Earlville Library District Board Meeting Minutes
6:00 PM Tuesday, March 17, 2026
On March 17, 2026, the meeting of the Earlville Library District Board was called to order by President Ann Hecathorn at 6:00 p.m. at the library.
Present for the meeting were board members: Ann Hecathorn, Mary Bender, Stephanie Eller, Matt Johnson, Skip Nanzer, and Janice Wolff. Also present was Director Paige Frechmann. Ben Hoffman was absent.
Review of agenda: No additions or changes were made to the agenda.
Public participation: No public participation occurred.
Review of minutes from previous meeting: Janice Wolff motioned to accept the minutes from the February 2026 meeting, Mary Bender seconded the motion, and the motion passed with a unanimous voice vote.
Financial report: The board noted the high price of insurance, and speculated whether it might be affected by a hail damage claim made last year. ComEd also seems to have gotten into a weird billing cycle, which was also noted, and Paige mentioned she has been in contact with ComEd to discuss this. Ann Hecathorn motioned to accept the financial report; Skip Nanzer seconded the motion. The motion passed with a unanimous roll-call vote.
Library director’s report: Paige noted that the stats for eBook checkouts should now be accurately reflected. The seed library has been successfully established and Paige is working on labels for the seeds. The library has received Narcan and Paige completed training, and will train other staff members next month. Paige shared a handout from RAILS regarding the price of purchasing eBooks. The board also discussed how legislation may be in the works to help lower prices for libraries, but that this would be a problem regardless of what platform the library uses. Paige has a lead on a potential volunteer, and the carpet cleaning of the library was successful last month. The board all agreed the carpets look great!
New business: New board member Matt Johnson will complete his OMA training.
Unfinished business: Anthony Finnell will start the window repair work when the weather warms up sufficiently. Paige scheduled the basement repairs to take place during April 13-15. Ben set up the elevator phone and it works successfully! Paige is waiting to receive a bill for that service, and there is no new news regarding elevator inspections. Paige is checking the measurements regarding fans to be installed, and will possibly check with Anthony Finnell to see if he would be able to install those as well. Book titles and a TV have been purchased with the donation money in memory of Kathy Eager, and Paige is working on the wall arrangement around the TV to include the plaque that was purchased as well.
Items for the next agenda:
- Updates on windows/caulking
- Updates on basement work
- Updates on elevator inspection and phone installation billing
- Updates regarding air circulation solutions
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 6:39 p.m.
Next meeting date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the Earlville Library District.