Library Board — Minutes

Johnson Public Library Board of Directors Meeting, April 2026 Meeting Held: April 20, 2026 1. Call to Order: By President Sonja Wiegel at 6:32PM 2. Roll Call: Janet Trout, Matt Walter, Alex Santacruz, John Knellwolf, Sonja Wiegel, Cindy Corley, Carly Winslow, and Welcome Ashley McCarville. 3. Motion that meeting and agenda were properly posted a. 1st Winslow, 2nd Corley. Motion Carried. 4. Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting a. Addendum by John Knellwolf that we moved $150,000 from our checking account into a CD, not the entire checking account b. 1st Knellwolf, 2nd Corley to approve the previous month’s minutes with that addendum. Motion Carried. 5. Reports, comments, and suggestions a. None Present 6. Unfinished Business a. Discussion and Action Concerning the Financial Policy i. 1st Winslow, 2nd Santacruz to approve the Financial Policy as presented. Motion Carried. b. Discussion concerning The Johnson Public Library CD updates i. Information and due dates of our CDs were given to board members c. Discussion concerning the Library Board Terms i. Discussed changing our current 2 consecutive 3 year terms limit. ii. Will discuss further at the next meeting and vote d. Report on past Library Events i. Totals for March: 1. 2106 Total Circulations 2. 7 New Patrons 3. 215 Participants in the following a. Story Time b. Tot Time c. Reed Across America Day, d. Mobile library with the homeschool co-op e. 4-H at the library f. Book clubs g. Mahjong group ii. Junk journaling iii. Author Jeff Rich well attended iv. ADRC did Memory screenings v. Kids scavenger hunt well participated in vi. Author talk with Raymon McKoski went well vii. Story time with the East Bunny was well attended viii. Author talk with Nickolas Butler well attended ix. Totals for April thus far: 1. 1215 circulations with an approximate value of $15376 7. New Business a. Discussion and Possible action concerning Memorial Day closings i. 1st Winslow, 2nd Walter to have library closed Saturday, May 23rd through Monday, May 25th in observance of Memorial Day. Motion Carried. b. Discussion and action concerning the Library Director taking two classes in the fall i. 1st Knellwolf, 2nd Winslow to approve Janet taking two classes. Motion Carried. c. Discussion and action concerning the services of the Library Policy. i. Last Reviewed 2019 ii. Read aloud. No changes needed to be made d. Discussion and Possible action concerning the Record Request Policy. i. Changes were discussed at length. ii. Will look into these changes and discuss at the next meeting e. Discussion and action concerning a Library cell phone i. Janet will look into pricing and bring that to the next meeting for discussion f. Report on Upcoming Library events i. Story time and tot time continues as scheduled ii. Legacy talk with the senior exercise group iii. Homeschool mobile library iv. Scam and identity theft with the Lafayette County Extension Office v. Children’s Money Smarts with Lafayette County Extension Office vi. Book clubs continue vii. May 8th, 2PM 4’H at the library viii. May 18th, author talk with Jessica Aasve and Ashley Arn is changing due to a conflict. ix. May 26th, Summery Reading Program Starts x. HAPPY NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK TO OUR AMAZING EMPLOYEES!!! xi. Approval of payment vouchers #4847-#4860 1. 1st Knellwolf, 2nd Corley. Motion Carried. xii. Set next meeting date for May 1. Tuesday, May 26th 6:30PM 8. Adjourn the Meeting a. 1st Winslow, 2nd Santacruz. Motion Carried. Meeting Adjourned at 7:19PM. Meeting Minutes Submitted by: Carly C Winslow, Secretary