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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
Lucille E. Dearth Union Twp. Branch Library, 195 N. Broadway St., Union City MI 49094
Monday, September 21, 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: August 17, 2026
    2. Bills: August 2026
    3. Financial Statements: August 2026
    4. Branch County Penal Fine Report: July 2026
    5. Branch County Penal Fine Report: August 2026
    6. Management Reports: September 17, 2026
    7. Branch Reports: September 17, 2026
    8. Monthly Statistical Report: August 2026
    9. Publicity and Comments: September 16, 2026
  5. Approval of the Agenda
  6. Personnel Committee: Met September 15, 2026
  7. Report from This Month's Host Branch: Lucille E. Dearth Union Twp. Branch Manager, Maria Rathbun
  8. Announcements
    The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Branch District Library Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 5:30 pm in the meeting room of the Coldwater Branch Library.
  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