REGULAR MEETING OF THE LIBRARY COMMISSION MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2026, AT 6 P.M. AUSTIN CENTRAL LIBRARY, 4TH FLOOR DIRECTOR’S CONFERENCE ROOM 710 WEST CESAR CHAVEZ STREET AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Commission may be participating via video conference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in- person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, contact Laura Polio, 512-974-9624, laura.polio@austintexas.gov. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Lynda Infante Huerta, Chair Pamela Carlile Sara Gore Andrea Herrera Moreno Edward Selig CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Sheila Mehta, Vice Chair Dr. Suchitra Gururaj Melissah Hasdorff Holly Sabiston AGENDA The first five speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Library Commission regular meeting on February 23, 2026. DISCUSSION 2. Discussion on the updates to the Library Commission Bylaws. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM 3. Approval of a recommendation supporting Austin Public Library’s FY27 budget. STAFF BRIEFINGS 4. 5. Staff briefing on Austin Public Library’s Innovate Program by Will Harlan, Innovate Supervisor. Staff briefing on March 2026 Austin Public Library Public Programming Highlights and Facilities Updates, by Hannah Terrell, Director of Libraries. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Laura Polio at Austin Public Library Department, at 512-974-9624 or laura.polio@austintexas.gov to request service or for additional information. For more information on the Library Commission, please contact Laura Polio at 512-974-9624 or laura.polio@austintexas.gov.
BYLAWS OF THE Library Commission ARTICLE 1. NAME. The name of the board is Library Commission. ARTICLE 2. PURPOSE AND DUTIES. The purpose and duties of the board are as follows: To make recommendations to the City Council on matters relating to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the public libraries. § 2-1-150 ARTICLE 3. MEMBERSHIP. (A) The board is composed of eleven members appointed by the city council. (B) A member serves at the pleasure of the city council. (C) Board members serve for a term of four years beginning March 1st on the year of appointment. (D) An individual board member may not act in an official capacity or speak on behalf of the board except through the action of a majority of the board in which the board identifies who is authorized to speak and identifies the actions the individual board member is authorized to take or topics on which the individual board member is entitled to speak. (E) A board member who is absent for three consecutive regular meetings or one-third of all regular meetings in a “rolling” twelve month timeframe automatically vacates the member’s position subject to the holdover provisions in Section 2-1-27 of the City Code. This does not apply to an absence due to illness or injury of the board member, an illness or injury of a board member’s immediate family member, active military service, or the birth or adoption of the board member’s child for 90 days after the event. The board member must notify the staff liaison of the reason for the absence not later than the date of the next regular meeting of the board. Failure to notify the liaison before the next regular meeting of the board will result in an unexcused absence. (F) At each meeting, each board member shall sign an attendance sheet (or if participating virtually via videoconference, send an email as provided by City Code Section 2-1-24(D)) which indicates that the member does not have a conflict of interest with any item on that agenda, or identifies each agenda item on which the member has a conflict of interest. Failure to sign the sheet results in the member being counted as absent and his/her votes are not counted. (G) A member who seeks to resign from the board shall submit a written resignation to the chair of the board, the staff liaison, or the city …
Library Commission Meeting Minutes February 23, 2026 THE LIBRARY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, February 23, 2026 The Library Commission convened in a regular meeting on Monday, February 23, 2026, at the Little Walnut Creek Branch Library in Austin, Texas. CALL TO ORDER Chair Infante Huerta called the Library Commission meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Lynda Infante Huerta, Chair Sara Gore Melissah Hasdorff Holly Sabiston Edward Selig Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Sheila Mehta, Vice-Chair Pamela Carlile Dr. Suchitra Gururaj Andrea Herrera Moreno Commissioners Absent: None PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES Library Commission Meeting Minutes February 23, 2026 1. Approve the minutes of the Library Commission regular meeting on December 15, 2025. The December 15, 2025, minutes were approved on a motion by Commissioner Selig, seconded by Commissioners Hasdorff and Gore. The motion passed on a 9-0 vote. DISCUSSION 2. Discussion of items for inclusion in a recommendation supporting Austin Public Library’s FY27 budget, including potential elements such as increased funding for library collections, expanded community support resources, safety and security resources and bond development engagement. The Commission discussed potential items for inclusion in a recommendation supporting the Austin Public Library FY27 Budget. Chair Infante Huerta appointed a working group, of which she will serve as a member, along with Commissioners Sabiston, Gore, and Selig, to draft the FY27 budget recommendation. The working group will present a draft recommendation at the March Commission meeting. STAFF BRIEFING 3. Staff briefing on the February APL Public Programming Highlights and Facilities Updates, by Hannah Terrell, Director of Libraries. The briefing was presented by Hannah Terrell, Director of Libraries. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Security ADJOURNMENT Chair Infante Huerta adjourned the meeting at 7:27 p.m. without objection.
