Library Board
Library Board Members
Board President: Dawn Brooks, dawnboard@idapubliclibrary.org
1st Vice-President: James Lee, jamesboard@idapubliclibrary.org
Secretary: Gayle Steltenpohl, gayleboard@idapubliclibrary.org
Treasurer: Daniel Arevalo; danielboard@idapubliclibrary.org
Jan Knutson, janboard@idapubliclibrary.org
Wendy LaFauce, wendyboard@idapubliclibrary.org
Brenda Obilade, brendaboard@idapubliclibrary.org
2022/2023 library budget
Revised and approved by the Library Board Jan 24, 2023
Board Meetings
The board meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7pm, except for December. Additional committee meetings may be held monthly, In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, notice of such meetings is posted 48 hours in advance on the Ida Public Library website and in the display box at the lower entrance of the library. Notice includes the agenda for the meeting and may or may not include a packet of additional information.
Ida Public Library Meeting Agendas
January 2023
| 01/18/23 | Building and Grounds Committee Meeting |
| 01/19/23 | Marketing Committee Meeting-rescheduled from 1/17/23 |
| 01/24/23 | Library Board of Trustees/Jan Meeting |
February 2023
| 02/01/23 | Policy Committee |
| 02/08/23 | Marketing Committee |
| 02/09/23 | Expansion Committee |
| 02/20/23 | Personnel Committee |
| 02/22/23 | Building and Grounds |
| 02/28/23 | Library Board of Trustees/Feb Meeting |
March 2023
| 03/06/23 | Marketing Committee |
| 03/22/23 | Building and Grounds Meeting |
| 03/25/23 | Special Board Meeting |
| 03/28/2023 | Library Board of Trustees/March Meeting |
April 2023
| 04/04/23 | Marketing Committee |
| 04/05/23 | Policy Committee |
| 04/24/22 | Library Board of Trustees/April Meeting |
May 2023
| 05/11/23 | Expansion Committee |
| 05/23/23 | Library Board of Trustees/May Meeting |
June 2023
| 06/07/23 | Policy Committee |
| 06/13/23 | Nominating Committee |
| 06/18/23 | Personnel Committee |
| 06/27/23 | Library Board of Trustees/June Meeting |
July 2023
| 07/25/23 | Library Board of Trustees/July Meeting |
| 07/25/23 | Annual Meeting of Board w/Officer Elections |
August 2023
| 08/02/23 | Policy Committee |
| 08/10/23 | Expansion Committee |
| 08/22/23 | Library Board of Trustees/Aug Meeting |
September 2023
| 09/12/23 | Nominating Committee |
| 09/17/23 | Personnel Committee |
| 09/26/23 | Library Board of Trustees/Sept Meeting |
October 2023
| 10/03/23 | Marketing Committee |
| 10/4/23 | Policy Committee |
| 10/24/23 | Library Board of Trustees/Oct Meeting |
November 2023
| 11/09/23 | Expansion Committee |
| 11/22/23 | Library Board of Trustees/Nov Meeting |
December 2022
| 12/06/23 | Policy Committee |
| 12/12/23 | Nominating Committee |
| 12/17/23 | Personnel Committee |
| 12/26/23 |
**There is no regular Library Board Meeting for December 2023 |
2022/2023 Meeting Minutes
Meeting minutes are posted after approval by the Library Board of Trustees
JANUARY 2023
| 01/18/23 | Building and Grounds Committee |
| 01/19/23 | Marketing Committee |
| 01/24/23 | Board of Trustees-Jan meeting |
FEBRUARY 2023
| 02/01/23 | Policy Committee |
| 02/08/23 | Marketing Committee |
| 02/09/23 | Expansion Committee |
| 02/20/23 | Personnel Committee |
| 02/22/23 | Building and Grounds |
| 02/28/23 | Library Board of Trustees/Feb Meeting |
MARCH 2023
| 03/06/23 | Marketing Committee |
| 03/22/23 | Building and Grounds Committee |
| 03/25/23 | Special Board Meeting |
| 03/28/2023 | Library Board of Trustees/March Meeting |
Apply for the Board
The Ida Public Library is accepting applications for upcoming Board of Trustee openings. If you would like to submit an application, please see below.
In order to serve, you must live within the Belvidere city limits, and be approved by the mayor and the city council. Member terms are for 3 years, and we meet on the 4th Tuesday of the month, at the library.