Library Board Meeting 08/17/2021 – Will Receive Building Project Update From Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill

The Library Board is meeting 08/17/2021 at 4:30PM. Some highlights include: A Building Project Update by the design firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. An update on the library’s masking policy. As of August 5th, the Appleton Public Library, along with all city facilities instituted a […]

Library Board Meeting 07/14/2021 – Will Vote On Finance Policy And 2022 Operating Budget

The Appleton Library Board is meeting 07/14/2021 at 1PM. They will be voting on updates to the Library’s Finance Policy and on the Library’s 2022 operating budget. View full meeting details here: https://cityofappleton.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=875610&GUID=9ACF32E5-99E3-4CA4-A06D-188F35AA9D6F&Options=info|&Search=

Library Board Approves Proposal To Eliminate Overdue Fines At Appleton Public Library

On 06/15/2021, the Library Board voted to approve a proposal to make the Appleton Public Library a fine-free library. One member of the public participated in the public comment portion of the meeting. Nick Ross, Vice-President of the board of the Friends of Appleton Public […]

Library Board Meeting 06/15/2021; Will Consider Proposal To Become Fine Free Library

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 […]

City Of Appleton Seeks Members For Public Library Building Advisory Committee

The City of Appleton is forming an Appleton Public Library Building Advisory Committee. From the listing… Public input will continue to be a priority throughout this project. In addition to opportunities for the general public to offer feedback and engage in the design process, a […]

Public Comment Regarding Awarding Library Design And Engineering Services Contract To Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill

On 03/17/2021 the Appleton Common Council voted to approve the Finance Committee’s recommendation and award a design and engineering services contract for the Appleton Public Library to the company Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM). The vote itself was uneventful. There was no discussion and it […]

Finance Committee Approves Library Design and Engineering Contract With SOM

The City of Appleton Finance Committee met 03/08/2021 to award a design and engineering services contract for the Appleton Public Library to Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). The city had only included $2.4 million in the 2021 budget for these services, but the contract was […]