HPL Board Minutes 01-08-2026

Minutes of the Hartland Public Library Board of Trustees Regular meeting on Thursday, January 8, 2026 Submitted by Amy Reichert Attendance • Present: Lee Bromberger, Lisa Kwiat, Linda Hallquist, Amy Reichert, Elise Miller, Tom Truttschel, Robyn Ludtke, Lisa Feldner, and Andrew Kristensen • Absent: N/A I. Call to Order a. Call to Order was made at 5:01pm by President Lee Bromberger. II. Public Comment: Please be advised that the audio of this meeting will be recorded and available online through the Library’s website. a. There were no public comments. III. Consideration of Library Board Minutes of the December Meeting a. A motion to approve the Library Board Minutes of the December Meeting was made by Tom Truttschel and seconded by Linda Hallquist. The motion carried unanimously; Robyn Ludtke & Lisa Feldner abstained. IV. Financial Affairs a. Consideration of the December Bills i. A motion to approve the December bills was made by Linda Hallquist and seconded by Elise Miller. The motion carried unanimously. b. Status of the Budget i. Director Kristensen updated the board about the status of the budget. He estimates we will be $3000 under budget for 2025. V. Director’s Report a. Statistics i. Director Kristensen discussed the most recent monthly stats. ii. Overall our circulation and library usage has continued to rise. iii. Director Kristensen has heard from patrons that they choose our library over neighboring libraries because they prefer our staff. Excellent news! b. Staff Updates, Buildings and Grounds, & Miscellaneous i. Director Kristensen highlighted second new clerk is up and running. We are fully staffed. Emily will be back starting in February. Fulltime in March. ii. Exhaust fan guy showed up and it will be fixed (hopefully) tomorrow. iii. Looking into some issues with Terminex with billing. iv. Winter reading starts next week. v. Winter Wonderland was very well attended. Model trains were a hit! VI. Old Business a. Discussion of Hartland North School Visits Program for the 2025-2026 School Year i. Guest: Youth Services Librarian Jamie Chandler. Amazing presentation. b. Discussion of Hartland History Collection i. Is there anything we can do to reclaim that space without the public losing access to the collection? Discussion ongoing. Andy will speak with Ryan Bailey. VII. New Business a. Discussion of the Yearly Review of the 2024 – 2026 Strategic Plan i. We like it. It’s being used by the staff to guide programming. ii. Lisa Kwiat suggested we look at our strategic plan goals once a quarter. b. Discussion and Consideration of the 2027 – 2029 Strategic Plan Process i. We will work on it in the autumn. c. Discussion of Budget Policy i. We discussed and like it. It will be voted on next meeting. VIII. Announcements a. Lisa Felder’s term ends in April 2026. Her replacement will be forthcoming. b. Elise Miller shared info about the Kudos Award dinner and the upcoming Lifetime Achievement Award that will be presented to Dave Lembrand. c. Sons of American Legion Homeless Vets Operation Sleep Out is February 13-15. IX. Adjournment a. A motion to adjourn was made at 6:45 pm by Linda Hallquist and seconded by Elise Miller. The motion carried unanimously. Next regular meeting is scheduled for February 12, 2025 at 5:00 pm