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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
Stephanie Calhoun, Trustee, Union Twp.
Robert Hostetler, Trustee, City of Coldwater
Karen Smith, Trustee, Bronson

Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
Coldwater Branch Library, 10 E. Chicago St., Coldwater MI 49094
Monday, October 19, 2026, 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: September 21, 2026
    2. Bills: September 2026
    3. Financial Statements: September 2026
    4. Branch County Penal Fine Report: September 2026
    5. Management Reports: October 15, 2026
    6. Branch Reports: October 15, 2026
    7. Monthly Statistical Report: September 2026
    8. Publicity and Comments: October 15, 2026
  5. Approval of the Agenda
  6. Budget Hearing: First Reading of the 2026 Operating and Special Revenues Budgets
  7. Purchasing Requests
  8. Library Board Meeting Dates for 2027
  9. In-Service Days for 2027
  10. Report from This Month's Host Branch: Outreach Manager, Cheryl Lawrence
  11. New Catalog Demonstration
  12. Announcements
    The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, November 16, 2026, at 5:30 pm in the meeting room of the Coldwater Branch Library.
  13. 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.
  14. 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