Lackawanna Library Board Information Page

Next Board Meeting:

April 15, 2026 5pm at the Lackawanna Library 

Board of Trustees

• Dean Otoka, President
• Andrea Haxton, Vice President
• Gregory Stachowski, Treasurer
• Cynthia Anderson, Secretary
• Lynn Dziak, Trustee
• Terrence Gidney, Trustee
• Lisa Rizzo, Trustee
• Nicole Edin-Sundown, Trustee
• Ian Schroeder, Trustee

Lackawanna Public Library Annual Reports

• 2025 Community Report
• 2024 Community Report
• 2023 Community Report
• 2022 Community Report
• 2021 Community Report
• 2020 Community Report

Board Meeting Minutes 

2026 Minutes

• January 21, 2026
• February 18, 2026
• March 18, 2026
• April 15, 2026
• May 20, 2026
• June 17, 2026
• July 15, 2026
• August 2026- No Meeting
• September 16, 2026
• October 21, 2026
• November 18, 2026
• December 2026- No Meeting

2025 Minutes

• January 15, 2025 Minutes
• February 2025
• March 2025- NO MEETING
• April 2025- NO MEETING
• May 21, 2025
• June 2025
• July 2025
• August 2025
• September 2025
• October 2025
• November 2025
• December 2025

2024 Minutes

• January CANCELLED
• February 14, 2024 Minutes (pdf)
• March 13, 2024 Minutes (pdf)
• April 17, 2024 Minutes (pdf)
• May 15, 2024 Minutes (pdf)
• June 12, 2024 Minutes (Pdf)
• July 17, 2024 Minutes
• August--NO MEETING
• September 18, 2024 Minutes
• October 16, 2024 Minutes
• November 19, 2024 Minutes
• December 19, 2024 Minutes

2023 Minutes

• January 11, 2023 Minutes (pdf)
• February 1, 2023 Minutes  (pdf)
• March 8, 2023 Minutes (pdf)
• April 12, 2023 Minutes (pdf)
• May 10, 2023 Minutes (pdf)
• June 14, 2023 Minutes (pdf)
• July 12, 2023 Minutes (pdf)
• August 2023 - No meeting
• September 13, 2023 Minutes (pdf)
• October 18, 2023 Minutes (pdf)
• November 15, 2023 Minutes (pdf)

2022 Minutes

• January 12, 2022 Minutes (pdf)
• February 23, 2022 Minutes (pdf)
• June 8th, 2022 Minutes (pdf)
• July 6th, 2022 Minutes (pdf)
• Aug. 3rd, 2022 Minutes (pdf)
• September - No Meeting
• October 5th, 2022 Minutes (pdf)
• November 9th, 2022 Minutes (pdf)

2021 Minutes

• January 4th 2021 Minutes (pdf)
• January 27th 2021 Minutes (pdf)
• March 30 2021 Minutes (pdf)
• May 27th 2021 Minutes (pdf)
• July 7th 2021 Minutes (pdf)
• August 4th 2021 Minutes (pdf)
• September 8, 2021 Minutes (pdf)
• October 6, 2021 Minutes (pdf)
• November 24, 2021 Minutes (pdf)
• December 15, 2021 Minutes (pdf)

2020 Minutes

• January 2020 Minutes (pdf)
• February 2020 Minutes (pdf)
• March 2020 Minutes (pdf)
• April 22, 2020 (pdf) Minutes
• May 28, 2020 (pdf) Minutes
• June 10, 2020 (pdf) Minutes
• July 22, 2020 (pdf) Minutes
• September 30, 2020 Minutes (pdf)

2019 Minutes

• January 2019 Minutes (pdf)
• February 2019 Minutes (pdf)
• March 2019 Minutes (pdf)
• April 2019 Minutes (pdf)
• May 2019 Minutes (pdf)
• June 2019 Minutes (pdf)
• July 2019 Minutes (pdf)
• August 2019 Minutes (pdf)
• September 2019 Minutes (pdf)
• October 2019 Minutes (pdf)
• November 2019 Minutes (pdf)

Board Meeting Documents 2026

January 2026

• January 2026 Agenda
• December 2025 Financials Memorial, Operating, and Grant
• December 2025 Statistics
• January 2026 Director's Report

February 2026

• February 2026 Agenda
• January 2026 Financials Memorial, Operating, Grant
• City Budget update
• 2025 'System Paid' Budget Analysis
• 2025 End of Year Statistics
• January 2026 Statistics
• February 2026 Director's Report

March 2026

• March 2026 Agenda
• February 2026 Financials Memorial, Operating, Grant
• February 2026 Statistics
• March 2026 Director's Report

April 2026

May 2026

June 2026

July 2026

August 2026

September 2026

October 2026

November 2026

December 2026

Past Years - Agendas, and Handouts

2025

January 2025

• December 2024 Stats
• 2024 End-of-Year Stats
• December 2024 Financials Memorial, Operating, and Grant
• Agenda
• Director Report January 2025
• Fire/Security Alarm Panel Replacement Quote
• DRAFT of 2024 Community Report

February 2025

• January 2025 Stats
• January Financials Memorial, Operating, and Grant
• Agenda
• Director Report February 2025
• DRAFT of 2024 Community Report
• 2025 System Budget

March 2025

• No Board Meeting

April 2025

• No Board Meeting

May 2025

• Feb, March, April Financials Memorial, Operating, and Grant
• Agenda

June 2025

• March, April, May 2025 Statistics
• May Financials Memorial, Operating, and Grant
• Agenda
• Director Report June 2025

July 2025

• June 2025 Stats
• June Financials Memorial, Operating, and Grant
• Agenda
• Director Report July 2025

August 2025

• July statistics and financials to be reviewed at September meeting
• Agenda

September 2025

• July 2025 and August 2025 Statistics
• July and August Financials Memorial, Operating, and Grant
• Agenda
• Director Report September 2025
• Cintas Invoice

October 2025

• September 2025 Statistics
• September Financials Memorial, Operating, and Grant
• Agenda
• Director Report October 2025

November 2025

• October 2025 Stats
• October Financials Memorial, Operating, and Grant
• Agenda
• Director Report November 2025
• DRAFT (PDF) of 2026-2030 Long Term Service Plan
• Letter (PDF) for Legislator Support
• 2026 Holiday Schedule

December 2025

• November 2025 Library Stats
• November 2025 Social Media Stats
• November Financials Memorial, Operating, and Grant
• Agenda
• Director Report December 2025

2024

January 2024- MEETING CANCELLED

February 2024

• November 2023(pdf), December 2023 (pdf), January 2024 (pdf) Stats
• 2023 End-of-Year Stats (pdf)
• November 2023 Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)
• December 2023 Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)
• January Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)
• Agenda (pdf)
• Director Report February 2024 (pdf)
• DRAFT (pdf) of 2023 Community Report

March 2024

• February 2024 Stats (pdf)
• February Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)
• Agenda (pdf)
• Director Report March 2024 (pdf)

April 2024

• March 2024 Stats (pdf)
• March Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)
• Agenda (pdf)
• Director Report April 2024 (pdf)

May 2024

• April 2024 Stats (pdf)
• April Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)
• Agenda (Pdf)
• Director Report May 2024 (pdf)
• Rules of Conduct (pdf) (B&ECPL policy)
• Patron Suspension Reinstatement and Appeal Process (pdf) (B&ECPL policy)
• Reinstatement Request Form (pdf) (B&ECPL policy form)

June 2024

• May 2024 Stats (pdf)
• May Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)
• Agenda (pdf)
• Director Report June 2024 (pdf)
• Patron Suspension Reinstatement and Appeal Process (pdf)
• Reinstatement Request Form (pdf)
• Rules of Conduct (pdf)
• Unattended Children Policy (pdf)

July 2024

• June 2024 Stats (pdf)
• June Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)
• Agenda (pdf)
• Director Report July 2024 (pdf)

August 2024- NO MEETING

September 2024

• July 2024 and August 2024 Stats
• July Financials Memorial, Operating, and Grant
• August Financials Memorial, Operating, and Grant
• Agenda
• Director Report September 2024
• 2025 Budget Request Expenses, Revenues
• Donation Request Letter from Friends of the Library DRAFT

October 2024

• September 2024 Stats
• September Financials Memorial, Operating, and Grant
• Agenda
• Director Report October 2024
• Lackawanna Public Library Proposed 2025 Holiday and Summer Hours Schedule
• 2025 B&ECPL System Holiday Schedule
• Increasing Resources in Libraries Grant through B&ECPL

November 2024

• October 2024 Stats
• October Financials Memorial, Operating, and Grant
• Agenda
• Director Report November 2024
• South Buffalo Moose Lodge Community Service Project
• Increase Resources in Libraries Grant Request

December 2024

• November 2024 Stats
• November Financials Memorial, Operating, and Grant
• Agenda
• Director Report December 2024

2023

January 2023

• Nov. Dec. and Year End Stats (pdf)
• Nov and Dec Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)
• Agenda 1/11/23 (pdf)
• Emergency Plan DRAFT
• Community Report DRAFT (pdf)

February 2023

• Emergency Plan
• Community Report DRAFT (pdf)
• Agenda 2/1/23 (pdf)
• Procurement Policy (pdf)
• By-Laws changes for consideration (pdf) 

March 2023

• Jan. and Feb Stats (pdf)
• Community Report DRAFT (pdf)
• Agenda 3/8/23 (pdf)
• Director Report (pdf) March
• Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)

April 2023

• March Stats  (pdf)
• Community Report DRAFT (pdf)
• Agenda 4/12/23 (pdf)
• Director Report April (pdf)
• Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)

May 2023

• April Stats (pdf)
• Agenda 5/10/23 (pdf)
• Director Report May (pdf)
• Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)

June 2023

• May Stats (pdf)
• Request for Proposal, Facility Assessment DRAFT (pdf)
• Agenda 6/14/23 (pdf)
• Director Report June (pdf)
• Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)

July 2023

• June Stats (pdf)
• Agenda 7/12/23 (pdf)
• Director Report July (pdf)
• Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)
• Contract (pdf) for approval
• 2024 Personnel Budget Request DRAFT (pdf)
• 2024 Direct Budget Request Expenses (pdf) and Revenues (pdf)
• System Paid Budget May 2023 (pdf)

August 2023 - No Meeting

September 2023

• July (pdf) and August (pdf) Stats
• Agenda 9/13/23 (pdf)
• Director Report September 2023 (pdf)
• July Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)
• August Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)

October 2023

• September Stats (pdf)
• Agenda 10/18/23 (pdf)
• Director Report October 2023 (pdf)
• September Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf)

November 2023

• October Stats (pdf)
• Agenda 11/15/23 (pdf)
• Director Report November 2023 (pdf)
• October Financials Memorial (pdf), Operating (pdf), and Grant (pdf) 

2022

January 2022

• December Stats (pdf)
• December Circulation (pdf)
• December Item Circulation (pdf)
• December Computers (pdf)
• December WiFi (pdf)
• December 2021 Financials (pdf)
• Agenda January 12, 2022 (pdf)

February 2022

March 2022

April 2022

• Agenda April 13, 2022 (pdf)

May 2022

June 2022

• Minutes (pdf) June 8th

July 2022

• Agenda (pdf) July 6th, 2022
• Community Report Draft (pdf)
• Contract (pdf) for approval
• May Financials Accounts Memorial Fund (pdf) and Contract Libraries (pdf)
• June Statistics (pdf) 

August 2022

• Agenda (pdf) Aug 3rd, 2022
• 2023 Direct Budget Request (pdf)
• Geothermal Heat Pumps Information (pdf)
• Request for Consideration of Materials  (pdf)
• June Financial Accounts Memorial Fund (pdf) and Operating Fund (pdf)
• July Statistics (pdf)

September 2022 - No Quorum

October 2022

• Agenda (pdf), Oct. 5th, 2022
• Free computer area chairs (pdf)
• July Financial Accounts Memorial Fund (pdf), Operating Fund (pdf), and Grant Fund (pdf)
• Aug. Statistics (pdf)
• August Financial Accounts: Memorial Fund (pdf), Operating Fund (pdf) and Grant Fund (pdf)
• Sept. Statistics (pdf) 

November 2022

• Agenda (pdf), Nov 9th, 2022
• Sept. Financials: Memorial Fund (pdf), Operating Fund (pdf) and Grant Fund (pdf)
• Oct. Statistics (pdf)

December 2022 - No Meeting

November 2021

• Agenda November 24, 2021 (pdf)
• November Statistics (pdf)

December 2021

• Agenda December 15, 2021 (pdf)
• November Stats (pdf)
• November Circulation (pdf)
• November Item Circulation (pdf)
• November Computers (pdf)
• November WiFi (pdf)
• November 2021 Financials (pdf)

Bylaws

Lackawanna Public Library Bylaws (pdf) - Consolidated and Amended Feb 1st 2023

Long Range Plan of Service

2026-2030 Lackawanna Library Five Year Plan (pdf)

2021-2025 Lackawanna Library Five Year Plan (pdf)