POYNETTE AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 5:00 pm
Poynette Area Public Library
Call to Order and Roll Call - The meeting was called to order at 5:01 PM by President Jason Koopmans. Board Members Mary Jo Borchardt and Meghan Visger attended the meeting. Library Director Jodi Bailey was also present. Dr. Pritzl, Darcy Miller and Brittney Jackson attended remotely. Joni DeYoung was unable to attend.
Certification of Proper Notice - Yes
Guests - None
Public Comments - None
Adoption of Agenda - A motion to accept the agenda was made by Borchardt, seconded by Visger; motion carried.
Approval of Minutes from January 14, 2025 - A motion to adopt the January meeting minutes as presented was made by Koopmans, seconded by Borchardt; motion carried. A motion to adopt the amended December meeting minutes as presented was made by Visger; seconded by Pritzl; motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report Presented by Director Bailey - The library checking account at Bank First has a balance of $4,020.32 as of January 31, 2025. The SCLS Foundation account has a balance of $2,132.40 as of January 31, 2025.
Current Budget Review - Director Bailey presented the budget.
Director’s Report - The library was closed on January 1st for the New Year’s holiday and January 21st due to the extremely cold weather. The Winter Reading Program had 50 participants. Ten lucky readers won a prize basket sponsored by Poynette and Arlington BP and the Friends of Poynette Library. Thank you to Katy Hanousek for all of her work creating fun literacy programs for our community. The staff attended several webinars, classes, and monthly meetings for planning purposes, continuing education, and safety training. Community involvement in January included utilizing the Bookmobile to deliver books supporting the Pioneer Place outreach program, in-home daycare deliveries, and home-bound deliveries.
Village of Poynette Meeting Update - Director Bailey stated that the Village Board gave Natalie Megow a nice send-off.
Friends of the Library Meeting Update - Director Bailey shared that the Friends had a brainstorming session. They looked at the feedback from the suggestions on the Silent Auction. They discussed working on the baskets throughout the year, creating fewer baskets, and seeking more volunteers to make them more manageable.
Business:
1. Approval of Vouchers for Library - Miller made a motion to approve the vouchers as presented, seconded by Koopmans; motion carried.
2. Discuss/consider adopting the 2024 Annual Report - Director Bailey presented the 2024 Annual Report. The SCLS Data Team helped with pre-populating some of the data. Miller made a motion to approve the 2024 Annual Report as presented, seconded by Pritzl; motion carried.
3. Discuss goals & future focus of the Library Space Planning Committee - Meeting to be held Tuesday, February 25th at 4:15 pm - The vision is to provide more programmable spaces that are versatile. Since the DOA grant was not awarded, the committee will be meeting to look at other grant opportunities.
4. Discuss digital library advocacy ideas - President Koopmans was looking for ideas to digitally engage more with our patrons. The board brainstormed ideas on how to campaign and inform patrons about the inter-library loan system, the Lucky Day collection, Libby features, etc. Next month the board will discuss how to support these ideas.
5. Discuss Agenda items for the next meeting on March 11, 2025 - Business Agenda items 1, 3, 4, Trustee Training on inclusivity, policy review, and any items that may arise.
Adjournment - The meeting adjourned at 6:17 PM
Respectively submitted by Meghan Visger, Secretary