The Seattle Public Library - Board of Trustees Meeting
11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 2026
Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room 1, Level 4
1000 Fourth Ave., Seattle, WA 98104
Remote Listen Line:
Dial: 213-282-4570 / Phone conference ID: 669 801 328#
Watch Live:
https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting
Meeting ID: 289 807 237 818 707 / Passcode: 5xU3be2B
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 March 26, 2026 Regular Library Board Meeting
- March 2026 Financial Report
- Fourth Quarter/Annual 2025 Levy Report
E. CHIEF LIBRARIAN REPORT
- Chief Librarian Report
- System Report
- Integrated Library System Update - Charles Wesley, Library Technology Officer
F. OLD BUSINESS
- Executive Director & Chief Librarian Vacation, Merit and Executive Leave Policy
G. NEW BUSINESS
- Union Report
- Library Foundation and Friends of the Library Updates
- Updates from Library Board Members
H. EXECUTIVE SESSION
I. NEW BUSINESS
- Chief Librarian Performance Review and Compensation
J. ADJOURN
K. NEXT LIBRARY BOARD MEETING: May 28, 2026
(For more information, call Laura Gentry, head of the Communications Office, at 206-915-9028.)