Library Board Minutes for Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Pitkin County Library

Minutes of the Board of Trustees

January 14, 2026

MINUTES of the regular meeting of the Pitkin County Library Board of Trustees on January
14, 2026. The meeting was called to order at 12:01 PM in the Dunaway Room.

1. Roll Call:

Trustees Present:

• Pres. John Wilkinson (JW)
• V.P. Elizabeth Nix (EN)
• Sec. Anna Lookabill Scott (ALS)
• Tres. Audrey Ellis (AE)
• Ashley Connolly (AC)
• Austine Stitt (AS)
• Elizabeth Stewart-Severy (ES-S)

Alternate Present:

• Chris Keleher (CK) – Voting Member

Staff Present:

• Genevieve Smith (GS), PC Librarian
• Anna Steinberg, Assistant to PC Librarian
• Jimena, Consultant with Library Strategies Group
• Jennifer, Consultant with Library Strategies Group

2. Approval of Minutes for December 10, 2025

Moved by Elizabeth Stewart-Severy 2nd by Ashley Connolly
Passed by Board, unanimously

3. Public Comment:

• None

4. Trustees Comments & Librarian’s Report:

Trustee Comments-

• John – Wanted to make a note of excusing the absences for Board Member Austine Stitt through April
• Audrey Ellis asked why job offers were declined by applicants- various reasons including timing.
• Anna Lookabill Scott asked about Board renewals- Charlotte is checking status and will return
  with who needs to be re-upped.

Librarian’s Report-

• Staffing:
  • Temporary staffing support: Katherine has joined Technical Services (to transition to
    new system) through April along with bilingual service needs and weekend coverage.
• Strategic Plan Update:
  • 23 of 20 staff have completed anonymous staff survey
  • SOAR sessions begin with the board and then the staff
  • 2 of 3 of the focus groups will meet with the consultants while they are in town.
  • Development of community survey is in the final stage and go to steering committee
    for one last review.
  • Stakeholder interviews will begin soon with five one-on-one interviews (Pitkin County,
    TOSV, School District, Spanish speaking community and the business community)
• Technology, Facilities & Capital Updates:
  • AV Replacement RFP Update: has been completed
  • Roof Heat Tape: has been completed
  • Security Camera Project Update: The project is underway with Jodie Grady as lead. The company Sigil has been selected which correlates with the new security badge
    system so they will be complimentary and can integrate with access control and locking systems.
  • Annual Storage cost is $1500- this is a new cost not previously charged by prior
    vendor
  • Installation is currently on time for March
  • Library leadership is developing consistent messaging for staff to relay to public
• Community Initiatives, Safety & Key Updates:
  • Harvest for Hunger has distributed through the Library 1,918 – 10-oz meals since
    implementation in March of 2025.
  • Security guard presence anecdotally has provided a positive atmosphere and security
    log data reflects a decrease in incidents thus far with 10 incidents in December 2025
    compared to 20 in 2024 and 7 in November 2025 compared to 11 in 2024.
  • ADN Digitization partnership- with recent sale of paper, they remain committed to the
    project and will allow Library to digitize papers for Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection.
  • Annual Report Prep- staff is currently gathering data to submit for the Library annual
    Report and will update Board once ready.

5. New Business-

• Establish a Policy Review Subcommittee - Tabled
• Establish Front Display Case as Location for Posted Agendas: Also located on Website
  • Vote to move forward with Location
  • Moved by Audrey Ellis 2nd by Elizabeth Nix
  • Passed by Board, unanimously
• Library Trustees SOAR Session with Library Strategies Group (Strengths, Opportunities,
  Aspirations, Results) Consultants lead the Board through exercises for input on what items
  were of importance in terms of the Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results.

6. Review Future Meetings Schedule 2026

• February 11, March 11, April 8, May 13, June 10 (Annual Meeting), July 8

7. Adjourned @ 1:29 PM

Moved by Ashley Connolly 2nd by Elizabeth Nix