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    UPCOMING MEETINGS

    • Dec. 16, 2025
    • 09:30 AM

    Link: 

    https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NjcwZWY2MjEtNWNhZC00OWM2LWFhMmMtNzQ2ZmQ1ZGMwODU1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2250d5beb8-bd30-484b-854a-a6dcf057a679%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22241474fb-8c08-4365-9314-2978afd104ce%22%7d

     

    ADD TO CALENDAR December 16, 2025 9:30am December 16, 2025 9:30am America/Chicago IT Technical Group Meeting
    • Dec. 17, 2025
    • 01:30 PM

    ADD TO CALENDAR December 17, 2025 1:30pm December 17, 2025 1:30pm America/Chicago Database Management Advisory Group Meeting
    • Dec. 24, 2025
    • 12:00 AM

    ADD TO CALENDAR December 24, 2025 12:00am December 24, 2025 12:00am America/Chicago Christmas Eve - CCS Office Closed
    • Dec. 25, 2025
    • 12:00 AM

    ADD TO CALENDAR December 25, 2025 12:00am December 25, 2025 12:00am America/Chicago Christmas Day - CCS Office Closed
    • Dec. 31, 2025
    • 12:00 AM

    ADD TO CALENDAR 12/31/25 00:00 am 12/31/25 00:00 am America/Chicago New Year's Eve & Day - CCS Office Closed
    • Jan. 8, 2026
    • 09:30 AM

    Submit Agenda Topics: https://forms.office.com/r/0NExseUaiH 

    ADD TO CALENDAR 01/08/26 09:30 am 01/08/26 09:30 am America/Chicago Circ Technical Group Meeting
    • Jan. 14, 2026
    • 10:00 AM

    To submit public comment, either join the meeting using the link below, or send an email with your comments to Executive Director Rebecca Malinowski at rmalinowski@ccslib.org at any time before the meeting. All comments will be read aloud during the meeting.  

    Join Zoom Meeting 

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87860143324?pwd=bUtqUlNDUk8vT3Z2U3VOK0NaSm9ydz09 

    Meeting ID: 878 6014 3324 Web Passcode: CCSEC 

    +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Phone Passcode: 180412 

    ADD TO CALENDAR 01/14/26 10:00 am 01/14/26 10:00 am America/Chicago Executive Committee Meeting
    • Jan. 21, 2026
    • 01:00 PM

    This will be a virtual meeting. The link will be sent out via email.

    ADD TO CALENDAR 01/21/26 13:00 pm 01/21/26 13:00 pm America/Chicago SCRAP Advisory Group Meeting

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