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Library Board Meeting Agenda Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM Library RCU Green Meeting Room Page 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 4. PUBLIC COMMENT (LIMIT 2 MINUTES PER PERSON) 5. CONSENT AGENDA a. Approval of Minutes a.1. Minutes from date 3-7 Library Board - 08 Jan 2026 - Minutes Library Board - 16 Jan 2026 - Minutes b. Approve Monthly Expenditures c. Financial Report c.1. 4Q25 Financial Report 8 - 11 4Q25 Financial Report d. Director's Report d.1. Library Director's Report, February 2026 12 - 13 Library Director's Report, February 2026 6. REPORTS a. Council Update and Report b. Friends of the Library Update and Report 7. CONTINUING BUSINESS a. Library Building Updates 14 - 16 Library Building Update, February 2026 b. Strategic Plan - Action Plan 17 - 18 Library Strategic Plan Update - Goal #1 8. NEW BUSINESS a. Memorial Funds Designated for Nancy Hansen 19 Memorial Funds Designated for Nancy Hansen b. Displays, Notices, and Bulletin Boards Policy 20 - 22 Displays, Notices, and Bulletin Boards Policy 2026 9. GOOD NEWS a. Ari is scheduled to share the Good News this month. 10. AGENDA TOPICS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS 11. ANNOUNCEMENTS 12. NEXT MEETING DATE a. Our next meeting will be Thursday, March 5th at 4:30pm in the RCU Community Room. 13. ADJOURNMENT  Library Board Meeting Minutes Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM Council Chambers The Library Board of the City of New Richmond was called to order on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 4:30 PM, in the Council Chambers, with the following members present: PRESENT: Patty Van Nevel, Vicki Gjovik, Jarell Kuney, Nicholas Hall, Greg Gartner, Ari Dionisopoulos Marla Hall (virtual) ABSENT: Lisa Naser, Kellie Hudson OTHERS Monica LaVold, Noah Wiedenfeld, Jennifer Rickard, Michelle Scanlan PRESENT: CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA Patty Van Nevel made a motion to approve the agenda as posted. Greg Gartner seconded the motion. Carried unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENT (LIMIT 2 MINUTES PER PERSON) There were no public comments. CONSENT AGENDA  Approval of minutes from the December 1, 2025 meeting  Monthly Expenditures  Library Director's Report  Library Building Project Update Greg Gartner made a motion to approve the consent agenda with the addition of the Director's Report. Nicholas Hall seconded the motion. Carried unanimously. CONTINUING BUSINESS LIBRARY MEETING AND STUDY ROOM POLICY Monica LaVold presented an updated Meeting and Study Room Policy incorporating feedback from the previous Board meeting. Discussion acknowledged that the library is still learning the new space, community needs, and anticipated room usage. Due to this, the Board agreed the policy should return for quarterly review during the first year, allowing time for adjustments based on usage, needs, and Library Board Meeting January 8, 2026 staff feedback. The first formal review is planned for the April Board meeting, with staff encouraged to provide feedback on the reservation process and operational challenges so revisions can be made as needed. Additional discussion addressed how meeting and study room spaces will be used and communicated to patrons, including the potential placement of a meeting room map within the library and online. We are evaluating the software that the City uses for reservations to determine whether it will meet room reservation needs. Digital signage for each room has the ability to sync with Microsoft calendars to easily display usage and upcoming reservations. Concerns were raised regarding a potential three-day turnaround time for reservation approvals if no software system is in place to manage reservations. It was confirmed that the policy includes that meeting rooms may be reservable but could also be available on a first-come, first-served basis as needed. Additional discussion included the frequency of proctoring, the importance of tracking proctoring and room usage statistics, and consideration of charging for proctoring services in the future. Nicholas Hall made a motion to approve the policy as written with the correction of the typo on page 5. Greg Gartner seconded the motion. Carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS STATISTICS REPORTING FOR 2025 Monica LaVold presented the preliminary year-end statistics for 2025, noting that overall circulation is lower than in 2024, partially due to the library’s December closure. It was further recognized that the decline in circulation is primarily within children’s materials. Discussion focused on identifying strategies to recover circulation and explore new approaches in the new library space. eCirculation continues to show growth, though at a slower rate than in previous years. Additional highlights included new patron registrations, with discussion of potential trends related to reopening and how those figures align with Strategic Plan goals. More detailed analysis of specific statistics will occur as part of the Annual Report process. A suggestion was made to create a “selfie spot” in the new building to celebrate patrons receiving new library cards. No action was needed, this was just informational as further data will be presented in the coming months. LIBRARY MOVING PROCESS UPDATES Monica LaVold clarified that the memo regarding the moving process was written by her rather than Noah as the memo indicates. She reported that the bulk of library materials have been moved into the new building, with remaining work focused on finalizing the arrangement of collections and display materials. While extensive preplanning was completed, staff have identified opportunities to relocate and maximize shelving since being in the space in order to better support patron use and create additional people-centered areas. Wayfinding and labeling remain in progress, and significant work remains overall. Staff continue to be very busy with training, operational meetings, and adjusting to new workflows, with a focus on providing clearer direction, refining roles and responsibilities, and rethinking processes. Discussion included expectations for supervisors on duty, onboarding consistency, shared responsibilities, cross-training, and operating from a single service desk model with team-based support. The library will utilize the existing time as the annual training day rather than adding an additional closed date later this year. Approximately 80 volunteers assisted with the move, resulting in cost savings and increased community excitement. Noah noted that final punch list Library Board Meeting January 8, 2026 items, including signage and touch-ups, are still pending. The goal is to open to the public in the coming weeks, with plans to open the book drop as soon as possible to help alleviate workload and allow staff to test workflows and efficiencies prior to reopening. Staff have begun reporting to the new library on a daily basis. A question was raised regarding whether any formal action is required to officially close out or finalize the use of the former library building. It was noted that, at some point, the agreement with the School Board will need to be formally finalized. No action is needed at this time. NEXT MEETING DATE Our next meeting will be Thursday, February 5th at 4:30pm in the large RCU Meeting Room at the New Richmond Community Library. **Please note the new location! GOOD NEWS Greg Gartner shared reflections on the long history of planning for a new library, noting that discussions began as early as 2006 when he was serving on the School Board and conversations focused on long-term possibilities for the former middle school property. He expressed appreciation for the decision to convey the old Middle School property to the City for use as the library and reflected on the many years of work that led to this outcome. He shared how meaningful it is to see the project come to fruition and to celebrate the opening of a beautiful new library building for the community. Next month, Ari will share the good news segment. COMMUNICATION AND MISCELLANEOUS It was reported that the Friends of the Library donated $25,000 in support of the children’s space in the new library. The Council report included updates on other building projects, bids related to the water tower, and upcoming spring elections, along with general election updates. Despite several large community projects underway, including the library and school projects, it was noted that tax bills remain favorable. ADJOURNMENT Jarell Kuney made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 5:34pm. Patty Van Nevel seconded the motion. Carried unanimously. Library Board Meeting January 8, 2026  Library Board Meeting Minutes Friday, January 16, 2026 at 11:30 AM Council Chambers The Library Board of the City of New Richmond was called to order on Friday, January 16, 2026, at 11:30 AM, in the Council Chambers, with the following members present: PRESENT: Vicki Gjovik, Patty Van Nevel, Jarell Kuney, Nicholas Hall, Kellie Hudson, Marla Hall (virtual) ABSENT: Lisa Naser, Greg Gartner, Ari Dionisopoulos OTHERS Monica LaVold, Noah Wiedenfeld, Jennifer Rickard, Britta Rice PRESENT: CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL ADOPTION OF AGENDA Nicholas Hall made a motion to adopt the agenda as posted. Kellie Hudson seconded the motion. Carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS LIBRARY MOVING PROCESS UPDATES Vicki Gjovik provided the Board with an update on the progress related to reopening the library, including her visits to the library throughout the week and meetings with full-time staff to gather feedback. Vicki suggested a “soft opening” approach, beginning with tours from the Library Board, Friends of the Library, and other volunteers.The tours would allow community members to see the space and see current progress while staff and contractors complete more work related to the move. Monica LaVold presented and discussed concerns outlined in her memo regarding operational and service considerations related to opening the library to the public on January 21. The Board discussed the Library's mission, service levels, and importance of being open and available for our community. Nicholas Hall made a motion that starting January 21 the library will be open in a limited capacity for material checkouts only. Tours will be offered to the public, which should be scheduled by City and Library staff with the intention for Monica LaVold to determine times and schedule of tours with hours ramping up to full opening on February 2. Vicki Gjovik seconded the motion. Library Board Meeting January 16, 2026 After additional discussion, Nicholas Hall amended the motion that starting January 21, the library would be open for tours only. Starting January 26 the library would open to the public with limited hours and services at the discretion of Monica LaVold, then the library will resume regular hours and services starting the week of February 2. Vicki Gjovik seconded the motion. Motion carried. COMMUNICATION AND MISCELLANEOUS None ADJOURNMENT Patty Van Nevel made a motion to adjourn at 12:21pm. Nicholas Hall seconded the motion. Carried unanimously. Library Board Meeting January 16, 2026  MEMO Prepared for: Library Board President and Trustees Staff Contact: Monica La Vold Meeting: Library Board - 05 Feb 2026 Subject: 4Q25 Financial Report BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Attached to this memo is the financial report from the 4th Quarter of 2025. ATTACHMENTS: Q426 Financial Report  155 East 1st Street New Richmond, WI 54017 Phone: 715.243.0431 Fax: 715.246.2691 Financial Report Date: December 31, 2025 Account: New Richmond Library Building Fund Fiscal Current Quarter Year-to-Date Beginning Account Value $ 74,920.65 $ 69,519.17 Contributions $ 6,635.36 $ 12,405.26 Investment Activity $ - $ - Administrative Fees $ 296.49 $ 664.91 Ending Account Value $ 81,259.52 $ 81,259.52 Page 2 of 4  155 East 1st Street New Richmond, WI 54017 Phone: 715.243.0431 Fax: 715.246.2691 Financial Report Date: December 31, 2025 Account: City of New Richmond Impact Fees This Period NOTES Bremer (formerly municipal impact fees) $ - Bremer (new) $ 72,007.18 City Investments: Bremer Bank Money Market $ 144,186.57 LGIP - Local Government Investment Pool $ - LGIP - Capital Projects/Library $ 864,555.40 Library Investments: Bremer Bank Money Market (Fines) $ 33,353.81 LGIP - Local Government Investment Pool $ - Page 3 of 4  155 East 1st Street New Richmond, WI 54017 Phone: 715.243.0431 Fax: 715.246.2691 Financial Report Totals Date: December 31, 2025 This Period Impact Fees $ 72,007.18 City Investments $ 1,042,095.78 Library Investments $ 33,353.81 NRACF - Building Fund $ 81,259.52 TOTAL $ 1,228,716.29 Page 4 of 4  MEMO Prepared for: Library Board President and Trustees Staff Contact: Monica La Vold Meeting: Library Board - 05 Feb 2026 Subject: Library Director's Report, February 2026 BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Monthly Stats: January 2026 **Open Days: 5 Circulation: 6,128 Door Count: 2,632 plus 310 people who attended tours of the library for a total count of 2,942 *Average of 526 people per open day (not including tours) Digital Circulation: 4,898 Computer sessions: 1 Wireless sessions: 869 New Patrons: 43 New Items: 68 General  The Library opened on January 21st for tours. We had approximately 450 people come through on tours that were guided by volunteers.  On January 26th, the Library opened for limited hours. We opened from 9:00am until 6:00pm Monday-Friday and offered limited services. We were able to provide circulation services, which allowed patrons to check out materials. We also provided WiFi and a variety of patron gathering spaces.  On February 2, the Library opened for full hours with expanded services. We are able to offer printing, scanning, and copying this week, as well as making some of our meeting rooms available. Computers were made available to the public for the first time this week, which is why our January stats show only 1 computer session. In the first week of making computers available, we have found that the demand is much higher than anticipated. Staff are exploring options for increasing the number of computers available.  There are a handful of services that we are still unable to provide at this time. Please see the memo on the opening of the Library for more details. Classes/Events – Check our monthly calendar for daily and weekly events for all ages.  We are rolling out some of our programming this month by starting small and building slowly. We do not have a printed calendar of February events, but our online calendar is always kept up-to-date and accurate.   Our main focus in starting programs is in Youth Services. Storytimes started back up this week on Thursday, February 5th and Friday, February 6th. Of note, we are now offering a "toddler time" as a way to refocus our Baby Storytime on infants and babies up to 18 months of age. Baby Storytime will now focus on early literacy at the earliest ages and include developmentally appropriate books, rhymes, lap bounces, sign language, and songs. The Toddler Time Storytime will now have a stronger focus on gross motor and "big body" skills, allowing growing children to use their energy in creative ways that enhance early literacy and learning.  On Friday, February 6th, we are excited to welcome Dazzling Dave: Yo-Yo Master. Dazzling Dave will perform yo-yo tricks and share tips for kids (and grown-ups) who want to improve their yo-yo skills. Join us in the RCU Community Room at 1:30pm for a fun show!  For adults this month, we have Stan Tekiela, a naturalist, wildlife photographer, and author, sharing Uncommon Facts About Common Birds. This fun and informative talk will be held in the RCU Community Room on Tuesday, February 17th from 6:00pm - 7:00pm. MORE/IFLS  Annual Reports are due to IFLS by February 13th. Signed copies must be submitted by February 23rd. The report will be shared with the full Board at our March meeting.  The next MORE Ops meeting will be February 17th at 1:30pm in Altoona. Jennifer serves on the MORE Operations committee. Personnel  We have hired Madelyn as our full-time Youth Services Librarian. We are now hiring a part- time Youth Services Assistant to replace her.  February Anniversaries: o None  February Birthdays: o Diane Kern, February 3 Page 2 of 2  MEMO Prepared for: Library Board Staff Contact: Monica La Vold Meeting: Library Board - 05 Feb 2026 Subject: Library Building Updates BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Library has been officially open for just over a week. This week (February 2 - 6) is our first week at full hours with most of our services. CELEBRATIONS Things that staff are excited about:  We have so MUCH storage!  More office space - no one is crammed into shared space.  The new library is generally beautiful and smells new and clean.  We are happy to have larger lockers that will hold coats and boots.  Our break room now allows more than one person to eat at a time. It also allows us to have a shared space for celebrations and being together.  We are delighted to have our own staff bathroom!  Height-adjustable desks at the front counter are super helpful for our staff, both short and tall.  Our library collections actually fit on our shelving with room to spare! We can finally spread them out and have some display space for our materials.  We cannot wait for the coffee shop - many staff are already planning on taking full advantage of having this on site.  Our lights are now on automatic sensors, which means that we don't have to turn them on and off each day.  The fireplace is gorgeous and staff really appreciate the beauty of it.  We are excited that we can offer spaces for our patrons to sit and talk with one another.  The RCU Community room opens up so many opportunities for programming and outreach. We are excited about what this will allow us to do. THINGS THAT WE ARE STILL WORKING ON These items are on our to-do list and are things that we have control over making happen.  We know we need wayfinding and signage for our collections and library spaces. This is in progress.  We hope to have remote printing installed and ready to go over the next week or so.  Our ability to fax is tied to our remote printing and should be available soon.   We need to get our OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs) set up and running for our patrons. We have the computers ready to go, and are waiting on furniture to be delivered in order to get everything set up.  We currently don't have a door counter. We are working on getting the best option installed and working.  We have not gotten our new nametags, branded with our new name and logo.  Staff are working to create a structured volunteer program that would allow us to have program support when we are short-staffed. THINGS THAT WE NEED FROM OTHERS These items are on our to-do list, but are affected by outside sources and. These are somewhat out of our control.  Our external door locks are not yet online. We have to watch carefully to let staff and delivery have access to the building.  We are still waiting on some furniture to be delivered. o Our Board Rooms are currently without tables o We are missing tables from our Children's, Teen, and Adult areas. o We should have some small couches yet to be delivered.  We will be getting interior signs for meeting rooms, restrooms, and library spaces sometime in the near future.  Exterior signage on the building must wait until the weather is warmer, so that should be installed sometime in the spring.  We don't yet have access to our camera system, but we expect that to be ready sometime soon.  We are waiting on delivery of our new self-check computers. We currently have one of our old ones set up for patron use.  Our website is under construction. We are working with LEAN WI and should be ready to launch our updated site very soon. This will also include an integrated meeting room reservation system.  There are still quite a few necessary items at our old location that need to be moved. Much of our basement storage along with our card catalog and some history items still need to be moved to our new location.  We need training in our Emergency Action Plan - fire escapes, storm shelters, locations of AEDs and Fire Extinguishers, etc. This is being put together and we hope to have staff trained before summer. DREAM LIST These items are not currently planned for, but are on our wish list for future operations in this new space.  More staff o A full-time circulation manager o A 2nd part-time youth-services assistant  A 3D Printer for programming and public use.  Shelving for the Adult area that is 60" instead of 42" to allow moving some of the collections off of the bottom shelf.  Cash register with credit card reader - ability to accept credit cards for payment.  A mantel above our fireplace for creating displays.  A 3rd Nintendo Switch for both circulation and programming.  More patron computers or alternative options (i.e. laptops, chromebooks, etc.) to meet the current patron demand for computers and printing services. Page 2 of 3  Integrated technologies for programming, room reservations, and communications. Page 3 of 3  MEMO Prepared for: Library Board President and Trustees Staff Contact: Monica La Vold Meeting: Library Board - 05 Feb 2026 Subject: Strategic Plan - Action Plan BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Library Board has requested regular updates on our Strategic Plan. Additionally, there has been a request to review the Action Plan in more detail over 2026. The current plan is to present the Action Plan and to update the Board on our progress according to the following schedule: February 2026 - Goal #1 April 2026 - Goal #2 June 2026 - Goal # 3 August 2026 - Goal #4 October 2026 - Goal #5 If needed, we will review the Strategic Plan progress overall in December of 2026. Goal 1: ACCESSIBILTY - Improve access and reduce potential barriers to library services to better serve the full community. Our first goal is centered in our mission and vision. We highly value accessibility and want to think of this from a variety of perspectives. While the objectives that we set to meet this goal, we envision this overarching goal as something that will continue to guide our library into the future for many years to come. For this plan, we have highlighted a few objectives that we believe will help us move toward improved access and breaking down barriers: 1. Improve our score on the Inclusive Services Assessment from 67% to 80%. 2. Increase card holders and door count by 20%. 3. Increase program attendance by 5% over the next 5 years. Inclusive Services Assessment This is a tool provided by DPI that allows us to score ourselves in a wide variety of areas related to accessibility. The tool looks at physical and digital spaces, as well as areas like customer service, programming, and community outreach. The assessment can be done individually as well as by a group. I have asked multiple staff members to complete the assessment this year, and we will use an average of those scores. Once we have completed this year's assessment, we will evaluate our objective to see if we want to move the targets. We may want to consider moving targets due to the anticipated increase in our score that we receive simply by moving into our new facility. We will gain points by having meeting rooms, wider aisles, better lighting, better signage, and more. If we find that our new building alone meets our objective, it may be beneficial to consider increasing our target score for this assessment to encourage us to continue exploring ways to add accessibility to all aspects of our library services. Some strategies that we are using to help improve our score on this assessment include:  Inclusive signage and wayfinding  Visual schedules in storytimes and other programs  Policies that allow for neurodivergent behaviors and create a welcoming environment  Soliciting patron input and feedback on barriers that they may face in the library Door Count and Card Holders Our door count has been counted by using an automatic counter at the entrance to our old library. Historically, this has ranged from as low as 20,499 library visits in 2001 to 172,839 library visits in 2010. Most recently, our door count has averaged just under 115,000 library visits per year. A 20% increase in this number would be approximately 137,000 library visits per year. Depending on what numbers we see for this year in our new building, it may be worth re-evaluating this objective.  Note: We do not yet have an automatic door counter installed in our new building, so we are currently keeping a count by using a clicker at the desk. This introduces some human error and we know that our count for the first part of 2026 will not be as accurate as it will be in the future. We hope to have a door counter installed soon. At the end of 2025, our number of cardholders was 7,497. This is 22% of our total service population. Our target is to increase this by 20%, which would be just over 8,000 cardholders. In the first 2 weeks of being open in our new building, we have already added over 70 new cardholders to our total. It may make sense to review and increase our target number in light of the current increases we are seeing. Program Attendance We are measuring this objective by using the average number of attendees per program. At the end of 2024, our average was 33.7. In 2025, that number increased to 35.8. The target is to increase this number by 5%, which would be an average of 35.4 attendees per program. We may want to tweak this target. An overall increase of 10% would be an average of 37.1 attendees per program, and may be a better goal for us to work toward. We will review what our 2026 numbers look like to determine if this needs to be increased even further than that. Page 2 of 2  MEMO Prepared for: Library Board Staff Contact: Monica La Vold Meeting: Library Board - 05 Feb 2026 Subject: Memorial Funds Designated for Nancy Hansen BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Friends of the Library currently hold an investment fund in honor of former member and president, Nancy Hansen. All monies held in this fund were donated to the Friends at or after the memorial for her death. It has come to the attention of the Friends that at least 2 separate donations in the name of Nancy Hansen were mistakenly deposited into the SCVF Library Building Fund held by the Library Board. After some review of donations made to our Library Building Fund, I have discovered the following: On 11/15/2018, Peggy Quinn Hansen donated $4,000 in the name of Nancy Hansen. On 01/09/2017, Patrick Galloway donated $1,000 in the name of Nancy Hansen. Both of these donations are clearly marked as intended for the Nancy Hansen memorial fund. We feel that it is right to request a grant from our Library Building Fund in the amount of $5,000 to be given to the Friends of the Library and added to the Nancy Hansen Memorial Fund that they hold. The next step for staff is to request letters of intent from both of these donors explicitly stating that they are requesting that their donations be moved, and that their original intent for the money was for it be managed by the Friends of the Library. RECOMMENDATION: The Library is requesting permission to take $5,000 from the Library Building Fund and turn it over to the Friends of the Library so that the funds may be used to serve the intended purpose of the donors. This action will only be undertaken if the parties who donated the funds provide the requested paperwork requested as part of this process.  MEMO Prepared for: Library Board President and Trustees Staff Contact: Monica La Vold Meeting: Library Board - 05 Feb 2026 Subject: Displays, Notices, and Bulletin Boards Policy BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Our Displays, Notices, and Bulletin Boards Policy was last updated in 2022. Due to the layout of our new building, I am recommending some small additions to our policy. POLICY IMPLICATIONS: The Library recommends that the Board approve the updated Displays, Notices, and Bulletin Boards Policy RECOMMENDATION: The Library recommends that the Board move to approve the new and updated 2022 Internet Use Policy. ATTACHMENTS: Displays, Notices, and Bulletin Board Policy_2026 Draft  450 S . Arch Avenue New Richmond, W I 54017 Phone: 715.243.0431 Fax: 715.246.2691 DISPLAYS, NOTICES , AND BULLETIN BOARDS Adopted by the C. A. Friday Memorial Library Board of Trustees on Feb ruary 26, 1998 Library name change: January 1, 2026, to New Richmond Community Library Amended: June 2014, April 28, 2018, March 7, 2022 , February 5, 2026 Supersedes: Displays/Exhibits/Petitioning Policies Purpose The New Richmond Community Library transforms lives by promoting literacy and lifelong learning, providing access to diverse resources, and fostering safe and inclusive spaces. We build community connections, foster imagination, and open up a world of idea s. We are a welcoming and engaging space where all are invited to learn, explore, and connect. In the spirit of community partnerships, New Richmond Community Library provides designated space on a public bulletin board for announcements and notices of local community events. In addition to the public bulletin board, a designated display area may be available for distribution of free handouts, notices and other material s which may be of interest to the community . The Library uses exhibit and display space, bulletin boards, and pamphlets to promote its goals of public education, collection building and cultural programming. Library -produced displays and materials that present a wide range of viewpoints and do not advocate a single perspective . Consideration for Posting The L ibrary is not required to post all submitted notices, nor is it required to post notices relating to “both” or “all” sides of political, commercial, or organizational issues. Posted information does not constitute endorsement by the library. The community bulletin board, located in the main cor ridor of the library is for the exclusive use of the library and may not be used by ten ants of the building or by members of the general public without approval of the library staff. The following will be considered for posting : • Community newsletters, magazines, newspapers and other publications distributed free of charge containing information of local interest. • Community events, programs or series of programs from a tax -supported institution, school district or local non -profit organization. • Community events that are sponsored by a local school district, non -profit, or tax -supported organization but held at a for -profit business as long as there is no cost to attend. • Information that is relevant and of interest to the community. • Meetings and public announcements. The following will not be posted : • A dvertisements by for -profit organizations. Page 2 of 3  450 S . Arch Avenue New Richmond, W I 54017 Phone: 715.243.0431 Fax: 715.246.2691 • Notices which p romot e political parties or candidates or those advocating the election of any candidate or a stand on any issues on the election ballot. • Notices which advocate a position on a public issue. • Publicity for ongoing programs or series of programs , except those of tax - supported or non -profit institutions. • Any event or program that is not open to the general public. • Requests for study participants for medical or other research . • Direct requests for contributions not associated with an event unl ess it is library -sponsored . • Legal notices . • Notices of merchandise or services for sale . • Rental announcements . • Lost pets . Procedures and Guidelines for Posting Notices • Items for posting should be submitted to library staff for approval and posting. • Staff will sign and date all approved items. • All notices must be approved, posted and removed by designated library staff and are subject to available space. • Items posted without authorization will be removed and discarded . • If space is limited, library staff reserves the right to select the timeliest postings with the widest appeal. • Notices must be of reasonable size in relation to the space available. • The appearance and content of the posting must be suitable for display in a public service area. • All notices must identify the sponsoring organization including name, address and telephone number or email. • Event postings must be for events that are open to the public. • All notices for community events, classes, and programs must clearly state the date/time of the activities. • Library staff will regularly monitor the bulletin board and r emove any items that have been posted by the public or have not been fully approved by staff. • The library is unable to return original documents . Displays and Exhibits Any display created by an employee of the Library will be considered a staff display and not a public display. Staff may create displays of library materials to encourage the use of the informational resources of the Library, to promote Library events, and to promote a positive view of the Library in the community. Library facilities may also be made available to the public for display and distribution of materials. These facilities may not be used for commercial purposes. Display of materials must be prearranged and approved by library staff, and will be subject to the same guidelines as bulletin board notices. The Library reserves the right to limit the duration of an exhibit and the frequency of the use of library space by an individual or group. Page 3 of 3