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 […]
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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. […]
Friends Of Appleton Public Library Executive Director Gives Annual Overview To Library Board – Recounts Grants And Advocacy Efforts
The Library Board met 12/21/2022. One of the items of information they received was the Friends of the Appleton Public Library Annual Overview given by Kara Sullivan, the executive director of the Friends. She used the opportunity to give an overview of the Friends of […]
Library Board Receives Update On Library Project – New Design Update Will Be Available January 18, 2023
The Library Board met 12/20/2022. During their meeting they received a brief update on the Library project. The transcript of the discussion is available here: The scope of the library project is currently being reduced in order to bring it into budget. By January 18, […]
Common Council Receives Library Project Update – Director Gazza Outlines Scope Reduction Plans
The Common Council met 11/02/2022. They received a 10-minute update on the Library Project. Here’s a PDF of the full discussion transcript: Director of Parks, Recreation, and Facilities Dean Gazza reiterated to the Council that the city’s goal was to remain within the established budget. […]
Library Board Receives Update On Library Project
The Library Board met 10/18/2022. One of the information items they received was an update on the Library Project. Library Director Colleen Rortvedt called attention to the Frequently Asked Questions on the library’s website and said that they were keeping that updated and trying to […]
Finance Committee Spends A Hour Discussing Library Project, Unanimously Votes To Reject All Project Bids
The Finance Committee met 09/26/2022. The meeting was around an hour and ten minutes long, and all but around 5 minutes of that was taken up by discussion on the request from the city to reject all bids for the library project. As most people […]
Library Board Meeting 08/16/2022 – Will Vote On Library Bill Of Rights And Freedom To Read Statement, Receive Update On Library Project And Mid-Year Statistics
The Library Board is meeting 08/16/2022 at 4:30PM. They’ll be handling a number of action items including a July 2022 bill register, what appears to be a routine budget amendment, the 2023-25 OWLS membership agreement, and the reports from various subcommittees. They’ll also be voting […]
Appleton Redevelopment Authority Receives Update On Library Project $12 Million Capital Campaign
The Appleton Redevelopment Authority met 08/10/2022. During the meeting they received an update on the fundraising and capital campaign for the Appleton Public Library project. Library Director Colleen Rortvedt told the ARA that the fundraising was led by the Friends of Appleton Public Library. The […]
Common Council Receives Update On Library Project Ahead Of Bidding Process
The Common Council met 08/03/2022. The first 45 minutes of the meeting were taken up with an update on the library project. Director of Parks Recreation and Facilities, Dean Gazza, started things off by explaining that with all the economic factors the country was currently […]