Appleton Public Library  
200 N. Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Library Board  
Tuesday, February 24, 2026  
5:00 PM  
Appleton Public Library, 200 N Appleton Street  
Cornerstone Conference Room  
Call meeting to order  
1.  
President Bastia Looker called the meeting to order at 5:01pm  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Roll call of membership  
2.  
3.  
Others Present: Mike Alberts, Owen Anderson, Nicole Casner, Darrin Glad,  
Caitlin Kort, Peter Kotarba, Tina Krueger, Tori Lehrer, Alex Niemi, Colleen  
Rortvedt, Tasha Saecker, Missy Sawicki  
8 -  
Present:  
Looker, Scheuerman, Brozek, Bunnow, Lokensgard, Vargas, Smith and  
Englebert  
2 - Keller and Mann  
Excused:  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
26-0198 January 20, 2026 Library Board Meeting Minutes  
4.  
Attachments:  
Scheuerman moved, seconded by Smith, that the Janruary 20, 2026 meeting  
minutes be approved. Voice Vote. Motion Carried. (8-0)  
Public Participation & Communication  
Establish Order of the Day  
5.  
6.  
President Looker called for a motion to place Action Items 26-0203,  
26-0214, 26-0220, 26-0215 on a Consent Agenda.  
Brozek moved. seconded by Scheuerman that Action Items 26-0203,  
26-0214, 26-0220, 26-0215 on a Consent Agenda. Voice Vote. Motion Carried.  
(8-0)  
Action Items  
7.  
Smith moved, seconded by Scheuerman, to approve the Consent Agenda.  
Voice Vote. Motion Carried. (8-0)  
Bill Register -- December 2025 FINAL  
Attachments:  
Scheuerman moved, seconded by Smith that the Bill Register - December 2025  
FINAL be approved. Voice Vote. Motion Carried. (8-0),  
This Report Action Item was approved  
Bill Register -- January 2026  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was approved  
2025 Department of Public Instruction Library Annual Report and System  
Compliance Statement  
Attachments:  
Vargas moved, seconded by Lokensgard that the 2025 Department of Public  
Instruction Library Annual Report and System be approved. Voice Vote.  
Motion Carried. (8-0),  
This Report Action Item was approved  
Report of the Personnel and Policy Committee  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was approved  
Approval of Establishing the Library Director's 2026 Performance Goals  
This Report Action Item was approved  
2026 Library Materials Budget  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was approved  
Information Items  
8.  
Administrative Report  
26-0216 APL Hiring Process Update  
A.  
President's Report  
B.  
C.  
WLA Library Legislative Day Report  
Attachments:  
Staff Updates  
Children's Program Updates  
Attachments:  
Community Partnerships Updates  
Closed Session  
Adjournment  
8.  
Bunnow moved, seconded by Englebert that the meeting be Adjourned. Voice  
Vote. Motion Carried. (8-0)  
The meeting was adjourned at 5:25 pm