Public Meeting Notice
The November 18, 2025 meeting of the Chicago Public Library Board of Directors will be hosted in person at the Little Village Library located at 2311 S. Kedzie Avenue. 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
November 18, 2025, 9:00 a.m.
Little Village Branch
2311 S. Kedzie Avenue
- Welcome to the Little Village Library (info only)
- Approval of minutes for the September 16, 2025 meeting (action required)
- 2026 Chicago Public Library Board of Directors Meeting Schedule (action required)
- Administration and Finance Report (info only)
- Programming and Data Update (info only)
- Operations and Facilities Report (info only)
- Commissioner’s Report (info only)
- Strategic and Capital Planning: Shaping Chicago’s Library Future
- Community Safety and Trust: Libraries as Neighborhood Anchors
- Advancing Literacy and Access
- One Book, One Chicago: Expanding Youth Engagement
- Cultural Memory & Storytelling: Archives, Art, and Recognition
- A Conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
- Chicago Public Library Foundation Report (info only)
- Other Business
- Public Comment
Next Board meeting: January 27, 2026 at HWLC (Pending Approval)