September 2025
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Take Our Survey!
 
As we embark on our strategic planning journey, it is important to get feedback from our community. One method is through our community survey. As a subscriber to this newsletter, you are already invested in your library. This is your opportunity to share some needed feedback so that we can make your library the best it can be!
 
Thank you for taking the time to answer these important questions. Your feedback will help to guide our future and will have an impact on future library services. 
 
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August 26, 2025 Board Meeting 
Click here to read the agenda and any of the items in the agenda packet.
The board conducted their usual business - approving minutes and reviewing both the financial reports and Director and Staff reports.
 
Trustee Amanda Woods reported on the 8/25/25 Friends of the Library Board meeting.
The Board approved minor changes to Policy 5.11 Registration and Policy 3.10 Auditorium and Room Use.
 
An addition to the agenda was adding a closed session meeting to conduct the Director's annual review. The meeting will take place on September 23, 2025 at 6:30pm, just prior to the regular Board meeting at 7pm. If an alternate date is needed, it will be on September 12 at 7pm.
 
The meeting adjourned at 8:02pm.
 
 
Happenings
 
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month

If you receive this newsletter, you most likely have a library card. Now is the time to encourage your friends, family and neighbors to get one too! 
 
From books to games, eMaterials to the Library of Things, the possibilities truly are endless!

From the Director's Desk
Sandy Irwin, Library Director
Solar RFP Released
 
One of the Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) that we have been waiting to post is the rooftop solar project. This project was identified as part of the City's Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (S-CAP). The City set aside ARPA funds for the installation, and we received a grant from database provider EBSCO to assist with the costs.
The request for proposals (RFP) closes at 12pm on September 22, 2025. We are looking forward to a company being selected and working with them bring this project to life.
The Importance of Feedback
 
As you can see from the first section of this newsletter, we are working on gathering data for our strategic plan. We are excited about the future and all it holds!
Receiving feedback from our residents and cardholders is paramount. If we do not receive feedback, then we are working in a vacuum. We listen, we adjust services, and we plan for the library's future because of the important information we receive from you.
Thank you for taking the time to complete our survey!
Loading Dock Nearing Completion

The loading dock rehab is nearly complete! The new railings are being installed over the next several weeks. We are looking forward to the shiny new railings, and saying farewell to the old, rusty ones!
 
 
Looking for more to do? See all programs on our online calendar. 
Royal Oak Public Library
222 E 11 Mile Rd.
Royal Oak, Michigan 48067
(248) 246-3700
https://www.ropl.org/