The seven-member Advisory Board of the Berks County Public Libraries System provides counsel and strategic advice to the Library System and its member libraries. The Board’s roles include the review and approval of System-wide policies and the distribution of state funds to member libraries in accordance with the approved funding formula. System Member Representatives offer feedback and meet quarterly with the Advisory Board throughout the year with additional meetings scheduled as needed. Meetings are usually held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at Library System Headquarters or virtually on Teams and are open to the public. For 2025, the Berks County Public Libraries Board of Directors will meet on February 19, May 21, August 20, November 19. Approved minutes will be posted online.
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BCPL System Advisory Board Finance Committee Meetings
Meetings will be held at the Berks County Public Libraries System Headquarters at 1040 Berks Road, Leesport, PA 19533:
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Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 12PM in-person only
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 12PM in-person and virtually on MS Teams
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 12PM in-person and virtually on MS Teams
BCPL Advisory Board Meeting—February 19, 2025
The February 19, 2025 BCPL Board meeting will take place at 7 PM in person at System HQ: 1040 Berks Road, Leesport, PA 19533. A virtual meeting option will also be available on Microsoft Teams. Instructions on how to join the Teams meeting can be found here.
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There will be provided at the beginning of the agenda for each public meeting an opportunity for speakers to comment one time on printed agenda items which are before the Board, or comment on matters germane to Library business. Speakers who wish to address the Board must sign the meeting sign- in sheet, located in the lobby area of the System Office, prior to the start of the meeting. Sign-ins must include name, and library name (if acting as a library representative) or municipality name. Speakers wishing to comment virtually shall email the comments@berkslibraries.org email address, which will accept virtual public comments until the public comment period is closed. Any comments without name and library name or municipality name will not be considered. Comments from speakers attending in person shall be accepted first and limited to three minutes per comment. Once all in-person comments are received, comments received by a virtual format shall be read aloud by the Board. The meeting comment period is limited to a total of 30 minutes including both in-person and virtual comments.
Please refer to the Public Comment Policy on the Board Documents page for complete instructions on the public comment period.
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