Library Committee — Minutes

1 Library Committee June 4, 2026 Meeting Minutes Call to Order: Attendees: Carly Mulliken, Chairperson; Grace Held, Member; Windsor McCutcheon, Treasurer; Mary Wilson, Member; Suzanne Ihrig, Branch Manager. Cindy Nelson, Member, did not attend. No guests attended. Meeting called to order at 2:12 p.m. by Carly Mulliken, who noted that we have a quorum. Previous Minutes: Motion to approve the minutes from the meeting held on April 14, 2026 made by Windsor McCutcheon; seconded by Grace Held; all ayes carried the motion. Visitor Comments: No visitor comments received. Treasurer’s Report: • Checking account balance: $4,308.39 • Savings account balance: $1,903.50 • CD balance: $8,426.81 • Motion to approve Treasurer’s Report made Grace Held; seconded by Mary Wilson. All ayes carried the motion. Librarian’s Report: • o Both book clubs are on summer hiatus. o Hosted Jerod from Write On, Door County and his program, Library Memories, on April 13. o Held raffle for National Library Week the last week in April. o Library Board meeting was held at the Ephraim Village Hall on May 18. o Kicked off the summer reading program (Theme: Unearth a Story) with a visit and presentation by Open Door Bird Sanctuary. on June 1. Next, we’ll host Peninsula Reptiles on June 11. Will have the prize cart June – August. o Door to Summer Adventures programs, which begin on July 9, are full or nearly full. • Nicolet Library System (which DC libraries are a part of) is getting new computer software in August. During the migration period, all Door County libraries will be closed. No firm dates given yet. • Motion to approve Librarian’s Report made by Mary Wilson; seconded by Grace Held. All ayes carried the motion. Fyr Bal Book Sale: • Windsor McCutcheon will purchase a 10 x 10 tent and sandbags. • Schedule: o Bring up books from the basement on Thursday, June 18 at 2:00 p.m. o Set up large tent (if needed) and bring up tables from basement on Friday, June 19 at 5:00 p.m. o Sale set-up and small tent set up on Saturday, June 20 at 7:30 a.m. o Volunteers have slowly been signing up. • Will use name tags for food purchases for volunteers instead of printing out coupons. • Windsor McCutcheon will get smaller bills due to people bringing 20s and 50s in the morning. Furniture Purchase: 2 • The tax-exempt situation was clarified by library management. A donation can be made to the Ephraim General Fund by the Library Committee to pay for the furniture, which will be purchased by Suzanne Ihrig tax-exempt. New Business • None. Next Meeting Date: September 10th at 2:00 p.m. at the Ephraim Library. Adjournment: Grace Held made a motion to adjourn at 3:15 p.m.; seconded by Mary Wilson. All ayes carried the motion.