The Library Board is meeting 06/15/2021 at 4:30PM. Perhaps of most interest to the public is the fact that Library Director Colleen Rortvedt is proposing that the Appleton Public Library become a fine free library. She wrote a 5 page memo outlining the reasons to […]
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Library Board Meeting Scheduled For 05/18/2021
The Library Board is meeting 05/18/2021 at 4:30 PM. They will be welcoming Alderperson Katie Van Zeeland (District 5) as the new City Council representative on the Library Board of Trustees. She is replacing Alderperson William Sieber (District 1) who served in that capacity last […]
Library Board Meeting Scheduled For 04/20/2021
The Library Board is meeting 04/20/2021 at 4:30 PM There is going to be public participation by someone named Michael Vang. There are a couple Budget/Bill related action items. It also looks like the Board will be voting to change/update various city policies. For example, […]
Library Board Meeting Scheduled For 03/16/2021
The Library Board is scheduled to meet 03/16/2021 at 4:30 pm. They have two action items on the agenda. 1.Reviewing the February bill register. 2.Voting on the “request to endorse the City of Appleton Common Council Finance Committee’s approval to award a design and engineering […]
Recap of 02/23/2021 Library Board Meeting
The Library Board met 02/23/2021. They did make a slight amendment to the minutes from the previous meeting. There had been a typo that listed the meeting as starting at 4:03pm but it actually started at 4:30pm. They welcomed Lisa Nett to the Board. Umika […]
Library Board Meeting Scheduled For 02/23/2021
The Library Board is meeting 02/23/2021 at 1pm. In addition to some budget items, items of interest on the agenda include the fact that, with coronavirus cases dropping in Appleton, APL is now beginning to plan to reopen the library to the public at 25% […]
Library Board Meeting Scheduled For 02/16/2021
The Library Board is meeting 02/16/2021 at 3pm. They will be establishing the Library Director’s 2021 performance goals. From the agenda it looks like they will most likely enter closed session for that. There is also an information item regarding a “360 Evaluation Tool”. View […]
Library Board Meeting Scheduled For 01/19/2021
The Library Board is meeting 01/19/2021 at 4:30 pm. Download agenda packet here: On the agenda is the December bill register and expense report, the library scholarship committee report, and the materials budget for 2021. There’s also a memo from Assistant Director Tasha Saecker indicating […]
Library Board Meeting 01/07/2021
The Library Board is meeting 01/07/2021 at 4pm. They will be awarding a $1,600 scholarship to a graduate Library Science student. View meeting details here: https://cityofappleton.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=827648&GUID=005E2FBC-E780-4844-8066-1167292ED956&Options=info|&Search=
Library Board Meeting 12/15/2020
The Library Board is meeting 12/15 at 4:30pm. Amongst items on the agenda is a memo regarding the steps they plan to take to reopen in 2021. It sounds like they will be taking things very slowly and that in-person options will be quite limited. […]