Public Meeting Notice
The January 27, 2026 meeting of the Chicago Public Library Board of Directors will be hosted in person at the Harold Washington Library Center, Lower Level, Multi-Purpose Room.
Public Comment
- Written statements are the preferred method of public comment and will be accepted up to 24 hours in advance of the meeting at ebjones@chipublib.org.
- Members of the public and staff that attend the meeting in person will be granted an opportunity to speak towards the end of the meeting.
- Selected speakers will be provided with up to 2 minutes of comment.
Agenda
January 27, 2026, 9:00 a.m.
Harold Washington Library Center// Lower Level, Multi-Purpose Room
400 S. State Street
- Approval of minutes for the November 18, 2025 meeting (action required)
- Election of Officers (action required)
- Administration and Finance Report (info only)
- 2026 Budget Update/Kelly Fund Budget Approval (action required)
- Strategy, Sustainability and Continuous Improvement Update (info only)
- Operations and Facilities Report (info only)
- Commissioner’s Report (info only)
- Civic Strategy: Libraries as Neighborhood Infrastructure
- Public Funding Landscape: State Momentum and Federal Signals
- Literacy and Neighborhood Impact: Coleman Branch
- Democracy, Practiced Locally: The Obama Branch Library
- Public Learning and the Civic Classroom
- Investing in Civic Leadership for Youth Opportunity
- Workforce Development and National Leadership: ASID and ALA 2026
- Chicago Public Library Foundation Report (info only)
- Other Business
- Public Comment
Next Board meeting: May 19, 2026, Humboldt Park Branch, 1605 N. Troy Street