The Seattle Public Library - Board of Trustees Meeting
11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 20, 2025
Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room 1, Level 4
1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104
Remote Listen Line:
Dial: 213-282-4570 / Phone conference ID: 295 613 936#
Watch Live:
https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting
Meeting ID: 229 806 012 456 00 / Passcode: pX7o5FG6
Public Comment: comments must be directed to matters on the agenda.
- To provide public comment in person at the Central Library, sign up in the meeting room.
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To provide public comment remotely, join meeting with link above and enter your full name in Q&A.
- To submit public comment in writing, email 24-hours in advance of the meeting: library.board@spl.org.
Agenda
A. CALL TO ORDER
B. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
C. PUBLIC COMMENT
D. CONSENT
- Minutes of October 30, 2025 Regular Library Board Meeting
- Minutes of November 5, 2025 Special Library Board Meeting
E. CHIEF LIBRARIAN REPORT
- Chief Librarian Report
- System Report
- Library Survey Results – Kai Tang, Director of Library Experience and Engagement
F. OLD BUSINESS
G. NEW BUSINESS
- Third Quarter 2025 Levy Report
- Draft 2026 Operations Plan
- 2026 Library Board Liaisons to Foundation and Friends Boards
- Union Report
- Updates from Library Board Members
H. EXECUTIVE SESSION
I. ADJOURN
J. NEXT LIBRARY BOARD MEETING: Dec. 11, 2025
(For more information, call Laura Gentry, head of the Communications Office, at 206-915-9028.)