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Regular Board Meeting
Wednesday, September 16
4:45pm - 6:45pm
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@cambridgepl.ca by 1:00 pm on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 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.
Regular Board Meeting Agenda
Queen’s Square Board Room, In Person
16 September 2026 at 4:45 p.m.
1. Welcome, Acceptance of Agenda and Disclosures of Interest
2. Consent Agenda
2.1 Board Meeting Minutes, 24 June 2026
2.2 Board Legacy Committee Minutes, 11 March 2026
2.3 Buzz Report (June-August 2026)
2.4 WRCF Reports (June-July 2026)
2.5 Staff Report: Financial Reports: May, Q2, July
2.6 Policy: Prevention of Workplace Harassment & Discrimination
2.7 Policy: Prevention of Workplace Violence
2.8 Policy: Accessibility
2.9 Staff Report: Summer Reading and Outreach
3. Business Arising from Previous Minutes – none
4. New Business
4.1 Staff report: 2027 Library Closures
4.2 Staff report: 2027 Board Meetings Dates
4.3 Policy Review
4.3.1 Board Procedural By-Laws
4.3.2 Code of Conduct – Board Members
4.3.3 Volunteering
4.4 Staff Report: 10-year Capital Budget
4.5 Staff Report: 2027-2030 Operating Budget
4.6 Staff Report: CEO Report (verbal)
4.7 Closed Session: on matters related to litigation or potential litigation and
advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.
5. Chair’s Remarks
5.1 Encourage strong candidates to apply to the Library Board
6. Adjournment and Next Meeting
Queen's Square
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About the branch
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.