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Benjamin Jewell, President, City of Coldwater
Susan Smith, Vice President, Quincy
Kimberly Langworthy, Secretary, County-at-Large
Susan Brooks, Trustee, County-at-Large
Robert Hostetler, Trustee, City of Coldwater
Joseph Lynch, Trustee, Union Twp.
Karen Smith, Trustee, Bronson

Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Bronson Branch, 207 N. Matteson St., Bronson MI 49028
Monday, August 18, 2025, 5:30 PM

AGENDA

  1. Call to Order
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Roll Call / Attendance
  4. Consent Agenda
    Items listed in the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine matters or items not needing further discussion. Board members, or members of the public, should indicate now if they would like any items moved from the Consent Agenda for discussion. Approval of these items will be enacted in one motion.
    1. BDL Regular Board Meeting Minutes: July 21, 2025
    2. Building Committee: met August 13, 2025
    3. Bills: July 2025
    4. Financial Statements: July 2025
    5. Branch County Penal Fine Report: not yet available
    6. Management Reports: August 14, 2025
    7. Branch Reports: August 14, 2025
    8. Monthly Statistical Report: July 2025
    9. Publicity and Comments: August 14, 2025
    10. Celebrating Branch County Bookmobiles, Past and Present
  5. Approval of the Agenda
  6. Policy Review: Borrowing and Lending Policy
  7. Family Fright Night Early Closure Request
  8. Report from this month's host: Bronson Branch Manager, Lynnell Eash
  9. Announcements
    The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, September 15, 2025, at 5:30 pm in the Algansee Branch Library.
  10. Public Comments
    Those wishing to speak should indicate their desire to do so now. There will be a time limit of three minutes per speaker. See the Public Comment Policy at www.BranchDistrictLibrary.org/policies for the complete rules of the public comment period.
  11. Adjournment

The Branch District Library will provide necessary and reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio recordings of printed materials being considered at the meeting to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon one week’s notice to the Branch District Library by writing or calling the following:

Branch District Library, 10 E. Chicago St., Coldwater, MI 49036
(517) 278-2341
info@BranchDistrictLibrary.org