Members of the public are welcome to attend Cambridge Public Library Board meetings.
Members of the public are welcome to attend Cambridge Public Library Board meetings.
All Cambridge Public Library Board meetings are open to the public to attend. Please email Chrissy Hodgins, the Chief Executive Officer, at: chodgins@ideaexchange.org by 1:00 pm on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 to request to attend.
Members of the public are also welcome to request to delegate.
Individuals or groups requesting to delegate must provide the following information to the CEO at least four (4) business days ahead of the meeting: summary of the delegation topic, speaker or speakers’ name, and contact information.
Members of the public may submit written comments as a form of delegation. For delegates that wish to speak at the meeting, please refer to additional details for delegates in the library board’s delegation policy. All written and in-person delegations will form part of the public record, recorded and published in the approved meeting minutes.
CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD
Board Meeting Agenda – March 26, 2025, 4:45p.m.
Regular Board Meeting at Queen’s Square Library
I Acceptance of Agenda
II Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
III Staff Presentation: Cambridge Art Galleries 2025 Preview
IV Consent Agenda
a) Minutes of the Previous Meeting: February 26, 2025
b) Staff report: Buzz Report – February 2025
c) WRFC Investment reports – Y/E 2024 and February 2025
V Business Arising from Previous Minutes
a) CEO Succession Planning - second reading
VI Items of New Business
a) Policy review: Materials Selection
b) Staff Report: Financial Reports
c) Staff Report: CEO Report
VII Chair’s Remarks
VIII Location and Date of Next Regular Board Meeting: April 30, 2025, starting at 4:45 p.m. at Queen’s Square.
IX Adjournment
| Mon, Apr 13 | 9:30AM to 8:30PM |
| Tue, Apr 14 | 9:30AM to 8:30PM |
| Wed, Apr 15 | 9:30AM to 8:30PM |
| Thu, Apr 16 | 9:30AM to 8:30PM |
| Fri, Apr 17 | 9:30AM to 5:30PM |
| Sat, Apr 18 | 9:30AM to 5:30PM |
| Sun, Apr 19 | 1:00PM to 5:00PM |
Located in the heart of downtown Galt, Queen’s Square features the largest public library collection in the city as well as the main gallery and studio space for the Cambridge Art Galleries. After exploring the Gallery, relax with a book in the multiple study and reading areas, discover the large children’s department, or take in a special musical performance on the grand piano.
Cambridge Public Library supports and inspires its community to explore reading, the arts, innovation, and lifelong learning across five locations and online.