Carbondale Reporter

City of Carbondale Public Library Board of Trustees met Oct. 8.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

Call to order.

Roll call.

Introductions, audience and visitors. 

Visitors are asked to introduce themselves at this time and present any issues they wish to discuss. Visitors wishing to address specific agenda items will be granted two to five minutes at the discretion of the President, not to exceed a total of twenty minutes. The Library Board may cut short any comments that are irrelevant, repetitious, or disruptive. (Id. at 1425-26). 

President's report.

Secretary's report.

1. Approval of the September 10, 2025, Board Meeting minutes.

Correspondence and communications.

Financial report.

1. Approval of the bills payable up to and including October 8, 2025, through November 12, 2025.

2. Acceptance of the financial report for September 2025.

Librarian's report.

1. Building and Maintenance.

a. Closures for HVAC and roof project.

2. Fiscal Year 2027 budget and levy.

3. Board membership update.

4. Staffing and staff development.

5. Community survey implementation plan.

6. Serving Our Public 4.0 review.

7. Other.

Committee reports.

1. Five-Year Planning Committee,

a. Approve minutes from Sept. 2, 2025, meeting.

b. Approve minutes from Sept. 8, 2025, meeting.

Unfinished business.

New business.

1. Fiscal Year 2027 levy request.

Other.

1. Patron behavior.

Adjournment

Board Meetings for 2025. Board Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 4:30 p.m. in the Carbondale Public Library meeting room unless noted. Agendas for regular Board Meetings are posted on the Library website no later than forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting date at links.carbondalepubliclibrary.org/agenda 

Meeting Dates. January 8, February 12, March 12, April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13, September 10, October 8, November 12, & December 10 

https://www.explorecarbondale.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10082025-2576