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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, November 16, 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: October 19, 2026
    2. Bills: October 2026
    3. Financial Statements: October 2026
    4. Branch County Penal Fine Report: not yet available
    5. Management Reports: November 13, 2026
    6. Branch Reports: November 12, 2026
    7. Monthly Statistical Report: October 2026
    8. Publicity and Comments: November 12, 2026
  5. Approval of the Agenda
  6. Budget Hearing: Final Reading of the 2026 Operating and Special Revenues Budgets
  7. Purchasing Requests
  8. Announcements
    The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, December 14, 2026, at 5:30 pm in the meeting room of the Coldwater Branch Library. Note: this is the second Monday of the Month.
  9. 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.
  10. 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