Appleton Public Library  
200 N. Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Library Board  
Tuesday, April 14, 2026  
5:00 PM  
Appleton Public Library, 200 N Appleton Street  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
President Bastia Looker called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Roll call of membership  
2.  
3.  
Others present: Mike Alberts, Owen Anderson, Nicole Casner, Ann Cooksey,  
Darrin Glad, Tina Krueger, Peter Kotarba, Adriana McCleer, Alex Niemi,  
Colleen Rortvedt, Tasha Saecker, Missy Sawicki  
9 -  
Present:  
Looker, Scheuerman, Mann, Keller, Brozek, Bunnow, Lokensgard, Vargas  
and Smith  
1 - Englebert  
Excused:  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
26-0453 March 17, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
4.  
Attachments:  
Mann moved, seconded by Smith that the March 17, 2026 Library Board  
Meeting Minutes be approved. Voice Vote. Motion Carried., (9-0)  
This Report Action Item was approved  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
5.  
6.  
The following person spoke regarding item 26-0466 - Community Partnership  
Update.  
Rebecca Zornow  
218 E Lincoln St, Appleton WI  
Establish Order of the Day  
President Looker called for a motion to place Action Items 26-0454, 26-0455  
26-0456, 26-0457 on a consent agenda.  
Scheuerman moved, seconded by Bunnow that Action Items 26-0454, 26-0455,  
26-0456, 26-0457 be placed on a consent agenda. Voice Vote. Motion Carried.  
(9-0)  
Action Items  
7.  
Keller moved, seconded by Vargas to approve the Consent Agenda. Voice  
Vote. Motion Carried. (9-0)  
Bill Register - March 2026  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was approved  
April 2026 Budget Amendment  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was approved  
2025 - 2026 Library Carryover Request  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was approved  
General Safety Policy  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was approved  
Information Items  
8.  
Administrative Report  
A.  
APL Hiring Process Update  
Security Report  
Attachments:  
National Library Week  
Upcoming Integrated Library System Conversion  
Friends Report  
B.  
Friends Book Sales  
Speed Puzzle Contest  
Summer Celebration  
Staff Updates  
C.  
9.  
Children's Program Updates  
Community Partnership Update  
Adjournment  
Schuerman moved, seconded by Mann that the meeting be adjourned. Voice  
Vote. Motion Carried. (9-0)  
The meeting was adjourned at 5:33 pm