Wap Liitsx – House of Reading
Prince Rupert Public Library Board Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
101 6th Ave. West, Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1Y9
| Chair: | B. Turner |
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| Members: | R. Braun, Vice Chair K. Lyon N. Purewal R. Butler G. De Lucca D. Smith N. Adey, City Council |
| Staff: | K. Arendt, Deputy Director |
| 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 7:02 pm | |
| 2. | CONSENT AGENDA (ADDITIONS/DELETIONS) | |
| 2.1 | Adoption of Meeting Minutes That the Prince Rupert Library Board resolves to adopt the October 15, 2025 Prince Rupert Library Board Meeting minutes as presented. Adey/De Lucca — Carried | |
| 2.2 | Adoption of Financial Report That the Prince Rupert Library Board resolves to adopt the October 2025 Financial Report as presented. Adey/De Lucca — Carried | |
| 2.3 | Adoption of Circulation Report That the Prince Rupert Library Board resolves to adopt the September 2025 Circulation report as presented. Adey/De Lucca — Carried | |
| 3. | BOARD CHAIR UPDATE | |
| 3.1 | B. Turner announced that he will not be standing for board chair in the January 2026 board meeting elections. | |
| 3.2 | B. Turner announced that the Library Director contract has been finalized and signed. | |
| 4. | DEPUTY DIRECTOR UPDATE | |
| 4.1 | K. Arendt updated the board on Truth & Reconciliation initiatives involving the library’s Indigenous Storyteller in Residence, including some events at the library (Spooky | |
| 4.2 | K. Arendt discussed other library events, including the library’s book sale and an author reading with Paralympic gold medalist Greg Stewart. | |
| 4.3 | K. Arendt discussed the break-down and replacement of both the library’s boiler and the hot water tank. | |
| 5. | ONGOING ACTION ITEMS | |
| 5.1 | Adoption of meeting schedule going forward. Prince Rupert Library Board Minutes November 19, 2025 2 That the proposed board meeting dates for 2026 (provided Smith/Butler — Carried | |
| 5.2 | Discussion of the proposed dates for the Strategic Planning Session in February with Maynard Angus. | |
| 6. | SUB-COMMITTEE UPDATES | |
| 6.1 | Governance Committee – Policy A draft of the Trustee Appointment policy developed by M. Taylor and D. Smith was presented and discussed. | |
| 6.2 | New Facility Committee R. Braun presented the New Facility Committee’s final report, detailing the discovery work performed by the committee and its recommendations to the Board moving forward. | |
| 7. | ADDITIONAL ITEMS | |
| 7.1 | Discussion about the expiration of the current collective agreement between the library board and CUPE local 105-01 at the end of December 2025 and the timeline for upcoming negotiations. | |
| 8. | NEXT MEETING DATE | |
| 8.1 | The Prince Rupert Library Board will meet on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. | |
| 9. | ADJOURNMENT | |
| 9.1 | Prince Rupert Library Board adjourned their meeting held on November 19, 2025, the time being 8:22 pm. Prince Rupert Library Board Minutes November 19, 2025 3 | |