Public Meeting Notice
The May 20, 2025 meeting of the Chicago Public Library Board of Directors will be hosted in person at the Woodson Regional Library located at 9525 S. Halsted Street. Entry to attend the meeting will be granted at 8:45 a.m.
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
May 20, 2025, 9:00 a.m.
Woodson Regional Library
9525 S. Halsted Street
- Welcome to the Woodson Regional Library (info only)
- Approval of minutes for the January 28, 2025 meeting (action required)
- Administration and Finance Report (info only)
- Programming and Collections Update (info only)
- Operations and Facilities Report (info only)
- Commissioner’s Report (info only)
- Chicago Reader Recognition & CPL’s Public Impact
- Five-Year Strategy Wrap-Up & 2025 Update: Five Years. One Mission. A Library for All.
- All Staff Institute Day 2025: Cirque du CPL
- 81 Club x CPL + CPS: One Account. Every Student.
- Harold Washington Library Center: Strategy Progress Update
- Citywide Operational Review: CPL’s Role
- Why IMLS Matters—And What’s at Stake
- Chicago Public Library Foundation Report (info only)
- Other Business
- Public Comment
Next Board meeting: September 16, 2025, at Merlo Library, 644 W. Belmont Avenue