Appleton Public Library  
200 N. Appleton Street  
Appleton, WI 54911  
City of Appleton  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Library Board  
Tuesday, July 14, 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: Nicole Casner, Ann Cooksey, Diana Forsythe, Mike Gadzik,  
Darrin Glad, Jade Koehn-Salazar, Peter Kotarba, Tina Krueger, Alex Niemi,  
Colleen Rortvedt, Tasha Saecker, Missy Sawicki, Bradley Shipps, Megan  
Walters  
John Keller arrived at 5:01 pm  
8 -  
Present:  
Ajmera, Brozek, Fenton, Keller, Lokensgard, Looker, Schommer and  
Vargas  
1 - Englebert  
Excused:  
Approval of minutes from previous meeting  
26-0910  
4.  
June 16, 2026 Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
06-16-2026 Library Board Meeting Minutes FINAL.pdf  
Fenton moved, seconded by Lokensgard that the June 16, 2026 Library Board  
Meeting Minutes be approved. Voice Vote. Motion Carried. (8-0)  
Public Hearing/Appearances  
5.  
26-0911  
26-0912  
26-0913  
Introduction of New Trustee Mitesh Ajmera  
Introduction of New Trustee Choua Schommer  
Introduction of Materials Management Assistant Supervisor Megan  
Walters  
Establish Order of the Day  
6.  
7.  
President Looker called for a motion to place Action Items 26-0914, 26-0916,  
26-0917, 26-0918 and 26-0919 on a consent agenda.  
Fenton moved, seconded by Vargas that Action Items 26-0914, 26-0916, 26-0917,  
26-0918 and 26-0919 be placed on a consent agenda. Voice Vote. Motion  
Carried. (8-0)  
Action Items  
Vargas moved, seconded by Lokensgard to approve the Consent Agenda.  
Voice Vote. Motion Carried. (8-0)  
26-0914  
Approval of Bill Register - June 2026  
Attachments:  
June 26 Bill Register.pdf  
MTD June 26.pdf  
Q2 Apr-Jun 26 Friends Quarterly Report.pdf  
This Report Action Item was approved  
26-0916  
26-0917  
26-0918  
Request to Approve Outagamie Waupaca Library System-Appleton  
Public Library 2027 Services Agreement  
Attachments:  
OWLS-APL Service Agreement 2027.pdf  
This Report Action Item was approved  
Request to Approve Outagamie Waupaca Library System-Appleton  
Public Library 2027 Resource Library Agreement  
Attachments:  
Resource Library Agreement 2027.pdf  
This Report Action Item was approved  
Request approval to close the library on Friday, August 14 for Staff and  
Trustee Strategic Planning Workshops  
This Report Action Item was approved  
26-0919  
Report of the Personnel & Policy Committee  
Attachments:  
07-09-2026 Library Board Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting  
Minutes FINAL.pdf  
Art Policy (DRAFT July 2026).pdf  
Community Information and Posting Policy (DRAFT AMENDED July  
2026).pdf  
LIBRARY EVENT RENTAL FEE SCHEDULE (DRAFT July 2026).pdf  
Piano Policy (DRAFT July 2026).pdf  
Safety and Security Policy (DRAFT July 2026).pdf  
SPACE USE POLICY (DRAFT July 2026).pdf  
This Report Action Item was approved  
Information Items  
8.  
Administrative Report  
A.  
26-0920  
Library Recruitment Status Report  
Attachments:  
RSR 070926.pdf  
26-0921  
26-0922  
26-0923  
Strategic Planning Update  
Integrated Library System Migration Update  
American Library Association’s Guidance on the Use of Artificial  
Intelligence in Libraries  
Attachments:  
ALA CD 44.2 AI Guidance Document - Final.pdf  
26-0924  
Upcoming Committee Meetings  
Nominating Committee - 1:30pm on Monday, August 3, 2026 at the  
Appleton Public Library in the Cornerstone Conference Room  
Strategic Planning Retreat - 1:00pm on Friday, August 14, 2026 at the  
Appleton Public Library in the Mary Beth Nienhaus Community Room C  
Outagamie Waupaca Library System Report  
B.  
26-0925  
26-0926  
Overview of the Outagamie Waupaca Library System (OWLS) and  
OWLSnet  
Attachments:  
OWLS Advocacy Informational Flyer - 07-14-2026.pdf  
OWLS Services and Fees 2026 - 07-14-2026.pdf  
OWLSnet Map 8.5 x 11 - 07-14-2026.pdf  
OWLS-Nicolet Merger Exploration Committee  
Attachments:  
NLS and OWLS Merger Exploration Overview - 07-14-2026.pdf  
President’s Report  
C.  
26-0927  
Discussion on Chapter 18 of Trustee Essentials: Library Board  
Appointments and Composition  
Attachments:  
TE18 - Library Board Appointments and Composition.pdf  
Staff Report  
26-0928  
D.  
9.  
Bouncing Babies Program Update  
26-0929  
Partnership with Appleton Historical Society  
Adjournment  
Ajmera moved, seconded by Keller, that the meeting be adjourned. Voice  
Vote. Motion Carried. (8-0)  
The meeting was adjourned at 6:08 pm