Wap Liitsx – House of Reading
Prince Rupert Public Library Board Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
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: | M. Taylor, 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. | Consent Agenda (Additions/ Deletions) | |
| 2.1 | Adoption of Meeting Minutes That the Prince Rupert Library Board resolves to adopt the November 19, 2025 Prince Rupert Library Board Meeting minutes as presented. Smith/Adey — Carried | |
| 2.2 | Adoption of Financial Report That the Prince Rupert Library Board resolves to adopt the December 2025 Financial Report as presented. Smith/Adey — Carried | |
| 2.3 | Adoption of Circulation Report That the Prince Rupert Library Board resolves to adopt the December 2025 Circulation report as presented. Smith/Adey — Carried | |
| 3. | Board Chair Update | |
| 3.1 | B. Turner gave brief statement highlighting that things have been moving along well. | |
| 3.2 | Motion to move to nominations for new board chair for 2026. Smith/Adey — Carried | |
| 3.3 | D. Smith nominated N. Purewal for board chair. N. Purewal accepted the nomination under the condition that she would be interim chair for one year. The Vice Chair will sign all financial documents on her behalf. Second call for nominations – none. Third call for nominations – none. N. Purewal unanimously voted in as Interim Board Chair for 2026. | |
| 3.4 | G. DeLucca nominated R. Braun for Vice Chair. K. Lyon seconds. R. Braun accepted the nomination. R. Braun nominated D. Smith for Vice Chair, D. Smith declined nomination. Second call for nominations – none. Third call for nominations – none. R. Braun voted in as Vice Chair for 2026. DeLucca/Lyon — Carried | |
| 4. | Director Update | |
| 4.1 | M. Taylor discussed the poll results for deciding on a date for strategic planning. | |
| 4.2 | Proposed survey questions for the community were discussed. M. Taylor will email the questions to the Strategic Planning committee. | |
| 4.3 | M. Taylor gave a summary of some of the other events and programs going on at the library this January and February. | |
| 5. | Ongoing Action Items | |
| 5.1 | A “City Update” section will be added to meeting agendas going forward. | |
| 6. | Sub-Committee Updates | |
| 6.1 | N. Purewal provided an update on the last meeting of the Strategic Planning committee. The dates for strategic planning with Maynard Angus was confirmed for April 11 and 12, 2026. This will push the timeline for a completed strategic framework to the end of the year. | |
| 6.2 | N. Purewal, R. Braun, and M. Taylor will meet prior to the next board meeting on February 18th to discuss Governance Committee plans for the coming year. | |
| 7. | Additional Items | |
| 7.1 | Some trustees added their thanks to B. Turner for all his work as Board Chair for the past few years. | |
| 8. | Next Meeting Date | |
| 8.1 | The Prince Rupert Library Board will meet on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. | |
| 9. | Adjournment | |
| 9.1 | Prince Rupert Library Board adjourned their meeting held on January 21, 2026, the time being 7:53 pm. Turner/ Adey — Carried | |