Earlville Library District Board Meeting Minutes
6:00 PM Tuesday, June 16, 2026
On June 16, 2026, the meeting of the Earlville Library District Board was called to order by President Ann Hecathorn at 6:04 p.m. at the library.
Present for the meeting were board members: Ann Hecathorn, Mary Bender, Stephanie Eller, Janice Wolff, and Skip Nanzer. Ben Hoffman and Matt Johnson were absent. Also present was Director Paige Frechmann.
Review of agenda: No additions or changes were made to the agenda.
Public participation: No public participation occurred.
Review of minutes from previous meeting: A typo was corrected in the May board meeting minutes. Ann Hecathorn motioned to accept the minutes from the May 2026 meeting, Janice Wolff seconded the motion, and the motion passed with a unanimous voice vote.
Financial report: The board agreed to take ComEd off the agenda as a specific item, as there is nothing we can do to change the billing cycle. Paige mentioned that, regarding the Snow fund, it is becoming difficult to find kids DVDs. She moved some money from DVDs to books, and money from books to programming in a way to better allocate the funds. Kids DVDs are not seeing as much circulation due to streaming services becoming more popular. Skip Nanzer motioned to accept the financial report; Ann Hecathorn seconded the motion. The motion passed with a unanimous roll-call vote.
Library director’s report: The library has many active programs running right now! Janice shared an article about “cursive clubs”, and the board discussed ideas for creating a lettering/calligraphy program or send-home kits for interested individuals. Paige said she would consider this and do a bit more research! Paige got a check for $800 for CPPRT money, but the library is still around $2500 under what they usually receive. Paige has been working with both Mary Sons and Carrie Browder to attempt to resolve the mystery of the missing funds; however, any additional checks that come in now will be on the next fiscal year report. Paige also discussed a response from Lenzini regarding increasing allocation for salaries; the board will need to consider if a referendum is something we want to do in the future, knowing that it will be a lengthy process. It was nice to have junior high students visit the library, and Lacie has plans to expand into junior high programming in the fall as well. ILA is considering standardized training for trustees, but no decisions have been made thus far.
New business: The board agreed to the purchase of a gas card for Brenda, the volunteer cataloger. Stephanie motioned to approve the purchase of the gift card, Janice Wolff seconded the motion, and the motion passed with a unanimous roll-call vote. Paige shared her proposal to lower the late fees for DVDs from $1 each day to $0.10 each day. Ann Hecathorn motioned to accept the new late fee price, Mary Bender seconded the motion, and the motion passed with a unanimous voice vote.
Unfinished business: Anthony Finnell stopped by and is on the schedule to seal the windows. The elevator lightbulb burned out and Paige tried to replace it, but she thinks it might be the fixture and not the bulb at fault. She continues to reach out to the elevator company but has not gotten a response. There is no new news regarding the Illinois Public Library Standards Checklist.
Items for the next agenda:
- Windows and air circulation update
- Elevator update
The motion to adjourn was made by Ann Hecathorn, and Mary Bender seconded the motion. The motion was passed with a unanimous voice vote and the meeting was adjourned at 7:03 p.m.
Next meeting date: Tuesday, July 15th, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Earlville Library District.