Library Board
Library board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of every month at 4:30 pm. Board packets are posted below.
Library Board Responsibilities
Responsibilities and Duties of the Library Board
The Waupaca Area Public Library Board has a great deal of responsibility and many important duties to perform. The basic building block for every Library Board is a set of bylaws. Bylaws should be updated at least every five (5) years. Included in the bylaws should not only be the composition of the board, officer’s responsibilities, and information regarding meetings, committees, etc., but also terms of office, number of re-appointments allowed, action taken for frequent absence, and procedure for securing, appointing, and orientating new board members. I have outlined some of the major responsibilities and duties of the Library board below:
a) Create a set of bylaws.
b) Hold effective meetings.
c) Hire the library director.
d) Evaluate the library director.
e) Develop the Library budget.
f) Set library staff salaries and wages
g) Developing essential library policies.
h) Planning for the library’s future.
i) Cooperation with the Outagamie Waupaca Library System
h) Library Board Orientation Checklist
The current Wisconsin Public Library Trustee Manual provides details on the responsibilities and duties of the Library Board.
Revised 3/2007
Board Links
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction- Library Trustee Handbook
Strategic Plan
Planning Documents
Annual Reports
Library Board Members
| Collin Dykstra 138 Shadow Lake Dr Waupaca, WI 54981 | City Council – Alternate | 715-258-3002 |
| County Board Rep Julie Eiden E1098 S Radley Rd Waupaca, WI 54981 | Vice President Finance and Personnel Committees | 715-281-0607 |
| Alisa Forseth E2325 King Rd Waupaca, WI 54981 | Youth on Board – Alternate | 715-258-4140 |
| Des-Waupaca School Sarah Hanneman E2325 King Rd Waupaca, WI 54981 | Personnel, Policy and Planning Committees | 715-258-4141 |
| County Board Rep John Miller N2410 Long Cove Rd Waupaca, WI 54981 | County Board Supervisor Finance and Planning Committees | 715-258-0930 |
| Cory Nagel 901 Big Pine Ct Waupaca, WI 54981 | City Council Representative Finance, Personnel, Planning and Policy Committees | 715-347-1330 |
| Holly Olsen 1318 Stone Ridge Rd Waupaca, WI 54981 | Planning and Policy Committees | 630-532-0524 |
| President All Committees | 615-403-2893 | |
| Alton Ross E2325 King Rd Waupaca, WI 54981 | Youth on Board Planning and Policy Committees | 715-258-4140 |
| John Turner N2028 Barlow St Waupaca, WI 54981 | Treasurer Exhibit, Finance, Policy and Planning Committees | 615-403-2893 |
| Mary Zimmerman 312 W Union St Waupaca, WI 54981 | Personnel and Policy Committees | 715-412-1263 |
Outagamie Waupaca Library System (OWLS) Board Members | ||
| Diane Forsythe N2279 Country Ln Waupaca, WI 54981 | OWLS Board Member | 715-258-8462 |
Exhibit Room Coordinator | ||
| Liz Kneer | Exhibit Room Coordinator | 715-258-4414 |
Board Packets
- January 18 Board Packet
- January 18 Personnel Committee Agenda
- February 8 Personnel Committee Agenda
- February 15 Board Packet
- March 15 Board Packet
- April 19 Board Packet – POSTPONED
- April 19 Planning Committee Agenda – POSTPONED
- April 26 Board Packet – RESCHEDULED MEETING
- May 17 Board Packet
- June 21 Policy Committee Agenda
- June 21 Board Packet
- July 19 Board Packet
- July 19 Policy Committee Packet
- July 19 Planning Committee Agenda
- August 16 Board Packet
- August 16 Board Packet – Updated Detail Ledger
- September 20 Board Packet
- September 20 Finance Agenda
- September 20 Finance Packet
- September 27 Planning Agenda
- October 4 Finance Committee Packet
- October 18 Board Packet
- November 1 Personnel Committee Packet
- November 8 Finance Committee Packet
- November 15 Board Packet
- November 29 Personnel Committee Packet
- December 20 Board Packet
- December Personnel Committee Packet
- December Library Board Packet
- November Library Board Packet
- November Finance Committee
- November Special Board Meeting
- October Finance Committee
- October Library Board Packet
- September Finance Committee
- September Personnel Committee
- September Library Board Packet
- August Library Board Packet
- August Policy Committee
- July Library Board Packet
- June Special Library Board Meeting
- June Policy Committee
- June Ad Hoc Hiring Committee
- May Library Board Packet
- April Library Board Packet
- April Ad Hoc Hiring Committee
- March Ad Hoc Hiring Committee
- March Library Board Packet
- March 30 Ad Hoc Hiring Committee
- 2022 WAU calendar amended by Library Board
- February Ad Hoc Hiring Committee
- February Library Board Packet
- January Personnel Committee
- January Library Board Packet
- December Library Board Packet
- December Policy Committee
- Childrens Report October
- Income Report October
- November Ad Hoc Hiring Committee
- November Library Board Packet
- November Budget Memo
- Determining Level of Service During Pandemic as revised by Library Board 11.03.2021
- November Special Board Meeting
- October Finance Committee
- October Library Board Packet
- September Policy Committee
- September Finance Committee
- September Library Board Packet
- Determining level of service during Pandemics Draft August 2021
- August Library Board Packet
- July Library Board Packet
- June Adult Services Report
- June Policy Agenda
- June Library Board Packet
- May Library Board Packet
- May Personnel Committee
Board Committes
- Exhibit: Peterson and Turner
- Finance: Eiden, Miller, Nagel, Peterson, and Turner
- Personnel: Eiden, Hanneman, Nagel, Peterson and Zimmermann
- Planning: Hanneman, Miller, Nagel, Olsen, Peterson, Ross and Turner
- Policy: Hannemann, Nagel, Olsen, Peterson, Ross, Turner and Zimmerman
