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2025
2024
November 16, 2024
Agenda November 16, 2024 Revised
Exhibit 1 WVLS BOT Meeting Minutes September 21, 2024
Exhibit 1a WVLS Executive Committee Agenda and Minutes November 11, 2024
Exhibit 2 Bills for Approval September 2024
Exhibit 2a Bills for Approval October 2024
Exhibit 3 Schedule of Receipts September 2024
Exhibit 3a Schedule of Receipts October 2024
Exhibit 4 Budget Report September 2024
Exhibit 4a Budget Report October 2024
Exhibit 5 V-Cat Report September 2024
Exhibit 5a V-Cat Report October 2024
Exhibit 6 LEAN WI August 2024
Exhibit 6a LEAN WI September 2024
Exhibit 6b LEAN WI October 2024
Exhibit 7 General Ledger September 2024
Exhibit 7a General Ledger October 2024
Exhibit 8 LEANWI Information Technology Strategy (2025-2029) – draft
Exhibit 9 2025 WVLS Library Advisory Committee Member Appointments
Exhibit 10 2025 WVLS V-Cat Steering Committee Appointments
Exhibit 11 Resource Library Report November 2024
Exhibit 12 November Director’s Report
Exhibit 12 November Dirctors Report – LEANWI Update
Exhibit 12a WVLS Libraries and Legislators by County November 2024
Exhibit 13 V-Cat Council Meeting Agenda November 14, 2024
Exhibit 14 COLAND Meeting Agenda and Minutes November 1st, 2024
Exhibit 15 ALSC Institute Report
Exhibit 16 WVLS Marketing Support Grant Pilot Project Final Report
Exhibit 17 WiLS Data Classroom Report
Exhibit 18 WVLS WLA Conference Reports
September 21, 2024
Agenda September 21, 2024
Exhibit 1 WVLS BOT Meeting Minutes August 17 2024
Exhibit 2 Bills for Approval August 2024
Exhibit 3 Schedule of Receipts August 2024
Exhibit 4 Budget Report August 2024
Exhibit 5 V-Cat Report August 2024
Exhibit 7 General Ledger August 2024
Exhibit 8 Treasurer’s Report January-August 2024
Exhibit 9 WVLS System Plan 2025
Exhibit 10 WVLS Budget 2025
Exhibit 11 NICE Project Report September 2024
Exhibit 12 Resource Library Report
Exhibit 13 WVLS Director’s Report September 2024
Exhibit 14 WVLS Library Advisory Committee Agenda and Minutes August 15, 2024
Exhibit 15 V-Cat Council Meeting Agenda and Minutes September 5, 2024
Exhibit 16 COLAND Agenda and Minutes September 13th, 2024
Exhibit 17 WLA Conference
August 17, 2024
Agenda August 17, 2024
Exhibit 1 WVLS BOT Meeting Minutes May 18 2024
Exhibit 2 Bills for Approval May 2024
Exhibit 2a Bills for Approval June 2024
Exhibit 2b Bills for Approval July 2024
Exhibit 3 Schedule of Receipts May 2024
Exhibit 3a Schedule of Receipts June 2024
Exhibit 3b Schedule of Receipts July 2024
Exhibit 4 Budget Report May 2024
Exhibit 4a Budget Report June 2024
Exhibit 4b Budget Report July 2024
Exhibit 5 V-Cat Report May 2024
Exhibit 5a V-Cat Report June 2024
Exhibit 5b V-Cat Report July 2024
Exhibit 6 LEAN WI May 2024
Exhibit 6a LEAN WI June 2024
Exhibit 6b LEAN WI July 2024
Exhibit 7 General Ledger May 2024
Exhibit 7a General Ledger June 2024
Exhibit 7b General Ledger July 2024
Exhibit 8 2025 V-Cat Budget
Exhibit 9 2025 MCPL-WVLS Resource Library Agreement
Exhibit 10 2025 System Plan draft
Exhibit 11 2025 WVLS Budget
Exhibit 12a 2025 Health Insurance Cost Breakdown
Exhibit 12b Health Insurance comparison 2024-2025
Exhibit 13a WI Public Library System Backup and Digitization Storage Collaboration- MOU
Exhibit 13b WI Public Library System Backup and Digitization Storage Collaboration – MOU Addendum
Exhibit 13c WI Public Library System Backup and Digitization Storage Collaboration – Participation Agreement
Exhibit 14 2026 Technology Budget Planning Guide for WVLS Member Libraries
Exhibit 15 Resource Library Report
Exhibit 16 Directors Report August 2024
Exhibit 16a WVLS Libraries and Legislators 2024 maps 08-15-24
Exhibit 17 V-Cat Council Agenda and Minutes June 6 2024
Exhibit 17a V-Cat Council Meeting Agenda and Minutes August 1 2024
Exhibit 18 NWLS WVLS Joint ILS Consortium Exploration NICE Update
Exhibit 18a NICE Project Key Takeaways – Why the NICE Project – ILS Merger Report
Exhibit 18b NICE Project Benefits and Common Questions
Exhibit 18c NICE Project Draft Budget for NICE Shared Costs
Exhibit 18d NICE Project Letter of Support from DPI
Exhibit 19 COLAND Agenda and Minutes July 12 2024
Exhibit 20 WAPL Conference Scholarship Report
May 18, 2024
Agenda May 18, 2024
Exhibit 1a WVLS BOT Meeting Minutes Mar 16 2024
Exhibit 1b V-Cat Steering Committee Meeting Minutes March 21, 2024
Exhibit 2 Bills for Approval March 2024
Exhibit 2a Bills for Approval April 2024
Exhibit 3 Schedule of Receipts March 2024
Exhibit 3a Schedule of Receipts April 2024
Exhibit 4 Budget Report March 2024
Exhibit 4a Budget Report April 2024
Exhibit 5 V-Cat Report March 2024
Exhibit 5a V-Cat Report April 2024
Exhibit 6 LEAN WI February 2024 Revised
Exhibit 6a LEAN WI March 2024
Exhibit 6b LEAN WI April 2024
Exhibit 7 General Ledger March 2024
Exhibit 7a General Ledger April 2024
Exhibit 8 Treasurer’s Report January-April 2024
Exhibit 9 Memorandum of Understanding – LEAN WI and NWLS for Website and Repository Creation 2024
Exhibit 10 WVLS Financial Manual
Exhibit 11 WVLS Credit Card Use Policy
Exhibit 12 WVLS Public Records Request Policy
Exhibit 13 2023 Auditor’s Report
Exhibit 13a Auditor’s Management Letter
Exhibit 14 WPLC 2025 Digital Buying Pool and Magazine Shares
Exhibit 15 Resource Library
Exhibit 16 WVLS Director’s Report May 2024
Exhibit 16a Gale Presents Udemy Online Learning Platform
Exhibit 16b 2024 Wisconsin Redistricting Maps – WVLS Area
Exhibit 16c WVLS Libraries and Legislators 2024 Maps
Exhibit 17 WVLS Library Advisory Committee Agenda and Minutes April 25th, 2024
Exhibit 18 V-Cat Council Meeting Agenda and Minutes April 4, 2024
Exhibit 19 NWLS WVLS Joint ILS Consortium Exploration NICE Update
Exhibit 20 COLAND Meeting Agenda and Minutes May 10th, 2024
Exhibit 21 2024 WEMTA Conference Report
Exhibit 22 PLA Conference 2024 Scholarship
Exhibit 23 Zingtrain’s The Art of Givng Great Service Seminar
Exhibit 24 2024 WAPL Conference
Exhibit 25 2023 System Information and Public Library Statistics Booklet
March 16, 2024
- Agenda March 16, 2024
- Exhibit 1 WVLS BOT Meeting Minutes Feb 17 2024
- Exhibit 2 Bills for Approval January 2024
- Exhibit 2a Bills for Approval February 2024
- Exhibit 3 Schedule of Receipts January 2024
- Exhibit 3a Schedule of Receipts February 2024
- Exhibit 4 Budget Report January 2024
- Exhibit 4a Budget Report February 2024
- Exhibit 5 V-Cat Report January 2024
- Exhibit 5a V-Cat Report February 2024
- Exhibit 6 LEAN WI January 2024
- Exhibit 6a LEAN WI February 2024
- Exhibit 7 General Ledger January 2024
- Exhibit 7a General Ledger February 2024
- Exhibit 8 Memorandum of Understanding WiLS and WVLS for WPLC Data Dashboard Pilot Development February 2024
- Exhibit 9 WVLS Finance Manual
- Exhibit 9a WVLS Finance Manual Appendices
- Exhibit 11 New Hire – Cataloging Assistant (LTE)
- Exhibit 12 Welcome to the 2024 WAPL Conference
- Exhibit 13 Resource Library
- Exhibit 14 WVLS Director’s Report March 2024
- Exhibit 15a NICE Project Report March 2024 – Part 1
- Exhibit 15b NICE Project Report Collaborative Decision-Making Recommendation – Part 2
- Exhibit 16 COLAND Meeting Agenda and Minutes – March 8th, 2024
- Exhibit 17 2023 System Information and Public Library Statistics Booklet
- Exhibit 18 Disneyland Institute Approach to Quality Service Training Summary
- Exhibit 19 Updated 2024 WVLS Budget
February 17, 2024
- Agenda February 17, 2024
- Exhibit 1 WVLS BOT Meeting Minutes Nov 18 2023
- Exhibit 2 Bills for Approval November 2023
- Exhibit 2a Bills for Approval December 2023
- Exhibit 3a Schedule of Receipts December 2023
- Exhibit 3 Schedule of Receipts November 2023
- Exhibit 4 Budget Report November 2023
- Exhibit 4a Budget Report December 2023
- Exhibit 5 V-Cat Report November 2023
- Exhibit 5a V-Cat Report December 2023
- Exhibit 6 LEAN WI November 2023
- Exhibit 6a LEAN WI December 2023
- Exhibit 7 General Ledger November 2023
- Exhibit 7a General Ledger December 2023
- Exhibit 8 WVLS Treasurer’s Report 2023
- Exhibit 9 WVLS Conflict of Interest Policy – Disclosure Form
- Exhibit 10 WVLS 2024 Calendar
- Exhibit 10a WVLS 2024 Calendar List of Events
- Exhibit 11 Memorandum of Understanding – Parameters and Costs of Sharing LEAN WI Technology Support Consultant Position
- Exhibit 12 2023 End of Year Balance, Encumbrances, 2024 Budget Changes
- Exhibit 13 V-Cat Revised Appropriations Plan 2024
- Exhibit 14 WVLS System Annual Report 2023 – Part I
- Exhibit 14 WVLS System Annual Report 2023 – Part II
- Exhibit 14a WVLS Staff Report 2023 – Part I
- Exhibit 14b WVLS Staff Report 2023 – Part II
- Exhibit 14c WVLS 2023 Staff Report Appendix I-II-III
- Exhibit 15 Resource Library
- Exhibit 16 February Director’s Report
- Exhibit 16a WVLS Leadership in 2024
- Exhibit 16b WVLS Library Legislative Day 2024 Photo Pages
- Exhibit 16c 2023 V-Cat Top 10
- Exhibit 16d-1 Life Cycle of a Book_Materials Challenge
- Exhibit 16d-2 Shelving a Book_Parent & Guardian Resources
- Exhibit 17 NWLSWVLS Joint ILS Consortium Exploration – NICE Report February 2024
- Exhibit 17a NICE Project ILS Recommendation
- Exhibit 17b NICE Project Delivery Recommendation
- Exhibit 18 COLAND Meeting Agenda and Minutes – January 12th, 2024
- Exhibit 19 V-Cat Council Meeting – Agenda and Minutes
- Exhibit 20 2023 WLA Conference WVLS Scholarship Reports
- Exhibit 21 Fact Sheet 2024
- Exhibit 21a 2024 WVLS Organizational Chart
- Exhibit 21b 2024 WVLS Acronyms and Glossary
2023
November 18, 2023
- Agenda November 18 2023
- Exhibit 1 WVLS BOT Meeting Minutes Sept 16 2023
- Exhibit 2 Bills for Approval September 2023
- Exhibit 2a Bills for Approval October 2023
- Exhibit 3 Schedule of Receipts September 2023
- Exhibit 3a Schedule of Receipts October 2023
- Exhibit 4 Budget Report September 2023
- Exhibit 4a Budget Report October 2023
- Exhibit 5 V-Cat Report September 2023
- Exhibit 5a V-Cat Report October 2023
- Exhibit 6 LEAN WI September 2023
- Exhibit 6a LEAN WI October 2023
- Exhibit 7 General Ledger September 2023
- Exhibit 7a General Ledger October 2023
- Exhibit 8 Memorandum of Understanding – WiLS Consulting Services for NWLS and WVLS ILS Merger Exploration Process – NICE Project 2023-2024
- Exhibit 9 Memorandum of Understanding and Participation Agreement – Expectations and Costs for Participation in WiLS Data Classroom
- Exhibit 10 Memorandum of Understanding – WiLS and WVLS Services for WPLC Data Dashboard Development Workgroup Project Management
- Exhibit 11 WVLS Library Advisory Committee Member Appointments 2024
- Exhibit 12 2024 WVLS V-Cat Steering Committee Appointments
- Exhibit 13 Resource Library Report
- Exhibit 14 WVLS Director Report November 2023
- Exhibit 14a 2024 Library Legislative Day Save the Date
- Exhibit 15 NWLS WVLS Joint ILS Consortium Exploration November 2023
- Exhibit 16 COLAND Agenda and Minutes November 10th, 2023
- Exhibit 17 V-Cat Council Agenda and Minutes November 2, 2023
- Exhibit 18 WLA Conference 2023 Staff Report
September 16, 2023
- Agenda September 16 2023
- Exhibit 1 WVLS BOT Meeting Minutes August 19 2023
- Exhibit 2 Bills for Approval August 2023
- Exhibit 3 Schedule of Receipts August 2023
- Exhibit 4 Budget Report August 2023
- Exhibit 5 V-Cat Report August 2023
- Exhibit 6 LEANWI Report July 2023
- Exhibit 6a LEANWI Report August 2023
- Exhibit 7 General Ledger August 2023
- Exhibit 8 Treasurer’s Report January – August 2023
- Exhibit 9 2024 Health Insurance
- Exhibit 10 2024 System Plan September 2023
- Exhibit 11 2024 WVLS Budget
- Exhibit 12 2025 Technology Budget Planning Details for WVLS Member Libraries
- Exhibit 13 2023-2024 Improved Discovery Solutions Collaborative Cataloging LSTA Grant Pre-Application
- Exhibit 13a 2023-2024 Improved Discovery Solutions Collaborative Cataloging LSTA Grant MOU
- Exhibit 14 Memorandum of Understanding LEAN WI Technology Support Consultant
- Exhibit 15 Resource Library Report
- Exhibit 16 WVLS Director’s Report September 2023
- Exhibit 17 NWLS WVLS Joint ILS Consortium Exploration NICE Report September 2023
- Exhibit 18 COLAND Meeting Agenda and Minutes September 8th, 2023
- Exhibit 19 V-Cat Council Meeting Agenda September 7 2023
- Exhibit 20 Library Advisory Committee August 1 2023
August 19, 2023
- Agenda August 19 2023
- Exhibit 1 WVLS BOT Meeting Minutes May 20, 2023
- Exhibit 2 Bills for Approval May 2023
- Exhibit 2a Bills for Approval June 2023
- Exhibit 2b Bills for Approval July 2023
- Exhibit 3 Schedule of Receipts May 2023
- Exhibit 3a Schedule of Receipts June 2023
- Exhibit 3b Schedule of Receipts July 2023
- Exhibit 4 Budget Report May 2023
- Exhibit 4a Budget Report June 2023
- Exhibit 4b Budget Report July 2023
- Exhibit 5 V-Cat Report May 2023
- Exhibit 5a V-Cat Report June 2023
- Exhibit 5b V-Cat Report July 2023
- Exhibit 6 LEAN WI May 2023
- Exhibit 6a LEAN WI June 2023
- Exhibit 7 General Ledger May 2023
- Exhibit 7a General Ledger June 2023
- Exhibit 7b General Ledger July 2023
- Exhibit 8 V-Cat Budget 2024
- Exhibit 9 2024 MCPL-WVLS Agreement Draft
- Exhibit 10 2024 System Plan Draft August 2023
- Exhibit 11 WVLS System Budget draft
- Exhibit 12 2023-2024 NWLS WVLS Improved Discovery Solutions Grant Pre-Application
- Exhibit 12a NWLS WVLS Improved Discovery Solutions Grant Memorandum of Understanding
- Exhibit 13 WVLS Social Media Policy- Draft
- Exhibit 14 Resource Library Report
- Exhibit 15 Director’s Report August 2023
- Exhibit 15a Joint Committee on Finance Public Instruction Omnibus Motion 103 – State Library Aid Items
- Exhibit 15b Legislative Fiscal Bureau Paper 658 – Public Instruction – Administration and Other Funding -Public Library System Aids
- Exhibit 16 NWLS WVLS Joint ILS Consortium Exploration
- Exhibit 17 COLAND Meeting Agenda and Minutes July 14 2023
- Exhibit 18 V Cat Council Meeting Agenda and Minutes – June 1 2023
- Exhibit 19 2022 WVLS Statistics Booklet
- Exhibit 20 2023 ALA Conference Scholarship Report
May 20, 2023
- Agenda: May 20, 2023
- Exhibit 1 WVLS BOT Meeting Minutes Mar 18 2023
- Exhibit 1a WVLS Executive Committee Minutes – May 3 2023
- Exhibit 2 Bills for Approval March 2023
- Exhibit 2a Bills for Approval April 2023
- Exhibit 3 Schedule of Receipts March 2023
- Exhibit 3a Schedule of Receipts April 2023
- Exhibit 4 Budget Report March 2023
- Exhibit 4a Budget Report April 2023
- Exhibit 5 V-Cat Report March 2023
- Exhibit 5a V-Cat Report April 2023
- Exhibit 6 LEAN WI March 2023
- Exhibit 6a LEAN WI April 2023
- Exhibit 7 General Ledger March 2023
- Exhibit 7a General Ledger April 2023
- Exhibit 8 Treasurers Report January – April 2023
- Exhibit 9 Resource Library Report
- Exhibit 10 COLAND Meeting Agenda and Minutes – May 12 2023
- Exhibit 11 WVLS Director’s Report May 20 2023
- Exhibit 11a WLA Testimony at Minocqua Hearing 04-26-23
- Exhibit 11b Three Northern Library Systems Advocate for State Library Aid
- Exhibit 11c V-Cat Top 10 Accomplishments of 2022
- Exhibit 12 WVLS V-Cat Steering Committee March 18 2023
- Exhibit 13 WVLS Library Advisory Committee April 12 2023
- Exhibit 14 2023 WAPL Conference Reports
- Exhibit 15 V-Cat Council Agenda April 6, 2023
- Exhibit 15a V-Cat Minutes April 6 2023
- Exhibit 16 NWLS WVLS Joint ILS Consortium Exploration Update
- Exhibit 17 2022 WVLS Statistics Booklet
- Exhibit 18 Wisconsin Valley Library Service – Management Letter – 12.31.22
- Exhibit 18a Wisconsin Valley Library Service – Annual Finanical Report – 12.31.22
- Exhibit 19 WVLS Employee Code of Conduct Policy
- Exhibit 20 WVLS Rest Periods Policy
- Exhibit 21 WVLS Attendance Policy
- Exhibit 22 LEAN WI – 2024 Technology Planning Guide for WVLS Member Libraries
- Exhibit 23 2024 WPLC Digital Buying Pool Shares
March 18, 2023
- Agenda March 18, 2023
- Exhibit 1 WVLS BOT Meeting Minutes February 18 2023
- Exhibit 2 Bills for Approval January 2023
- Exhibit 2a Bills for Approval February 2023
- Exhibit 3 Schedule of Receipts January 2023
- Exhibit 3a Schedule of Receipts February 2023
- Exhibit 4 Budget Report January 2023
- Exhibit 4a Budget Report February 2023
- Exhibit 5 V-Cat Report January 2023
- Exhibit 5a V-Cat Report February 2023
- Exhibit 6 LEAN WI January 2023
- Exhibit 6a LEAN WI February 2023
- Exhibit 7 General Ledger January 2023
- Exhibit 7a General Ledger February 2023
- Exhibit 8 Treasurers Report January-December 2022
- Exhibit 9 Resource Library Report
- Exhibit 10 COLAND Agenda and Minutes March 10 2023
- Exhibit 10a COLAND Current Draft Goals
- Exhibit 11 WVLS Director’s Report
- Exhibit 11a 2022 Public Library Annual Report – System Effectiveness Statements
- Exhibit 11b NICE Northern Wisconsin ILS Consortium Exploration Team Report Update
- Exhibit 11c Exclusive Report – Marathon County Supervisors Violated First Amendment Protections in Library Fight – Wausau Pilot
- Exhibit 11d A Love Letter to Libraries, Long Overdue – New York Times Article
- Exhibit 12 WEMTA Conference Report 2023
- Exhibit 13 V-Cat Council Meeting Agenda and Minutes February 2 2023
- Exhibit 14 2022 WVLS Annual Report
- Exhibit 15 WVLS Procedure for Director Evaluation
- Exhibit 16 WVLS Labor Law Posting Policy
- Exhibit 17 WVLS Trustee Technology Resource Access and Support Updates – March 2023
- Exhibit 18 2023 WAPL Conference Information
- Exhibit 19a Fact Sheet 2023
- Exhibit 19b 2023 WVLS Organizational Chart
- Exhibit 19c 2023 Glossary of Terms
- Exhibit 19d 2023 WVLS Budget
February 18, 2023
- Agenda February 2023
- Exhibit 1 WVLS BOT Meeting Minutes Nov 19, 2022 DRAFT
- Exhibit 2 Bills For Approval November 2022
- Exhibit 2a Bills For Approval December 2022
- Exhibit 3 Schedule of Receipts November 2022
- Exhibit 3a Schedule of Receipts December 2022
- Exhibit 4 Budget Report November 2022
- Exhibit 4a Budget Report December 2022
- Exhibit 5 V-Cat Report November 2022
- Exhibit 5a V-Cat Report December 2022
- Exhibit 6 LEAN WI November 2022
- Exhibit 6a LEAN WI December 2022
- Exhibit 7 General Ledger November 2022
- Exhibit 7a General Ledger December 2022
- Exhibit 8 Treasurers Report January-December 2022
- Exhibit 9 Resource Library Report
- Exhibit 10 WVLS Expectations Assessment December 2022
- Exhibit 11 COLAND Agenda and Minutes January 13 2023
- Exhibit 11a COLAND GOALS PROPOSALS
- Exhibit 12 February Director’s Report
- Exhibit 12a WVLS Leadership in 2023
- Exhibit 12a-1 Antigo Daily Journal 2-13-23 – Northwoods library directors share stories with lawmakers
- Exhibit 12b 2022 WVLS Staff Report – Final
- Exhibit 13 V-Cat Council Agenda and Minutes November 10 2022
- Exhibit 14 NWLS WVLS Joint ILS Consortium Exploration – NICE Team Report
- Exhibit 15 WVLS Library Legislative Day 2023
- Exhibit 15a WVLS Libraries and Legislators 2023-2024
- Exhibit 15b State Aid to Public Library Systems 2_2023 Final
- Exhibit 16 WLA Conference 2022 Scholarship Reports
- Exhibit 18 2022 End of Year Balance, Encumberances, 2023 Budget Changes
- Exhibit 19 WVLS Conflict of Interest Policy – Disclosure Form
- Exhibit 20 WVLS 2023 Calendar