Appleton Public Library  
200 N. Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Library Board  
Tuesday, June 16, 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 5:00 pm  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Roll call of membership  
2.  
3.  
Others present: Mike Alberts, Owen Anderson, Nicole Casner, Ann Cooksey,  
Mike Gadzik, Darrin Glad, Jade Koehn-Salazar, Tina Krueger, Peter Kotarba,  
Alex Niemi, Colleen Rortvedt, Tasha Saecker, Missy Sawicki  
9 -  
Present:  
Brozek, Bunnow, Englebert, Lokensgard, Looker, Mann, Scheuerman,  
Fenton and Vargas  
1 - Keller  
Excused:  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
4.  
May 19, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
Brozek moved, seconded by Lokensgard that the May 19, 2026 Library Board  
Meeting Minutes be approved. Voice Vote. Motion Carried. (9-0)  
This Report Action Item was approved  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
Establish Order of the Day  
5.  
6.  
President Looker called for a motion to place Action Items 26-0790 and 26-0791  
on a consent agenda.  
Scheuerman moved, seconded by Vargas that Action Items 26-0790 and 26-0791  
be placed on a consent agenda. Voice Vote. Motion Carried. (9-0)  
Action Items  
7.  
Bunnow moved, seconded by Englebert to approve the Consent Agenda. Voice  
Vote. Motion Carried. (9-0)  
Approval of Bill Register - May 2026  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was approved  
Approval of June 2026 Budget Amendment  
Attachments:  
This Report Action Item was approved  
Information Items  
8.  
Administrative Report  
A.  
Library Recruitment Status Report  
Attachments:  
Strategic Planning Update  
OWLS-Nicolet Merger Exploration Committee  
Upcoming Committee Meetings  
Library Solar Project  
Attachments:  
1st Quarter 2026 Statistics  
Attachments:  
2026 1st Quarter Friends Grant Funded Program Summaries  
Attachments:  
President's Report  
B.  
Retiring Trustee Recognition  
Staff Report  
C.  
Children’s Summer Library Program Updates  
Teen and Adult’s Summer Library Program Updates  
Adjournment  
9.  
Brozek moved, seconded by Englebert that the meeting be adjourned. Voice  
Vote. Motion Carried. (9-0)  
The meeting was adjourned at 5:37 pm