Library Board Meeting 06/18/2024 – Will Vote On Brand Identity Update And Request To Bill Winnebago County For Services Provided, Engage In Second Part Of Trustee Development Training Regarding Using A Social Justice Framework To Serve Underserved Families

The Library Board is meeting 06/18/2024 at 4:30PM. They will be voting on a request to spend $18,000 to update the library’s branding ahead of the opening of the new building. They will also be voting on a request to authorize the Appleton Public Library […]

Library Board Members Hold Trustee Development Discussion – Talk About “An Exploratory Social Justice Framework to Develop Public Library Services with Underserved Families”

The Library Board met 05/14/2024. As an information item and as part of their trustee development training, they engaged in a discussion around an article entitled “An Exploratory Social Justice Framework to Develop Public Library Services with Underserved Families.” This was the first part of […]

Library Board Meeting 05/14/2024 – Will Receive Library Project Update, Undergo Trustee Training Regarding The Social Justice Framework To Develop Public Library Services With Underserved Families

The Library Board is meeting 05/14/2024 at 1PM. They will be voting on request to approve the April 2024 bill register, the e-rate expenses, appointments to the Library Board’s Nominating Committee, and the updated City of Appleton Vehicle Usage Policy. They will also be receiving […]

Library Board Meeting 03/19/2024 – Will Undergo Trustee Training, Receive Program And Project Updates

The Library Board is meeting 03/19/2024 at 4:30PM. The only action items are approval of the February bill register and approvement of a budget amendment for $100. There are several updates including Children’s Program updates, Community Partnerships updates, and the hiring process update, and the […]

Library Board Meeting 02/27/2024 – Will Receive Some 4th Quarter Reports, Updates On Capital Campaign and Library Project

The Library Board is meeting 02/27/2024 at 5:30PM. They have a very full agenda. They will be voting to approve Heartland Business Systems and Faith Technologies to be the library’s E-Rate vendors. Per the memo, “E-rate is a federal reimbursement program for public libraries and […]

Library Board Personnel And Policy Committee Meeting 02/07/2024 – Will Set Library Director’s 2024 Performance Goals

The Library Board Personnel and Policy Committee is meeting 02/07/2024 at 3:30PM. They will be establishing the Library Director’s 2024 Performance Goals. They may go into closed session as they are allowed by state statute to do while discussing personnel matters. View full meeting details […]

Library Board Receives “Public Health 3.0” – Health Officer Sepers Mentions Possibility Of Community Resource Navigator Meeting With Homeless Clients At Library

The Library Board met 01/16/2024. One of the information items they received was Library Board trustee training, the focus of which was on Public Health, specifically a concept called Public Health 3.0. Appleton’s Health Officer Charles Sepers presented to the Library Board. Rather than put […]

Library Board Meeting 01/16/2024 – Will Receive Building Project Update, Undergo Trustee Training Regarding “Public Health 3.0”

The Library Board is meeting 01/16/2024 at 4:30PM. They only have two fairly routine action items which are to approve the December 2023 bill register and a January 2024 budget amendment for $200. They will be receiving a number of reports including a building project […]

Library Board Receives Update On Temporary Library Move – New Location At 3000 E College To Be Open 01/08/2024, Possible Soft Opening The Week Before

The Library Board met 11/14/2023. One of the information items they received was an update on the temporary library move. I’ve prepared a transcript of the discussion for download: The Library’s last day open at it’s current location on Kensington Drive is Tuesday, 11/21/2023. On […]