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 […]
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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. […]
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 […]