Newmarket Public Library Board

That items 2.1 to 2.3 are adopted as presented.

That items 4.1 to 4.2 be adopted and approved as presented.

That the Library Board approve the following Resolution. Whereas public libraries are vibrant community hubs where residents of all ages and backgrounds can learn, work, train, innovate, explore and connect; and, Whereas the Newmarket Public Library provides community members with equitable, reliable access to broadband internet; and, Whereas the Newmarket Public Library uses technology to make resources more accessible and responsive to people’s changing needs; and, Whereas the Newmarket Public Library supports local economic development through the provision of important business development and job skills programming for adults and youth; and Whereas the Newmarket Public Library works closely with local residents to deliver valued programs and services and shares knowledge and resources; and, Whereas the Newmarket Public Library continues to responsibly manage public resources with the utmost care and is committed to the sustainability of its services; and, Whereas the Newmarket Public Library recognizes the opportunity that targeted provincial investment can provide to secure more equitable access to increasingly significant digital resources and library-based services across Ontario; Therefore Be It Resolved that the Town of Newmarket encourages the Province of Ontario to continue to recognize and support the contribution of local libraries within their communities; that the Town of Newmarket encourages the Province of Ontario to maintain existing funding for Ontario’s p

That the Action List be received as presented.

That the Library Board approve the draft Capital and Operating 2022 Decision Package requests for submission to the Town of Newmarket.

That the Library Board approve the following Resolution: Whereas at least three million Canadians have print disabilities which include low vision or blindness, learning disabilities like dyslexia, or physical disabilities like Parkinson’s’, Cerebral Palsy, and others, which prevent them from using traditional print: and Whereas each year in Canada, people with print disabilities read more than 1 million accessible titles, and the majority are in physical formats; and Whereas access to information and ideas is crucial to education, to employment, and to opportunities to connect socially within a community, and yet fewer than 1 in 10 books are available in accessible formats for those with print disabilities; and Whereas the Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) provides necessary reading materials for people with print disabilities, including those with vision loss, learning disabilities and physical disabilities, and libraries across the country rely on CELA to provide accessible reading materials and support to patrons that are cost effective and equitable, and Whereas the Federal government has recently decided to reverse its proposed cuts to funding for accessible book production and distribution, but offers no assurances for longer term funding, which is still set to be fully

That the Library Board move in to a Closed Session at 6:40 pm for Labour relations or employee negotiations, per section 16.1.4.(d) of the Public Libraries Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.44. And A matter in respect of which a board or committee of a board may hold a closed meeting under another Act. 2002,c.17,Sched.C, s.24(5) per section 16.1.4.(g) of the Public Libraries Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.44

That the Library Board move out of Closed Session at 6:50 pm.

Motions Arising from Closed Session: That the Closed Session minutes for March 17, 2021 be adopted as presented and April 20, 2021 be adopted as amended.

That the Library Board receive the report on matters pertaining to Labour relations.

That the Library Board receive the report on the results of the Request for Proposal for Strategic Planning Services; And That the Library approve the recommendations as outlined in the report.

That there being no further business, the meeting adjourn at 6:57 pm.