City Hall and Court House  
15 West Kellogg Boulevard  
Council Chambers - 3rd  
Floor  
City of Saint Paul  
651-266-8560  
Meeting Minutes - Action Only  
Library Board  
Chair Saura Jost  
Councilmember Anika Bowie  
Councilmember Molly Coleman  
Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson  
Councilmember HwaJeong Kim  
Councilmember Rebecca Noecker  
Councilmember Nelsie Yang  
Wednesday, August 5, 2026  
Roll Call  
1:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
6 -  
Present  
Board Member Rebecca Noecker, Board Member Nelsie Yang, Board  
Member Anika Bowie, Board Member Cheniqua Johnson, Board Member  
Saura Jost, and Board Member Molly Coleman  
1 - Board Member HwaJeong Kim  
Absent  
Approval of Minutes  
Min 26-23  
1
Moved by Board Member Jost, Approval of Minutes is Adopted. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yea:  
Board Member Noecker, Board Member Yang, Board Member Bowie,  
Board Member Johnson, Board Member Jost, and Board Member Coleman  
0
Nay:  
1 - Board Member Kim  
Absent:  
Staff Report  
Newcomer Services  
SR 26-154  
2
Referred to the Library Board due back on 10/7/2026  
6 -  
0
Yea:  
Board Member Noecker, Board Member Yang, Board Member Bowie,  
Board Member Johnson, Board Member Jost, and Board Member Coleman  
Nay:  
1 - Board Member Kim  
Absent:  
Strengthening Libraries as Spaces of Belonging Project  
SR 26-156  
3
Received and Filed  
Discussion  
Amending the financing and spending plan of the Saint Paul Public Library  
Agency in the amount of $920,000.00 to reflect the multi-year transfer of grant  
funds received on the library’s behalf by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public  
Library from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.  
RES PH 26-178  
4
Moved by Board Member Jost, Resolution-Public Hearing is Adopted. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Yea:  
Board Member Noecker, Board Member Yang, Board Member Bowie,  
Board Member Johnson, Board Member Jost, and Board Member Coleman  
0
Nay:  
1 - Board Member Kim  
Absent:  
Adjournment