La Crosse Public Library
800 Main Street
City of La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse WI 54601
Meeting Minutes
Library Board
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
4:00 PM
La Crosse Public Library
Auditorium (Lower Level)
SPECIAL MEETING
Call to Order
The Vice Chair, Kathy Ivey, called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m.
PRESENT: Sue Anglehart, Mac Kiel, Aaron Engel, Araysa Simpson, Kathy Ivey, Jess
Thill
ABSENT: Rosanne Northwood, Erin Raymus, Katie Bittner
STAFF: Dawn Wacek, Daniel Whitmore, Amber Leibundgut-Peterson, Cynthia Arauz,
Brooke Newberry, Jenny DeRocher, Heather Miller, Lindsay Schmitt, Scott Brouwer,
Miranda Greeno
GUEST: Karl Green
Agenda Items:
Welcome and Introduction From Library Board President Sue Anglehart
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Library Board President, Sue Anglehart, welcomed community members and thanked
them for taking the time to come to the Library to engage in meaningful discussion.
Budget Decision Listening Session
2.1 Small Group Discussions – Karl Green (Program Manager, Local Government
Education Program, UW-Madison Division of Extension) as Moderator
Karl Green, Program Manager and Local Government Educator from UW-Madison
Division of Extension, welcomed the group and shared that he has 25 years’ experience
working in local government and public infrastructure. Mr. Green provided an overview
of the budget process, the 2025 adopted budget as well as 2026 proposed budget,
noting that the Library is not alone in being cut as a City department.
After the above introductions and overview were provided, small group discussions
took place at nine tables. Seated at the tables were community members, Board
members, City Council members, as well as Library staff members. Discussion
questions and FAQ sheets were provided to each table to help guide the conversation.
There was also a recorder at each table. The notes taken by each recorder are
attached in PDF form to the November 11, 2025 regular Board meeting packet for
review.