May 2025 Board Meeting - Agenda

Surrey Public Library Board Regular Meeting
May 22, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Strawberry Hill Branch

1. Call to Order & Land Acknowledgement

Surrey Libraries recognizes that our work takes place on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories of the SEMYOME (Semiahmoo), qicəy (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛəm (Kwikwetlem), qʷɑ:nƛən (Kwantlen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), xʷməθkʷəyəm (Musqueam) First Nations and on the ancestral and traditional territory of the scəwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen) First Nation.

2. Adoption of the Agenda

 

3. Adoption of the Consent Agenda

Trustees may adopt in one motion all items appearing in the Consent agenda or, prior to the vote, request an item be removed from the Consent agenda for discussion, voting in opposition to a recommendation, or declaring a conflict of interest with an item. 

  1. Minutes of April 10, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Surrey Public Library Board
  2. Financial Statement for the period ending April 30, 2025

4. New Business/Discussion

  1. Library Governance policy revisions for approval
  2. Meeting Room and Computer Learning Centre policy revisions for approval
  3. Advocacy Plan Update for approval

5. Information Items

  1. Staff Presentation
    1. Sustainability at Surrey Libraries, Jennifer Wilson, Manager Information Services and Kelly Lau, Sustainability Coordinator
  2. Reports
    1. Digital Materials Update, Amy Ashmore, Director Collections and Resources.
  3. Verbal Updates
    1. Executive Committee
    2. InterLINK: Trustee Gillies
    3. Chief Librarian
  4. Upcoming Events
    1. National Indigenous Peoples Day, June 21, 2-7pm, Bill Reid Millenium Amphitheatre in Cloverdale.

    2. Surrey Pride, June 28, 12-7pm, Surrey Civic Plaza. 

      Trustees invited to view the events listing and attend programs of interest.

6. Roundtable

Trustees to share briefly about courses or events attended on behalf of the Library.

7. Next Meeting

July 24, 6PM, Ocean Park branch

8. Motion to Adjourn

Time Allotted: 90 Minutes