Library Board — Minutes

Land O’ Lakes Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes of Jan. 14, 2026 1. Call to Order: Meeting called to order by Bob Hughes at 9:03 am 2. Establish that Proper Notice has been given a. meeting posted on Jan. 12 3. Quorum established a. Roll Call and introduction of guest, if any b. Trustees Present: Bob Hughes, Greg Wenzel, Marcie Thorp, Jone Davis, Donna Murray-Tiedge, Bernie Heindl c. Absent Excused: d. Also in Attendance: Shelly Knaack, online Heidi Reuter, Mary Jo Zane 4. Approval of Secretary’s Minutes a. Motion by Greg Wenzel , seconded by Mary Jo Zane to approve the minutes as amended from the meeting on December 10, 2025, motion carried 5. Treasurer’s Report a. Financial Report i. Motion by Jone Davis, seconded by Bernie Heindl, to approve the financial report, motion carried b. Check Authorization i. Motion by Jone Davis, second by Greg Wenzel, to approve the payment of bills, motion carried c. End of 2025 Treasurer’s Report i. report was shared ii. all accounts match up and we spent what we budgeted for d. Unified Budget Q4 i. budget was shared e. Bank Permissions i. minutes shared with the bank ii. Shelly will have power to make deposits and pick up bank statements 6. Director’s Report a. Upcoming programs shared b. circulation statics shared, typical December c. digital circulation is increasing d. Website Flip: Brendan and Shelly have been working meticulously on the website and are hoping it will be flipped in the next month! There will be a donation button on the Friends of the Library section. It will also be ADA compliant over a year ahead of time! e. Michigan Funding: I have been in touch with Teresa Schmidt from WI Dept. of Public Instruction. She is researching towns with libraries in bordering states. I’m hoping to gain a lot of valuable information from her in regard to requesting funding and coming up with a contract. f. I’m on the agenda to speak at the Watersmeet Town Meeting on Feb. 18th at 4:30 PM regarding funding. I’m planning to speak about: where we get our funding, how many Watersmeet card holders we have and the many services and programs we offer. I’m open to suggestions about other things to speak about. g. Rotating Sculpture Tour for Land O’ Lakes. See Eau Claire example here: https://www.visiteauclaire.com/sculpture-tour/ I will discuss. We have Paige, the sculpture. I’ve attached a picture of Paige. 7. Maintenance Report a. Paladin New Fire Communicator Panel: Shelly has reached out for an update and asked if we can get a confirmed date on his schedule. b. Electricity/Exit Lights: Still in progress c. Upper Door Behind Circulation Desk - not urgent, needs an exit light above it, replace the door before the exit light goes in. d. Work continues with the Lower-Level Workroom – more progress will be made after electric work is completed. e. Bob fixed the window by Karen’s office so that a cool breeze isn’t coming in. f. Items that need attention in 2026: i. Main Level Window Replacement ii. Library Front Sign to be re-stained iii. Shelving Units—sagging shelves need to be fixed or new shelving needs to be ordered and installed iv. front door needs to be replaced 8. Old Business a. Election of Board Officers i. President - motion by Greg Wenzel, seconded by Bernie Heindl to nominate Bob Hughes for President, motion carried ii. Vice - President - nomination by Marcie Throp, seconded by Jone Davis to nominated Greg Wenzel for Vice-President, motion passed iii. Treasurer - nomination by Greg Wenzel, seconded by Bernie Heindl to have Marcie Throp as Treasurer, motion carried iv. Secretary - nomination by Bob Hughes, seconded by Greg Wenzel, for Jone Davis to be secretary, motion carried b. Town Meeting Schedule i. shared with board 9. New Business a. Update 2026 Contact List i. shared and checked with the board b. 2026 Library Board Committee Assignments i. shared with the board 10. Committee Reports a. Friends i. good meeting and made a $10,000 donation to the library 1. mobile shelving and ledges for shelves b. Town i. Bob and Shelly will be there 11. Correspondence a. Mary Jo to send the Friends a thank you note. b. Thank you notes from staff shared with the board 12. Proposed agenda for next meeting a. sculpture, annual report 13. Confirm next regular meeting date 9:00 AM, Wednesday, February 11, 2026 14. Adjournment at 10:05 Respectfully submitted by Jone Davis upon approval at the regular board meeting on February 11, 2026.