The Common Council met 04/03/2024. One of the items that was separated out for an individual vote was the request to approve the transfer of $2 million in ARPA funds to the Library Project. There was minimal discussion about this, so there is no need […]
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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 […]
Finance Committee Approves $195,000 Signage Contract For New Library
The Finance Committee met 01/09/2024. One of the items they discussed was the request to approve the “Library Signage Package” contract to Seating Concepts Inc., in the amount of $185,994.61 with a contingency of $10,000 for a project total not to exceed $195,994.61. The committee […]
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 […]
Finance Committee Meeting 10/18/2023 – Will Vote On $1 Million ARPA Grant Award To Thompson Center, Grant Part Of Agreement To Relocate Temporary Library Location To Thompson Center For 2024
The Finance Committee is holding a special meeting on 10/18/2023 at 6PM. They will be voting on a request to award a $1 million ARPA grant to the Thompson Center on Lourdes (TCoL). This grant award was prompted by the potential upcoming relationship between the […]
Library Board Reviews Updated Renderings Of Library Project
The Library Board met 05/16/2023. During that meeting, they reviewed the updated renderings for the Library Project. Library Executive Director Colleen Rortvedt went over the 12 images and talked about their vision and expectations for the different spaces in the library and how they tried […]
Library Board Meeting 02/28/2023 – Will Establish Library Director’s Goals For 2023, Review 2022 Annual Report
The Library Board is meeting 02/28/2023 at 4:30PM. It looks like it could potentially be a somewhat lengthy meeting because they will both be working on establishing the Library Director’s 2023 performance goals as well as receiving the 2022 Annual Report. They may go into […]
Transcript Of Updated Library Design Presentation
The Common Council met 01/18/2023. About an hour of the meeting was taken up with an update on the updated design of the library. I’ve prepared a transcript of both the update as well as the discussion that took place after the presentation. As you […]
Common Council Receives Update On Library Project
On 01/18/2022 the Common Council received an update on the Library Project which included an overview and concept renderings of the scaled down library project. The Post Crescent had a nice high-level article about it which hits all the main points. The three glass pavilions […]
Library Board Meeting This Afternoon 01/17/2022 – Will Discuss “The Complicated Role Of The Modern Public Library”
The Library Board is meeting this afternoon, 01/17/2023, at 4:30PM. There are just a couple routine action items consisting of approving the December 2022 bill register and a budget amendment. The one information item is the President’s Report which consists of a Trustee Development training/discussion. […]