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The Chicago Public Library Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on May 20, 2025. The meeting will take place at the Woodson Regional Library, located at 9525 S. Halsted Street. Attendees can enter the venue starting at 8:45 a.m.
Public comments are encouraged in written form and should be submitted up to 24 hours before the meeting via email to ebjones@chipublib.org. Those attending in person will have an opportunity to speak towards the end of the meeting, with selected speakers allotted up to two minutes each.
The agenda for the meeting includes several items. The board will approve minutes from their January 28, 2025 meeting and receive reports on administration and finance, programming and collections, operations and facilities, and from the Commissioner. Additional topics include "Chicago Reader Recognition & CPL’s Public Impact," "Five-Year Strategy Wrap-Up & 2025 Update: Five Years. One Mission. A Library for All," "All Staff Institute Day 2025: Cirque du CPL," "81 Club x CPL + CPS: One Account. Every Student," "Harold Washington Library Center: Strategy Progress Update," "Citywide Operational Review: CPL’s Role," and "Why IMLS Matters—And What’s at Stake."
A report from the Chicago Public Library Foundation will also be presented. The next board meeting is scheduled for September 16, 2025, at Merlo Library, located at 644 W. Belmont Avenue.
