# South Pasadena Library Board of Trustees 11 12 2026


**Body:** City of South Pasadena
**Date:** November 13, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Education, Physical Infrastructure


The South Pasadena Library Board of Trustees meeting, held November 12, 2026, reviewed board accomplishments and discussed goals and priorities for 2027. The most procurement-related update was that the Friends of the Library finance committee had reviewed the library’s budget requests, which were expected to proceed to the Friends board. Requests include community-room improvements and other furniture or facility items; the community-room improvements would bring the request total to about $25,000. The Friends’ annual support is typically about $92,000–$96,000. These requests had not yet received final approval, and no contract awards or purchasing votes were reported.

Trustees also discussed longer-term development of the library campus, including the cost of advancing planning to a site plan or rendering, described as a seven-figure expense, and a previously presented middle-plus option estimated at about $40 million for new construction. No project or funding decision was made; trustees discussed seeking clarity from city leadership and coordinating with other stakeholders before setting advocacy goals. The board unanimously approved the motion to rescind the 2006 procedure for patrons exhibiting disruptive behavior, as part of separating policies from staff procedures; this was not a procurement action.

**Source:** City of South Pasadena