rupert Library Board acknowledges the traditional and unceded territory of the Ts’msyen and Sm’algyax Speaking Peoples on which this meeting takes place. | |
| 1.2 | Call to Order at 7:01 pm | |
| 2. | GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE | |
| 2.1. | N. Purewal provided an update on the last meeting of Prince Rupert Library Board Minutes June 18, 2025 1 Wap Liitsx - House of Reading the newly formed Governance Committee which will | |
| 3. | CONSENT AGENDA (ADDITIONS/DELETIONS) | |
| 3.1 | Adoption of Meeting Minutes That the Prince Rupert Library Board resolves to adopt the May 18, 2025 Prince Rupert Library Board Meeting minutes with one amendment (noted under Action Items). Braun/Adey — Carried | |
| 3.2 | Adoption of Financial Report That the Prince Rupert Library Board resolves to adopt the May 2025 Financial Report as presented. Smith/Braun — Carried | |
| 3.3 | Adoption of Circulation Report That the Prince Rupert Library Board resolves to adopt the May 2025 Circulation report as presented. Smith/Braun — Carried | |
| 4. | BOARD CHAIR UPDATE | |
| 4.1 | ||
| 4.2 | B. Turner provided an update and discussion around board training workshop for a number of City of PR boards that ran on Saturday June 21. | |
| 5. | LIBRARY DIRECTOR UPDATE | |
| 5.1 | M. T aylor noted that the Dempsey Bob art piece is now displayed at the front of the Library . A new permanent display that will showcase new books by indigenous authors is also complete. | |
| 5.2 | Discussion around a proposal from School District 52 to work with the public library once the new middle school is constructed. Ideas are still being generated to potentially | |
| 5.3 | Three staff members attended the Beyond Hope library conference in Prince George earlier this month, bringing back many ideas to share with those who could not attend. | |
| 5.4 | M. T aylor provided an update on the work of organizing a list of potential consultants for strategic planning. She is still gathering information on who is available and interested and | |
| 6. | ONGOING ACTION ITEMS | |
| 6.1 | R. Braun provided a motion to strike the names of the public from May’s meeting minutes. Those who attend board meeting minutes strictly to observe are not obligated to make their names known. Braun/Adey — Carried | |
| 7. | SUB-COMMITTEE UPDATES | |
| 7.1 | New Facility Committee R. Braun provided an update on the meeting the New Facility Committee had earlier that day . Steps and Prince Rupert Library Board Minutes June 18, 2025 3 | |
| 8. | IN-CAMERA | |
| 8.1 | Motion put forward citing policy 1.3.7 b) personal information of an individual, including an employee of the library Turner/Adey — Carried | |
| 9. | NEXT MEETING DATE | |
| 9.1 | The Prince Rupert Library Board will meet on W ednesday , September 17, 2025. | |
| 10. | ADJOURNMENT | |
| 10.1 | That the Prince Rupert Library Board adjourns their meeting held on May 21, 2025 the time being 8:16 pm. | |