Library Strategic Planning Committee Meeting 11-12-2026 - 6 PM

The City of Franklin, Wisconsin, Library Strategic Planning Committee met on November 12, 2026, to review the library’s strategic-plan pillars, 2025 accomplishments, and 2026 objectives and identify priorities for 2027. Discussion emphasized continuing the children’s area redesign and fundraising for it, completing the library website redesign using the Aspen platform, developing a preventative building-maintenance schedule, and improving coordination with city departments, schools, the library foundation, and community partners. Members also discussed volunteer recruitment, foundation succession planning, and possible outreach with the Health Department and Aging and Disability Resource Center. The Health Department director described approximately $5,000 in available funding for eligible community outreach or operating costs, potentially including promotional materials; no commitment to spend those funds was made.

The committee discussed the city’s financial constraints and the importance of clarifying building responsibilities and coordinating facility work. A prior citywide Johnson Controls project had included some library heating and cooling needs, but no new contract, vendor selection, purchase, budget allocation, or procurement approval was identified. The transcript ends with a brief, unclear vote-like exchange, but it does not establish a motion or spending-related action.