Library Board Agenda Packet (PDF)

Deviation from Order Shown May Occur In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person needing assistance to participate in this meeting, should contact the Library at (920)746-2700. Notification 72 hours prior to a meeting will enable the Library to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to that meeting. Notice of Public Meeting Monday May 18, 2026 5:00pm DOOR COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Door County Library – Ephraim Ephraim Village Hall 9996 Water St. Ephraim, WI 54211 Oversight for Door County Library 1. Call Meeting to Order 2. Establish a Quorum 3. Adopt Agenda 4. Approval of the April 20, 2026 Library Board Meeting Minutes 5. Correspondence  Door County Library Events Calendar - June  Miller Art Museum Newsletter  DPI Trustee Tale– Advocating for Your Library  National Library Week Announcement DPI  National Library Week Patron memories and comments 6. Public Comment 7. Reports  Miller Art Museum Report  Museum/Archives Report  Library Director Report-  School Library Report 8. Vouchers Review and Approval 9. Donations Review and Approval 10. Acceptance of Gifts, Grants, or Donations 11. Reorganization Project Update 12. Review and Discuss Draft 2027 Library Budget (to be distributed) 13. Review and Consider for Approval Draft Library CIP Budget Request for 2027- 2031 14. Review and Consider for Approval Draft 2027 Library Technical Services (IT) Budget 15. Review and Consider for Approval moving October Staff Training Day 16. Library Board Election of Officers 17. Matters to be Placed on a Future Agenda or Referred to a Committee, Official, or Employee 18. Next Meeting Date(s)  Monday, May 18, 2026 - 5:00 pm at the Sturgeon Bay location of the Door County Library  Place: Jane Greene Room 107 South 4th Avenue Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 19. Meeting Per Diem Code: 20. Adjournment This meeting will be conducted by teleconference or video conference. Members of the public may join the meeting remotely or in-person. To attend the meeting via computer: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85898827212?pwd= TIad5F05tYVPfjdLrrJoeKTD3ypbny.1 Meeting ID: 858 9882 7212 Passcode: 724329 Page 1 of 53 DRAFT April 20th, 2026 Door County Library Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 3 MINUTES Monday, April 20th, 2026 DRAFT DOOR COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Door County Library – Sturgeon Bay Jane Greene Room 107 S 4th Ave Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Oversight for Door County Library Call Meeting to Order The Monday April 20th, 2026 Door County Library Board of Trustees Meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. by Library Board President Morgan Rusnak. Establish a Quorum Members present in-person: Matt Huston, Mary Jackson, Nicole Matson, Nissa Norton, Morgan Rusnak, and Mike Scoville. Members absent: Robert Dickson Also present in-person: Library Director Dominic Frandrup and Administrative Assistant Ashley Zahn. Also present online: Miller Art Museum (MAM) Executive Director Elizabeth Meissner-Gigstead and members of the public. Adopt Agenda Motion Matson, second Jackson to adopt the meeting agenda. Motion carried. Approval of the March 23, 2026 Library Board Meeting Minutes Motion Huston, second Matson to approve the minutes of the March 23rd, 2026 Door County Library Board of Trustees Meeting. Motion carried. Correspondence The most recent Library Newsletter, an article from the Washington Island Observer featuring the Washington Island Library, a patron thank you email, the most recent Trustee Tale, a bulletin from DPI on School Library Month and the most recent Miller Art Museum Newsletter were included in the April 20th, 2026 Library Board packet as correspondence. Public Comment There was no public comment. Reports • The complete Miller Art Museum (MAM) report was included in the April 20th, 2026 Library Board packet. MAM Executive Director Meissner-Gigstead highlighted the five current and upcoming exhibitions, the Art/Speaks event on May 1st, 2026, and the 2026 Dome House Artist Residency application. • The complete Museum & Archives Report was included in the April 20th, 2026 Library Board packet. Director Frandrup highlighted the progress on the new exhibit and research into digitalizing the remaining historic newspapers that are currently on microfilm. • The complete Library Director’s Report was included in the April 20th, 2026 Library Board packet. Director Frandrup highlighted specific activities outlined in his report and the reports contributed by Door County Library Branch Managers and Sturgeon Bay Library full-time staff as well as staffing changes that will be implemented as recommended by ReThinking Libraries. • The School Libraries Report was presented by School Representative Mike Scoville, Library Media Specialist for Gibraltar Area School District. The report highlighted National Library Week and potential author visits from Jennifer Nielson and Miranda or Baptiste Paul. Page 2 of 53 DRAFT April 20th, 2026 Door County Library Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 Vouchers Review and Approval The Door County Library Board of Trustees is statutorily obligated to review and approve the Library’s vouchers. Having reviewed this month’s voucher summary, Library Board members agreed to approve all Library expenditures for March 2026 in the amount of $124,408.86. Motion Norton, second Jackson. Motion carried. Treasurer Norton’s signature to be secured per by-law. Donations Review and Approval Donation and grant expenses are included in the accounts payable transactions. A summary of March 2026 donations and grant activity was included in the April 20th, 2026 Library Board packet. Any grant funds listed have already been approved by the Library Board. Motion Norton, second Jackson to accept Library donations received for March 2026 in the amount of $5,295. Motion carried. Acceptance of Gifts, Grants, or Donations The Door County Library Foundation awarded funding for nine Library grant requests at their April meeting. Motion Jackson, second Matson to accept the Door County Library Foundation grants as presented. Motion carried. Sustainability Matters to be Considered This is a standing agenda item; there were no sustainability matters to be considered at this meeting. Legislative Matters to be Considered The American Library Association (ALA) is promoting a federal anti-book banning initiative and ALA President Sam Helmick put out a statement on protecting funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Review and Approve Door County Library Volunteer Policy The Library Board reviewed the draft Door County Library Volunteer Policy that was included in the Library Board packet. The draft included changes requested at the March 23rd, 2026 Library Board meeting. Motion Huston, second Norton to approve the Door County Library Volunteer Policy as presented. Motion carried. Review and Approve Hoopla Service Timeline The Library Board reviewed and discussed several options presented to them on the Hoopla service timeline, as well as the information included in the April 20th, 2026 Library Board packet and an additional handout detailing cost and use of Hoopla. The Library Board agreed that the overall cost vs. number of patrons Hoopla serves is not sustainable. This is amplified by the fact that previous funders have moved their support to Libby. Communication with patrons and talking points for staff to field patron questions will be important to assist in navigating the move away from Hoopla. Motion Norton, second Jackson to initiate a 90-day Hoopla cancellation notice on September 1st, 2026, with the final day of Hoopla use at Door County Library to be December 31st, 2026. Motion carried. Review and Discuss Board Self-Evaluation Process The Library Board reviewed and discussed the board self-evaluation process. There are benefits to the process, but further discussion is needed. Matters to be Placed on a Future Agenda or Referred to a Committee, Official, or Employee • Library Board self-evaluation process Next Meeting Date(s)  Monday, May 18th, 2026 - 5:00 pm  Place: Door County Library – Ephraim: Ephraim Village Hall 9996 Water St. S. Ephraim, WI 54211 Meeting Per Diem Code: 420 Page 3 of 53 DRAFT April 20th, 2026 Door County Library Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3 Adjournment Motion: Jackson, second Norton for adjournment. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 5:54 p.m. Respectfully submitted by Ashley Zahn, Administrative Assistant Page 4 of 53 Page 5 of 53 Page 6 of 53 Advocating for Your Library Trustee Tale Trustee Tale is a joint project of the Manitowoc-Calumet Library System, Nicolet Federated Library System, Outagamie Waupaca Library System, Winnefox Library System and Wisconsin Valley Library System. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for future articles, contact your system director. 1 May 2026 By Shannon Schultz, Director South Central Library System Public libraries have long been pillars of learning, access, and community connection— but in today’s digital world, their value is sometimes questioned. As a library trustee, it’s important to be ready to address common concerns about relevance, funding, and usage. Understanding these questions and having thoughtful, evidence-based responses can help demonstrate that libraries are not relics of the past, but dynamic community hubs that serve every segment of the community. Trustees should anticipate common concerns and prepare thoughtful responses. This guide highlights some of those frequent questions you may encounter and offers practical ways to respond confidently. “Everything is online now.” Many people believe the internet has made libraries obsolete. They assume all information, books, and resources can be found online, often forgetting that: Not everything is freely accessible or accurate online. Libraries offer trusted, curated information. Not everyone has reliable internet or devices at home. A good response: “Not everything online is free, reliable, or accessible. The library makes sure everyone can access trustworthy resources without barriers.” “Libraries are outdated.” This narrow view overlooks the evolving role of libraries as community hubs: Public libraries also offer Wi-Fi, meeting spaces, makerspaces, digital media, and more. They also provide vital services like tax help, legal resources, and health information. Page 7 of 53 A good response: “Libraries today are vibrant community hubs with makerspaces, meeting rooms, technology training, and cultural programming.” “Nobody reads print books anymore.” There is a perception that physical books are obsolete in the age of e-books, streaming, and digital media. A good response: “Print books are still very popular, and we also offer e-books, audiobooks, and streaming—meeting people in whatever format they prefer.” "I don’t use the library, so it’s not relevant to me." Some assume if they don’t personally use library services, they must not be essential. This ignores the broader community role of libraries: Libraries provide early literacy programs for children. Libraries provide job search help, technology training, and community events. They serve vulnerable populations like seniors, immigrants, and low-income families. A good response: “We serve the whole community—students, job seekers, entrepreneurs, lifelong learners, and families.” "Libraries waste taxpayer money." Some people question the value of public funding for libraries, especially if they perceive them as underused. However: Libraries often deliver a high return on investment through free services. They save community members money on books, internet access, and educational resources. A good response: “Libraries don’t waste money—they save it. Every tax dollar invested returns several dollars in free resources, technology, and programs that benefit the whole community.” "Libraries push certain agendas." Concerns about intellectual freedom and inclusion efforts sometimes lead people to think libraries are biased or political. In reality: Libraries follow professional standards and policies to provide balanced, inclusive collections. They aim to represent diverse voices while protecting freedom of access—not to promote a single agenda. A good response: “Libraries provide access to a wide range of viewpoints so everyone can make their own choices.” By preparing for these types of objections, trustees can respond with facts and stories that highlight the modern, essential role of libraries. https://owlsweb.org/trustee-tale/ Page 8 of 53 1 Dominic Frandrup From: DPI Bureau of Libraries <libraries@info.dpi.wi.gov> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2026 9:02 AM To: Dominic Frandrup Subject: Happy National Library Week! View as a webpage / Share Happy National Library Week! Find your joy! Happy National Library Week! Thank you to all the library workers in Wisconsin, from every type of library to every position. The work you do every day matters and is impactful to everyone who calls Wisconsin home. This year’s theme for National Library Week is “Find your Joy.” From the excited cheers coming from children playing at the Kenosha Children’s Library to the stranger who hugged me in a library elevator after getting a job offer on her phone, libraries are places where joy not only lives but is born and nurtured. You make that happen. We recognize librarianship is not always joyful. Budgets are shrinking or stagnant in the face of rising costs. The retention of staff can be difficult. Intellectual freedom continues to be challenged. Some days, you can feel like the work is too much. But, as information professionals, we have a duty to keep going. Page 9 of 53 2 Take care of yourself. Find your professional community and lean on each other to work your way through the hard stuff. Library workers can handle difficult things when we face them together. As Governor Tony Evers said at the Wisconsin Library Association’s Library Legislative Day this year, “The strength of our libraries measures the strength of our democracy.” Our libraries are strong because of the work of all of you, providing free access to knowledge, information, and diversity of ideas to all residents of the state; developing innovative programming ideas; and your willingness to allow the community to use your parking lot to pack sandbags during flooding though it isn’t technically in your job description. You make life better for your communities. A library is more than just a warehouse for books, even though reading and literacy are at the heart of your library mission. During a visit to Memorial High School Library in Eau Claire, a student told me, “Libraries aren’t just for readers, they are also for leaders!” This enthusiasm for libraries is infectious. Our work is to nurture this enthusiasm to build curiosity and help our users make the world a better place. Libraries provide a place where everyone is welcome to pursue joy in their own unique ways. When we do this, the outcomes are unlimited: increased literacy rates, stronger communities, a more joyful world! I hope you have a fantastic National Library Week. Take a moment to walk through your library this week and look for those things that spark joy. Library work is profoundly important and makes the world a better place. Ben Miller Wisconsin State Librarian Contact: benjamin.miller@dpi.wi.gov Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction • Jill K. Underly, PhD, State Superintendent 201 West Washington Avenue • Madison, WI 53703 • dpi.wi.gov Page 10 of 53 Page 11 of 53 Page 12 of 53 LIBRARY QUOTES AND STORIES Librarians are a great resource, helpful and kind. Mrs. Keller was the best. I remember once I pulled the drawer of the card catalog out too far and it crashed to the floor. Cards went everywhere and the whole library was like OMG. I offered to pick up the cards, but Mrs. Keller said she’d take care of it. The library’s a one-stop place. It’s amazing how the library continuously evolves. It’s about more than just books. You can check out a telescope or museum passes. How great is that for families that could afford the entry fee? Libraries make life easier for so many people. I still have my original library card that I got in 1997 from Sturgeon Bay. My mother had to sign it because I was too young to get one myself. I won’t get rid of it. The librarian helped me find me when I was struggling in high school with bullying. She collaborated with the guy at the computer center and they came together to help me succeed. It’s not just one book that changed me. It was years of great librarians guiding me to the books I needed at the time. I just like to sit here and relax! – a first-grader Even as a child, it was the feel of the book that mattered. I only checked out hardcovers. I hated those plastic dust covers. If a book was a weird shape, I wanted it. I still do. The guy on the Bookmobile would see me coming and would pull out the latest animal book, usually about horses. He knew how much I loved anything related to animals. The librarian, Becky, tried to tell me, gently, that I might not yet be ready for Pride and Prejudice , but I was determined. She was right, of course. I didn’t understand half of it, bu that started my love of Jane Austen. Page 13 of 53 I realize, now, that the books I most checked out as a kid I now own. I think I loved them too much to keep returning them, so I would ask for them as birthday gifts or save up to buy them. I swear none of them belong to a library! ___________________________________________________________________ I grew up here in Sister Bay. I was too young to go to school, but I sometimes went along with my older sister. One day I tagged along was the day they were going to the library. It was in the village hall then. One of the children stopped me – “You’re too little to go into the library!” Well, I just sat down on the pavement and cried. The librarian, Helen Carlson, came out and brought me in. That’s when she started a preschool program at the library, and we still have it here today. I went on to get my master’s in library science. STORIES In my lifetime the Sister Bay Library has been the very heart of the village. When I was a child in the 1950’s, my family would come up from our Chicago home to harvest the cherry crop at The Brown Orchard, my grandparents farm in Liberty Grove. From the time I was little we would escape the orchard for an hour or so one day a week and my mom, my big sister and I would go to SB beach stopping by the Village Hall where Helen Carlson guided the library from the kitchen of the village hall. When we were older my sister and I would tromp the half mile down Scandia Road to the library and if we were early enough, Helen Carlson would let us help remove the big plywood boards that protected the books when the village hall was being used for other purposes. She always saved the perfect magazines and books for me, and when she found out that my piano was back in Illinois and we didn’t have one at my grandparents’ home, she let me play the piano in the village hall. That was pure heaven. The library was an oasis of joy and calm away from the heat of Summer and hustle of cherry picking. My first job when I graduated from college was teaching at Sister Bay school. It was only a four room school house so we didn’t have much of a library there.. Every other week I would take all of my third graders, sometimes up to 30 of them, and walk down the hill to the library to check out books and hear a story. It was so much fun. It felt like we were a parade of little ducklings as we tromped down and back up the hill to our little school. The best library trips were on fall fest weekend when we got a Friday preview of all the rides and festivities. As a young mother my little girl and I enjoyed the newer library on the beach built by the Sister Bay Womens Club with story times and coloring contests as well as checking out armloads of books weekly. Then in more recent years I brought my grandsons to the new library, listened to them read to Amos, the library Dog, check out books and movies, puppets and even a telescope. So many functions for both children and adults -learning Page 14 of 53 how to use technology, getting a leg up on family history, even spending peaceful hours putting together puzzles and sharing warm mittens, hats, and scarves with anyone who needed them. I was honored to serve for 10 years on the Sister Bay Library Board representing Liberty Grove. There were four of us and then five who started planning to build a new library, larger, with computers, and away from the winter winds blowing off the bay. It was such an accomplishment – a real peoples project as we received only one relatively large donation, and the rest was finded with smaller donations, whatever people could afford. It was a very controversial subject, first if it should be built, and then, where it would be built. One business owner claimed that nobody read books anymore and we didn’t need another library, the wonderful women’s club members who had built the library right on the shore wanted to keep it there for the beautiful view. Another opinion was that people didn’t need to waste time reading books, they were too busy working in the summer. The computers we had in the library were in constant use by students from other countries working for summer in our restaurants and businesses. We persevered and built our wonderful new building, with Internet access, lots of great seating, a beautiful fireplace, a small meeting room, and the storybook garden. We began the Labor Day Book Sale, which still increases in size every year. I have taught so many different classes and had so many meetings in that meeting room. Clearing In Winter classes were a natural to teach in there as were children’s classes in Origami and book binding over the years. Our library continues to be a true community center. I have always loved the display case in the entryway - filled with Clearing in Winter projects and collections from so many interesting community members over the years. After my tenure on the Sister bay library board, I became a member of the Door County Library Board for many more years representing Northern Door. It is amazing what our library system offers our communities. Betty Curzon in Sister bay, as well as the many heads of the other branches of the library are amazing dedicated professionals who handle unusual requests and always go the extra mile for our communities. After I retired my involvement with the library became more checking out books for my Kindle, and volunteering to shelve books for a few years. I tutored so many students there, enjoyed seeing my Gibraltar School retirement rocking chair being used by so many small children, parents, and grandparents, or just sitting in front of that beautiful fireplace and reading a newspaper once in a while. After the Christmas Tree lighting Thanksgiving weekend my memory of my late husband, Lloyd Michalsen, dressed as Santa, leading Christmas carols in the library is so sweet. Our library is the best kind of community center, adaptable, beautiful, providing outside parking lot internet access all year long, gathering the folks of Sister Bay and Liberty Grove together, as well as adding to the beautiful memories of generations of residents and visitors. -Nancy Ackerly Page 15 of 53 The Dundee Township Library It is 1972, I am eight years old, and our hometown library on Main Street looks like magic—and that means that books must be magic. I look up at the white Victorian house, from the sidewalk below the sloping lawn. Six steps lead to its deep wrap-around porch, where two rocking chairs wait invitingly. It seems grand: two stories tall, arched windows, and a roof with at least three peaks. Below the center peak and gingerbreaded roofline is a circular window. It reminds me of a cherry atop an ice-cream sundae. I live outside of town, in a neighborhood of 1960s’ ranch homes and split-levels. I can tell this place is special, and I can’t wait to get inside. I enter through French doors into a cool, dim foyer. I climb the polished staircase that graciously curves onto the second-floor landing. This is where my books wait. A few steps into the children’s department sits Mrs. Boncosky, the children’s librarian. She directs me to take a right, and another right (watch the step down), to find the room with book series that are old even then: the Oz books, Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, and Cherry Ames. I don’t mind that the stories are dated and the illustrations corny. I like old. I’m drawn to The Happy Hollisters, whose tales I compare to my father’s stories of growing up with 12 siblings. (The Hollisters pale in comparison; Dad’s family was much wilder.) Mrs. Boncosky knows when it’s time to guide me to The Secret Garden and The Phantom Tollbooth, and intuits when I need A Wrinkle in Time and Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. She informs my mother when I have read the children’s department dry and recommends another world and room entirely: the Young Adults section. (I feel there are far more horse books than necessary.) With its creaky wood floors and old-house smell, books tucked in crannies and corners, this hundred-year-old building transports me. The library sets the stage, and the books inside take me on journeys. Only four years later—the bicentennial year!—the historic building was razed and replaced by a bank: triangular-shaped, all brown brick and sharp angles. The library reopened in a newly constructed building across the river. I left town in my 20s, and I’m still mad at the bank. Neither heartbroken patrons or a spell of protection could stop the bulldozer. But by then I was hooked: I loved books, reading, and librarians. Decades later, I had made a career helping create books and magazines—many for young girls. And in my 50s, I took a part- time job at a 1990s-era library in a new hometown. It didn’t have arched windows or rocking chairs on a deep front porch, but I could still feel the magic. Therese Maring, Liberty Grove Page 16 of 53 My Library In the 1980’s, when my children were small and I was a returning college student I spent many hours at our local library. I was living in Chatham, MA at that time. Our library, Eldredge Public Library, was a beautiful brick library that was built in 1895. The interior was divided into a number of rooms by heavy oak bookcases. There were many heavy oak tables and chairs along with upholstered chairs for those who stopped by to read the Boston Globe or the New York Times. It wasn’t uncommon to see many of the same faces from town in the morning hours, seniors from the community who found the library to be part of their daily routine and to have social contact with the other regulars. The library on the hill was not only a landmark but it was the heart of that small town. For me, I would take my college assignments with me, along with my three children, and head to the library for some mutually productive time. My children would bolt to the children’s area and quickly find books to page through for enough time for me to work on my school work. They would find books like the Magic School Bus series, The Very Busy Spider, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, and the Amelia Bedelia books. It was a time when VHS tapes were popular and we always took home the three allowed for checkout. I could always count on the library to provide an environment where my kids could stay busy and without the distractions and bickering I might see at home. I would take my work and sit nearby to work. There were no computers to use at the time but even more importantly, there was the quiet that I needed to be productive. But after my work was done, I would search the collections for something to read at home. What better than a book to take you out of the busy chaos in the life of a young family? I’ve lived in a number of cities in my life and have used all of their libraries on a regular basis. I find my local library to be a constant in my life, a welcoming place with a common purpose, to provide education, entertainment, and community in a warm and inviting building. Jan Martin Mrs R. and Mrs. T.b When I was in high school, I was a Library Aide, which meant I got to know our school librarians very well. Mrs. R. was a non-nonsense, downright woman, brisk, practical, with gleams of humor in the dark brown eyes behind her cat-eye glasses. Mrs. T., her assistant, was well-scattered. Her cat-eye glasses balanced precariously on the tip of her nose, a bit crooked. Her hair in wisps around her face as it fell out of the meager bun on top of her head. Her blue eyes never quite focused; she seemed to be always distracted by some inner conundrum. I adore them – they were my “extra aunties.” Page 17 of 53 One day, I came in for my shift and found the library eerily empty – echoingly quiet. Where was everybody? No Mrs. R., no Mrs. T., no other students. Was it Saturday? Had I come in by mistake? I began to sort the “books due” card file, my first task of the day. Suddenly, Mrs. T. popped in the back doorway. She held her finger to her lips, invoking silence and secrecy. Her glasses teetered ominously. Her hair was unusually fly away. She took me by the hand and started tiptoeing out the hall, down the corridor, through the “staff only” door – and I found myself in the darkened bowels of the forbidden back rooms that none of us were ever allowed to explore. Still silent, Mrs. T. led me into an unlit office. No windows. A circle of faces gathered round the desk, lit by the eerie glow of candlelight. “What,” I thought, “is this? A librarian rite of spring? Has the time come to make a vernal sacrifice?” The circle parted, and there on the desk I saw a Hostess cupcake with a birthday candle stuck in the middle of it. “Happy birthday!” everyone chorused, and then thy all sang the birthday song. Mrs. T. gave me a card made from an overdue book slip. I had forgotten it was my birthday, but, like good aunties, Mrs. T. and Mrs. R. remembered. The Lemont Public Library I grew up in a small town on the banks of the I & M & the Sanitary & Ship canals. Most of the substantial building in town were built from Lemont limestone, which was quarried just outside our business district. Our city hall was one of those stone monuments to the Irish and Polish immigrants who dug the rock and built a home for themselves. City Hall was the only municipal building we had. It held the Mayor’s offices and volunteer fire department on the second floor. On the ground floor was the sheriff’s office, the jail, and ... the public library. You had to really, really like to read to brave the passage to the library. As a kid, I never went in alone. My buddy, Lorraine, always came with me. First, we climbed the stone steps, pulled the heavy door open, and walked past the deputy’s desk. Gulp. Then we pulled open another door and walked past the jail cells. We tried not to look as we scurried past – I’m pretty sure they were always empty. But I can’t vouch for that. Page 18 of 53 Finally, we pulled open another door and reached the sanctuary of books. Whew. The librarian was always so happy to see us. She seemed to really enjoy checking out books. At least, that was my theory because she made the experience last so long. She would slowly pull open the file card drawer, linger lovingly over the ranks, and ever so reluctantly pull out a date card. Then she’d carefully open the stamp pad, check the date stamp three times, fiddle with the dials to make sure the numbers were perfectly aligned. Finally, with a grand flourish, she would tap the stamp pad seven times, heck to make sure every jot and title had ink on it, and, with solemnity, stamp the card. After experiencing the liturgy of the library and once again hurrying past the jail cells and the watchful deputy, we escaped – clutching our books to our chests. None of us ever lost a library book. None of us ever turned one in late. We wouldn’t dare. Container Play Every parent probably remembers the developmental phase in their child’s growth called “container play.” Your child becomes obsessed with seeing if this thing will fit inside that thing, and sometimes stuff winds up in odd places. I was unloading the dishwasher one morning and, as I pulled out the plates, I discovered, to my horror, the sad remnant of a library book tucked in between the china. I’m a book lover. I’m a library lover. I was horrified! Never in my life had I damaged a LIBRARY BOOK. Not ever. I felt that my credit as a reliable reader was forever smirched. I brought the poor, peeling, warped remnant to the librarians’ desk. Ruefully, I held it up. “I found this in the dishwasher,” I explained. The librarian must have been a mom. She took a breath, threw back her head, and laughed. A long time. She didn’t even make my pay the replacement fee. I love librarians. Page 19 of 53 If I Were the Children’s Librarian for Mrs. Isabelle Black, my librarian Every evening, I’d read the new book reviews: the latest Caldecott and Newbery Award winners, the picture books, chapter books, teen thrillers. I’d make my best budget-conscious selection for our public library shelves. Then I’d practice aloud: my Big, Bad Wolf voice, my tiny little Goldilocks voice I’d sing jump rope songs in the shower, use my best Christmas Carol sing-along voice throughout the fall and into Advent. And at the library, I’d wear my dark-rimmed glasses on a silver chain around my neck, explain the responsibility of a first library card listen to the children’s reports of stories they’d read for the Summer Book Club. I’d hand out rewards: stickers and pencils ribbons and praise. Always encourage them to read more, to challenge themselves. Finally, to read books without pictures. When it was time for story hour, I’d don my glasses position them low on my nose, get comfortable on the short stool, gather the children around me. Then, I’d hold the book open with one hand use my practiced voices to take them on far travels And return them safely as their mothers gathered to bring them home. They’d select books to check out I’d stamp their cards, encourage their parents to sit. Take a moment. And read. Just read. Carrie Sherrill My Library Card Ma didn’t believe in borrowing things: what if they’d get damaged, or lost. We had no money for replacements. She didn’t read much: the local newspaper, a magazine at the doctor’s office. Page 20 of 53 We didn’t have many books. So when my teacher walked our class through downtown and across the Lawe Street bridge all the way to the public library Ma was skeptical. But she gave in. Signed the paper so that I could have my own library card. Everyday she’d ask: Where are your library books? When are they due? and Hurry up and read them so you can take them back before you spill something Just one more thing in her long list of things to fret about. Carrie Sherrill Page 21 of 53 Upcoming Events and Tours 5/26/26 - Gibraltar School 6/15/26 - HADC History Days Visitor Comments "Left with a smile and a lot of enjoyment!" "What a lovely attention to detail. Very nice, pleasant surprise" "So beautifully presented!"April Programs and Events 4/11/26 - Girl Scouts Group 4/21/26 - Friends of the Museum Meeting 4/25/26 - Vintage Video Games 4/28/26 - Cherry Movie Tour Artifact Donations 4/4/26 - Child's School Desk 4/16/26 - DPAS Framed Illustration 4/29/26 - Baileys harbor Mural Summary Work continues on the new Founding Industries Exhibit. We are helping the library with the next phase of the newspaper digitization project and planning for a fundraising campaign that will kick off mid-June. We are also helping the City of Sturgeon Bay with a historical signage project along the waterfront. April 2026 Report Submitted by Joe Taylor, Museum and Archives Manager Page 22 of 53 Archives Digitization and Online Access The Door County Museum and Archives has been placing extra attention on the conservation, organization and digitization of the archives collection. Recent efforts include the addition of new digitization equipment in late 2025 and the launch of a public online collections portal in March 2026. Thanks to a grant received by the Friends of the Museum, a summer intern will also help scan materials and add records to our collections management system, making more of Door County’s history accessible to the public. (right) Screenshot of the overview page of the public collections portal. (below) Screenshot of a item detail page Link to Collection Portal: https://hub.catalogit.app/door-county- museum-and-archives New overhead high resolution camera system Image shot from glass plate negative Image of early fishing scene Page 23 of 53 Director’s Report Page 1 of 13 Administrative • 2027 County budget process: Draft approval for: IT/TS, STR building CIP, and Library Staff and Operations. • May 11 Staff Training day for Polaris at DCL- Egg Harbor was a success thanks to the Head of Circulation and Head of Technical Services along with the Staff Training Committee. • Looking to potentially close from August 15- 22 for ILS migration, will know more by the June 15 meeting. • The recent Door County Library Foundation grant to reduce Libby hold times for in-demand licenses was able to cut about 12 days off the wait time for select items. From 71 days in January 2026 to 59 days by March 2026. • OWLSnet will be instituting a Libby Advantage program in 2027 wherein libraries are billed for their patron’s Libby use two years in arrears. This increased cost is reflected in the current draft of the 2027 budget. • New patron registrations in first quarter 2026 is up 1,267 (20,904) compared to 2025 (19,637). • Rethinking Libraries updates: o Area Manager started May 11. o Page position for STR had successful interviews May 12, and hope to have that filled by end of May. o Working on staffing levels for remaining seven locations. Facilities • Drain pipe for the main floor bathrooms became clogged through normal use on May 9 at 3:00pm and was cleared by Facilities vendor on May, 11 by 2:30 pm. The age of the pipe ~1974, is the suspected culprit. Friends of Door County Libraries • Upcoming book sales: May 23 (9:30- Noon), June 6 (9:30- Noon) and June 17 (11am-1pm) • May 11 the Friends will hold an in-person meeting for members at STR to ratify bylaw revisions. Library statistics reporting – included statistical reports and charts: 18 May 2026 – Library Board Meeting Director’s Report – Dominic Frandrup Page 24 of 53 Director’s Report Page 2 of 13 Page 25 of 53 Director’s Report Page 3 of 13 Branch Library Locations Reports Baileys Harbor- Mary Sawyer April was a steady month in Baileys Harbor. We were open for 17 days and saw 1,807 visitors, which was up from 2025’s 1,661. We hosted three programs including book club where we discussed Yaa Gyasi’s novel “Homegoing” which was well received by nine participants. We also hosted a creative writing lab taught by Jerrod Santek of Write On, Door County, which was attended by two very appreciative patrons. Our “big” event was the Craft Supply Swap which had 92 attendees and was a complete sellout—we ran out of supplies by the end. Thanks to the help of a wonderful volunteer, Kristen Peil, we received lots of kudos from everyone who participated and lots of questions about when we would hold another Craft Supply Swap. Tracy and I have also been prepping for Summer Reading, working on decorations (Dinosaurs!), programs, and reading lists. We’ve also been training in Polaris and both hope that it may turn out to be more intuitive and less cumbersome than CARL. Egg Harbor- Dixie Jorns April has flown by – it is difficult to think that May (and summer) is almost here. We are busy finishing up winter projects so that we can concentrate on Summer Reading Programming, and the general influx of heavier traffic in the library. Some of the collections have been shifted or moved to accommodate the needs of parts of the library that are changing. A general weeding is next so that the collection will be cleaned up as well as is possible when we migrate to our new ILS program in August. Programming for April was minimal – it is a quiet month for the most part with a lot of people using Spring Break to get away, so the calendar was pretty much limited to our regular events. Acoustic Jam has continued to draw a consistent number of participants – anywhere from eight to fourteen musicians and a handful of dedicated listeners. Silent This is what the Silent Book Club was reading this month. Page 26 of 53 Director’s Report Page 4 of 13 Book Club of Door County also draws a regular group. In April we had twelve people enjoying the company, the fireplace, and silent reading. Between the Pages Book Club met on the 4th Thursday of the month and discussed The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown. For the most part, it was enjoyed by the ten participants. The group rated it 3.5 out of 5 stars. The characters and story were good, we agreed, but the writing left something to be desired. MakerSpace was slow this month with our focused craft using burlap coffee bags. Twenty-two people worked on these projects, and there were at least sixteen others that perused the cupboards and drawers and found many other projects to tackle. Lots of cards and some jewelry pieces were also created during the month. Monthly Craft Night drew ten people who learned to make fused glass votives. Glass projects are always popular here and library users will be able to work on the glass votives throughout the month of May. April 25th and 26th was the annual Everyday is Earth Day event. The turnout was amazing and all went very smoothly with so many vendors, attendees, and library patrons using the shared space. We have been diligently reminding people that the library and Kress Pavilion will be closed from April 29th through May 3rd for deep cleaning and re-oiling of the library and main space floor. We will be back to regular days and hours as of Monday, May 4th. Ephraim- Suzanne Ihrig • Held our last Homeschool Kids Book Club until summertime on April 2. The kids finished discussing the second Treasure Hunters book by James Patterson. • Held the Ephraim Library Book Club on April 7. The club read and discussed Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton. • Hosted Jerod from Write On, Door County and his program, Library Memories, on April 13. Page 27 of 53 Director’s Report Page 5 of 13 • In honor of National Library Week, we held a raffle where patrons who checked out at least one item got to enter a raffle and a chance to win Friends of Door County Library merch. We had 11 entrants and 3 winners who loved their ceramic cups and other SWAG. • Spent a lot of time working with the Training Committee on developing initial Polaris training, scheduled for May 11 at the Kress. • Open registration for Door to Summer Adventures began on April 14. Two sessions are full, one is close to being full, and the last is well populated too! • In building news, the Ephraim Public Library and Ephraim Business Council split the cost of a dumpster and got rid of decades of detritus from the basement. Fish Creek- Elisha Adelman Lots happening this month despite things being a bit quiet around here. We did our annual clothing swap with little turnout, but those who showed up were excited, and all unused items were donated to Green Door, so the clothes will get another life. I participated in another Repair Café this month, which is always a great experience. Even when folks don’t need a book fixed, they’re excited to learn about book repair, and some didn’t even know that repair is something done to books. The other volunteers are wonderful too; lots of kind folks with interesting skills, so there’s lots to learn. We visited the Northern Door Children’s Center for the final time this month. The 4K kids used their library cards to checkout books, and we sat around together while I read their new books to them (see attached pics). I just returned from WAPL, which is always great. It was nice to chat with other librarians and catch some interesting sessions. One was a project called Kindle Kindness where they focus on kindness and community connections, especially with those incarcerated. Another great session was on highlighting classic literature in the library. Also a few nice ideas on how to survey your book clubs and some good ideas on reading bingo challenges that would be fun to implement. Page 28 of 53 Director’s Report Page 6 of 13 Forestville- Jennifer Bacall The Forestville Library had a great month in April. We welcomed the final addition to our children's area, a couch, courtesy of the Library Foundation. It's partially rounded back and open bottom allow for use for patrons with special needs. Adult Craft Night's project was creating your own rag wreath. We had ten participants who enjoyed that this craft required no skill set, so everyone was successful with the craft. Our final Home School Workshop of the season was Seed Art Creations. Students from first grade through high school attended. Some participants followed along to provided patterns while others created their own masterpieces. Preschool Storytime finished going through the alphabet, one letter every week since September, and will continue to meet through May. Adult Book Club met to discuss Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. It is one of the only titles that we've read as a group that everyone loved, and the myriad topics in the book also lead to a great discussion. Page 29 of 53 Director’s Report Page 7 of 13 Sister Bay/ Liberty Grove - Christina Johnson • A well-attended soap making demonstration class by Tanzy Ackerman and her daughter Jenelle for Northern Door homeschool students, open to grades 3-12. o 16 students gathered to learn together in the library’s community room. o Several siblings, parents, and chaperones also spent time in the rest of the library while the students participated in learning about soap making o Soap making books were also shared as resources from the library • Top turn outs this month for our Baby & Me Storytime reboot o Each of the Baby & Me Storytime sessions for April have greatly increased from past participation numbers. We have several new families joining us and our top singular session of the year so far had 19 people participating, 9 adults and 10 babies! Across the three April sessions a total of 44 people came for these programs. • Our featured display case exhibit for April was from Literacy Door County, coupled with a Meet & Greet available to the public that was at the end of the month o Among several of the connections that grew from this, not only did one of our patrons sign up to volunteer as a tutor, but also one of the tutors who visited it signed up for a Door County Library card to become a patron! • Almost all of our seeds from the seed library have been adopted o Just a small handful in limited variety left • We welcomed a plant stand bench, custom-built and donated by one of our patrons, Steven Woodward, for our location in honor of how inspiring, thriving, alive, and showstopper our library plants are. The stand really helps give a literal uplift and shows off this longtime library resident plant well that it was built for. Page 30 of 53 Director’s Report Page 8 of 13 1. Before 2. Installation 3. After • Our Ladies Sing the Blues on 78s program with David Watkins brought in 25 people on a Tuesday evening this month. We hosted this one in April in honor of Black Women’s History Month for the ladies who first led the way and inspired recording the Blues. • Write On, Door County made a stop at our location like others for the Library Memories writing workshop series with a nod to National Library Week. • Wooly Stitches, our Readers Rampant Book Club, and our Northern Door Genealogy Society were all well attended for this time of year averaging 8 participants in each for the monthly gatherings. • As with all our branches, collection development and weeding (or as some say, gardening in the library) has been a concentrated main focus that we are wrapping up with getting extra ahead on this year in preparation for the Polaris migration this summer. • For many of us as well, we’ve secured logistics for our Summer Reading Program bookings and have in place a variety of events for kids, teens, and adults across the summer months. The nation-wide theme this year is “Unearth a Story”. Page 31 of 53 Director’s Report Page 9 of 13 Sturgeon Bay Adult Department – Laura Kayacan The Door County Seed Library continued during the month of April to attract people daily. I observe about 5 to 10 people each day collecting seeds. This is a popular and successful project which gives free seeds and the resulting fresh food to the community. Genealogy Club is a small but popular group where ideas and opinions are exchanged. Each meeting is lively. This month as a reference librarian I have helped many visitors with genealogy in the Laurie History Room. It’s rewarding to see how much information on family history is available in the history room and online on our website genealogy/history page. Multicultural Book Club read “Emperor of Gladness” by Ocean Vuong. Everyone agreed it was really well written, but several people felt it was sad since the boy in the story, Hai, does not break out of his difficult life. The author was interesting and I posted a video of him on the calendar page to show at the meeting. Ocean Vuong was like the character in his book, a Vietnamese immigrant, but unlike his character, he ended up very successful because he pursued higher education and is currently a professor of creative writing at New York University. Jerod Santeck from Write On, Door County visited each Door County Library branch to collect stories on “Library Memories.” I showed Jerod an old notebook from the Laurie Room filled with essays on “What the Library Means to Me” written by young people in 1973 as way of promoting a new library in Sturgeon Bay. Play Reading Club Discussion with Jacob Janssen “Heroes” by Gérald Sibleyras’ translated by Tom Stoppard. The play was humorous and deals with 3 old WWI veterans who live together in a nursing home. Each has a distinct personality. They dream of getting away from the home and finding a way to the hills they see in the distance. This is also the first play presented by Third Avenue PlayWorks this season. There are new tickets for library patrons to check out for one free performance each year. One of the characters in “Heroes” is played by Alan Kopischke, the person responsible for starting “The Big Read” in Door County when he was with Peninsula Players. Door County is fortunate to have wonderful non-profit theaters in the area. And the library is fortunate to have worked with Jacob Janssen for over 3 years helping patrons appreciate plays and theater. Door County Museum – Genealogy Page 32 of 53 Director’s Report Page 10 of 13 I was invited to join a “Coffee with the Curators” event at the Door County Museum to discuss genealogy research. A few of the participants at this program have come to the Laurie History Room for help in the past. I was able to use the museum computer to show the group the library history/genealogy webpage and explained many of the links available there for research online. National Library Week events April 19 – 25, 2026 Door County Library in Sturgeon Bay has National Library Week traditions that go back many years. One event is “Quilters in the Library,” was started in 1983 according to scrapbooks in the Laurie History Room. Door County Quilters Guild meets in the library on Tuesday each year during National Library Week. Jane Greene, director of the library for 28 years, practiced the craft, and her quilt of books hangs over computers in the main room of the library. There is also a quilt with a history in a meeting room upstairs. The Guild comes and hangs samples of their works and sits at tables sewing projects during the morning. They are happy to chat and answer questions. More recently the Arachne Spinners, who meet in the library once a month much of the year have been invited to show their craft on Wednesday each National Library Week. They bring in a variety of forms of spinning equipment and a variety of materials to spin, such as sheep and alpaca wool and even dog fur. There is usually a collection of books on the topic nearby waiting to be checked out. Movie – “The Librarians” courtesy of the Friends of Door County Libraries. This award-winning documentary focuses on librarians across America faced with book- banning, defending intellectual freedom on democracy’s frontlines amid unprecedented censorship in Texas, Florida, and beyond including librarians who have been fired for refusing to remove books from the shelves. One of the books in the library’s collection, “That Librarian,” focuses on a librarian in the film. The documentary will be shown again in October during Banned Book Week. Magazine giveaway Another tradition during the week is to withdraw old magazines and give them away. Many teachers love to use old magazines for art projects. This is always a popular event. Quilts Around the Library, 2026 Page 33 of 53 Director’s Report Page 11 of 13 Sturgeon Bay Children’s Department - Beth Lokken April included a trip to the Public Library Association Conference in Minneapolis. I attended quite a few lectures and came away feeling that we are doing pretty darn well in our little corner of Wisconsin. Some of the interesting highlights include: Generation Z (13–27-year-olds) like us. 66% self-identify as readers. They come to the library in increasing numbers (the researchers have are doing a longitudinal study they have repeated 3 times since 2020) and like us as a place they don't have to pay to come to, see us as community spaces where they can meet with friends, and really mistrust social media. They trust us to recommend a new read. The researchers talked and poured out statistics for 90 minutes, but those were the thoughts that stuck with me. I am delighted that their numbers match what I have been feeling about this group of patrons. We are part of the 46% of libraries across the country that count as "Rural". I went to a talk about best practices for Summer Reading for "Rural Libraries" ( I really have trouble thinking of us this way, but we are little and we don't live in the orbit of a huge city). Oh my gosh, we are doing all the things. Counting minutes is equitable across ages and abilities! Outreach to places the kids actually are is important! Partnerships with local organizations makes the library stronger! Virtual options for reading programs make for more equitable access (Beanstack)! I really felt good walking out of that session. The other big thing I did in April was a table at the Healthy Kids Day at the Sturgeon Bay YMCA. I talked up the Summer Reading Program - Unearth A Story. In an attempt to be more modern (Can I be cool? My sons say no.) I have told several kids "Unearth A Story - it's giving very dinosaurs". They responded like I spoke to them in English, so I suppose that means it worked. May is the runup to the Summer Reading Program, so this month is school visits and lots of talking to families about all the fun programs, as well as admitting to 5th graders that I want them to read this summer and am willing to bribe them to do it. They were delighted, even when I explained that what they were getting was the ability to enter a raffle for the book of their choice from my treasure chest, or a $5 gift certificate from Destination Door County. Sturgeon Bay Circulation Department – Morgan Mann This past month the circulation department has been busy interviewing, hiring and training staff promoted to new positions. The 4-week trial period of shift changes, recommended by Rethinking Libraries, was completed at the end of the first full week in May. And a statistical analysis of the amount of time spent at the circulation desk for all Sturgeon Bay staff was given to the Director. I have also been busy attending our consortium’s Staff Training Committee meetings in preparation for our upcoming ILS change, due to take place mid-August. On April 24, I attended an all-day, in-person training in Appleton, And I have been meeting weekly with the Door County Library’s Staff Training Committee in preparation for our all-staff-training day to be held on May 11th. Last but not least, thanks to a Library Foundation grant made in February, the Sturgeon Bay Library received many of the new titles ordered for our Spanish collection. And we were gratified to see a patron immediately check one out! Page 34 of 53 Director’s Report Page 12 of 13 I am working on creating an awareness campaign for this collection with help of a local Spanish/ELA teacher, who will review the language for accuracy. Watch for a Spanish/English article to appear in the local newspapers soon! Washington Island- Corinn Sevcik April was a busy month on Washington Island with four events taking place. On Thursday, April 2, we held a Composting 101 Class with the help of the local organization Gathering Ground, which cultivates community and learning in partnership with the generous earth through agriculture. We had 12 participants despite freezing rain and sleet for weather. I'm hoping to partner with Gathering Ground and other local organizations in the future. Our monthly Storytime & Crafts was held on Tuesday, April 7. We had a decent turnout with 10 children and seven adults attending. The theme for April was visiting the library to celebrate National Library Week. Stephanie read books about libraries and reading. Children made bookworm bookmarks to go along with the theme. On Thursday, April 9, we held the Write-On event Collecting Library Memories. Unfortunately, we had no participants attend. But, I had a nice time chatting and getting to know Jerod Santek with Write-On Door County. The monthly Adult Book Club held on Thursday, April 23, had seven patrons in attendance. This is the lowest number we've had in a while due to sickness and off-Island appointments. We discussed "The Rosie Project" by Graeme Simsion, which all participants really enjoyed. The new mailbox for the library made front page news of the local newspaper, "The Observer." Page 35 of 53 Director’s Report Page 13 of 13 I've been busy weeding the fiction, inspirational, romance and fantasy/sci-fi sections of the library to make room for all the new books we've been getting. I also weeded a few books from the teen/YA section and moved things around to hopefully make it more appealing and accessible to our teen readers. Kindergarten, 1st/2nd grade, and 3rd/4th grade classes love visiting the library at least twice a month. I've taught the students how to use the Self-check out Station, and they're excited to check out books by themselves. Page 36 of 53 8. Vouchers April 2026 Expenses 3-April-2026 $11,779.38 17-April-2026 $22,831.93 $34,611.31 18 May 2026 – Library Board Meeting Agenda Notes Page 37 of 53 Invoice Number Invoice Description Status Held Reason Invoice Date Due Date G/L Date Received Date Payment Date Invoice Net Amount Department 36 - Library Batch Number 2026-00000192 Batch Date 04/03/2026 Entered by User Ashley Zahn Vendor 23985 - CENGAGE LEARNING INC 999102560446 SIS CTY Books Edit 04/03/2026 04/03/2026 04/03/2026 24.69 Vendor 23985 - CENGAGE LEARNING INC Totals Invoices 1 $24.69 Vendor 7150 - DEMCO 7776228 Couch for STR Children's Area Edit 04/03/2026 04/03/2026 04/03/2026 1,891.96 Vendor 7150 - DEMCO Totals Invoices 1 $1,891.96 Vendor 23982 - DOMINIC FRANDRUP DF-3/20/26 Travel and meals for LDI Edit 04/03/2026 04/03/2026 04/03/2026 421.17 Vendor 23982 - DOMINIC FRANDRUP Totals Invoices 1 $421.17 Vendor 10473 - DOOR COUNTY LIBRARY 3/25/26-EPH Piggly Wiggly-Programming Edit 04/03/2026 04/03/2026 04/03/2026 11.98 3/29/26-EGG Programming and EGG GEN Edit 04/03/2026 04/03/2026 04/03/2026 37.94 Vendor 10473 - 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DEMCO Totals Invoices 1 $169.25 Vendor 23982 - DOMINIC FRANDRUP DF-4/6/26 PLA conference expenses 3/31- 4/2/26 Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 460.05 Vendor 23982 - DOMINIC FRANDRUP Totals Invoices 1 $460.05 Vendor 8520 - DOOR COUNTY HARDWARE COMPANY 482461 Supplies for Library Maintenance Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 7.78 482510 Supplies for furnace maintenance in Miller Art Museum Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 13.98 482577 Air Handler Maintenance Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 12.98 482768 Roof Repair Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 57.97 483030 Pans for water leaks Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 3.59 Vendor 8520 - DOOR COUNTY HARDWARE COMPANY Totals Invoices 5 $96.30 Vendor 12320 - GRAINGER 9868421083 Belts for air handlers Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 88.53 Vendor 12320 - GRAINGER Totals Invoices 1 $88.53 Run by Ashley Zahn on 04/17/2026 02:58:30 PM Page 1 of 3 Door County Accounts Payable Invoice Report G/L Date Range 04/17/26 - 04/17/26 Report By Department - Batch - Vendor - Invoice Summary Listing Page 40 of 53 Invoice Number Invoice Description Status Held Reason Invoice Date Due Date G/L Date Received Date Payment Date Invoice Net Amount Vendor 14164 - INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES 2009329 4-1-26 CTY Books Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 8,571.50 20K8906 4-1-26 Donations Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 384.42 Vendor 14164 - INGRAM LIBRARY SERVICES Totals Invoices 2 $8,955.92 Vendor 1353 - LERNER PUBLISHING 1566249 STRJ CTY Books Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 891.61 1566252 SIS CTY Books Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 1,238.46 Vendor 1353 - LERNER PUBLISHING Totals Invoices 2 $2,130.07 Vendor 12443 - MAIN STREET MARKET 3/1-3/31/26 7436578 - EGG Newspapers Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 169.00 Vendor 12443 - MAIN STREET MARKET Totals Invoices 1 $169.00 Vendor 16982 - MEGHANN HAERTIG MH-3/31/26 Mileage Reimbursement WSH - March Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 3.05 Vendor 16982 - MEGHANN HAERTIG Totals Invoices 1 $3.05 Vendor 25260 - METRO SALES INC INV3056760 Leased Copier W2933 Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 77.84 Vendor 25260 - METRO SALES INC Totals Invoices 1 $77.84 Vendor 20857 - NICE VIEW JANITORIAL 3226 Window Washing Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 100.00 Vendor 20857 - NICE VIEW JANITORIAL Totals Invoices 1 $100.00 Vendor 10996 - NOVEL BAY BOOKSELLERS 000061 EPH CTY Books Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 34.20 Vendor 10996 - NOVEL BAY BOOKSELLERS Totals Invoices 1 $34.20 Vendor 19233 - O'REILLY AUTO PARTS #4365 4365-230008 Tools and supplies for Library maintenance Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 56.17 Vendor 19233 - O'REILLY AUTO PARTS #4365 Totals Invoices 1 $56.17 Vendor 25736 - OVERDRIVE INC 00669CO26120725 HQ Foundation Digital Resources Grant Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 99.98 00669CO26121232 HQ Foundation Digital Resource Grant Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 57.49 00669CO26121235 HQ Friends Libby Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 397.99 Vendor 25736 - OVERDRIVE INC Totals Invoices 3 $555.46 Vendor 8693 - PENWORTHY 0617043-IN EPH Foundation Stay Sharp Kits Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 430.85 0617044-IN BAI Foundation Stay Sharp Kits Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 615.80 0617045-IN WSH Foundation Stay Sharp Kits Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 504.85 0617069-IN EGG Foundation Stay Sharp Kits Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 687.88 0617072-IN FOR Foundation Stay Sharp Kits Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 644.80 0617073-IN SIS Foundation Stay Sharp Kits Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 329.90 Run by Ashley Zahn on 04/17/2026 02:58:30 PM Page 2 of 3 Door County Accounts Payable Invoice Report G/L Date Range 04/17/26 - 04/17/26 Report By Department - Batch - Vendor - Invoice Summary Listing Page 41 of 53 Invoice Number Invoice Description Status Held Reason Invoice Date Due Date G/L Date Received Date Payment Date Invoice Net Amount Vendor 8693 - PENWORTHY Totals Invoices 6 $3,214.08 Vendor 172 - PIGGLY WIGGLY 2721-4/1/26 SIS Newspapers and Donations Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 339.54 Vendor 172 - PIGGLY WIGGLY Totals Invoices 1 $339.54 Vendor 8182 - PITNEY BOWES INC 1029243979 Ink for Postage Machine Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 91.29 Vendor 8182 - PITNEY BOWES INC Totals Invoices 1 $91.29 Vendor 24086 - PLAYAWAY PRODUCTS LLC 530745 STRA CTY AB Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 209.37 Vendor 24086 - PLAYAWAY PRODUCTS LLC Totals Invoices 1 $209.37 Vendor 15069 - STAPLES ADVANTAGE 6059224251 Office Supplies Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 67.05 6059563740 Office Supplies Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 44.68 6060373545 Office Supplies Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 181.99 6060373546 Office Supplies Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 369.79 6060599827 Office Supplies Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 97.99 Vendor 15069 - STAPLES ADVANTAGE Totals Invoices 5 $761.50 Vendor 30820 - STURGEON BAY UTILITIES SBU #1 4-7-26 Utilities Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 1,758.78 SBU #2 4-7-26 Utilities Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 104.78 Vendor 30820 - STURGEON BAY UTILITIES Totals Invoices 2 $1,863.56 Vendor 18078 - THE LIBRARY STORE, INC. 782963 Vistafoil Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 481.03 Vendor 18078 - THE LIBRARY STORE, INC. Totals Invoices 1 $481.03 Vendor 22193 - UNIQUE MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC 6157756 STR Placements Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 49.25 6158511 EPH Placements Edit 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 04/17/2026 9.85 Vendor 22193 - UNIQUE MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC Totals Invoices 2 $59.10 Batch Number 2026-00000219 Totals Invoices 47 $22,831.93 Department 36 - Library Totals Invoices 47 $22,831.93 36 Library ___________________________________________________ Grand Totals Invoices 47 $22,831.93 Run by Ashley Zahn on 04/17/2026 02:58:30 PM Page 3 of 3 Door County Accounts Payable Invoice Report G/L Date Range 04/17/26 - 04/17/26 Report By Department - Batch - Vendor - Invoice Summary Listing Page 42 of 53 9. Donations EXPENSES Donation and Grant Expenses are included in the Accounts Payable transactions. Included is a summary of the amount of Donated and Grant Funds that were expended as part of the bills submitted to the County. REVENUE Included is a summary of Donation and Grant revenue from various individuals and entities and the summary of Library donations and grants received in April 2026. 18 May 2026 – Library Board Meeting Agenda Notes Page 43 of 53 Revenue 46214 Donation Revenue-Misc 4971.16 Total Revenue 4,971.16 $ Expenditures 53110 Operating Supplies 1716.38 53111 Library Materials 2190.09 53111.010 Audio-Visual 23.24 53111.020 Audio Books 212.96 53111.070 Library of Things 3497.35 53112 Print Materials 538.86 53150 Library Programs 671.82 Total Expenditures 8,850.70 $ Door County Library Donations and Grants Summary Revenue and Expenses April 1 - April 30, 2026 Page 44 of 53 Date Department Type rec'd From Description or Purpose Amount or Estimated Value 04/16/26 Library Donation Richard and Sharon Virlee Donation for Sturgeon Bay-adult in memory of Jean Young 25.00 04/16/26 Library Grant Door County Library Foundation Grant 3,939.14Deposited 2026-04-16 3,964.14$ 04/29/29 Library Donation Vivian and Keith Nienow Hoopla 107.88 04/29/29 Library Donation David and Jane De Cock Donation for Egg Harbor in memory of Ellen Walfoort 100.00 04/29/29 Library Donation Friends of Door County LibrariesDonation 799.14Deposited 2026-04-29 1,007.02$ Total April 2026 $ 4,971.16 2026 Door County Gift, Grant or Donation Form Page 45 of 53 11. Reorganization Project Update The Rethinking Libraries reorganization project update will include the following:  Pilot schedule feedback for Sturgeon Bay  Staffing models for branches update  Staffing Updates  Updated Job Descriptions  Remain work with Rethinking Libraries 18 May 2026 – Library Board Meeting Agenda Notes Page 46 of 53 12. Review and Discuss Draft 2027 Library Budget During the 2026 budget process all county departments were asked to forecast their departmental 2027 budget in anticipation of a budgetary shortfall. This rough forecast has recently been refined for the County Board of Supervisors and department head budget retreat scheduled for June 11. 13. Review and consider for approval Draft Library CIP budget request for 2027 - 2031 The CIP request is a placeholder to ensure continued saving and serves as a reminder of the Sturgeon Bay Library’s needs of a future building project to meet the growing needs of the community and to update the 50 year old structure as needed. 18 May 2026– Library Board Meeting Agenda Notes Page 47 of 53 Finance Department Steve Wipperfurth Finance Director 421Nebraska Street Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 Phone: (920) 746-7138 Fax: (920) 746-7129 swipperfurth@co.door.wi.us Memo To: Department Heads CC: Ken Pabich, County Administrator From: Steve Wipperfurth, Finance Director RE: C.I.P. (Capital Improvement Plan) 2027-2031 Date: April 8, 2026 Capital Improvement Plan (C.I.P.) 2027-2031 Capital planning demonstrates a vision for reinvesting in the county and demonstrates prudent financial management. The goals of this year's C.I.P. will be to manage the impact of the levy limits, continue to meet the taxpayers' needs, and allow economic growth and development to continue. For those departments that have C.I.P. projects, you will need to review and re-prioritize the C.I.P. list. This means that 2026 through 2030 should be reviewed for any revisions, additions, and/or deletions. The year 2026 will be dropped off and the year 2031 will be added to continue to develop a multi-year list of capital improvement projects. Door County has adopted a 5-year plan since anything longer than that may not be realistic . Note: All Capital Improvement Projects must go through the C.I.P. budget process and should not be stand-alone projects or projects after the fact. Your preliminary C.I.P. for 2027-2031 will be due to the Finance Director no later than Friday, June 5, 2026. The preliminary plan will be reviewed with each department by the Finance Director and County Administrator. Your preliminary C.I.P. must also go to your respective oversight committees in May or June for their review, recommendations, and approval. A recommendation from the respective oversight committee as to the funding source is also expected as part of their approval process with all being noted within the minutes of that meeting. The C.I.P. that is reviewed and approved by the oversight committees becomes the proposed C.I.P. The Capital Improvements Plan will go to the Finance Committee and onto the County Board for adoption no later than July 2026. Although the C.I.P. is a very important part of the full budget, it is reviewed and adopted as the first piece of the 2027 budget by the County Board, usually in July at the latest. The purpose of this separate approval process is to make sure projects are reviewed in more detail before final approval. Once approved, the C.I.P. projects are included in the annual operating budget under the Capital Projects section. The County Board will still have an opportunity to change the C.I.P. before adopting the final 2027 budget in November 2026. If you anticipate a C.I.P. project, it is expected that you will forward this memo on to your oversight committee before the May meetings; you need to make certain that C.I.P. projects are on the May or June 2026 committee agenda for your oversight committee. The C.I.P. policy and procedures, as well as the forms, are on the “P” drive 2027 County Budget. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call the Finance Director or the County Administrator. Page 48 of 53 Department & Activity 4/27/2026 Contact Person 920-746-7115 2. Department Priority (check one) Urgent Necessary X Growth-Related FUNDING SOURCE Budget Proposed Proposed Proposed Proposed TOTAL 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 COST Long-Term Financing (15-25 years) 0 Short-Term Financing (60 days) 0 Federal/State Aids (describe below*) 0 Tax Levy 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 500,000 Other - please specify below* 0 Prior-Year CIP Carryover TOTAL 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 500,000 7. Net Annual Effect on County Income (±) POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL STAFF (FTE's) 0.00 (Please enter "0" if none) $0 Taxes Direct Costs (avg. per year) Other Income* Add'l Personnel Purchases of service Total Income $0 $0 Materials & supplies *Describe Other Income below: Annual maintenance Utilities 8. Submitting Authority Date: Other - specify below* (Reserved for add'l) Submitted by: Total Operating Cost Signature: Position:Library Director 6. Net Annual Effects On Operating Costs (±) *Describe additional cost info below: DOOR COUNTY Additional Funding sources include the City of Sturgeon Bay. Possible opportunities exist with door County Library Foundation, Door County Community Foundation, and other private donations and entities. *Describe additional funding info below: Library Dominic Frandrup Date Prepared Phone Number 1. Project Title Door County Library- Sturgeon Bay Renovation and Expansion Project 3. Description/Location Door County Library- Sturgeon Bay location at 107 South 4th Ave. 4. Justification & Useful Life The Door County Library- Sturgeon Bay Library began a building project investigation in 2017 due to need of additonal space to accomodate the growing City of Sturgeon Bay and County population and the need to renovate the 50 year old structure. This project was put forward in various configurations to find stakeholder support for the 7,000- 10,000 additonal sq ft needed. Door County Library is requesting the continued saving for this project to reduce the amount potentially borrowed for this project. Existing structure is 32,371 sq ft including Library and Miller Art Museum. *Estimated renovation cost may likely exceed $10 milion. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (CIP) REQUEST 2027-2031 5. Cost & Recommended Sources of Financing (One-time) Gain from sale of replaced assets $0 Dominic Frandrup Page 49 of 53 14. Review and consider for approval Library Technical Services (IT) budget request for 2027 As part of the County budget process, the Library’s IT budget is one of the first parts of the 2027 Budget to be reviewed. County Technology Specialist, Shauwn R. has reviewed the Library’s hardware and software needs and has prepared an explanation of each product and the need that it meets which will be distributed. 18 May, 2026 – Library Board Meeting Agenda Notes Page 50 of 53 Department Vendor Name Description of Maintenance Total Cost Term in Years Annual Cost Funding Source Comments Library LogMeIn USA LogMeIn Rescue Remote Support Service 1,299.00$ 1 1,299.00 $ 1 03/27-02/28 (Used to Remote to Branch PC's) - renews on CC Library Microsoft MS Licensing Through OwlsNet 504.00$ 1 504.00 $ 1 21 Office E3 seats Library Archive Social Social Media Archiving 642.00 $ 1 642.00 $ 1 Term 1/1/27-12/31/27 - $8321.01/year, 26 connected pages = $321/page - 2 Pages Library AssetTiger ATS-2500 Asset Plan 230.00 $ 1 230.00 $ 1 Term 01/02/26-01/01/27 Library Seats Keeper Password Manager 750.00 $ 1 750.00 $ 1 23 Seats Library Bluehost Newspapers Domain Renewal $ 96.00 1 96.00$ 1 5-year Term Library BlueHost DC Reads Domain Renewal $ 96.00 1 96.00$ 1 5-year Term Library Bluecost CodeGuard $ 60.00 1 60.00$ 1 1-year Term Library Bluecost Main Website Domain Renewal 540.00 $ 1 540.00 $ 1 1-year Term Library GoDaddy Domain Renewal - $ 1 - $ 1 5YR Renewal 01/04/24-01/03/2029 Library Quickbooks Used for Tracking Donations 80.00 $ 1 80.00 $ 1 Library Zoom 300.00 $ 1 300.00 $ 1 2 Licenses - Library has their own account Library Constant Contact Used for Montlhy Library Newsletters 400.00$ 1 400.00 $ 1 New in 2026 Library Total 4,997.00$ 100.36.5106.52302.00036 100.36.5106.52302.00036 100.36.5106.52302.00036 100.36.5106.52302.00036 100.36.5106.52302.00036 100.36.5106.52302.00036 100.36.5106.52302.00036 100.36.5106.52302.00036 100.36.5106.52302.00036 100.36.5106.52302.00036 100.36.5106.52302.00036 100.36.5106.52302.00036 100.36.5106.52302.00036 2027 Maintenance Budget Account Number Page 51 of 53 15. Review and Consider for Approval moving October Staff Training Day The Door County Library is requesting to move the October the staff training from October 26 to October 12 to align with Washington Island ferry schedule and ILS training. All Locations:  Monday, October 12, 2026 - for Staff Training 18 May 2026 – Library Board Meeting Agenda Notes Page 52 of 53 16. Library Board Election of Officers  Each year following the Spring Election and after committee members Door County Board of Supervisors and Sturgeon Bay City Council Representatives have been appointed to their committees, the Library Board holds its election of officers.  The 2024-2025 officers are as follows: o President: Morgan Rusnak o Vice President: Matt Huston o Secretary: Mary L. Jackson o Treasurer: Nissa Norton 18 May 2026 – Library Board Meeting Agenda Notes Page 53 of 53