Library Board Meeting Agenda & Packet

Monona Public Library Board Agenda In person in the Quiet Reading Room 1000 Nichols Road, Monona, WI Tuesday, September 1 5, 2026 7:00pm 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Appearances 4. Consent Agenda a. Review of and Approval of Bill Payments, Financial Report, and Activity Report 5. Library Director’s Report 6. Board Discussion Topics a. 2027 Library Operating Budget b. Library Personnel Policy c. Strategic Plan d. Book, TV, and Movie Recommendations 7. Action Items a. Vote to approve the 2027 Library Operating Budget 8. Closed Session Under Wisconsin Statutes Section 19.85(1)(c) Considering Employment, Promotion, Compensation or Performance Evaluation of Any Public Employee Over Which the Government Body has Jurisdiction or Exercises Responsibility (Director compensation) 9. Announcements a. The next Board meeting is October 20, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. 10. Adjournment 1/18 M inutes Monona Public Library Board Library Board Room August 18, 2026 7:00 p.m. I. Roll Call Library Board Trustees Present: Joseph Swinea, Secretary; Christina Jones, Vice President; Margaret Clark, Community Representative; Wilhelmina Fessenbecker, Community Representative; Dan Hilgartner, School Board Representative; Library Staff Present: Director Ryan Claringbole Library Board Trustees Absent: Doug Wood, City Alder; Roselyn Ebel, President; II. Call to Order A. Vice President Jones called the meeting to order at 7:00 III. Approval of Minutes A. Representative Clark moved to approve minutes B. Representative Fessenbecker seconded the motion C. Motion passed unanimously IV. Appearances A. None V. Consent Agenda A. Review of and Approval of Bill Payments, Financial Report, and Activity Report B. Representative Fessenbecker moved to approve C. Representative Hilgartner seconded the motion D. Motion passed unanimously VI. Library Director’s Report A. The library’s new electronic lock system is installed and working B. The lower-level HVAC project has begun 1. Patrons can still enter the library through the lower floor 2. The meeting rooms will not be available for the duration of the construction C. Director Claringbole is holding interviews for the circulation supervisor D. Director Claringbole is moving forward with the two project proposals for the Capital Budget E. There will be a two-week window (August 16-30) where the public can purchase library shirts and hoodies 2/18 F. D irector Claringbole is looking at improving parking on Schluter Road in 2028- 2029 1. This will involve bumping the curb towards the building and marking spots in the road 2. It would also involve establishing a new delivery spot and a handicapped parking space by the Schluter Road entrance VII. Board Discussion Topic A. Facilities B. Capital Budget C. Operating Budget D. Book, TV, and Movie Recommendations VIII. Action Items A. Approval of 2027 Capital Budget 1. Representative Clarke moved to approve the 2027 Capital Budget 2. Representative Fessenbecker seconded the motion 3. The motion passed unanimously IX. Announcements A. Next Board Meeting: September 15, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. X. Adjournment A. Representative Hilgartner moved to adjourn B. Vice President Jones seconded the motion C. Unanimously approved D. Meeting adjourned at 8:21 3/18 EXPENDITURES PAID AUGUST 2026 LIBRARY OPERATING FUND SERVICES | CONTRACTS | SUPPLIES ACCOUNTS Account Payable By Vendor Description Amount 202-55-55110-220 Gas & Electric Utility Legacy Solar Co-op Library Solar $ 1 ,101.15 MG&E July 85% Electric $ 3 ,679.68 SUBTOTAL GAS & ELECTRIC UTILITY $ 4 ,780.83 202-55-55110-222 Water & Sewer Utility Monona Water Utility July Water $ 6 35.38 SUBTOTAL WATER & SEWER UTILITY $ 635.38 202-55-55110-240 Service Contracts J.M. Brennan, Inc Spring HVAC Maintenance $ 5,579.00 Environment Control 97% August Cleaning $ 2 ,753.83 Schumacher Q3 Preventative Maintenance $ 1 53.87 Corporate Business Systems Monthly Copier Lease & Copy Overage $ 349.14 SUBTOTAL SERVICE CONTRACTS $ 8 ,835.84 202-55-55110-241 SCLS Membership Fees Today's Business Solutions ePRINTit $ 395.00 SUBTOTAL SCLS MEMBERSHIP FEES $ 3 95.00 202-55-55110-310 Office Supplies SCLS 2026 Bulk RFID Order $ 8 46.00 Payroll Reimbursement Cell Phone August $ 5 0.00 SUBTOTAL OFFICE SUPPLIES $ 8 96.00 202-55-55110-340 Janitorial Supplies Amazon Hand Sanitizer $ 44.28 SUBTOTAL JANITORIAL SUPPLIES $ 4 4.28 202-55-55110-341 Programming Amazon Teen August Program Supplies $ 101.99 Lake Ridge Bank - Adobe.com Monthly Creative Cloud Subscription $ 3 4.99 SUBTOTAL PROGRAMMING $ 136.98 202-55-55110-350 Equipment Maintenance & Repair J.M. Brennan Inc RTU3 Repair $ 5 40.40 SUBTOTAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE & REPAIR $ 5 40.40 202-55-55110-350 Building Maintenance & Repair Advatech Systems Door Locks $ 272.68 Capital Lock Inc Door Locks $ 32.00 SUBTOTAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE & REPAIR $ 3 04.68 TOTAL SERVICES | CONTRACTS | SUPPLIES $ 16, 569.39 4/18 MATERIAL ACQUISITION ACCOUNTS Account Payable By Vendor Description Amount 202-55-55110-809 Periodicals Lake Ridge Bank - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel July Subscription $ 39.77 Lake Ridge Bank - Wisconsin State Journal July Subscription $ 63.20 SUBTOTAL PERIODICALS $ 102.97 202-55-55110-810 DVDs/CDs/Book on CD Alliance Entertainment Materials $ 648.98 SUBTOTAL DVDs / CDs / BOOK ON CD $ 648.98 202-55-55110-811 Adult Books Ingram Materials $ 2,017.33 SUBTOTAL ADULT BOOKS $ 2,017.33 202-55-55110-812 Children's Books Ingram Materials $ 1,013.04 SUBTOTAL CHILDREN'S BOOKS $ 1,013.04 202-55-55110-813 Young Adult Books Ingram Materials $ 32.04 SUBTOTAL YOUNG ADULT BOOKS $ 32.04 202-55-55110-814 Large Print Books Cengage Learning Inc/Gale Materials $ 124.00 Ingram Materials $ 79.06 SUBTOTAL LARGE PRINT BOOKS $ 203.06 TOTAL MATERIAL ACQUISITIONS $ 4,017.42 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES PAID AUGUST 2026 $ 20,586.81 LIBRARY TRUST & AGENCY FUND DONATION ACCOUNTS Account Payable By Vendor Description Amount 800-55-55110-007 General Library Donations Lake Ridge Bank - Ancora Gift Card Alice $ 50.00 Lake Ridge Bank - Glass Nickle Pizza $ 90.15 Verizon Hot Spot July $ 49.60 SUBTOTAL GENERAL LIBRARY DONATIONS $ 189.75 800-55-55110-012 Library Materials Replacements Ingram Materials $ 75.99 SUBTOTAL LIBRARY MATERIALS REPLACEMENT $ 7 5.99 5/18 800-55-55110-017 Children's Donations Lake Ridge Bank - Michaels Fuzzy Felt Friends 2026.07.13 $ 4 7.62 Lake Ridge Bank - Mobilesson Volunteer Schedule July $ 104.00 Lake Ridge Bank - Meta Facebook Boost Mermaid Eco $ 2 8.02 Payroll Reimbursement - Neitzel, Angelika Cardboard Tubes Curio Critters 2026.07.27 $ 2 5.49 Lake Ridge Bank - Esty Fuzzy Felt Friends 2026.07.13 $ 5 .89 Pens.com 50% Logo Pens $ 1 11.26 Amazon Summer Reading Prizes $ 8 .99 Amazon July Outreach Programs $ 7 5.62 Amazon Teen Volunteers $ 4 3.97 SUBTOTAL CHILDREN'S DONATIONS $ 450.86 800-55-55110-018 Adult Donations Emily Marie Watercolors Create & Make Presenter Fee 2026.08.12 $ 3 50.00 Pens.com 50% Logo Pens $ 1 11.26 Payroll Reimbursement - DePaola, Penny Eco-Action June/July $ 9 7.86 SUBTOTAL ADULT DONATIONS $ 5 59.12 800-48-48500-035 Book for Life Lake Ridge Bank - Bicycle Magazine Annual Renewal $ 4 2.20 Ingram Materials $ 1 70.45 SUBTOTAL BOOK FOR LIFE $ 2 12.65 TOTAL DONATION EXPENDITURES PAID AUGUST 2026 $ 1,488.37 TOTAL EXPENDITURES PAID AUGUST 2026 $ 22,075.18 6/18 CITY OF MONONA REVENUES WITH COMPARISON TO BUDGET FOR THE 8 MONTHS ENDING AUGUST 31, 2026 LIBRARY FUND PERIOD BUDGET % OF ACTUAL YTD ACTUAL AMOUNT VARIANCE BUDGET FOR ADMINISTRATION USE ONLY 67 % OF THE FISCAL YEAR HAS ELAPSED 09/12/2026 09:08AM PAGE: 1 PUBLIC CHARGES FOR SERVICE 202-46-41110-000 GENERAL PROPERTY TAXES .00 1,016,326.00 1,016,326.00 .00 100.00 202-46-43570-000 GRANT REVENUES .00 1,308.48 .00 1,308.48 .00 202-46-43720-000 COUNTY AID FOR LIBRARIES .00 151,843.41 149,435.00 2,408.41 101.61 202-46-46110-000 COPIER RECEIPTS 238.48 2,202.97 3,000.00 ( 797.03) 73.43 202-46-46710-000 FINES 283.83 1,932.55 5,000.00 ( 3,067.45) 38.65 202-46-46730-000 ROOM RENTALS 66.35 7,069.76 8,000.00 ( 930.24) 88.37 TOTAL PUBLIC CHARGES FOR SERVICE 588.66 1,180,683.17 1,181,761.00 ( 1,077.83) 99.91 SOURCE 49 202-49-49210-000 TRANSFER FROM GENERAL FUND .00 14,727.59 .00 14,727.59 .00 TOTAL SOURCE 49 .00 14,727.59 .00 14,727.59 .00 TOTAL FUND REVENUE 588.66 1,195,410.76 1,181,761.00 13,649.76 101.16 7/18 CITY OF MONONA EXPENDITURES WITH COMPARISON TO BUDGET FOR THE 8 MONTHS ENDING AUGUST 31, 2026 LIBRARY FUND PERIOD BUDGET % OF ACTUAL YTD ACTUAL AMOUNT BUDGET FOR ADMINISTRATION USE ONLY 67 % OF THE FISCAL YEAR HAS ELAPSED 09/12/2026 09:08AM PAGE: 2 LIBRARY EXPENDITURES 202-55-55110-110 LIBRARY SALARIES 39,664.40 351,730.68 542,339.00 190,608.32 64.85 202-55-55110-119 WAGES, PART-TIME 13,257.83 106,075.55 156,550.00 50,474.45 67.76 202-55-55110-130 FICA 3,761.32 33,006.34 53,465.00 20,458.66 61.73 202-55-55110-131 WISCONSIN RETIREMENT 2,801.71 24,989.69 39,048.00 14,058.31 64.00 202-55-55110-132 LIFE & DISABILITY INSURANCE 3.16 27.81 40.00 12.19 69.53 202-55-55110-133 HEALTH INSURANCE 9,458.00 80,007.26 120,519.00 40,511.74 66.39 202-55-55110-134 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT .00 1,653.79 2,500.00 846.21 66.15 202-55-55110-220 GAS & ELECTRIC UTILITIES 4,780.83 26,489.22 45,000.00 18,510.78 58.86 202-55-55110-222 WATER & SEWER UTILITIES 635.38 4,434.70 7,500.00 3,065.30 59.13 202-55-55110-240 SERVICE CONTRACTS 8,835.84 46,629.48 64,100.00 17,470.52 72.74 202-55-55110-241 SCLS MEMBERSHIP 395.00 46,601.00 50,100.00 3,499.00 93.02 202-55-55110-310 OFFICE SUPPLIES 896.00 3,610.89 3,000.00 ( 610.89) 120.36 202-55-55110-340 JANITORIAL SUPPLIES 44.28 2,200.10 2,950.00 749.90 74.58 202-55-55110-341 PROGRAMMING 136.98 2,703.53 3,500.00 796.47 77.24 202-55-55110-344 CASH OVER/SHORT ( 2.10) ( 12.24) .00 12.24 .00 202-55-55110-350 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE & REPAIR 540.40 4,698.50 6,500.00 1,801.50 72.28 202-55-55110-351 BUILDING MAINTENANCE & REPAIR 304.68 20,932.59 6,500.00 ( 14,432.59) 322.04 202-55-55110-809 PERIODICALS 102.97 1,437.56 3,000.00 1,562.44 47.92 202-55-55110-810 DVD/CD/BOOK ON CD 648.98 5,218.72 10,000.00 4,781.28 52.19 202-55-55110-811 ADULT BOOKS 2,017.36 9,887.95 18,000.00 8,112.05 54.93 202-55-55110-812 CHILDRENS BOOKS 1,013.04 8,783.14 14,000.00 5,216.86 62.74 202-55-55110-813 YOUNG ADULT BOOKS 32.04 1,170.32 3,000.00 1,829.68 39.01 202-55-55110-814 LARGE PRINT BOOKS 203.06 1,942.16 4,500.00 2,557.84 43.16 202-55-55110-817 ELECTRONIC INFO SOURCES .00 3,411.48 3,750.00 338.52 90.97 202-55-55110-818 BOOK LEASE PROGRAM .00 6,443.00 6,400.00 ( 43.00) 100.67 TOTAL LIBRARY EXPENDITURES 89,531.16 794,073.22 1,166,261.00 372,187.78 68.09 TRANSFERS 202-55-59210-212 ACCOUNTING SERVICES .00 .00 4,500.00 4,500.00 .00 202-55-59210-510 INSURANCE .00 .00 11,000.00 11,000.00 .00 TOTAL TRANSFERS .00 .00 15,500.00 15,500.00 .00 TOTAL FUND EXPENDITURES 89,531.16 794,073.22 1,181,761.00 387,687.78 67.19 NET REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES ( 88,942.50) 401,337.54 .00 401,337.54 .00 8/18 PERIOD ACTUAL YTD ACTUAL 2025 BALANCE FORWARD 2026 BUDGET AMOUNT MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 800-48-48500-007 LIBRARY DONATION REVENUES - 30,086.21 44,437.02 74,523.23 800-48-48500-012 LIBRARY MATERIAL REPLACEMENT - 1,051.99 996.51 2,048.50 800-48-48500-014 LIBRARY BUILDING DONATIONS - - 484.74 484.74 800-48-48500-017 LIB CHILDREN DONATION REVENUES - 14,470.00 1,961.98 16,431.98 800-48-48500-018 LIBRARY ADULT REVENUES - 8,450.00 7,188.85 15,638.85 800-48-48500-035 BOOK FOR LIFE - 8,465.51 5,838.07 14,303.58 TOTAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 62,523.71 60,907.17 123,430.88 TOTAL FUND REVENUE - 62,523.71 123,430.88 PERIOD ACTUAL YTD ACTUAL 2026 BUDGET AMOUNT VARIANCE % OF BUDGET SPENT LIBRARY EXPENDITURES 800-55-55110-007 LIBRARY DONATION EXPEND 189.75 13,446.80 74,523.23 61,076.43 18.04% 800-55-55110-012 LIBRARY MATERIAL REPLACEMENT 75.99 938.52 2,048.50 1,109.98 45.81% 800-55-55100-014 LIBRARY BUILDING DONATIONS - 174.42 484.74 310.32 35.98% 800-55-55110-017 LIB CHILDREN DONATION EXPEND 450.86 7,554.46 16,431.98 8,877.52 45.97% 800-55-55110-018 LIBRARY ADULTS SERVICES 559.12 4,131.76 15,638.85 11,507.09 26.42% 800-48-48500-035 BOOK FOR LIFE 212.65 2,363.78 14,303.58 11,939.80 16.53% TOTAL LIBRARY EXPENDITURES 1,488.37 28,609.74 123,430.88 94,821.14 23.18% TOTAL FUND EXPENDITURES 1,488.37 28,609.74 123,430.88 94,821.14 23.18% NET REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES (1,488.37) 33,913.97 REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE 08 MONTHS ENDING AUGUST 31, 2026 LIBRARY DONATION FUND 9/18 Library Activity 2026 2025 2026 2025 2026 2025 2026 2025 2026 2025 2026 2025 2026 2026 Report January January February February March March April April June June July July August August Physical Item Checkouts 16128 15296 14710 13959 16624 15820 14064 14221 17168 17941 17133 18396 15884 16536 E-Book Checkouts 3565 3681 3172 3192 3538 3469 3165 3985 3322 3065 3333 3234 3382 3241 Total item Checkouts 19693 18977 17882 17151 20162 19289 17229 18206 20490 21006 20466 21630 19266 19777 Online Database Usage 2135 1961 1810 1663 2010 1839 1675 1886 1842 2154 2284 2593 2462 2254 Wireless Network Sessions 41586 16223 47833 17389 43645 18342 42988 19572 46233 23243 50702 27738 79798 46619 Library Visits 10667 10093 10326 8939 11169 11242 10845 9483 12948 11105 13722 12614 9991 9443 Adult Programs 8 11 6 10 9 10 8 13 6 6 7 8 8 8 # attended 160 147 72 207 217 177 97 211 91 95 105 100 121 107 Young Child (0-5) 17 22 18 25 18 22 15 24 16 14 13 26 13 17 # Attended 789 590 883 752 1064 838 840 634 851 2258 1021 1552 897 799 Child (6-11) 4 4 4 4 2 6 2 5 6 6 7 14 4 4 # Attended 216 107 132 325 70 189 71 125 1204 227 251 569 156 478 Teen/Tween Programs 2 1 2 2 0 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 1 # Attended 28 5 33 32 0 28 31 20 69 28 80 48 52 10 General 0 1 0 0 0 # Attended 0 71 0 0 0 10/18 Administrative Report for mid-August 2026 to mid-September 2026 General Facilities The HVAC project in the lower-level continues. The lower-level is off limits to the public and staff except for the main entrance, stairs, elevator, and Friends of Monona Library store. The old equipment in the boiler room has been removed, and the new equipment is being built in the boiler room. The crew is also ripping out the existing ducts and replacing it with new ducts. The sounds of the work can be heard at times in the library, and we have not received any patron complaints. Signage has been up warning patrons of loud noises, especially when we know there will be work that calls for it (example: sawing concrete). The date to finish is currently set for mid-late December. Circulation Supervisor Director Claringbole announced to library staff that Mathew Howe was offered and accepted the position of Circulation Supervisor and starts in mid September! Mathew comes from Beloit Public Library where he worked for many years. We are very excited for Mathew to begin learning the local policies and procedures at the library, and begin looking at ways to increase efficiencies in the circulation department! Capital Budget Director Claringbole met with Mayor Moore, City Administrator, and City Finance Director to go over the capital budget projects. DIrector Claringbole discussed the need for the new service desk, self-check machines, and dedicated sound system in the Forum Room. Mayor Moore, after hearing all of the City department heads, will then formulate and complete the Mayor’s Capital Budget and submit it to City Council for discussion and approval. ILS The library is still experiencing some service disruptions with the new ILS and has reported these to SCLS. The Dane County Library Directors met recently to discuss frustration with the new ILS, and strategies moving forward. One of the big concerns is the lack of reports 11/18 the library staff have access to, as well as a concern that not all items checked out are being reported. SCLS has heard these concerns and are looking into the issue. Personnel Policy It has been a few years since the library personnel policy has been discussed. Some topics to discuss and potentially changes are dress code, library closures, and vacation/sick days, among others. Friends of Monona Library The Friends of the Monona Library are adapting to the conditions in the lower-level. The library has provided some storage space in the book drop room to put book supplies since it is difficult to get into the back workroom with the construction. The Friends are also discussing future fundraising plans, as well as re-establishing a fundraising subcommittee. Challenges continue to be getting involvement from volunteers, as well as finding new ways to raise money and increase awareness for library programs and services. Adult Services August The Summer Reading Program came to an end mid-August. We had slightly less adults participate between this year and last year with the numbers being: 373 in 2026 and 406 in 2025. However, the percentage of people that completed the challenge went up by almost 2%. So overall, a great year! For programs, we had to move off-site due to the HVAC projects, but patrons and presenters have all found their way over to the Community Center for the Adult programs. We had a presentation about wills and trusts, Eco-Action had a workshop about home electrification with MGE, and we had a presentation about the history of Puerto Rico as part of Beyond the Page's 'Beyond 250' series. Planning for the rest of the year and beyond is underway. Erin met with the Historic Blooming Grove Historic Society to start planning for the 2027 Monona History Club series. 12/18 Beyond programming, Erin visited the Senior Center for a presentation on library resources for people living with low vision and vision loss. She partnered with the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library to share what state and nationwide resources are available Youth Services • Once again, our number of registrants has increased! This was not a goal for the Summer Reading Program this year, but we continue to expand. • 2026 Goal: continue to grow completion rate, and by golly, we did it. • 2027 Goal: work on tween/teen & adult registration, though as you'll see, completion rates continue to grow for both age groups. And completion is what matters—ensuring our readers get in some good summer reading to boost those literacy skills across all ages. • 2026 Summer Reading Program Stats • Total Number of Registrants • 1,621 (2026) | 1,543 (2025) | 1,417 (2024) | 1,140 (2023) | 794 (2022) • 5.05% increase in registration for 2026 • Age Registration Breakdown • Kids: 860 (2026) | 726 (2025) | 648 (2024) | 465 (2023) | 396 (2022) • Tw/Tn: 388 (2026) | 409 (2025) | 446 (2024) | 395 (2023) | 232 (2022) • Adult: 373 (2026) | 408 (2025) | 323 (2024) | 280 (2023) | 166 (2022) • Completion Rate (percentage of participants that completed) • All Registrants: 65.6% (2026) | 63.1% (2025) | 53.7% (2024) | 50% (2023) | 49.8% (2022) • Kids: 71% (2026) | 68.7% (2025) | 54.3% (2024) | 53.3% (2023) | 46.7% (2022) • Tw/Tn: 59.5% (2026) | 58.9% (2025) | 52.2% (2024) | 49.3% (2023) | 47.4% (2022) • Adult: 59.5% (2026) | 57.3% (2025) | 54.5% (2024) | 45.7% (2023) | 42.2% (2022) • Fall Projects • Fall/early winter programming is set to go. In the works we have the following projects: • Early reader neighborhood project (anticipated completion date in December): Carolyn, Tiffany, and Rachel (Girl Scout working on Gold Award) will be completing a 13/18 "neighborhooding" project for early readers. This has been in the works for a couple of years within the team and now it's finally time to begin. Expected outcomes of this project: o Cater to new readers: thin spines with tiny titles that new readers may not be able to read does not cater to the age group it is meant for. Face out, categorized books in browsing bins will help with browsability. o Circulation boost: we continue to seek ways to connect community members to our collections in a more findable way • Moving Non-fiction picture books that are a better fit/more discoverable in the picture book section (end of October): Angelika has been going through the entirety of the Non-fiction collection, pulling books that are a better fit for the picture book sections. • Interactive Book Section (hopeful release date: March): another project in the works planning-wise for a couple of years. Audio books on cd have dwindled in circulation over the past several years. Our aim is to move the DVD collection to where the audiobooks currently live, and move Tonies, Yoto, Playaways, Wonder/Vox Books, Ispy, Shine-a-light over to the current DVD section. We will then add: o Push to talk books o Action-oriented books (Herve Tullet, Don't Push the Button, etc) o Optical Illusion books • Elementary-Age Activity Kits (hopeful release date: May 2027): we will continue to expand our kit offerings so now elementary-aged kids have access to trying new activities or hobbies and engage in educational activities. Many of these will be geared towards doing with friends/family (friendship bracelets, games, telescope, microscope, etc) 14/18 2026 Cost to continue --- LIBRARY 2023 2024 2025 TO DATE YEAR END 2026 2027 --- REVENUES ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL 6/30/2026 ESTIMATED BUDGET BUDGET 202-46-41110-000 GENERAL PROPERTY TAXES 673,051 707,955 966,479 1,016,326 1,016,326 1,016,326 1,047,040 202-46-43720-000 COUNTY AID FOR LIBRARIES OPERATIONS 218,447 200,935 180,577 151,843 - 149,435 180,139 202-46-46110-000 COPIER RECEIPTS 3,415 2,913 3,121 1,677 - 3,000 3,000 202-46-46710-000 FINES 3,196 3,747 2,816 1,571 - 5,000 3,500 202-46-46730-000 ROOM RENTALS 4,304 8,098 9,441 6,912 - 8,000 9,000 202-46-48900-100 VENDING MACHINE 1,275 2,605 - - - - - 202-46-49300-000 FUND BALANCES APPLIE D - - - - - - - --- 903,687 926,252 1,162,434 1,178,329 1,016,326 1,181,761 1,242,679 --- EXPENDITURES 202-55-55110-110 PERMANENT LIBRARY UNION SALARIES 236,200 224,021 515,431 271,016 - 542,339 560,254 202-55-55110-119 WAGES, PART TIME 103,965 151,831 147,153 78,947 - 156,550 170,893 202-55-55110-130 FICA 36,712 40,598 48,233 25,333 - 53,465 55,933 202-55-55110-131 WISCONSIN RETIREMENT 26,545 28,978 36,273 19,286 - 39,048 40,618 202-55-55110-132 LIFE & DISABILITY INSURANCE 29 35 39 21 - 40 40 202-55-55110-133 HEALTH INSURANCE 82,975 90,095 99,935 59,670 - 120,519 128,591 202-55-55110-134 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1,599 4,161 2,747 1,654 - 2,500 3,000 202-55-55110-220 GAS & ELECTRIC UTILITIES 36,071 34,431 42,409 16,767 - 45,000 45,000 202-55-55110-221 TELEPHONE/INTERNET 1,668 600 600 - - - - 202-55-55110-222 WATER & SEWER UTILITIES 4,141 5,763 7,431 3,180 - 7,500 7,500 202-55-55110-240 SERVICE CONTRACTS 42,370 56,383 62,263 34,699 - 64,100 64,100 202-55-55110-241 AUTO CIRCULATION SYSTEM RENTAL 47,910 46,064 46,376 46,206 - 50,100 50,100 202-55-55110-242 OUTSIDE SERVICES 9,600 - 4,375 - - - 202-55-55110-310 OFFICE SUPPLIES 4,666 3,759 4,304 2,361 - 3,000 3,200 202-55-55110-340 JANITORIAL SUPPLIES 3,380 2,317 3,321 2,156 - 2,950 3,250 202-55-55110-341 PROGRAMMING 3,405 3,415 6,309 2,185 - 3,500 9,500 202-55-55110-344 CASH OVER/SHORT (1) (8) (7) (8) - - 202-55-55110-350 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE & REPAIR 5,032 9,353 10,808 4,158 - 6,500 10,000 202-55-55110-351 BUILDING MAINTENANCE & REPAIR 5,538 13,269 12,513 18,058 - 6,500 10,000 202-55-55110-809 PERIODICAL, PAMPHLETS 4,249 3,885 3,961 1,335 - 3,000 3,300 202-55-55110-810 PERIODICAL, PAMPHLETS & AV SOFTWARE 10,323 10,309 13,012 3,910 - 10,000 10,000 202-55-55110-811 ADULT BOOKS 14,810 14,749 18,898 6,055 - 18,000 19,000 202-55-55110-812 CHILDREN'S BOOKS 9,692 9,974 15,804 6,900 - 14,000 15,000 202-55-55110-813 YOUNG ADULT BOOKS 3,242 3,133 2,896 1,018 - 3,000 3,000 202-55-55110-814 LARGE PRINT BOOKS 3,019 3,580 4,466 1,582 - 4,500 4,750 202-55-55110-817 ELECTRONIC INFO SOURCES 3,869 5,392 3,750 3,411 - 3,750 3,750 202-55-55110-818 BOOK LEASE PROGRAM 5,232 5,360 6,308 6,443 - 6,400 6,400 202-55-55110-819 VENDING MACHINE EXPENSE 1,621 1,569 - - - - - 202-55-59210-212 CITY ACCOUNTING & AUDIT SERVICES 4,500 4,500 4,500 - - 4,500 4,500 202-55-59210-510 INSURANCE 11,000 11,000 11,000 - - 11,000 11,000 --- 723,360 788,519 1,135,110 616,342 - 1,181,761 1,242,679 --- Allowable Increase to PropertyTax Levy 1,046,816 $ Allowable Dollar increase to the Levy 30,490 $ --- Levy Increase/decrease 3% --- --- 2026 --- YEAR PROPOSED DIFFERENCE $ increase(decr e --- PERSONNEL 914,461 959,329 4.91% 44,868 --- NON-PERSONNEL 267,300 283,350 6.00% 16,050 --- TOTA L 1,181,761 1,242,679 5% 60,918 2027 15/18 2026 Cost to continue --- LIBRARY 2023 2024 2025 TO DATE YEAR END 2026 2027 --- REVENUES ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL 6/30/2026 ESTIMATED BUDGET BUDGET 202-46-41110-000 GENERAL PROPERTY TAXES 673,051 707,955 966,479 1,016,326 1,016,326 1,016,326 1,047,040 202-46-43720-000 COUNTY AID FOR LIBRARIES OPERATIONS 218,447 200,935 180,577 151,843 - 149,435 180,139 202-46-46110-000 COPIER RECEIPTS 3,415 2,913 3,121 1,677 - 3,000 3,000 202-46-46710-000 FINES 3,196 3,747 2,816 1,571 - 5,000 3,500 202-46-46730-000 ROOM RENTALS 4,304 8,098 9,441 6,912 - 8,000 9,000 202-46-48900-100 VENDING MACHINE 1,275 2,605 - - - - - 202-46-49300-000 FUND BALANCES APPLIE D - - - - - - - --- 903,687 926,252 1,162,434 1,178,329 1,016,326 1,181,761 1,242,679 --- EXPENDITURES 202-55-55110-110 PERMANENT LIBRARY UNION SALARIES 236,200 224,021 515,431 271,016 - 542,339 560,254 202-55-55110-119 WAGES, PART TIME 103,965 151,831 147,153 78,947 - 156,550 170,893 202-55-55110-130 FICA 36,712 40,598 48,233 25,333 - 53,465 55,933 202-55-55110-131 WISCONSIN RETIREMENT 26,545 28,978 36,273 19,286 - 39,048 40,618 202-55-55110-132 LIFE & DISABILITY INSURANCE 29 35 39 21 - 40 40 202-55-55110-133 HEALTH INSURANCE 82,975 90,095 99,935 59,670 - 120,519 128,591 202-55-55110-134 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1,599 4,161 2,747 1,654 - 2,500 3,000 202-55-55110-220 GAS & ELECTRIC UTILITIES 36,071 34,431 42,409 16,767 - 45,000 45,000 202-55-55110-221 TELEPHONE/INTERNET 1,668 600 600 - - - - 202-55-55110-222 WATER & SEWER UTILITIES 4,141 5,763 7,431 3,180 - 7,500 7,500 202-55-55110-240 SERVICE CONTRACTS 42,370 56,383 62,263 34,699 - 64,100 64,100 202-55-55110-241 AUTO CIRCULATION SYSTEM RENTAL 47,910 46,064 46,376 46,206 - 50,100 50,100 202-55-55110-242 OUTSIDE SERVICES 9,600 - 4,375 - - 2,000 202-55-55110-310 OFFICE SUPPLIES 4,666 3,759 4,304 2,361 - 3,000 3,200 202-55-55110-340 JANITORIAL SUPPLIES 3,380 2,317 3,321 2,156 - 2,950 3,250 202-55-55110-341 PROGRAMMING 3,405 3,415 6,309 2,185 - 3,500 7,500 202-55-55110-344 CASH OVER/SHORT (1) (8) (7) (8) - - 202-55-55110-350 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE & REPAIR 5,032 9,353 10,808 4,158 - 6,500 10,000 202-55-55110-351 BUILDING MAINTENANCE & REPAIR 5,538 13,269 12,513 18,058 - 6,500 10,000 202-55-55110-809 PERIODICAL, PAMPHLETS 4,249 3,885 3,961 1,335 - 3,000 3,300 202-55-55110-810 PERIODICAL, PAMPHLETS & AV SOFTWARE 10,323 10,309 13,012 3,910 - 10,000 10,000 202-55-55110-811 ADULT BOOKS 14,810 14,749 18,898 6,055 - 18,000 19,000 202-55-55110-812 CHILDREN'S BOOKS 9,692 9,974 15,804 6,900 - 14,000 15,000 202-55-55110-813 YOUNG ADULT BOOKS 3,242 3,133 2,896 1,018 - 3,000 3,000 202-55-55110-814 LARGE PRINT BOOKS 3,019 3,580 4,466 1,582 - 4,500 4,750 202-55-55110-817 ELECTRONIC INFO SOURCES 3,869 5,392 3,750 3,411 - 3,750 3,750 202-55-55110-818 BOOK LEASE PROGRAM 5,232 5,360 6,308 6,443 - 6,400 6,400 202-55-55110-819 VENDING MACHINE EXPENSE 1,621 1,569 - - - - - 202-55-59210-212 CITY ACCOUNTING & AUDIT SERVICES 4,500 4,500 4,500 - - 4,500 4,500 202-55-59210-510 INSURANCE 11,000 11,000 11,000 - - 11,000 11,000 --- 723,360 788,519 1,135,110 616,342 - 1,181,761 1,242,679 --- Allowable Increase to PropertyTax Levy 1,046,816 $ Allowable Dollar increase to the Levy 30,490 $ --- Levy Increase/decrease 3% --- --- 2026 --- YEAR PROPOSED DIFFERENCE $ increase(decr e --- PERSONNEL 914,461 959,329 4.91% 44,868 --- NON-PERSONNEL 267,300 283,350 6.00% 16,050 --- TOTA L 1,181,761 1,242,679 5% 60,918 2027 16/18 *Registration required See our online calendar at www.mononalibrary.org for more details. Monona Public Library Calendar of Events September 2026 Children’s events Teen events Adult events All ages events Register for events at www.mononalibrary.org Monona Public Library 1000 Nichols Road Monona, WI 53716 Phone: 608-222-6127 www.mononalibrary.org Hours: Mon–Wed: 9am–8pm Thurs–Fri: 9am–6pm Sat: 9am–5pm Sun: 1–5pm (Labor Day– Memorial Day Weekend Closed Sundays in the summer) th 55 MONONA PUBLIC LIBRARYMONONA PUBLIC LIBRARY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 OCTOBER 1 Open Sundays 1:00 - 5:00 PM Sun Mon T ue W ed Thu Fri Sat LIBRARY CLOSED Open Sundays 1:00 - 5:00 PM 10:00 AM - Stories & Crafts! 11:00 AM - Build & Play! 10:00 AM - Curious Critters Storytime at Aldo Leopold Nature Center! Summer Hours: Closed Sundays through Sept. 7 10:00 AM - ArtStudio Kids! 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Monona Public Library Calendar of Events October 2026 Children’s events Teen events Adult events All ages events Register for events at www.mononalibrary.org Monona Public Library 1000 Nichols Road Monona, WI 53716 Phone: 608-222-6127 www.mononalibrary.org Hours: Mon–Wed: 9am–8pm Thurs–Fri: 9am–6pm Sat: 9am–5pm Sun: 1–5pm (Labor Day– Memorial Day Weekend Closed Sundays in the summer) th 55 MONONA PUBLIC LIBRARYMONONA PUBLIC LIBRARY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Open Sundays 1:00 - 5:00 PM Sun Mon T ue W ed Thu Fri Sat 10:00 AM - Stories & Crafts! 11:00 AM - Build & Play! 10:30 AM - Scoops & Stories at Grand Crossing Park! 10:00 AM - Stories & Crafts! 11:00 AM - Build & Play! *1 1:00 AM - Makerspace Kids: Pipe Cleaner Mushrooms (ages 6 -12) Open Sundays 1:00 - 5:00 PM 10:00 AM - Stories & Crafts! 11:00 AM - Build & Play! 10:00 AM - Curious Critters Storytime at Aldo Leopold Nature Center! Open Sundays 1:00 - 5:00 PM 10:00 AM - ArtStudio Kids! (ages 2 - 5) 6:30 PM - Wednesday Evening Book Club 10 AM - Baby & Toddler Storytime 10:30 AM - Toddler Playtime *3 - 5PM Tech Tutoring *5 PM - Book Scouts! *6:30PM - Eco-Action Tue. 10 AM - Baby & Toddler Storytime 10:30 AM - Toddler Playtime *6:30 PM - The Mak- ing of the Declaration of Independence Open Sundays 1:00 - 5:00 PM *1 1:00 AM - Makerspace Kids: Spooky Potion Miniature (ages 6 -12) 1:00 PM - WI Science Festival: DeLorean Technology! (all ages) 10:00 AM - Little Scientists (ages 3 - 5) *6:00 PM - Creating & Making Together 10:00 AM - Friday Morning Book Group 10:00 AM Touch a Fire Truck & Ambulance! *1:00 PM - Teen Makerspace: Needle Felt Pumpkin Ghost (ages 10 - 17) 6:00 PM - Monthly Knit Night 7 PM - Monona Library Board public meeting 10 AM - Baby & Toddler Storytime 10:30 AM - Toddler Playtime *3 - 5PM Tech Tutoring *5:00 PM - Graphic Novel Book Club (ages 9-14) 3:00–5:00 PM - LEGO® Lab! 10:00 AM - Stories & Crafts! 11:00 AM - Build & Play! 6:00 PM - Camp Library: Stuffie Sleepover Storytime *Registration requiredMasks are encouraged and appreciated. Please check program locations during construction on our lower level. 18/18