321 WISCONSIN AVENUE  
WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN  
53186-4786  
City of Waukesha  
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Meeting Agenda - Final  
Library Board  
Thursday, February 12, 2026  
4:45 PM  
Library Board Room  
To Join Via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82655142616?  
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1. Call to Order  
2. Public Comment  
Limited to three minutes per speaker.  
3. Approval of Meeting Minutes  
ID#26-02949  
Review and possible action on Minutes from the January 8, 2026  
Board Meeting  
Attachments:  
MeetingMinutes09-Jan-2026-12-40-36  
4. Correspondence  
ID#26-02955  
Attachments:  
Carnegie Foundation award letter  
Correspondence - Carnegie  
Correspondence - Janboree 2  
Correspondence - Janboree 3  
Correspondence - Janboree Cold Weather  
Correspondence - Janboree  
Correspondence - Memory Cafe Jefferson County Union  
Correspondence - Memory Cafe Watertown  
Correspondence - Memory Cafe  
Correspondence - Most Checked Out Titles  
Correspondence - Police Ride Along  
5. Bills  
ID#26-02961  
6. Financial Reports  
ID#26-02971  
7. New Business  
ID#26-02983 Review and possible action on the 2025 Annual Report  
Attachments:  
843 fund report to include with report 2025  
ID#26-02982  
Matter of report 2025 Waukesha County Community Foundation  
Statements  
Attachments:  
WCCF-December Hist. Bequest Fund  
WCCF-December Waukesha Reads Fund  
WCCF--December Library Fund  
ID#26-02989  
Review and Possible Action on a request for $23,000 from the Waukesha  
County Community Foundation Endowment Fund to support exploration of  
Children's expansion.  
Attachments:  
WPL Children's Area Refresh Expanded 2-4-26  
ID#26-02990  
Review and Possible Action on the Minimums to exempt for 2027-2031  
Waukesha County Library Services Plan  
Attachments:  
Memo to Waukesha County Library Boards RE Standards Endorsement  
Waukesha County Library Plan 2027-2031 - DRAFT 4  
ID#26-02991 Review and Possible Action on 2025 Budget Carry Over Requests  
Attachments:  
Copy of Budget Carryover Request Form children grant 2025  
Copy of Budget Carryover Request Form waukesha reads grant 2025  
ID#26-02987 Matter of Report: 2025 Employee Engagement Survey Results  
Attachments:  
Employee Engagement--library response  
Engagement Survey_Library  
ID#26-02986 Matter of Report: Succession Planning Efforts  
Attachments:  
Succession Planning progress  
ID#26-02985 Matter of Report Board of Trustees Committee Assignments  
Attachments:  
2026 Library Committees  
ID#26-02988 Matter of Report: Board Strengths Assessment  
8. Reports  
A. Library Board Committees: Building, Executive, Finance, Human Resources, Planning  
and Policy, Public Art, Ad hoc Fund Development  
B. Director's Report: Director Bruce Gay will provide a status update on Library activities  
and answer any questions  
ID#26-02994  
Attachments:  
February Staff Report  
C. Bridges Library System: Trustee Betsy Forrest will report on the most recent Bridges  
Board meeting  
D. Friends of the Library: Trustee Erik Helgestad will report on any meeting that has  
occurred since the date of the last meeting  
E. Communications to the Common Council  
9. Adjournment  
NOTICE: A majority of Library Board members or Common Council members may be in attendance.  
Library Board Members: Please notify the Library Office by 1:00 PM meeting day, if you are unable to attend this  
meeting.  
NOTICE: Any person who has a qualifying disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act that requires that  
the meeting be accessible or that materials at the meeting be in an accessible format, please contact the Library  
Office, 48 hours prior to the meeting at 262-524-3694.