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Prescott Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes May 21, 2026 In Person: Adam Granquist, Jerry Klasen, Carissa Langer, Tasslyn Magnusson, Susan Oney. Absent: Amy Fiege, Anne Kressly, Penny Peterson. Call to Order: Jerry Klasen called the meeting to order at 6:36 pm with a roll call of Board members confirming that a quorum was present and that the meeting was in compliance with the open meeting law. Agenda: A motion to accept the agenda for May 21, 2026 was made by Adam Granquist and seconded by Susan Oney and carried. Approval of Minutes: A motion to approve March 19, 2026, Library Board minutes was made by Tasslyn Magnusson and seconded by Adam Granquist and carried. Director’s Report: Carissa Langer presented a Director’s Report. • Highlights included report on Malone Carnival participation and the Peeps event. • Darian continues to do a lot of outreach to schools. Darian’s plan was to visit each school and provide additional support through storytimes. • Friends Organization: The Friends continue to meet monthly at the library. They will help at the June 4 Summer Reading kick-off and are fundraising. • The sidewalk/parking lot will begin in June. • Carissa is planning to apply for the Rob-See-So grant. The company will award ten $500 grants to selected rural libraries. Funds may be used for core educational, preservation, and interpretive purposes, including collection development, facility improvements, traveling exhibits, guest speakers, staff training, programming, and publications. • Carissa and library staff are taking advantage of online training from ALA – including trainings related to the Libraries Transforming Communities grant. • Adam Granquist made a motion to accept the Director’s Report, seconded by Susan Oney and carried. Financial Report – Library Expenditures: Carissa Langer presented the library expenditure report. Jerry Klasen made a motion to accept which was seconded by Adam Granquist and carried. Old Business • City-Library MOU: • After discussion with confirmation from Carissa that the MOU had been read by IFLS, Adam Granquist made a motion to accept the MOU with the City of Prescott. The motion was seconded by Susan Oney and carried. New Business • Annual Meeting – Officer Appointments o As Anne Kressly is retiring, Penny Peterson will serve as Prescott School District representative as of next meeting. o Jerry Klasen and Anne Kressly were put forward as nominations for the President of the Board. After a vote, totals were: Jerry Klasen 3 and Anne Kressly 1. o A motion was made to nominate the remaining individuals into the positions they already served in. The motion was made by Adam Granquist and seconded by Jerry Klasen. The motion carried. o Officers: ▪ President: Jerry Klasen ▪ Vice President: Anne Kressly ▪ Secretary: Tasslyn Magnusson ▪ Treasurer: Amy Fiege • Summer Reading and Kick-Off Update o Theme: “Unearth a Story” o June 3 from 4pm to 6pm is the official kick-off event. Treasurer’s Report: Amy Fiege was absent from the meeting, so no report. Carissa reported at least $1,300 donations in summer reading. Issues and Assignments for Next Meeting: • Current rotation of policies and procedures for discussion. Adjourn: Susan Oney made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:07 pm, seconded by Adam Granquist, the motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Tasslyn Magnusson