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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. 

Upon receipt of your information, a board member will contact you to discuss the position further, and answer any questions you may have.

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.

Contact the Board: