May 12, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Library Board

The Library Board made one governance move—appointing President Kate Gadd to represent the board on the Library Foundation—while most of the meeting stayed in routine updates and reports. The board also started a First Aid policy review but kicked the actual changes to next month.

Key Decisions

The board voted to appoint President Kate Gadd as the Library Board’s representative to the Lester Public Library Foundation Board—an inside-governance decision that affects how closely the board and the fundraising foundation coordinate.

The board reviewed the library’s First Aid policy and directed the director to incorporate suggested changes and bring it back in June—meaning the policy work is in progress, not finished.

No one spoke during public comment, so residents didn’t weigh in directly at this meeting.

Public Input

No public comments or communications recorded for this meeting.

Agenda Items

Policy Review – First Aid

The board began reviewing the library’s First Aid policy and offered suggestions. Director Jeff Dawson said he will incorporate those changes and bring the updated policy back at the June meeting, so residents won’t see the final version yet. This is the kind of basic safety policy that matters most in the details, and the board is choosing to do it in at least two steps rather than rushing it through.

📄 See in official document: Page 2

Motion to waive to approve Gadd as Lester Public Library Board of Trustees appointee to the Lester Public Library Foundation Board

Passed unanimous (voice vote)

The board voted unanimously to appoint Kate Gadd as its representative to the Lester Public Library Foundation Board. That matters because the Foundation is typically where fundraising and donor-facing work happens, and this appointment shapes how directly the Library Board is plugged into those conversations. The minutes don’t spell out term length or expectations for the role, which is a recurring transparency gap for appointments like this.

📄 See in official document: Page 2

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