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Iowa City Public Library Board of Trustees
Meeting Agenda
February 22, 2024
1st Floor Meeting Room D
Regular Meeting - 5:00 PM
Tom Rocklin - President
DJ Johnk Vice President
Hannah Shultz-Secretary
Joseph Massa
Claire Matthews
Robin Paetzold
John Raeburn
Dan Stevenson
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1. Call Meeting to Order.
2.Approval of February 22, 2024 Board Meeting Agenda.
3. Public Discussion.
4. Items to be Discussed.
A. Director Evaluation.
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Comment: This is a regularly scheduled agenda item. The Board will conduct the Director's
evaluation in a closed session and report when the open meeting resumes . Board action required.
B. Policy Review: 601 Collection Development.
Comment: This agenda item was previously scheduled for 11/20/2025. Board action required.
C. Policy Review: 812 Hours of Service.
Comment: This is a regularly scheduled agenda item. Board action required .
D. Set Calendar for Next Fiscal Year.
Comment: This is a regularly scheduled agenda item. Board action required.
E. Review Draft of Advocacy Committee Letter.
Comment: Board action required .
5. Staff Reports.
A. Director's Report.
B. Departmental Reports: Children's Services, Collection, IT.
C. Development Report.
D. Miscellaneous: News Articles .
6. President's Report.
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A. Appoint Nominating Committee.
7.Announcements from Members.
8.Committee Reports.
9. Communications.
10. Consent Agenda.
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A. Approve Minutes of Library Board of Trustees January 25, 2024 Regular Meeting.
B. Approve Disbursements for January, 2024.
11. Set Agenda Order for March Meeting.
12. Adjournment.
Iowa City Public Library- Board of Trustee Meetings
Agenda Items and Order Schedule
Special Events:
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February 22, 2024 March 28, 2024
Director Evaluation Policy Review: 700 Community
Relations (CAS)
Appoint Nominating Committee
Policy Review: 702 Library
Policy Review: 601 Collection Programs (AS,CH,IT)
Development (COL)
Dept Reports: AS, CAS
Policy Review: 812 Hours of Service
(Admin)
Set Calendar for Next Fiscal Year
Dept Reports: CH, CLS, IT
May 23, 2024 June 27, 2024
Policy Review: 803 Event Board Policy Review: 809 Library Use (AS)
(CAS)
Adopt NOBU Budget
Dept Reports: AS, CAS
Dept Reports: CH, CLS, IT
Summer Reading Program 6/1
August 22, 2024 September 26, 2024
4th Quarter Annual Financials & Budget Discuss ion
Statistics
Legislative Agenda
Policy Review: 817 Alcohol in the
Library (Adm in) Policy Review:102 Policy Making
and Policy Review (Adm in)
Dept Reports: CH, CLS, IT
Dept Reports: AS, CAS
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April 25, 2024
President Appoints to Foundation
Board
Policy Review: 805 Displays (AS,
COL)
Policy Review: 706 Outreach Policy
(CAS)
Election of Officers
Review 3rd Quarter Financials &
Statistics
Dept Reports: CH, CLS, IT
July 25, 2024
Strategic Planning Update
Library Board ofTrustees Annual
Report
MOA-ICPLFF/ICPL
Departmental Reports: AS, CAS
October 24, 2024
Budget Discussion
Review 1st Quarter Financials &
Statistics
Policy Review: 502 General Library
Personnel Policies (Admin/Col)
Policy Review: 501 Authority for
Administration of Personnel Policies
for Library Employees (Admin)
Dept Reports: CH, CLS, IT
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Notice of ICPL Board of Trustees
Executive Session
February 22, 2024
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Consider request by Elsworth Carman for closed session for the purpose of personnel evaluation .
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601: Collection Development Policy
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Proposal: The Collection Development Policy serves as an overall guide to our staff on what we select,
what we keep, and what we discard based on the library's mission, values, strategic goals, and community
needs . It provides general guidance on the values and principles of collection development, establishing the
criteria on how we manage the collection. It is a valuable tool in explaining collection decisions to members
of our community.
We are asking for a change to the language related to gifts. We would like to specify that we are interested in
materials by local authors or content that is significant to the community, such as local history, when it comes
to donations of physical materials. Otherwise, we will not consider physical donations specifically for the
collection. We would like the language to include the word "generally" because there may be times when it is
beneficial for us to seek out donated materials through a community group.
The changed language was reviewed by our selection staff of six librarians, our purchaser, and the Collection
Services Coordinator in consultation with the Development Office.
Issues: All gifts to the Library are managed through the Friends Foundation. This includes monetary gifts to
honor an individual and donations of books or DVDs. Some donors specifically request that their donation is
added to our collection. While the Foundation manages the intake and acknowledgement of these gifts,
Collection Services staff determine if we should accept these items based on our collection criteria .
We identified a need to amend the Collection Development Policy while reviewing our gift procedures. Our
current procedure is paper-based and requires people in multiple departments to complete tasks related to
accepting a gift. We are working to automate and simplify the process, but our discussions naturally turned to
policy.
We receive one to two items weekly that donors specifically request to add to the collection. Most titles do
not meet our collection criteria . They may be older titles that have limited appeal, well-loved and well-worn
items that will not stand up to public use, or titles we already own with no need for duplication . We also
receive many niche materials that are either self-published, more academic, have no cataloging records
available, or are not reviewed by a reputable resource . Every time we receive these donations, we explain our
decision to decline the gift. It takes a great deal of staff time and energy for a process that yields little results
for the collection. Many of the items we accept are from local authors or about local topics. We would like to
focus on those local items and be upfront about the others through the policy.
Patrons are passionate about ICPL, and we are thankful that we have a community invested in our collection .
We want to be clear about our expectations for donating specifically to the collection to respect both the time
of staff and the donor. These changes only alter what is considered for the collection, not general donations
of materials that benefit our outreach services or the Friends Foundation.
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Committee Recommendations:
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601.51 Add local author and local content stipulations to the policy language related to gifts.
Action Required: Review policy and adopt as amended.
Committee Members: Adult Services: Victoria Fernandez, Candice Smith, and Brian Visser; Children's
Services : Casey Maynard and Anne Wilmoth; Collection Services: Melody Dworak, Anne Mangano, Romona
Murrell
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601 Collection Development Policy
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See related policies: Finance Policy (401 ), Circulation and Library Card Policy (801 ), Confidentiality and Privacy
(802), and Internet Use (815)
601.1 Introduction
601 .11 The Iowa City Public Library is committed to providing the best collection to support the
community's information and leisure needs. The purpose of this policy is to guide librarians
selecting materials and to inform the public about the principles guiding collection
development decisions.
601 .12 Collection development is the ongoing process of assessing materials available for
purchase or licensing, and making decisions on their inclusion and on their retention . It also
includes creation of and access to original content.
601 .13 Under the direction of the Collection Services Coordinator, responsibility for collection
development lies with librarians who apply professional knowledge, experience, and this policy
in making decisions as well as the catalogers who determine where an item is placed within the
collection . Selectors maintain a collection plan for developing and maintaining the Library's
collection . Ultimate responsibility for collection development lies with the Director.
601.2 Guidelines
601 .21 Materials selected for the collection will support the Library's mission and meet the
current and long-term needs of Iowa City residents . Our collection serves all ages and abilities
seeking information, education, culture, and recreation . The Library strives to offer the widest
possible range of subjects and views in a variety of formats, treatments, and levels of difficulty.
Other considerations include cost, space limitations, availability from approved vendors, current
holdings, and demand.
601 .22 Generally, collections are broad, current and popular, not archival or comprehensive.
601 .23 Collection development will support priorities of the Library's strategic plan .
601 .24 The Library subscribes to the principles embodied in the Library Bill of Rights and its
interpretations, Freedom to Read, and Freedom to View statements adopted by the American
Library Association .
601 .25 Including materials in the collection does not constitute endorsement of their contents.
The Library recognizes that any given item may offend some patrons, but, because the Library
follows accepted principles of intellectual freedom, it will not remove specific titles solely
because individuals or groups may find them objectionable.
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601 .26 Digital materials may be provided through a content aggregator. The inclusion or
exclusion of specific titles in these collections are made by the vendor and may not conform
with the Library's collection development guidelines.
601 .27 The Library regularly evaluates what formats are offered in the collection. It considers
patron use and demand, market availability, staff availability, and financial sustainability when
adding or removing formats from the collection .
601 .28 The Library welcomes suggestions and comments from the public. User suggestions for
purchase will be evaluated in accordance with this policy and the collection development plans.
601 .29 The Library takes the privacy policies of vendors into consideration when purchasing and
licensing digital content.
601.3 Access to Materials
601.31 Library materials are categorized and labeled for the convenience of browsing and the
ease of locating items. Collection Services staff consider information from publishers, reviews,
library material vendors, and current holdings as they select, categorize, and label materials.
601.32 Materials are not isolated from the public except for the purpose of protecting them from
damage or theft. Some in-house collections are purchased for the purpose of staff professional
development or programming support.
601.33 Access to Library materials will not be-restricted based on age except in the case of select
circulating equipment, which may require parent/guardian permission for checkout to patrons
under the age of 18 due to high replacement costs. Access to specific collections may be
restricted for the Student AIM cards based on the Memorandum of Agreement with the
participating school districts and public libraries.
601.34 Specialized resources available in other local libraries will not be needlessly duplicated.
The library adds curricular materials only when these also serve the general public, or meet
specific needs for contracted services.
601.35 The Library participates in programs designed to provide patrons access to materials not
owned, such as interlibrary loan, reciprocal borrowing agreements, and access to Internet
resources .
601.36 Small outreach collections may be placed in agencies and institutions serving
populations with limited Library access.
601.37 Materials selected for the collection may be physically owned by the Iowa City Public
Library or may be accessed through the Library's or a vendor's web site. If mutually beneficial,
the Library may partner with other libraries to offer joint access to digital collections.
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601.38 Remote electronic access to digital resources may be limited by licensing constraints.
601.4 Collection Maintenance
601.5 Gifts
601.41 To ensure that the Library's collection is up-to-date and relevant to the community's
needs, materials previously added to the collection are reevaluated on a regular basis.
601.42 Materials will be withdrawn if they are out-of-date, worn, damaged, duplicated, or no
longer being used . Space, the cost of replacement, and the appearance of the collection are also
factors . Locally significant materials may be retained.
601.43 Withdrawn materials may be placed in outreach collections, sold to book vendors,
offered to other libraries, offered to the Friends Foundation for public sale, recycled, or
discarded. Proceeds will support the Library's mission.
601 .51 The Friends Foundation manages all gifts for the collection, both monetary and in kind,
for the Iowa City Public Library. The Library does not generally accept in-kind gifts for the
collection, but will consider adding materials by local authors or of local significance. Gifts are
accepted for the collection with the understanding that the same guidelines of selection and
retention are applied to gifts as to any materials acquired by purchase.
601 .52 Although gifts are not accepted with stipulations, Library staff will consider the interests
of the donors in determining how to use monetary gifts.
Originally adopted: 05/24/76
Revised : 03/27 /80 Revised: 04/27 /95 Revised : 03/24/11 Revised: 11 /17 /22
Revised : 04/25/85 Revised: 12/17 /98 Revised : 01 /23/14 Revised: 02L22L24
Revised : 02/25/88 Revised: 03/28/02 Revised : 11 /17 /16
Revised : 10/26/89 Revised: 02/11 /05 Revised : 11 /21 /19
Revised : 11 /21 /91 Revised: 02/28/08 Revised : 04/28/22
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812 Hours of Service
Proposal:
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A regular policy review to determine recommendations for the Iowa City Public Library Board of Trustees.
Recommendations:
Policy 812 Hours of Service is the backbone of the library's schedule. It guides the Director when choosing to
close the building, it sets the hours of operation, it is carefully reviewed when making the annual holiday
calendar, and has a history of the library's hours.
This policy works hand in hand with the AFSCME contract, especially when making the holiday calendar. The
AFSCME contract determines which holidays shall be paid for permanent employees and specifies workers'
rights on holidays. The Hours of Service policy complements that agreement with pre-determined hours set
by the Library Board of Trustees . This part of the policy is working well and no changes are proposed at this
time.
The Hours of Service policy also includes a useful and lengthy history of the library's hours. The library's
closures during the COVID-19 pandemic are not currently documented here. This was a period of complex
and unique service in the library's history that impacted building hours for over a year. Archiving this piece of
our library's history in policy will ensure accurate and accessible documentation in years to come.
812 .6 Add language to the history of hours of service
section that outlines the COVID-19 closure.
0 . Closed to the public March 15, 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
P. Curbside services began June 1, 2020.
Q . Lobby Grab & Go began October 6, 2020.
R. Library reopens to the public for express visits on
March 24, 2021 .
S. July 1, 2021 the library reopens to the public with
unlimited browsing hours for the first time since
March 15, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Action Steps: The Leadership Team reviewed policy 812 Hours of Service and recommend adopting as
proposed.
Prepared by: Jen Royer, Administrative Coordinator
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812 Hours of Service
812.1
812.2
812.3
812.4
812.5
A critical component of library service is the hours that the building is open to the public.
Generally, library hours and the annual calendar will be set to maximize access to the public at
the times most convenient to them and within the resources available. When the Library is
open all basic services will be available.
Library hours are reviewed annually and a calendar approved. Exceptions to hours changes,
other than those noted, must be approved on a case-by-case basis . The Director may close the
Library for weather or facility related emergencies. The Director may open the lobby and/or
meeting rooms to accommodate large community events.
Regular library hours are:
Monday through Thursday: 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p .m .
Friday: 10:00 a.m . - 8:00 p .m .
Saturday: 10:00 a.m . - 6:00 p.m .
Sunday: 12 :00 p.m. - 5:00 p .m .
Current Approved Exceptions to Stated Hours
812.41 Close at 5:00 p .m. on Thanksgiving Eve, and New Year's Eve.
812.42 Close at 4:00 p.m . on Christmas Eve
812.43 Closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving
Day, Christmas Day.
812.44 Close at 6:00 p .m . on Martin Luther King Day, Juneteenth, and Veteran's Day, and
any other day the Library is open on a designated City holiday.
812.45 Close an extra day near Christmas if it makes calendar sense to declare a fixed day
for the "floating" day allowed in the AFSCME contract (see Article IX, Section 2).
812.46 Close one day per calendar year for in-service training at staff request.
812.47 Extend hours on a case-by-case basis to participate in major downtown community
events.
Bookmobile
812 .51 The bookmobile will operate on a schedule set by the Library Director and posted at
least tri-annually.
812 .52 The bookmobile will not operate on any Library designated holiday, Thanksgiving
Eve, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, or any day the downtown building is closed .
812 .53 The bookmobile will not operate on days when inclement weather would result in
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hazardous driving or service conditions, including any day the Iowa City Community
School District cancels classes due to weather.
812.54 The Library Director may cancel bookmobile service for emergencies.
History of Hours of Service
A.Closed 9:00 -10:00 a.m. since 1960s.
B.Closed Friday evenings about 1970-72.
C. Sunday hours started 1970-72 (dropped FY79, FY81, FY82) (1 :00 p.m. -_5:00 p.m. through
FY80, 12:00 p.m. -_4:00 p.m. through FY97), 1 :00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. until September 2006,
then 1 :00 p.m. -6:00 p.m., changed to 12:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m., May 2007).
D.Closed Thursday mornings -December 1981 -June 1982.
E.Closed on minor holidays -1970-72, FY87, FY92 (Veteran's Day, day after Thanksgiving,
President's Day).
F.Closed Thursday evening, all day Friday, March 7, 1987 -June 1, 1988.
G.Reopened Thursday evening, all day Friday, June 2, 1988.
H.Closed Wednesday and Friday mornings, Thursday evenings, July 1, 1991.
I.Reopened Wednesday and Friday mornings and Thursday evenings; reopened on four
minor holidays (Veteran's Day, day after Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Day, President's
Day). Begin Sunday service on day after Labor Day instead of First Sunday in October,
July 1, 1992.
J.Funded in FY97 for Sundays before Memorial and Labor Day, Easter Sunday, and two
Sundays in June. Six additional Sundays added in FY98 provides Sunday service through July,
reopening after Labor Day.
K.Open Sundays all year starting in FY99.
L.Added 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. on Friday evenings beginning May 19, 2006 and 5:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 10, 2006.
M.Changed Sunday hours from 1 :00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. -5:00 p.m. on
May 6, 2007.
N.Bookmobile added June, 2017.
0.Closed to the public March 15, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
P.Curbside services began June 1, 2020.
Q.Lobby Grab & Go began October 6, 2020.
R.Library reopens to the public for express visits on March 24, 2021.
S.July 1, 2021 the library reopens to the public with unlimited browsing hours for the first time
since March 15, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
IG. Adopted Juneteenth (June 19th) as a holiday, setting hours 10:00 a.m. - 6 p.m. President's
Day no longer observed, February, 2021.
Adopted: 05/26/1988
Revised: 02/25/1999
Revised: 02/22/2007
Revised: 03/22/2018
Revised: 07/25/1991
Revised: 02/28/2002
Revised: 02/24/2011
Revised: 02/25/2021
Adopted: 01/28/1993
Revised: 03/24/2005
Reviewed: 02/27/2014
Revised: 02/22/2024
Revised: 02/27/1997
Revised: 02/23/2006
Revised: 02/23/2017
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Agenda Item 4D-1
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FY25 Holiday Calendar
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History: Each February the Library Board of Trustees votes to set the holiday building calendar for the next
fiscal year. The calendar must be set in accordance with the AFSCME contract and Policy 812: Hours of
Service. Precedent of previous calendars is also taken into consideration.
Policy 812.4 states the library is closed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. It also notes reduced hours for Thanksgiving Eve, New Year's Eve,
Christmas Eve, Martin Luther King Day, Juneteenth, Veteran's Day, and designated holidays.
The AFSCME contract determines that when a city holiday occurs on a Sunday, the following Monday will be
observed . When a city holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be observed . It also notes that
permanent staff will be granted a designated holiday on the day before or after Christmas or the day before
or after New Year's Day as an additional holiday.
Recommendations of Note:
City Holiday The City of Iowa City recognizes November 29 th as
a City Holiday in FY25 . Policy 812.44 determines
the Library closes at 6 pm on designated City
holidays.
lnservice Day Historically lnservice Day has been held on the
second Friday in December. It is a full day of
continuing education training for staff.
Designated Holiday Policy 812.45 and the AFSCME contract state a
designated holiday shall be chosen near Christmas
or New Year's Day. The proposed December 24th
designation is in accordance with the City of Iowa
City's choice of floating holiday.
Action Steps: The Leadership Team reviewed the FY25 Building Calendar and recommend adopting as
proposed.
Prepared by: Jen Royer, Administrative Coordinator
FY25 Downtown Building Calendar
July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 DRAFT
2024
Day Date Description Hours Staffing
Thursday July 4 Independence Day Closed Remote Drop Only
Monday September 2 Labor Day Closed Remote Drop Only
Monday November 11 Veterans Day Open 10-6 Holiday Staffing
Wednesday November 27 Thanksgiving Eve Open 10-5 Regular Staffing
Thursday November 28 Thanksgiving Closed Remote Drop Only
Friday November 29 City Holiday Open 10-6 Holiday Staffing
Friday December 13 Inservice Day Closed All Staff Attend
Tuesday December 24 Designated Holiday Open 10-4 Holiday Staffing
Wednesday December 25 Christmas Day Closed Remote Drop Only
Tuesday December 31 New Year’s Eve Open 10-5 Regular Staffing
2025
Wednesday January 1 New Year’s Day Closed Remote Drop Only
Monday January 20 MLK Day Open 10-6 Holiday Staffing
Monday May 26 Memorial Day Closed Remote Drop Only
Thursday June 19 Juneteenth Open 10-6 Holiday Staffing
The Bookmobile calendar is posted at least three times a year and roughly coincides with the school
year: summer, fall semester, and spring semester.
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DRAFT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date:
Contact:
Phone:
Libraries have been public institutions since 1863, when the first free public library was
constructed in Keokuk. Iowans have supported free public libraries as community centers,
controlled and directed by public appointees. Several lawmakers in the Iowa Senate and the
Iowa House of Representatives want to strip the authority of public citizens to manage their
community libraries.
Under current state law, local citizens have the power to vote on library referendums, and to
oversee library operations via a volunteer Board of Trustees. Voluntary Trustees then set library
bylaws, hire library directors, and oversee funds collected for public library use. Trustees are
members of the public, approved by city councils, and are accountable to their friends and
neighbors in their local communities
As proposed this legislative session, HSB678 removes the requirement of voter approval for a
city to alter the structure and authority of a public library board, gives city councils the ability to
“oversee and change” the hiring of a director and to utilize library financial resources without a
referendum. Similarly in the senate, SSB3168 would give city councils the authority to “oversee
and change the practice related to hiring a library director and utilize moneys collected pursuant
to section 8A.222 by ordinance and without a referendum.”
City councils and public libraries already work very closely together to manage stringent
budgets and to appoint trustee representatives. Changing library funding, or the makeup or
authority of a library board sets a dangerous precedent for politicizing free public libraries. This
change could ultimately make libraries political battlegrounds rather than community centers
open and free for all. Citizens in Pella and other communities have already voted against this
very change.
Lawmakers propose that city councils have total control of all public resources. City councils
are already overburdened by the tasks and problems facing their communities. Keep public
libraries free and public, keep them from being “one more thing” on the plates of city council
members across the state. Tell legislation that these laws have no place in Iowan communities.
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123 S. Linn St. • Iowa City, IA 52240
0 1RECTOR Elsworth Carman• PHONE 319-356-5200 • FAX 319-356 -5494 • icpl.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date:
Contact:
Phone:
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Libraries have been public institutions since 1863, when the first free public library was
constructed in Keokuk. Iowans have supported free public libraries as community centers,
controlled and directed by public appointees. Several lawmakers in the Iowa Senate and the
Iowa House of Representatives want to strip the authority of public citizens to manage their
community libraries.
Under current state law, local citizens have the power to vote on library referendums, and to
oversee library operations via a volunteer Board of Trustees. Voluntary Trustees then set library
bylaws, hire library directors, and oversee funds collected for public library use. Trustees are
members of the public, approved by city councils, and are accountable to their friends and
neighbors in their local communities
As proposed this legislative session, HSB678 removes the requirement of voter approval for a
city to alter the structure and authority of a public library board, gives city councils the ability to
"oversee and change" the hiring of a director and to utilize library financial resources without a
referendum. Similarly in the senate, SSB3168 would give city councils the authority to "oversee
and change the practice related to hiring a library director and utilize moneys collected pursuant
to section 8A.222 by ordinance and without a referendum."
City councils and public libraries already work very closely together to manage stringent
budgets and to appoint trustee representatives. Changing library funding, or the makeup or
authority of a library board sets a dangerous precedent for politicizing free public libraries. This
change could ultimately make libraries political battlegrounds rather than community centers
open and free for all. Citizens in Pella and other communities have already voted against this
very change.
Lawmakers propose that city councils have total control of all public resources. City councils
are already overburdened by the tasks and problems facing their communities. Keep public
libraries free and public, keep them from being "one more thing" on the plates of city council
members across the state. Tell legislation that these laws have no place in Iowan communities.
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Director's Report
Prepared for the February 22, 2024
Meeting of the Library Board of Trustees
Elsworth Carman , Library Director
Library-Related Legislative Update
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We continue to closely watch the current proposed library-related legislation, especially House Study Bill 678
(https://www.legis.iowa.gov/1egis1ation/Bi11Book?ga=90&ba=HSB678 ), Senate Study Bill 3168
(https://www.legis.iowa.gov/1egis1ation/Bi11Book?ga=90&ba=SSB%203168 ), and Senate File 2176
(https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/Bi11Book?ba=SF%202176&ga=90 ). This update is accurate as of
2/15/2024, but details may change as the session progresses .
SHB678, which removes the requirement of voter approval for a city to alter the structure and authority of a
library board , has been "paused" by the House Local Government Committee. We anticipate additional
meetings about this bill next week. Chairwoman Representative Latham and Representative Nordman made
the following comment about the bill.
House Study Bill 678 was introduced to address concerns that several cities have shared about the
management of personnel and operations within our taxpayer-funded city libraries. This bill has prompted
conversations between cities and library boards from across the state. We appreciate that the Iowa Library
Association (JLA) has agreed to work with library boards and cities when appropriate to address these
concerns.
The House Local Government Committee has the votes to proceed with HSB 678 this week, however, we
believe there is some work yet to be done on the language of this bill along with /LA to ensure there are no
unintended consequences. In the interest of working in good faith with all stakeholders, we will pause on
moving this bill forward at this time and commit to meeting with members of the /LA leadership team next
week to continue this important conversation.
SSB 3168 would give city councils the authority to "oversee and change the practice related to hiring a library
director and utilize moneys collected pursuant to section 8A.222 by ordinance and without a referendum ."
SSB 3168 was recommended for amendment and passage, but may not be moved forward in the first funnel
due to scheduling limitations.
SF 2176 is a repackaged "obscenity bill" that would allow for civil penalties against an adult that avails a minor
to any performance that meets a specific definition of obscenity and removes exemption for public libraries
and educational institutions. SF 2176 is still active and could make the first funnel if a subcommittee is
assigned and a meeting is scheduled in time.
Sam Helmick, Anne Mangano, Robin Paetzold, and I have attended a number of meetings in Des Moines about
this legislation. I will provide a verbal update about changes to these bills and their progress at the board
meeting.
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CIP: Board Room Progress
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Work on the Board Room and Meeting Room E CIP has begun. The board room millwork is currently being
sanded and refinished, and some technology hardware has been removed . A new commercial display and
chairs have been ordered. We expect the board room to be unavailable for two weeks while the renovation is
happening. It's exciting to see the planning transition to action. Big thanks to the facilities and information
technology staff for their work on coordinating vendors and to Jen Royer for managing the furniture ordering.
ICPL Board Vacancy
With the resignation of Lucy Santos Green, there is a board vacancy for a partial term, which runs through June
30, 2029. Details of this vacancy will be included in the February 20 City Council packet. The application
period will be open through 5.00pm Tuesday, March 26. To maintain gender balance (as prescribed in Section
69.16A of the Iowa Code), female-identified applicants will be prioritized when filling this position. Please
share this vacancy with your networks.
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Children's Services Department Report
Prepared for the February 22, 2024
Meeting of the Iowa City Public Library Board of Trustees
Angie Pilkington, Children's Services Coordinator
Winter Reading
The program officially ends Saturday, February 16
and my report is due before then. I will update at the
Board Meting with the final totals. I have included this
year's totals so far and a list of the previous four years
totals. Overall, this was another good year of
participation from the community. A special thank
you to all the staff for explaining the program, getting
the sign ups and finding the perfect book for patrons
to "burrow". Also a big thank you to our sponsors, the
ICPL Friends Foundation and SpareMe Bowling.
Our current totals are:
537 kids have signed up and 357 have finished.
390 Teens & Adults signed up and 227 have finished .
Looking back a past years totals:
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2020/21 (COVID year) all ages -babies-adults we had 296 sign up and 231 finished
2021 /22 Kids : 402 sign ups/276 finished
Teen& Adults: 192 signed up /101 finished
2022/23 619 kids and 412 finished.
368 Teens & Adults signed up and 239 finished.
Programming
The last couple of weeks have brought many collaborative programs at the library and out in the community.
Here is a snapshot of a few of our favorite and best attended programs of January and February (so far).
Actual snaps are on the next page.
Intergenerational "Share The Love" Family night: was a great success! We had a great turn out so
that every res ident at Melrose Meadows Sen io r Liv i ng commun ity rece ived a persona li zed Valent ine that
was del ive red by the Bookmob il e! (1)
Lunar New Year: Close to 165 helped to celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Dragon by watching a
delightful dragon and lion dance show presented by the Iowa Chapter of Asian and Pacific Is lande r
American Public Affai rs Association . Afte rwa rds, kids crafted paper Chinese fi recrackers, pandas, and paper
bag dragon puppets!! (2 & 3)
Saturday Special Storytimes: Over 130 participants joined UI SAFE Doctorate students of Pediatrics
Audiology for a storytime all about sounds and healthy hearing. Little ones also got a chance to have a
healthy hearing check done for free after the event. (4)
Giant Snowflakes: The tweens had "snow" much fun creating beautiful giant 3D snowflakes that
didn't have to be shoveled ! (5)
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Charles Parker Botanical Bookmarks: Tweens learned about Charles S. Parker, a groundbreaking Black
botanist, mycologist, and World War I combat veteran. After listening to a new picture book biography
about his life, including information about how he collected and preserved botanical specimens in the
field, tweens made crafts using pressed flowers in the spirit of Parker's scientific processes. (6)
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Collection Services Department Report
Prepared for the February 22, 2024
Meeting of the Library Board of Trustees
Anne Mangano, Collection Services Coordinator
Obscenity Exemptions for Public Libraries
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In Iowa Code Chapter 728, state laws on obscenity are addressed. It provides penalties for disseminating or
exhibiting obscene materials to minors, puts limitations on the types of pornography that can be sold or
rented, and defines indecent exposure.1 It also explains the term "obscene materials," using language from
the current legal definition from the United States Supreme Court (Miller v. California). To be considered
obscene, a work must meet all of the following criteria:
whether the "average person, applying contemporary community standards" would find the
work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest
whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct
specifically defined by applicable state law
whether the work, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value 2
Because obscenity is not legally protected by the First Amendment, context is important when determining
if something is obscene. Emily J.M. Know argues in "Foundations of Intellectual Freedom" that having this
"Miller" test for obscenity can be burdensome:
Although this is a legal test, it is highly subjective. Deciding if something has value or only appeals to
prurient interest is often in the eye of the beholder. As with many legal standards, this determination
can only be made by a court after an injured party brings a suit. Although the test refers to
community standards and the value of a work, something is only legally obscene if a judge
determines it so .3
To shield institutions that are vulnerable to questions about obscenity, most states include exemptions for
academic institutions, museums, and libraries. Otherwise, these agencies could be viewed as legally liable
and would be pulled into court book by book, painting by painting, anatomy lesson by anatomy lesson for a
judge to determine if something is obscene or not. Iowa's Code states under the section "Exemptions for
Public Libraries and Educational Institutions (728.7):"
Nothing in this chapter prohibits the use of appropriate material for educational purposes in any
accredited school, or any public library, or in any educational program in which the minor is
participating. Nothing in this chapter prohibits the attendance of minors at an exhibition or display
of art works or the use of any materials in any public library.4
This situation could change. Two bills introduced this session removed this obscenity exemption for public
libraries. House File 2040 specifically addresses the exemption, striking 728.7 from the Code. In the Senate,
SF2176, a bill that mostly addresses obscene performances and minors, redlines the exemption clause .
Obscenity. Iowa Code. 728.
Miller v . California 1972
Knox, Emily J.M . Foundations of Intellectual Freedom . Chicago : ALA Neal Shulman, 2023 ., p . 38 .
Obscenity Exemptions. Iowa Code. 728.7.
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While these bills will probably not move forward this session, they are part of a national trend in statehouses
to remove the exemption.
We do not have pornography or obscene materials in the library's collection. Some titles have explicit sexual
passages or explicit sexual scenes, such as romance books and European films . Some medical and health
titles include biological and sex instruction information. And our collection contains erotica, which has
literary and artistic value . There is also a national argument about whether certain books with LBGTQ
themes or characters are obscene. While any of these titles will stand up in court, the potential suits are the
issue. These proposed changes to obscenity laws could lead to a significant amount of staff time at the
library and the City Attorney's Office, an increase in tort liability for the City, and fear in selecting and
maintaining certain titles in the library.
Like the reasons for Board governance of libraries or the role of an independent State Library Commission,
an explanation for obscenity exemptions for schools and libraries can seem elusive. It is a perfectly
reasonable argument that obscene materials do not belong in these settings, but opinions on what is
obscene varies from person to person . This report is only meant to share the reasoning behind these
exemptions and what the ramifications are for removing them.
Digital Collections Bill (SF2230)
This session, Sen . Jeff Taylor introduced a bill concerning contracts for eBooks and digital audiobooks
between publishers, vendors, and libraries. The bill addresses restrictive pricing and lending models
imposed on libraries, but also:
Protects interlibrary loan lending of digital materials
Protects patron privacy when data is collected by third-party vendors
Allows for nonpublic preservation copies of materials
Allows for public disclosure of contract terms
As discussed in the Winter Window, we spend a significant amount of staff time and a large portion of our
collections budget maintaining digital rights. And the situation is untenable. We are pleased to see that the
legislature is taking this issue very seriously and assuring that public tax dollars are well spent through fair
and reasonable lending pricing and rights . As of Wednesday, February 14th , 2024, the Senate's Technology
committee recommended passage and we are waiting to see if the bill is taken up by the full Senate. If it
goes through, the House will also need to pass the bill and the Governor will need to sign it to become law.
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Anthony S. Chow, Timothy Bucknall,
6 - Emerging technology trends in libraries,
Editor(s): Anthony S. Chow, Timothy Bucknall,
In Chandos Information Professional Series,
Library Technology and User Services,
Chandos Publishing, 2012, Pages 105-130,
ISBN 9781843346388,
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-84334-638-8.50006-0.
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IT Department Report
Prepared for the February 22, 2024
Meeting of the Library Board of Trustees
Brent Palmer, IT Coordinator
ILS Committee
A strategic plan goal is to evaluate our current Integrated
Library System (ILS) to determine if a replacement could benefit
the Library.
In 1999, the Iowa City Public Library adopted Innovative
Interfaces' Millennium as an ILS , the precursor to our current
system, called Sierra. We have not completed a comprehensive
review of ILS systems since the turn of the century. While Sierra
is a complex and powerful system, there are a number of new
products on the market (both commercial and open source)
that provide new options, more user-friendly interfaces, and
significant cost savings.
Changing an ILS is a long-term, consequential decision. All our
colleagues use the ILS to do their work. It is an essential piece of
technology. From paying invoices for books to checking in
materials to renewing a library card to pulling monthly
statistical reports, the ILS is involved in almost everything we
do. Because of this, the process of evaluating and choosing can
seem daunting.
The primary goals of the project include:
Reduce cost
Improve support
Improve service/access for patrons
Improve features/functionality
Improve workflows for staff
Improve security
We have settled on a loose timeline which calls for issuing an
RFP at the beginning of FY26. This gives us a lot of time to
research options, visit other libraries and develop the request.
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Integrated library Systems
An integrated library system (ILS) is a
complex program/database that brings
multiple library functions together in a
(hopefully) seamless manner. The
individual functions, usually called
'modules', include such things as:
the OPAC (or on line public access
catalog), which is the interface library
users use to search the catalog;
acquisitions module, for keeping track
of book orders and expenditures;
serials module, for keeping track of
newspaper and magazine subscriptions
and check-in;
cataloging module, for entering MARC
records into the catalog so that items can
be found in the OPAC;
circulation module, to keep track of
what is checked out and when it is due
back, and to keep up with patron
information such as phone numbers,
addresses and library cards.
The OverDrive Shelf page in our catalog showing the users' loans and holds. This functionality
was created by ICPL developers and shared with the open source community.
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Overdrive Integration in
the Catalog
The Library's catalog is based on
an open source catalog project
called VuFind. VuFind accepts
contributions from developers
around the world. Because it
was created at a university, it
did not have an integration for
OverDrive, one of our primary e-
content providers which is a
service that is more popular for
public libraries.
ICPL's IT department decided to
contribute functionality to
integrate OverDrive into the
Vu Find project. The first
iteration was finished in 2019
for Vu Find version 6.0. Newer
features to OverDrive like
support for magazine issues and
hold suspensions have not been
implemented into the Vu Find
project. Although we've
patched our local version to
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0 For info rmation about and he lp w ith download ing these tit les , see Over Dri ve He lp .
OverDrive Loans
Career of Evil
by Robert Ga lbraith
T his title exp ires on Mar 2 , 2024 .
+ Return this title .!. Download this content
The Hidden Life of Trees What They Fee l, How They
Commun icate-Discoveries from A Secret World
by Peter Woh ll eben , et a l.
T his title exp ires on Feb 28 , 2024 .
+ Return this title .!. Download this content
OverDrive Holds
Iron Lake A Novel
-by W ill iam Kent Kruege r
support these features, we have not had time to contribute those fixes back to the project for others to use.
We are now contributing these fixes which will hopefully be included in the upcoming 10.0 version.
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Development Department Report
Prepared for February 22, 2024
Meeting of the Iowa City Public Library Board of Trustees
Katie Roche, Development Director
Mid-year Report
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FOUNDATION
At the February 15, 2024, meeting, the ICPL Friends Foundation reflected on the successful first half of the
fiscal year. Despite being down one full-time team member for a third of that time, the ICPLFF managed to stay
on top of the monthly goals defined in the organizational strategic plan . With a stacked schedule ahead of us
we are on track to have a year marked by strengthened marketing and communications, improved advocacy,
implementation of new management systems, and increased fundraising .
Our Incredible Team
Huge accolades go to ICPL Development team members Amber Capps and lndya Finch who helped the ICPLFF
navigate the Senior Library Assistant vacancy. The search committee, consisting of Library Director Elsworth
Carman , City of Iowa City Economic Development Coordinator Rachel Ki Iburg, and ICPLFF Development
Director Katie Roche, was pleased to welcome Kami Zbanek Hill into this role in late December. Now fully
staffed, this team has been working hard to process donations, send acknowledgments, market our events,
and support communications for the organization. The dedication of our volunteers in the Book End, at
fundraising events, and through board and committee service, continues to drive and support the work of the
ICPLFF . In the second week of February, volunteer Finance Committee member Hanna Zembrzuska resigned
due to other commitments.
More News from the Development Office
Advocacy: It is a challenging time for libraries in Iowa, with record numbers of bills being introduced
intended to dismantle the governance, funding, services, and programs of libraries. The introduction of
these bills has been rapid-fire, dishearteningly uninformed of how and why libraries operate, and often
target LGBTQ+ content and individuals. Working to understand the implications of such legislation to
communicate it to a concerned public has been time-consuming and draining for library workers and
leadership. Even legislation that has yet to move out of committee demands our attention and
advocacy. Directing members of the public to the advocacy section of our new ICPLFF website has
been a useful tool. We encourage library users and advocates to make sure that they are following our
ICPLFF Facebook, lnstagram, and Linked In .
Marketing and Communications-Marcom efforts continue to raise the profile of the ICPLFF
organization, promote our events, and invite support. Look for our print materials around the
community, listen for our ads on Iowa Public Radio , and keep an eye out for ads on Facebook and
calendar listings in Little Village Magazine, The Gazette, and Iowa City Press-Citizen . In addition,
articles are posted to the icpl.org blog and the icpl.org calendar is constantly being updated with
ICPLFF events, further integrating the organization into the public's understanding of the ICPL.
Social media -(In stag ram, Facebook, Linkedln) cultivation of followers with a regular posting cycle has
allowed us to promote both ICPL and ICPLFF events, fundraise, and advocate for Library support.
Volunteers are needed -The ICPL Friends Foundation has an increased need for volunteers. When
recommending volunteering to friends, please first have them reach out to kami-zbanek-hill@icpl.org
who check to see if they have a current background check on file. Kami will encourage them to fill out
the volunteer application and arrange a time for them to fill out a background check in person at the
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ICPL Business Office. Background checks take up to three weeks to clear before an individual is eligible
to volunteer and volunteers must commit to at least 10 hours of volunteer time in one year. An
ongoing sign-up genius has been established and as new volunteer opportunities are defined, they will
be listed there for those who qualify to volunteer.
Examining donated materials policy -Kami has been working to streamline the systems and process
of accepting donated materials to the Library. Expected policy changes will further streamline this
process.
Board application open -the application to serve on the board is open until March 15 , 2024. Please
share with your networks. We are always interested in broadening the perspectives brought to the
expertise of this board by seeking to invite applicants from diverse backgrounds. We are currently also
a board mostly composed of women and would like to expand gender diversity on our board . Finally,
we would like to increase the number of board members interested in serving on our governance and
finance committees. Individuals with those backgrounds could help guide our board in important
work.
Financial update at year mid-point
We are 91.7% on the way to our total income goal. With most of the major fund raising activities
happening in 03 & 04, we are in a very good place
03 will involve some scheduled payouts to the ICPL, but we will still be in excellent financial
standing
At the halfway point our spending is only 33.66% of the budgeted expenses. We did find some
savings through a position vacancy, which is now filled, but it should be noted that most of the
fundraising expenses for the year will be incurred in 03 & 04.
Upcoming fundraising events
Looking Forward. The Annual Fundraiser for the Iowa City Public Library
Dave Eggers In Conversation with Andre Perry for Looking Forward
March 7, 2024, from 7 to 9 pm at The Englert Theatre -Ticketing Link
A lecture with llyon Woo for Looking Forward
March 29, 2024, from 7 to 9 pm at The Englert Theatre -Ticketing Link
There are also package tickets available to both events
Local Libraries LIT visit icpl.org/local-libraries-lit for current events in this series
Thursday, February 1 S, 2024, 7-8:30 pm -Rich Benjamin
Thursday, March 21, 2024. 7-8:30 pm -Grace M. Cho
Thursday, April 18, 2024. 7-8:30 pm -Virginia Sole-Smith
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Book Sales
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Saturday, February 24-One Book_Two Book Festival Children's Book Sale Pop-Up at The Chauncey
Wednesday, May 1-Great Give Day with pop-up book sale in the Iowa City Public Library Lobby
Friday, June 14-Meeting Room A Book Sale at the Iowa City Public Library
1st week of October -Pop-up book sale (ICPL lobby)
Saturday, December 7, 2024-as part of Arts & Crafts Bazaar_
Eat Out to Read/ Community Give Back Day visit www.icpl.org/eotr for event series
Tuesday, February 27-Oasis
Thursday, March 21 -Micky's Irish Pub
Wednesday, April 10 -Wedge Pizzeria
Monday, April 22 -Friday, April 26-Towncrest Wellness Apothecary
Wednesday, June 12 -Hudson's
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Great Give Day
Katie is again serving on the steering committee for Johnson County Great Give Day.
"Johnson County Great Give Day is an annual collective day of giving, where donors are encouraged to
learn more about new-to-them nonprofit organizations, the work of the nonprofit sector in Johnson
County, and make a gift (or a few!) to support philanthropy in Johnson County. On this single day -May 1,
2024 -ALL Johnson County nonprofit organizations share, with one voice, the incredible work they are doing,
the ways in which they support our communities, and fundraise for their individual organizations. Johnson
Great Give Day is powered by the Community Foundation of Johnson County, but is a
celebration of the work of nonprofits and donors across the county."
Like last year a matching campaign will be launched in advance of May 1, to inspire support by doubling gifts
on the day of giving. Last year we secured $12,000 in matching gifts, raising a total of $27,000. This year's goal
is $30k.
On February 28th , nonprofits are invited to learn more about how to participate.
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May 1, 2024 Great Give Day May 1, 2024 Great Give Day
BACK WITH A
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johnsoncountygreatgiveday.org
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johnsoncountygreatgiveday.org
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Iowa Library Association
For Immediate Release: Monday, February 5, 2024
Contact: Sam Helmick: samhelmick.library@gmail.com , 319-850-2178
Iowa Library Association Statement on Senate Study
Bill 3131
Proposed Legislation Threatens The Future Of Iowa Libraries
Des Moines -The Iowa Library Association released the following statement on Monday
regarding Senate Study Bill 3131:
"ILA appreciates the time library board members and Senator Green gave today to discuss SSB
3131. It is a relief to learn that Senator Green plans to remove the title and levy portions of the
bill, which would result in the closure of small and rural libraries across the state," Iowa Library
Association Past President and Government Affairs Chair Sam Helmick said.
"However, the remaining piece of the bill forces a discussion on more than 500 public library
communities that can already take place through local referendums. SSB 3131 would still
silence voters' voices on library governance, removing local control and community input that is
already in place," said Helmick.
"We look forward to continuing the conversation with legislators as we advocate for libraries
together," Helmick said.
The Iowa Library Association (/LA) issued a statement on Thursday, February 1 in opposition to
Senate Study Bi/13131:
If passed, SSB 3131 will significantly undermine the autonomy of over 500 public library boards
across the state. The proposed legislation not only threatens the integrity of public library
governance but also jeopardizes the vital funding that sustains our libraries and their invaluable
services. Libraries are essential community resources that play a crucial role in fostering
education, intellectual growth, and community engagement.
The strength of our libraries lies in the local governance provided by dedicated library boards,
whose members understand the unique needs and aspirations of their communities. Stripping
library boards of their powers, as proposed in SSB 3131, undermines the democratic principles
that guide local decision-making and diminishes the ability of these boards to tailor services to
the specific needs of their communities.
Learn more about how you can save Iowa libraries at iowalibraryassociation.org/advocacy.
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Iowa Library Association
For Immediate Release: Monday, February 12, 2024
Contact: Sam Helmick: samhelmick.library@gmail.com , 319-850-2178
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Iowa Library Association Stands in Solidarity with City Leadership
Seventy City Leaders Sign In Opposition of Library Board Adverse Bills
Des Moines -The Iowa Library Association released the following list of signatures collected by Iowa
mayors, councilors, city directors and clerks in opposition of the three public library-board adverse bills filed
in 2024 by the Iowa State Legislature.
"We keep libraries local when we honor partnerships already established between city councils and library
boards in over 540 communities around the state. When I attend committee hearings and see Iowans taking
time off work to share their voice, I'm meeting folks who oppose bills that go too far. Iowans across the state
are commenting on legislative webpages, and are expressing their disinterest and displeasure with state
interference," Iowa Library Association Past President and Government Affairs Chair Sam Helmick said . "Let's
trust Iowans with their libraries."
"These bills attempt to remove the efficacy and impact of politically appointed library boards working in
tandem with city leadership around the state. These bills shift policy making, legal liability, as well as fiscal
and operational oversight onto city staff and councils without additional resources and support. Libraries
will lose their transparent and robust oversight by their community members," said Helmick.
The Iowa Library Association has gathered more than 70 signatures from city leadership in communities
around the state of Iowa who did not seek the operational oversight, policy maintenance, or legal liabilities
currently under the responsibility of appointed public Library Boards of Trustees . These signers do not
endorse the measures found in SSB 3168 or HSB 678, did not seek these measures, nor do they believe they
will benefit their communities.
Jessica Toomsen , Deputy Clerk, Ackley
Pam Henderson, City Council Member, Alta
Kay Winkel, City Council, Ashton
Michael Klein, City Council, Ashton
Nancy Marnach, City Clerk, City of Ashton
Richard Heim, Mayor, Auburn
Elijah Stines, Mayor, Boone
Lynda Murray, Mayor Pro Tern , Greater Burlington
Kendra Hollenbach, Parks & Rec Director, Carter Lake
Chris Latta , City Councilman, Ward 2, Cedar Falls
Hannah Crisman , City Council At-Large, Cedar Falls
Kelly Dunn, Cedar Falls Council at Large, Cedar Falls
Linda L. Laylin, County Supervisor/Resident Black Hawk County, Cedar Falls
Trevyn Cunningham, Public Works Director, Central City
Jennifer Kielman, City Council Member/Mayor Pro Tern, Clarksville
Jerald Heuer, Mayor, Clarksville
Jessica Reints, City Council , Clarksville
Molly Bohlen, City Clerk, Clarksville
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Ruth Saulsbury, City Council Member, Clarksville
Beth Ann Schumacher, City Council Member, Clear Lake
Bennett Smith, Councilman, Clear Lake
Jennifer Larsen, City Clerk, Clear Lake
Nelson Crabb, Mayor, Clear Lake
Scott L Flory, City Administrator, Clear Lake
Matt Walsh, Mayor, Council Bluffs
Steven F Gorman, City Councilman, Council Bluffs
Marion Meginnis, 3rd Ward, Alderman, Davenport
Kirsten Olson, Decorah City Council (Ward 3), Decorah
Lorraine Borowski, Mayor, Decorah
Ross Hadley City Council At-Large, Decorah
Steven Zittergruen, City Council, Decorah
Michael J Schares, Mayor, Dunkerton
Mary Sue Hibbs, City Clerk, Earlham
Carrie Teninty, City Clerk, Eldon
Jerry Potts, Mayor, Eldon
Daniel Whitaker, City Councilperson, Ely
Judy Wery, City Council Member, Ely
Heidi Landt, City Clerk, Farmersburg
Kim Scherf, Council women, Farmersburg
Steve Watson, Councilman, Farmersburg
Marcus Hawes, City Administrator/Clerk, Fayette
Megan Secor, City Councilwoman, Fort Dodge
Aime Wichtendahl, City Council, Hiawatha
Rob Archibald, City Council Member, City of Hiawatha
Steve Dodson, Mayor, Hiawatha
Brad Bleichner, Mayor of Independence, City of Independence
Bret Weber, 2nd Ward Councilperson, Independence
Tom Huston, 5th Ward Councilperson, Independence
Mega Day, City Councilor, Knoxville
Pamela Ahlstrom, City Clerk, Lakota
Jane Whittlesey, City Clerk, La Porte City
Mark Sturgeon, Councilman, Le Mars
Angela Winther, City Clerk, Administrator, Logan
Connie Behnken, Mayor, Manchester
Ryan Doyel, City Council, Manning
Sheryl Dammann, City Council Member, Manning
Earle Hall, City Council, Millersburg
Donna Plummer, City Council, Millersburg
Karla Uhl, City Clerk, City of Mapleton
Joshua Boldt, City Manager, Maquoketa
Paul Adams, At Large City Council Member/Mayor Pro Tern, Mason City
Will Symonds, City Council Member, Mason City
Jake Ellwood, City Council Member, Monticello
Matt Mullins, Mayor, Montrose
Jordan Cook, City Administrator, Nevada
Kathy O'Rourke, City Council Member, North English
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Lonnie Campbell, Mayor, Onswa
Nicholas Otis, City Council Member, Polk City
Kyra Smith, City Administrator, City of Red Oak
Shawnna L Silvius, Mayro, Red Oak
Tim Fridolph, City Councilman, Red Oak
Larry Wentz, Mayor, City of Rockwell
Alex Watters, City Council Member, Sioux City
Brian J Balk, Spencer City Council At-Large, Spencer
Craig Plantz, Mayor, State Center
Harold Darrow, Council Member State Center
Lori Bearden, City Clerk, Treasurer, State Center
Jason Paustian, Councilman at large, Tipton
Jon Panfil, City Council Member/former clerk for 20 years, Traer
Joan Robinson, City Council, Victor
Marla Faga, Mayor Pro Tern, Victor
Max Maynard, Mayor, Vinton
Jake Tornholm, Council Member, Williamsburg
Chris Lenning, City Council, Woodbine
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Iowa Library Association
HSB 678 Update
Monday, February 15, 2024
Good Morning, ILA Members and Iowa Library Advocates -
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Your tireless attention to legislation impacting the good work of Iowa libraries matters and your voices are
being heard!
Thank you for your time and hard work over the past couple of weeks to weigh in against an evolving group
of bills that would have been detrimental to Iowa's public libraries.
Your messages to legislators helped spur conversations between legislators and several community leaders,
many library board members, passionate library workers, and hundreds upon hundreds of those served by
Iowa libraries every day.
We are encouraged by this opportunity to slow down, reflect together, and hone in on what is happening in
some instances around Iowa where libraries and city councils aren't yet finding their partnership and paths
moving forward .
MESSAGE TO ILA & LIBRARY ADVOCATES
"House Study Bill 678 was introduced to address concerns that
several cities have shared about the management of personnel
and operations within our taxpayer-funded city libraries. This bill
has prompted conversations between cities and library boards
from across the state. We appreciate that The Iowa Library
Association (ILA) has agreed to work with library boards and
cities when appropriate to address these concerns.
The House Local Government Committee has the votes to
proceed with HSB 678 this week, however, we believe there is
some work yet to be done on the language of this bill along with
ILA to ensure there are no unintended consequences. In the
interest of working in good faith with all stakeholders, we will
pause on moving this bill forward at this time and commit to
meeting with members of the ILA leadership team next week to
continue this important conversation."
-REP. NORDMAN & CHAIRWOMAN REP. LATHAM
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ILA will continue to endorse local solutions for these instances.
ILA will suggest alternative support structures through the State of Iowa Library.
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ILA will caution against changing Iowa Code in any way that could have a detrimental effect on many more
libraries than those intended by the legislation.
We will continue to encourage these conversations away from the Statehouse and back to the local level
where our members believe communicating locally is the best way to address them.
Libraries and their services to Iowans are too important. We must continue to be diligent and vigilant in
monitoring legislation, alerting our communities about legislation, and contributing our voices to the
conversation .
In solidarity and hope,
Sam Helmick, ILA Government Affairs chair
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Dear ILA Members and Iowa Library Advocates,
Your tireless attention to legislation impacting the good work of Iowa
libraries matters and your voices are being heard!
Thank you for your time and hard work over the past couple of weeks to
weigh in against an evolving group of bills that would have been detrimental
to Iowa's public libraries.
Your messages to legislators helped spur conversations between
legislators and several community leaders, many library board members,
passionate library workers, and hundreds upon hundreds of those served
by Iowa libraries every day.
We are encouraged by this opportunity to slow down, reflect together, and
hone in on what is happening in some instances around Iowa where libraries
and city councils aren't yet finding their partnership and paths moving
forward.
ILA will continue to endorse local solutions for these instances. We will
suggest alternative support structures through the State of Iowa Library.
We will caution against changing Iowa Code in any way that could have a
detrimental effect on many more libraries than those intended by the
legislation.
We will continue to encourage these conversations away from the
Statehouse and back to the local level where our members believe
communicating locally is the best way to address them.
Libraries and their services to Iowans are too important. We must continue
to be diligent and vigilant in monitoring legislation, alerting our communities
about legislation, and contributing our voices to the conversation.
In solidarity and hope,
Sam Helmick
ILA Government Affairs chair
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Proposed bill could make Iowa library tax levies optional
Rachel Mantos, KAAL TV February 2, 2024 10:28 PM
ABC 6 News) - A new bill proposed in the Iowa state senate could affect funding of local libraries.
State law currently mandates cities and counties give .675% of a cent per $1,000 of city property taxes to the
libraries.
A small, but critical change of wording would give local Iowa governments the power to decide for
themselves whether to direct a portion of property taxes in support of public libraries.
Senate Study Bill 3131 replaces the word "shall" with "may," making the tax levy optional, if passed.
"Most people and local governments are happy with their library and the services they provide; I don't see a
massive change here," said Iowa State Senator Jesse Green (R), author SSB 3131 and Chair of the Local
Government Committee.
However, librarians worry the proposed changes would drastically affect their operations.
"I can't imagine what kind of library service we could offer without the levy," said Mary Markwalter, Director
of the Mason City Public Library.
In Mason City, 10% of the library's budget comes from the tax levy, which Markwalter says pays for quite a
few library employees' salaries.
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If the city doesn't maintain funding, it could cause MCPL to cut some essential services.
"This is gonna be very difficult. It will shrink, our hours will be reduced, our collections will be greatly
reduced," said Markwalter.
Local governments say, with recent changes in property taxes, they need more flexibility over this money.
"Just empowering local governments to make these decisions for themselves," said Green.
These city governments hope the law change would open discussions about how their communities want
their tax dollars spent.
The bill is up for subcommittee hearing Monday at 2 p.m. at the Iowa state capitol.
All Iowans are welcome to comment at the hearing in person or by zoom.
A City Within: An inside look at homelessness in Iowa City
A Daily Iowan photojournalist followed several local unhoused Iowa City residents over five months.
Jordan Barry, Photojournalist | January 30, 2024
Editor’s note: Jordan Barry is a Daily Iowan photojournalist from the Iowa City area and a University of Iowa student
double majoring in anthropology and journalism and mass communications. Barry spent five months following a
community of local individuals experiencing homelessness and documented their stories. The piece is written in a first-
person perspective to provide a more intimate understanding of the individuals who were followed. For the safety of the
individuals discussed, The Daily Iowan has agreed to the sources’ request to only be referred to by their first names.
Jessie looks back toward her camp in the early
evening on Sept. 22, 2023. Jessie hails from Georgia
and said she faced trauma in her upbringing there.
(Jordan Barry)
Just south of Highway 6 near South Gilbert Street in
Iowa City, along a wooded embankment abutting
the Iowa River, a makeshift community for local
unhoused individuals burst into flames in early
October, bringing with it the attention of city law
enforcement and media.
The property — dubbed “Tent City” or “River Camp”
by some of those who lived there — is owned by the
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Jessie lo oks back toward he r camp in t he earl y eve ning on Sept. 22, 2023. J nsic haih from
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Iowa City Municipal Airport Commission who have since evicted over a dozen people residing on the land.
Airport officials are working with Shelter House to provide resources for the individuals displaced by the fire.
I visited the camp for about a month and a half before the fire, during which time I became acquainted with
a number of the individuals living there. I was hesitant to photograph my first day at the encampment as I
could sense the collective uneasiness surrounding my being there. But as weeks passed to months, the
tension of my presence seemed to soften. Individuals opened up to me about their lives and in doing so
opened up a part of Iowa City that I had never known. I encountered new perspectives during the project
while talking and spending time with people who are unhoused, which I found to be extremely rewarding. I
was motivated by the resilience of Iowa City’s most marginalized residents, proof that hope persists in some
of the darkest places.
On the day of the fire, I was one of the first journalists at the camp. Having been there multiple times before,
I was concerned for the well-being of the people who considered this small stretch of land their home. I’m
not suggesting other journalists were not equally troubled, but I was struck by those in my profession who
appeared to only focus on the problem of a fire caused by the carelessness of people experiencing
homelessness.
From the beginning, I wanted to be a different kind of journalist. I wanted to build relationships with people
and help tell honest and holistic stories. Before I started the project, I didn’t personally know a single
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An individual sleeps on t he grnw,d outside chc I.owa Cicy P ublic Lihrary on Friday, Sept.. 2, 2023 . Shelter House c-scimatcs there arc 55-
80 in dividuals who live umhclccrcd and unhoused in the summer and 10-15 individuals in t he w in ter. Uurdan Barry)
homeless person. That changed in the five months I spent covering this story. For one thing, I met a young
man who said he had attended Iowa City High School. Meeting him was certainly a profound moment for
me. Our common backgrounds in the Iowa City area struck an emotional chord, and amplified my sense of
commitment to cover this group fairly and without bias. Today I feel fortunate to have a different
perspective on Iowa City and its people. Through this experience, I have found myself more empathetic
towards those facing extreme challenges, which in this case are often out of their control. The diversity of
stories I heard was both captivating and extremely personal.
During my time working on this piece, I came to know several individuals, including Kilo, Ashley, and Stykx. I
didn’t know where to start contacting people initially, but after talking to a woman named Liz and a man
named John, both of whom were sleeping on the sidewalk on a corner near the restaurant Uncle Sun, they
told me to look along the Iowa River near Highway 6 and the Benton Street Bridge. I had biked along the
Iowa City River Trail multiple times, which goes through that area, but I never explored it on foot. One day in
September, I hopped on my bicycle and headed in that direction. The following stories concern some of
those I came to know best.
KILO AND ASHLEY
Kilo and Ashley are a couple who are both in their 30s. I remember their hesitancy in speaking with me when
I initially met them, but they opened up after learning I intended to simply understand their daily life. They
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K ilo and As hl ey share a ki_" out.s ide \"lhlman in Iowa C ity on Sept. 19, 2023. Kilo a nd As h ley have bct:n to ge t he r since last sum me r. "We all th ought we
could throw o u rsdvc.· aw ay and it didn't work li ke that and li fe goes o n ," Ashley said. Uordan Barry)
met late last summer and started to live together in “Tent City,” but when I first met them they were in the
process of moving to a different camp.
On one overcast September
day in particular, I recall
cans of fruit perched on a
foldable table next to an
assortment of other
camping items. I met the
couple in a wooded area
beyond the railroad tracks
near the Iowa River, the
location of their future
camp. A once vibrant towel
danced on a clothesline and
floor mats laid on the
ground as a makeshift
carpet of sorts. I met a
woman named Sam who
had been spending her
nights with Kilo and Ashley
since her tent had burned
down — a separate
incident from the October
fire — which had destroyed
many of her possessions.
She had previously had a relationship with Ashley’s brother Ryan, but as they told me, Ryan had recently
gone missing. They feared for his safety and I could see it in their eyes. Weeks later they discovered Ryan had
been in Coralville. After that interaction, I realized the community Kilo and Ashley shared meant a great deal
to them.
Later that day, I followed them to the Iowa City Walmart. Bags of cans jangled precariously in hand as Sam,
Kilo, and Ashley biked through car lots and car dealerships along Highway 6. I spent some time with Sam at
Walmart as she turned in cans and bottles for nickels, dimes, and quarters. She told me about her life
growing up poor in Nebraska. Sam’s hands were dirty, her fingers calloused and nails long.
Cars sped past Highway 6 in dangerous proximity as the trio pedaled past the Iowa City Municipal Airport
and then crossed the river. They made their way along the east side of the river before emerging out of the
trees onto “Tent City” — the sprawling encampment of over a dozen or so individuals all living in intricately
designed or personally modified shelters. Clothes, bike parts, and a host of other collected items were
strewn across the grass and bridged the gap between tents. Ashley offered melting popsicles she had
bought at Walmart to people as they emerged from their tents. The community was tight-knit, but I quickly
learned communal sharing was defined differently by individuals, and sometimes disputes would erupt into
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K il o loob th ro u gh a gap in hi s t t:nt to the out side on Wedne.1day, N ov. ] 5, _()2_. "l d on't lik e dope
man . I d o not li ke th e fac t t hat l do n 't talk to my mom or my h rocher as muc h as I sh o u ld-th at I'm
n o t in my n iece 's Ii c like he !my h m t he r ] jllii t h ad hi~ fi rst ki d. Tc sucb ... whrn we d o it, wh en we gee
hi gh , a lot o ti mes I do n ' enj oy i , I don 't e n joy h dping h er [As h ley] hcc ause I know it's P"kcd u p .
nd I can put my m ind in ch at fram e of undc rstand in ~ li ke damn , what we're d oing a in 't good fo r us
-and I love: yo u (1\_1 h ley ] and I wan t yo u t o get well , hue it 's h ow we mer ... it\ w ho we arc n ow," Kil o
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altercations. Kilo and Ashley informed me they planned one day soon to move upriver, away from “Tent
City”. They said addiction, trauma, and mental health problems often create a landscape of social volatility in
the encampment, which made them feel uncomfortable.
As a slight breeze ushered the warm day into a cool evening, I noticed a pair of joggers on the trail abutting
the camp stop and look. There were trees along the encampment, but not enough to hide the various tents
from prying eyes. It seemed the separation between the trail and encampment was not just physical but
also an invisible disconnect between the housed and unhoused of Iowa City.
As I returned to visit Kilo and Ashley over the following weeks and months, they became increasingly more
open with me. I could see their relationship was strong but also observed that it was undoubtedly
intertwined with the realities of addiction. They explained that despite their drug dependence, it was a
comfort to have each other rather than be alone.
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Ashley, Sam, and Kilo searc h for ev idence of A-hley'. brother, Ryan o n the south side oflowa City along the rive r on Fri day Sept. 22,
20 _ . R yan disappeared and they had fc::a red tc>r his safety.' \>v'c: see am id like al l of the hulhhit some real ly swee t "ing act. of serv ice
from one to another " \shley .~aid. Th,y later d iscovc:n:d Ryan h ad been in Coralville. {Jordan Barry)
When I asked what they would want people to know about them, Kilo said, “I would want people to know
that I’m sorry. And I really don’t care about how people look at me but I care about my family and if there is
something that I would want people to know what’s going on here, it’s that I am a sorry person … A
humbled sorry person that’s hurt. A lot of people who use meth and are hurt will come out in anger real
quick. But if people really knew like in the inside of me, we are f***ing hurt — like, we are damaged. And if
they knew how deep of a pit of a dark hole that we found ourselves in, I feel like they would feel sorry, too,
and not just write it off as just a junkie or a liar, cheater, thief — whatever, like a lot of us are just hurting. The
drug makes us feel better.”
This fall, Kilo and Ashley’s camp moved three times, and I would often find they moved to a new spot when
going to see them. Their camp was in a state of continuous precarity moving up and down the banks of the
Iowa River. Snow now covered the ground one December afternoon as I visited their camp. Bald eagles
watched from their perch on a tree branch above as I entered the assemblage of tent and tarp, which
measured roughly ten square feet of livable space. Christmas lights, powered by a generator, illuminated an
entranceway where salvaged artwork was posted to the inside walls. Below the artwork, nonperishable food
items were stacked neatly next to a small electric toaster. A propane tank equipped with a heater stood next
to the bed. A large poster of the Hindu God Vishnu hung on the side of the tent as well as a poster of a tweet
from Kanye West that read, “How to NOT kill yourself pt. 1, Avoid being around people who want to kill
yourself.”
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A p iece o 'salvaged art\,,.ork i. seen imtde Kil > and As hle y s tt:llt o n Thursday,
Dt:c. I , ( 23 . 1 large p istt:r of t ht: Hindu God Vi. hnu hun" on ·ht:. idt: o t h i:
t ent as well ac a po.-ter of a tweet from anyt: \\7cs t t hat read. "'H JW o OT kill
yound pt. I \void. hei ng armmd people who want to kill yourself" U ord.an
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STYKX
When I met Stykx, 51, he was immediately open with me about his experiences; I can remember the
moment clearly. The tall, statured man laid on his side on a blank mattress with half a cigarette dangling
from his mouth. His hair, dyed purple, was fading back to brown. The midday light pierced through the
trees, highlighting a motley selection of possessions: loose-leaf tobacco, a dark torn sweatshirt, a backpack,
and a dirty syringe. Stykx told me about his life in Clinton, Iowa; how his daughter was taken by the DHS,
and how battles with a subsequent heroin addiction almost took his life on multiple occasions. I saw the
fatigue in his face, but in his eyes remained a sense of energetic youthfulness.
“I feel my eyes are open to other people, I see that a lot of people’s eyes are closed and I get it from people
who have homes … I get looking at homeless people … even acknowledging us is a difficult thing for them
— it’s frightening,” Stykx said. “They don’t wanna see it as a possible for themselves, so it’s easier for them
not to acknowledge, not to see.”
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Styk.x po.-c:s fo r a portrait near th e: Iowa River on Dec. 14 2(L3. "I love my life:, even the ha.rd days are a blessing too." Styk.x lived at this e ncampmen t , along
with o t her individuals, know n by them a.~ "Rive r ,a.mp" or "Tent .ity." The encamp m ent ex is t ed fo r at leas t 18 months before the eviction by the Iowa
C i(y l unici pal Airport Comm i.~sion around D'-~-2'J , _02.3. Uo rdan Barry)
Stykx changed camps often. Weeks went by when I would not see him. I once found him living behind the
Hy-Vee on 1st Avenue in a wooded area. He was under the cover of a large red and white striped beach
umbrella. Stykx walked with a noticeable limp; he told me how a bar bouncer had broken his femur several
years ago in Clinton, and due to not being able to afford a hip replacement, his left leg was shorter than his
right. But Stykx chose to remain positive. He claimed that his disability made him faster while riding his
bicycle — which from my observations sure seemed like it might. With astonishing elegance and pace, he
zigzagged through streets and empty car lots atop his modified Peugeot road bike.
It was late in the day at Stykx’s current camp as he lay cocooned in a hammock, his head tilted toward the
sky. He held an arm out and let it sway below him. His forearm displayed a fading tattoo of a yin-yang design
a friend had drawn for him. Further down, rusted bracelets and rings appeared to constrict the blood flow to
his multicolored painted fingernails. When I asked him about whether he would consider moving into a
shelter he shook his head with a smile.
“I like playing Peter Pan,” he said. “I could be a pirate for a long time.”
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St:y kx's encampm ent is ~een behind th e H y-Vee o n .L-t Ave. o n Friday s~p t . 2.2 , 2(L3. Unh >1ued indivi duals experiencing
homdc.~.mes: often bui ld enG1.mp m en~ rn 1o wa Cit y's so uths ide .. Uordan Barry)
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
The last time I saw Kilo and Ashley was on Jan. 25 in their tent. It was raining and the snow was beginning to
turn into slush and salt. During the sub-zero temperatures in Iowa City, they were fortunate enough to stay
at a friend’s house instead of going to the winter shelter like many others. Kilo and Ashley return to their
camp periodically when the weather permits.
However, at that moment, their faces — illuminated purple from
lights powered by the recently restarted outside generator — shone
brightly in the surrounding damp. We were happy to see each other.
They acknowledged their future remains uncertain.
I met up with Stykx again at Shelter House by coincidence on the
same day. Stykx looked to be in good spirits despite the dismal
weather and seemed optimistic about his current living situation. He
admitted that during the past winter storms this month he had
moved into Iowa City’s winter shelter for a week or so, but had since
moved out.
As I learned during a call with Christine Hayes, director of
development at Shelter House, over a dozen individuals were displaced by an eviction at the encampment.
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Michael ,how, me a m in i h armonica that is attached to his hair landed "Victory," o n \Vc dnc,day Sept. 20 , 2023. Michaeli, one of a handful of arti.st.s who
li,•c un,h dtered on Iowa C it y's south ,idc. "Buryi ng cras h in the ground docs nothing h ue mom encaril y hi de it from view." Oordan Barry)
i\·Hchacl looh ~C:>r a hatchet he lo~t in a bod y of watt:r near a.n
encampm ent on \Vcdncsday, Dec. 6, 2023 . "'\Vc 'vc long lost touch
w ith o u r environment out.,;:idci we don 1t realize ,11,1e have to coexist
w ith it. The encampment known by indi viduals who lived there: a.'i
"Ri ve r Camp .. or "Te nt City .. existed fo r at lca,;t 18 months before
the eviction by the Iowa City Munic ipal Ai rport Commission
around Dec. 29, 2023. Qordan Barry)
Most have housing case managers but still have been unsuccessful in finding housing in the private
marketplace.
When I returned to the airport’s land where the encampment used to be last week, I found it almost
unrecognizable. Snow drifted into large embankments from the wind now free from the barriers of trees.
The emptiness sat with me, and I stopped to reflect on the experiences I had during the project.
I recalled a quote from Stykx; “I love my life, even the hard days are a blessing too … and it’s not the meth
thing, it’s the life thing, we’re living each moment, each minute, having our adventures and our good and
bad times. I think the good times we are experiencing more deeply because the hard times, because of
freezing out here, because of the moments when we are just miserable, when we have a good moment it’s
just f***ing amazing,” he chuckled to himself. “You know I’ve got this girl … and I’m head over heels for her
and I’m willing to just love her and be open with her and not hide from it the way I would’ve in the past.
There is a lot of joy to be had when you got a lot of misery.”
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Stykx li<.~ in h is harnm Jc-k in an en cam p m ent beh i nd t he H y,Vce m l:t .\,,c:. in Sunday S-t'pt. 2 •i, 0 _3. "'Thnc i . a lot of j iy
to be liad w h en you got a I J . o 'm i . t'.ry,". tykx said. Uorda11 Barry)
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The Daily Iowan
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Guest Opinion I Senate Study Bill 3131 is end game for
Iowa libraries
Senate Study Bill 3131 transfers oversight, power, and property of public library boards to their cities.
Sam Helmick I February 4, 2024
The Iowa City Pub lic Libra r y is seen on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.
Iowans before us understood why the legal liabilities and complex policies inherent to library (First
Amendment) services require specific and robust management to successfully steward collections,
programs, and spaces that are openly and freely used by the public.
Senate Study Bill 3131 transfers oversight, power, and property of public library boards to their cities. Our
cities are not prepared, nor will they be additionally resourced to tackle the work of over 500 public library
boards around the state.
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Iowans before us recognized how robust libraries contribute to the economic development, entrepreneurial
success, civic engagement, and life satisfaction of millions every day. They valued literacy and learning and
therefore structured secured funding and focused oversight through appointed boards in Iowa code which
are both jeopardized by SSB 3131 .
As they say in chess, we are at end game. If SSB 3131 passes, Iowa libraries will close. Iowa communities are
not prepared for the fallout. Those who register or vote in favor of this bill know this tragic reality.
Eighty-five years ago, Iowan Forrest Spaulding wrote the Library Bill of Rights when he was the Director of
the Des Moines Public Library. His work has since become an international standard of free people reading
freely.
Iowa's legacy of information access and how libraries provide fundamental human rights should be carefully
examined by proponents of SSB 3131 . In 2023, Iowa faced the second most library-adverse bills in the
nation. It's time to let the people of Iowa manage their own libraries.
Sam Helmick
2023 Iowa Library Association President
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Speakers decry Iowa bill giving politicians more control
over libraries
The proposal comes after Pella voters defeat similar measure last fall
Erin Murphy I Updated February 9, 2024 7:55 am
5am Hel Kk, ! e comr'lwn,cy and aHe.;s services c rd,nator 'or e Iowa Cit), 0 ciblic 1brary, ~eps 'arch 15, 2023 on :o t e Mobile brary ,n Iowa City. An
Iowa legislative oanel ,s c:irs1dering a bill t at would give a!lo"' c":y councils to have more direct concrol over public library operatiors. (Geo'f Stell'ox/The
Gazette)
DES MOINES - A proposal to give city councils more authority over public libraries would bring partisan
political decision-making into library operations, including book selection, dozens of public library officials
and supporters warned state lawmakers Thursday at the Iowa Capitol.
The legislator who managed the bill during Thursday's hearing said his goal is not to address the selection of
books, but instead to provide elected local officials with more authority over the spending of taxpayer
dollars.
Dozens of public library officials and supporters from across the state crammed into a small room in the
Iowa Capitol to express their staunch opposition to the proposed legislation, which would eliminate the
requirement that a city's voters approve any "proposal to alter the composition, manner of selection or
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charge of a library board," or its replacement. Instead, a city council would be able hire a library director, use
library funds for library projects and initiatives by passing an ordinance without voter approval.
Librarians, library board members and public library supporters warned lawmakers against the bill's
potential impact of placing partisan political decision-makers in charge of public libraries.
"Our town has fewer than 500 people, so I come from a very rural area . This bill is a train wreck. It opens up
all sorts of possibilities for very disastrous consequences if you get an activist city council that starts
seesawing on what they believe for a library to be or not be," said Wade Dooley, who described himself as a
sixth-generation farmer in Marshall County and chair of the Albion Library board of trustees.
"Our city council has barely any training to be a city council. Now you also want them to run a library. I'm
sorry, but that's not a good idea . This bill should be squashed ."
None of the 19 people who spoke during the public comment period of Thursday's hearing spoke in favor of
the bill, and no lobbying organization is registered in support of the bill, according to state lobbying
records .
Rep. Carter Nordman, a Republican from Panora, said he is not at all
concerned about library book selection. He said some city leaders
have contacted him with concerns over library board spending and
councils' inability to address that.
"I have a stack of stories from city administrators and city councils
that have nothing to do with content. Matter of fact, all of them say
we don't care about the content in the library. The library board can
take care of that," Nordman told reporters after the hearing.
"(Library boards) essentially get full autonomy. None of them are
elected and they're spending taxpayer dollars.
"Now, if a city wants to continue to allow them to do that, and they
think they're doing a great job, then sure," Nordman said . "But we
have a lot of instances around the state where the city council feels
very different on the way the library board is going. And ultimately,
the library board wasn't elected; the city council was. And so the
buck stops with them when it comes to taxpayer dollars. They
should have that authority."
Currently, a library board is appointed after approval of a city
council and sets library policies. Like any city function, a public
library receives a yearly appropriation under a city's budget.
Nordman said he would be willing to consider an amendment that
would give city councils more authority over library boards, but
carve out content selection .
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"I'm open to the conversation, for sure. And that's what the process
is about. We'll have a conversation in committee next week, and if that's something that the committee and
my (House Republican) caucus wants to do, we'll definitely look at it, for sure," Nordman said . "But for me,
it's really not about the content. And for most of the city administrators and city council members that I've
heard from, it's not about the content. It's about the personnel issues and the taxpayer dollars being spent."
The proposed legislation comes months after voters in Pella defeated a similar proposal at the local level.
A referendum on the November 2023 ballot asked voters whether to give its council the authority to change
library policies. That referendum came after the library rejected requests to remove the book "Gender
Comments: (515) 355-1300, erin.murphy@thegazette.com
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Queer," a graphic novel that contains sexual images in describing the author's realization of identifying as
neither male nor female.
Pella voters rejected the proposal, with 51 percent of voters opposed.
Three people who said they are Pella residents spoke in opposition to the bill.
"There was a very thorough and extensive and long litigation of this issue, public discussion of this issue,"
said speaker Dave Timmer." At the end of that long discussion, with lots of public participation, we decided
not to adopt a resolution that would have done what this bill does. And a lot of us feel that the goal posts
are being moved now. So I urge you to oppose this bill."
Nordman and fellow Republican Rep. Jane Bloomingdale, of Northwood, signed off on advancing the bill,
making House Study Bill 678 eligible for consideration by the full House Local Government Committee.
Rep. Jerome Amos. Jr., a Democrat from Waterloo, declined to sign off.
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Iowa City prepares to celebrate Black History Month with
several big events
By Barry Green I Friday, February 2 nd, 2024
Iowa City prepares ro celebrate Block Hisrory Month Vllrh several big evenl'.5.
Iowa City -It's Black History Month in eastern Iowa, and Iowa City is getting ready to celebrate with several
big events.
Right now, the Iowa City Public Library is getting ready to host several big events that will celebrate Black
History Month.
Iowa's News Now spoke with Jason Paulios, the Adult Services Coordinator for the Iowa City Public Library,
Friday to talk about some of the Black History Month programs coming up at the library.
"We're really excited about these events," said Paulios. "Both have tremendous facilitators that we worked
with in the past to help that conversation keep active."
Organizers say it's a great way to remember some of the African American icons and to celebrate the rich
history and culture.
Iowa's News Now spoke with Anne Wilmoth, the Children's Librarian at the Iowa City Public Library, to talk
about some of the things they are doing to celebrate Black History Month.
"We're really excited about the opportunity to approach these topics and begin to discuss both historic and
racism and racial issues with kids in an age-appropriate way," said Wilmoth.
The Iowa City Public Library will host a Sunday Funday event on Sunday, February 4th, to celebrate and
honor Mae C. Jemison. She was the first African American woman to travel to outer space.
The Iowa City Senior Center will also be celebrating African American history with a Black History Ball on
Saturday, February 3rd.
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You can find the list of Black History Month events happening in Iowa City below:
Black History Ball
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Prepare for an amazing event that you won't forget! In celebration of Black History Month, ICSC's Original
Mature Groovers (formerly known as Elders of Color) are teaming up with local non-profit organization
Sankofa Outreach Connection to present Iowa City's first-of-its-kind Black History Ball. The event will
celebrate the rich history and culture of the Iowan African American community, while also promoting unity
and fostering connections among our residents .
Get your tickets on line now!
SundayFunday:Rocketlauncher
Sunday, February 4th -from 2 p.m . to 4 p .m . at the Iowa City Public Library.
In celebration of the Black History Month, create a paper rocket that is ready to launch in honor of Mae C.
Jemison, the first African American woman to travel in space. We'll design, cut and assemble our own rocket,
and then give it a test launch to reach for the stars!
Sunday Funday is suitable for all-ages, but younger children should make the crafts together with
caregivers . One craft per child please.
Sunday Funday: Alma Thomas Heart Mosaics
Sunday, February 11th -from 2 p.m . to 4 p.m . at the Iowa City Public Library.
To celebrate Valentine's Day and Black History Month, we will create collage heart mosaics based on the art
style of black artist Alma Thomas . She is known around the world for her vibrant colored abstractions made
after she turned 60 years old. Thomas's work Resurrection (1966) is the first painting made by an African
American women to hang in the public spaces of the White House as part of a permanent collection.
Sunday Funday: Ashley Bryan Beautiful Blackbird
Sunday, February 18th -from 2 p .m . to 4 p .m . at the Iowa City Public Library.
Join us in celebrating Black History Month with a special crafting event dedicated to the legendary artist,
Ashley Bryan . In honor of this great author, storyteller, and puppeteer, we will be creating a beautiful
blackbird craft inspired by his masterpiece, "Beautiful Blackbird." Known for bringing African culture and
folktales to life through poetic verse and vibrant artwork, Bryan's "Beautiful Blackbird" stands as a cherished
treasure. Come be a part of this creative tribute, where we'll bring the spirit of Ashley Bryan's artistry to life
through our own unique blackbird crafts . Let's celebrate the rich tapestry of Black history and artistic
excellence together!
Community screening of "The Road to Justice"
Monday, February 19th -from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m . at the Iowa City Public Library.
The Office of Equity and Human Rights and the Iowa City Public Library (ICPL) will host a community
screening of The Road to Justice to recognize National Day of Racial Healing, on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. The
event will take place from 6-7 :30 p.m. in ICPL Meeting Room A. The screening will be followed by a
facilitated discussion led by Dr. Negus Sankofa lmhotep.
Those interested in attending the screening and discussion should register via Eventbrite.
Totally Tweens: Comics and Cookies
Thursday, February 22nd -from 4 p.m . to 5 p.m . at the Iowa City Public Library.
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Tweens are invited to a monthly book club to discuss graphic novels. We'll be talking "Swim Team by
Johnnie Christmas for Black History Month! Plus , cookies will be served!
Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees-
until she's stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101 . The thought of
swimming makes Bree more than a little queasy, yet she's forced to dive headfirst into one of her greatest
fears . Lucky for her, Etta, an elderly occupant of her apartment building and former swim team captain, is
willing to help.
2024 Henri Harper Soul Food Dinner
Friday, February 23rd -at the Terry Trueblood Park Lodge.
The annual community dinner celebrates Black History in Iowa City, the state, and the country. More
information on the event will be added shortly!
Sunday Fun Day: Howardena Pindell Collage
Sunday, February 25th -from 2 p .m . to 4 p .m . at the Iowa City Public Library.
In honor of Black History Month, create a paper collage in the style of modern artist Howardena Pindell. We'll
glue together layers of paper dots to create our own work of colorful, textural, abstract art.
Howardena Pindell, born in 1943 in Philadelphia, earned her MFA from Yale in 1967 and worked as a curator
at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City for 12 years. Her work explores color, texture, structure, and
the process of making art, as well as addresses intersecting issues of racism, sexism, and exploitation. She is
currently a professor of art at Stony Brook University in New York.
Sunday Fun Day is for all ages; young children should be accompanied by an adult.
Book to Art Club: "Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat"
Tuesday, February 27th -from 4 p .m . to 5 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library.
Book to Art Club is the fourth Tuesday of every month for school age children. Each month we will read a
picture book and create custom art inspired by the story!
This month, we will get to know famous expressionist painter, Jean-Michel Basquiat. We will read the
Caldecott & Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner picture book, Radiant Child: The Story of Young
Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Then we will experiment with his art style with some art projects!
Community Book Discussion: "Torn Apart" by Dorothy Roberts
Thursday, February 29th -from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library.
The Office of Equity and Human Rights and the Iowa City Public Library will host a community book
discussion of Dorothy Roberts' book Torn Apart:-How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families -
And How Abolition Can Build a Safer World .
Discussion will be led by Abena S. lmhotep, CEO of Sankofa Literary & Empowerment Group and award-
winning author of Omari's Big Tree and the Might Djembe.
The Library offers the book in different formats for checkout and will also have a limited number available at
the 2nd floor Information Desk for those that register. See Information Desk staff for details.
On Friday, Wilmoth said the library will hold events in March to celebrate Women's History Month. Those
events will focus on iconic women figures and some of their impacts in eastern Iowa.
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Helmick: Libraries belong to the people. Let's keep it that
way
Guest Post I February 8, 2024
Iow a Li r ry A
In an era marked by digital transformation and societal polarization, the role of library boards in advocating
for essential services is more crucial than ever. Library trustees serve as pillars of leadership within their
communities, ensuring that libraries not only adapt but thrive in the face of evolving challenges.
Central to the effectiveness of library boards is the robust and specialized training they receive. These
trustees undergo rigorous education to meet accreditation standards, equipping them with the knowledge
and skills to address a myriad of issues, from privacy concerns to First Amendment rights and public access
needs. Particularly in a state like Iowa, where communities vary greatly in their demographics and needs,
this specialized training is indispensable.
Moreover, library boards play a vital role in representing and activating civically minded individuals. By
engaging with diverse stakeholders and advocating for inclusive library services, these boards foster a sense
of community cohesion and empowerment. This, in turn, eases the burdens of policy review, fiscal
stewardship, and legal liabilities for local governments.
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It is imperative that libraries maintain their local governance structures. While uniformity may seem
appealing on a statewide level, local nuances and preferences must be respected. Enforcing a statewide
remedy for issues that can be resolved locally risks undermining the autonomy and efficacy of Iowa
communities.
Referendums already empower local communities to determine the shape and scope of their library boards.
The legislator should not oblige over 540 Iowa library communities to forgo these successful structures. It is
through local library board leadership that libraries continue to thrive as vital hubs of knowledge and
community engagement in Iowa and beyond.
Sam Helmick is the Iowa Library Association Past President and Iowa City Public Library Community & Access
Services Coordinator. You may reach them at samhelmick.library@gmail.com.
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Wanted library masturbator taken into custody, charged
with separate Ped Mall masturbation incident
Tommy Lang I February 1, 2024
A wanted suspect accused of pleasuring himself inside the Iowa City Public Library is back in custody ... and
he's been charged for a second public masturbation incident.
55-year-old Michael Beaver of West Branch was booked into the Johnson County Jail just before 4:45
Wednesday afternoon. Iowa City Police say Beaver entered the library last April, placed a jacket over his
genitals, and viewed pornographic videos for approximately four hours while masturbating under the
jacket.
Court records indicate Beaver skipped a case management conference in the case last summer.
Beaver has now also been charged for a May 24th incident on the Ped Mall. Police say he was sitting on a
bench just outside the library around 9:00 that morning when he began watching pornographic videos on a
mobile device. Witnesses say Beaver was reaching under his coat ... which he had placed over his lap ... and
quickly moving his hand up-and-down. Those watching from inside the library through a window say they
recognized him from the previous masturbation incident.
Beaver now faces two charges of Indecent Exposure. If convicted on both counts, he faces a maximum of
two years in jail.
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Iowa City Nonprofit holds forum highlighting
changes to Iowa's environment
kcrg.corn By Cole Krutzfield I Published February 11, 2024, 11 :20 PM
IOWA CITY, Iowa
(KCRG) -On February
11th, Project Green
hosted a forum at the
Iowa City Public Library
highlighting the
challenges Iowa faces
with its environment.
Project Green has
spent millions on
improving the
landscape of Iowa City
for over 55 years . and
Cindy Parsons has
been with them since
nearly the start.
"My mom was one of the original volunteers back in the late 60 s so I started in 1970-71," said Parsons who is
co-president of the nonprofit.
On Sunday afternoon, they shined a light on climate change, runoff, erosion, and other issues facing the
state of Iowa.
This forum was centered around the book Tending Iowa's Land: Pathways to a Sustainable Future.
It's a collection of 28 different essays by Iowa scientists on different environmental topics in Iowa -like
climate change, water pollution, and loss of topsoil.
Today five writers discussed those issues and possible solutions.
One professor at UI the Civil and Environmental Engineering Director Dr. Larry Weber pointed to the Iowa
City flood of 1993 as an example of how heavy rainfall has impacted water levels.
" ... at the time was this was once in a lifetime event and each of us would not face an event like this again and
then just 15 years later we had an even greater event," said Dr. Weber.
"One is we have to stop adding green house gases get off fossil fuels and the other thing is we need to get
some carbon back into the soil," said Dr. Francis Thicke who is a dairy farmer.
Parsons says it's going to take a group effort to do so .
"You can make your little corner more environmentally friendly attract native insects and pollinators and if
everybody would do that or even most people it makes this place so much nicer to live in," said Parsons.
Copyright 2024 KCRG . All rights reserved.
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Every night for the p a.st e ight years. som~
t ime 'between 8 ;30 and 10 p,m., my ch il d
has had the com fo rt ,lng voi ces of myself or
his father l ull him t o sleep w it h a great story.
I need t hat comfort , t oo, a nd I get i t from my
be l oved ai udlobook narra tors. They b ri ng f i ction
to li fe, sto-ri es f loating in my reve rie as my con-
sciousness slips Into d reami ng. When the light s
are out a nd my eyes are c.losed , my i m.a9 ination
awakens an d e rases the st resso rs o f t he day. It's
Just me. the author aind t )e vo ce . Great narrators
i mmerse you completely in a book, making you
forge t t hat anyth ing matte rs besides the cha rac-
ters a nd the p lot.
Recently I fou nd myself l isteni ng to J u li.i
Whelan's Thank You for listening, a nove'I In
w hich an aud i o-book na rrator meets her equa l in
a bar. They b o th d on dramaitlzed p ersonas and
accents. thl t)kl ng they'll never see each o the r
agai n. W helan hersell is an au d iobook na rra t o r
and perfo rmed ea.c h voice In the story, ai nd d~
spite knowing t hat Whelan voiced both the man
ai nd woma ,, In the scene. my m ind saw t he ta-
b le . t he drinks, ai nd the cou p le each as li vl r1g e l -
ement s i n t he bar. I was lost i n their wortd-and
lovi ng It.
J ul ia Whela n i s one of my favorite a,udio-
book ,nairrato rs. In 2020. Audio-File magaz,lne
crowned Whela n w i t h thei r Go l den Vo l e~ Award.
a l ifetime achievement fo r the f ield . She's nar-
raited over 500 audlobooks: chances a.re . If you
l ist e ned to b ooks by Emily Henry, Kristi n Hannah
o r Tayl o r Jenkins Reed . you've h-ea rd her. Her 2019 perfor1mance of Ta ra
Westover's Educated landed her an A udie for Best Femaile Narrator.
Hosted by t he Audio Publi shers Association, t he Audies are the
Oscai rs for audlob ook naaa to:rs . The 2024 A ud i e Ga.la t akes place March
4 a t t he Ava lon Hotel i n Ho llywood, Ca l ifornia. Las t year 's Aud ie for
A ud iobook of the Yea r we nt to Vi o la Davis fo r her sell -na rra t ed rnefThlir,
Finding Me. That audlobook also won her a Grammy. p us hi ng her to EGO T
status (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). Yes! Na rra t ors ca n w in Grammysl
Ma ny actors-cum-au t ho rs choose to ,read thei r own memoirs-last
yea r's hi g hlig hts i nc l ude Pat~i ck Stewart's Making It So, Barbra Strei san d 's
My Ndme io Barbra, and !Les l ie Jones's Leolie F'cking Jone,;. Other a,utho rs
have found success d rafll ng Oscar winners as their narrators. For thi s
yea r 's A udies, I pred ict A u d ioboo'k of t he Yea r w i ll 90 to Michelle W i lliams
for reading B rit ney Spea rs's memolr The Woman /11 N e. or to Meryl Streep
for A nne Patchett 's Tom Lake.
I ca nnot writ e a love let t er to a ud i obooks w i t hout mentio n ing in-
d ustry heavy hitters. Scott Brick , the 2004 Gol den Vo ice w i nner. has
pe rformed more than 900 a ud i obooks For so many best.se l lers and wen--
kn own a uthors. Audlobook pu bl ishers have a lso hi red h i m to en l ive n m od -
em classics li ke Truma,n Cai p o te's In Cold Blood, Josep h Conrad's Heart of
Da rkneo'i, and Raymond Cha ndler's The Big Sleep,
Jo in me In ce lebrating these voices. Ind ulge In these pe:rfo rmances
by checkii ng out an audiobook today t hroug h t he Libby app, "'
-Melody Dworak
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Iowa City Public Library Board of Trustees
Meeting Minutes
January 25, 2024
2nd Floor - Boardroom
Regular Meeting - 5:00 PM
Tom Rocklin - President
DJ Johnk Vice President
Hannah Shultz-Secretary
Lucy Santos Green
Joseph Massa
Claire Matthews
Robin Paetzold
John Raeburn
Dan Stevenson
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DRAFT
Members Present: DJ Johnk, Claire Matthews, Joseph Massa, Robin Paetzold, John Raeburn, Tom
Rocklin, Lucy Santos Green, Dan Stevenson .
Members Absent: Hannah Shultz.
Staff Present: Elsworth Carman , Sam Helmick, Anne Mangano, Brent Palmer, Angie Pilkington, Katie
Roche , Jen Royer .
Guests Present: Geoff Fruin , Redmond Jones.
Call Meeting to Order. Rocklin called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm. A quorum was present.
Approval of January 25, 2024 Board Meeting Agenda. Raeburn made a motion to approve
the January 25, 2024 Board Meeting Agenda . Johnk seconded. Motion passed 7 /0.
Public Discussion. None.
Items to be Discussed.
Budget Discussion with City Manager, Geoff Fruin. Fruin and Jones were introduced to Library Trustees.
Paulios entered 5:01 pm .
Fruin gave an abbreviated budget presentation that was given to City Council 1 /22/24. City Council started
the budget review on Monday and it will be wrapped up by the end of April. Fruin presented a budget
slideshow. Fruin said Iowa City has a $270,000,000 budget but many of those funds are restricted in some
way. Fruin gave the example of road use tax as a special revenue fund that can only be used for road
maintenance by state law. Fruin said the Library budget comes from the general fund which is discretionary.
Santos Green entered 5:05 pm.
Fruin shared general fund tax revenue slides and said 2/3 of the general fund comes from property taxes .
Fruin shared road tax revenue has had a 4% increase per year however the cost of road construction is up
64% since 2016. Fruin said if the City doesn't put more general fund dollars into maintaining roads we will fall
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behind on maintenance; this budget competes with the library's budget. Fruin showed a chart with how
general fund expenditure dollars are spent. Iowa City spent 39% on public safety and 23% on culture and
recreation (which includes the library). On average cities in Iowa spend 44% on public safety and 20% on
culture and recreation . Cities similar in size in Iowa spend 50% on public safety and 16% on culture and
recreation . Fruin is proud that culture is prioritized in Iowa City. Johnk asked how the data compares outside
of Iowa. Fruin guessed it would be similar but was unsure.
Fruin said 75% of general fund expenses are used on personnel. Fruin said personnel costs are fixed and the
City is heavily dependent on them. Personnel costs increase 5% every year but the city budget will only
increase 4.5% across the board this year.
In 2013 , the state introduced the first round of property tax reform which reduced commercial and industrial
taxability from 100% to 90%. At the time, the State of Iowa backfilled the loss of income, but it has been
steadily declining over the years . In 2027, cities will no longer get backfill pay from the State of Iowa.
Fruin shared residential rollback property tax rates fluctuate from year to year. In the 1970's people paid 78%
of their home's value . This year people will pay 46% of a home's value, which has been the biggest drop since
the 1970's. This equates to an 8 to 9-million-dollar loss of revenue. Last year the State of Iowa passed more
property tax reforms which tacked on to a system to protect against high assessment growth.
Rocklin asked if there was a net total for 1.1 % change. Fruin said he could speak to this in terms of a
residential property valued at $100,000 with a flat tax rate. Assuming the home value did not increase
homeowners would pay $130 less for every $100,000, if it increased homeowners would pay $15 more per
$100,000. Fruin shared apartments in Iowa City make this challenging. Prior to 2013, the State of Iowa
classified apartments as commercial properties and taxed them at 100% of their value. In 2014, they were
reclassified as residential properties that no longer paid 100% of their tax rate . Over the last 11 years the
taxability of apartments dropped 53 .66%. The cumulative loss over 11 years is $20 million .
Fruin shared that because property taxes have such a large impact on the budget, building permit trends are
an important indicator in future budgets. If it is built today we know this will be the tax base of tomorrow,
typically with a two-year lag . The budget we're working with now was impacted by the pandemic when there
was not a lot of building happening, which means there isn 't typical growth you would expect to see . Fruin
said as we close the books on calendar year 2023 expected growth is back to pre-COVID levels, which is a
good sign . Fruin shared the City is currently in a 1.5% growth period which is not sustainable. Fruin said the
city has conservative budget practices and can power through this because we have a history of financial
responsibility but we can't do this forever.
Santos Green wondered if the City was at a point to do budget cuts would they be equitable cuts across the
City or would some areas be cut more than others. Fruin showed a general fund expenditure pie chart. He
shared if the City was in a position and needed to reduce expenditures, and clarified that we're not there yet
and hopes never to be there, it's hard to cut the smaller slices of the pie. Santos Green asked about the pie
chart of general fund expenditures when compared to other Iowa communities. Santos Green said if things
continue to trend it would impact the budget percent the city allocates for culture and recreation, or would it
be an equitable cut across all service points. Fruin repeated he never intends for the budget to get to that
point. Fruin doesn't prescribe to 10% across the board cut in that situation, and would take a surgical
approach . Fruin said it would be important to analyze the situation so the most valuable services in the Iowa
City community can be protected . Fruin said he doesn't want to scare anyone. Santos Green thanked Fruin for
clarification and the philosophy. Fruin said City Council is the ultimate body that approves the budget.
In the 2023 legislative session a new military and homestead exemption was introduced which reduces
property taxes . It removed 13-14 million dollars in the first year, several levies were also eliminated. Iowa City
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had a library and an emergency levy which combined brought in two million dollars in revenue to city. This
will be eliminated by 2029. Fruin said the faster Iowa City grows the faster the levees are phased out.
Combined the levees were 47 cents as a tax rate and because our growth rate was over 2.9% we have to
phase them out and reduce by 17 cents. Fruin said the City does not want to diminish the services of the
Library or Climate Action, so all departments have to share the pain in this decision. Paetzold asked if there
was consideration that the levies were voted on by communities and eliminating them was almost
undemocratic. Fruin said it should have been a consideration. Fruin said he cannot explain why the state
decided to eliminate a levy that the public supported. Paetzold asked if City Council has taken into
consideration the fact that the community voted on the levy. Fruin said yes he believed they had . Paetzold
noted this was an unusual situation to have a community want to pay an extra tax and not be allowed to.
Matthews said Iowa is an aging state and asked Fruin if he expects to see more than 13-14 million dollars
removed from seniors and military exemptions. Fruin said he believes it will grow over time.
Fruin shared a proposed levy rate overview. Fruin showed a flat rate the past two years with no library or
emergency levy funds in 2025 . Fruin said to accommodate this we have to make room in the general fund
and evaluate what can be moved out. Fruin discussed increasing tort liability levies and not using the general
fund to support capital funds to offset this.
Redmond added 80% of the Library levy goes to personnel costs which will see cost of living adjustments
annually. This will add more pressure on the general fund.
Fruin discussed increasing parking fees downtown to $2/hour and also increasing meters and citations. This
would raise 3 million dollars per year and would be key in maintaining fare free transit. Fruin shared the City
of Iowa City has been unsatisfied with the vendor used for trash removal and is exploring alternate options,
such as collaborating with the Downtown District. This however would require an additional $400,000 and
parking may have to be increased to $3/hour. Fruin hopes this will encourage the use of buses, biking, and
walking. Matthews asked if the first citation is still free. Fruin said yes but repeat offenses may go up a few
dollars.
Fruin said it is very hard to grow the general fund during this time and foresees a tough budget environment
for a few years. Paetzold asked Fruin to expand on the logic of growth penalties. Fruin said there is a narrative
in Des Moines that there was a boom period in cities between 2010-2020. Legislators felt cities weren't
reducing taxes to accommodate that growth in income cities were seeing . Fruin shared in Iowa City the tax
rate was reduced . The concern was several communities grew very robustly and didn't lower taxes .
Rocklin said this is super helpful and summarized that it is going to be hard through 2029 but there is no
panic. Paetzold said there is no given, if the city continues to grow and another department has demands we
may still need to balance that. Rocklin said that will be true in any environment. Paetzold said she's not sure
she would agree with that when watching from the state level. Rocklin said he was referring to the city level
and not the state, the library will always compete with other departments. Rocklin said it is reassuring to see
the history and is happy to see the city is investing in libraries. Rocklin noted Paetzold made an accurate
comment that City Council will need to be mindful the community voted for the Library Levy. Santos Green
said this presents an opportunity to convey the how library services amplify other city services . Paetzold
noted that people have limited alternatives.
Johnk said Fruin's presentation was tremendously helpful. Paetzold asked if the slides would be available to
share. Fruin said the notes could be shared but the notes on the slides have not been updated. Rocklin asked
if there are more tools in the city's back pocket. Fruin said yes, a 1 % utility tax might need to be 3% by City
Council ordinance. Fruin said there are a couple of levies the City could continue to increase. Fruin said the
biggest option available is increasing local option sales tax. Fruin shared Iowa City is one of the few
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communities that doesn't use a local option sales tax but a 1 % increase would generate 10-20 million dollars
per year. Johnk asked if there have been any rumblings at the State level that a local option sales tax could be
eliminated as well. Fruin said there was a proposal last year and this year that probably isn't going to go very
far that would eliminate the local option sales tax. It was proposed that the State would change tax from 6%
to 7% and collect all of the money at the state to distribute to cities . Fruin said when the state giveth the state
taketh away and the plans Fruin proposed should get us through the next 3-4 years.
Fruin and Jones exited at 5:49 pm.
Rocklin said we have plenty to worry about but one of his takeaways from the presentation was Iowa City has
a really good City Manager who is thinking carefully. Santos Green agreed.
Six Month Strategic Plan Update. Carman said the first six-month report is always the lightest one. Carman
balanced adding new work into the work we do every day and tried to give an authentic update. Raeburn
asked what BTCAT was and how it relates to staff wellness . Carman shared this is a cataloging software that
we hope will take workflow stress off collection staff. Pilkington said BT stands for Baker and Taylor where we
buy books, CAT stands for catalog . Rocklin clarified it is a tool to make staff's life easier. Carman believes the
cost is around $5000. Raeburn said this is not an unreasonable amount.
Santos Green asked if there has ever been effort to crosswalk the goals of the strategic plan with other city
orgs. Carman said the library was mindful of the city's strategic plan when it was being put together. Santos
Green clarified she meant other city orgs in the budget and supporting other city department goals, as a way
to share how the library amplifies other city departments economically. Carman said to the specific point of
economic impacts no. Carman said we do this in other reporting but it has not been part of the strategic plan
yet. Carman said we assess the plans in other departments to find functional overlay. Santos Green would
love to see that blatantly listed and gave the language examples of aligned with, associated with, in support
with. Paetzold said this is a really interesting idea. Santos Green said at the end of the day it may not be an
economic outcome but everything costs money, if what we're doing amplifies support of another org we
need to highlight that and make it clear and as obvious as possible. Carman said that is a great point and
shared under the strategic goal of access we have "promote City offerings and incorporate the City's strategic
initiatives in library service design". Matthews said it might be a matter of wording and noted the City
Strategic Plan had similar language. Santos Green said it would be beneficial to have action items in the six-
month report that list how the library supported city goals. Santos Green said this information would be a
powerful way to make a case for funding we are going to have face . Carman said this was the first time we
made a graphic version of the strategic plan and could imagine an impact map being useful. Santos Green
says two of her staff are working with two urban planning faculty that got a federal grant and are studying
the impact of librarianship on rural communities. Santos Green is happy to report back on their findings.
Rocklin suggested in a later phase one could look at the nongovernmental agencies the city funds and the
library amplifies. Matthews noted education and environmental sustainability could also be a big part of that.
Carman said the library has the benefit of having a public facing website and a team that could offer services
to our colleagues .
Policy Review: 701 Public Relations. Rocklin acknowledged two words were requested changed . Santos
Green appreciated defining vague policy language. Rocklin proposed changing 701.3 "methodology" to
"methodologies". Motion to approve the policy with the correction was made by Massa. Seconded by Johnk.
Motion passed 8/0.
Review 2nd Quarter Financials and Statistics. Carman said the six-month budget report looked good and
gave an overview of the report. Matthews asked how the Bookmobile did in the winter weather. Helmick said
an abundance of caution is taken when considering driving conditions. There are many holds on the
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Bookmobile and folks can pick holds up downtown in poor weather. Matthews noted the importance of the
Bookmobile for people who don't drive in winter weather. Carman said Bookmobile charges are interesting
because it is the only Bookmobile and doesn 't fit seamlessly into transportation infrastructure. Carman said it
has expected repairs and Helmick shared it just got a new inverter. Massa asked what data processing is and
Royer believed it was for the library collection . Massa asked if registrations are for prepaid expenses . Carman
agreed, it is used in advance to send staff to conferences. Resources in NOBU supplement this line once the
operating budget is spent. Massa said the budget looks good and is trending well. Matthews agreed .
Staff Reports.
Director's Report. Carman shared the book returns were repaired by our Facilities staff and they are back in
place with minimal community disruption. Carman shared updates on the budget cycle. The budget
presentation for City Council went well and they had good questions about the levy and ways to be proactive
with state legislature. Carman shared there was a CIP meeting for City Council that felt positive. Carman
discussed the FY24 project to remodel the Boardroom and Meeting Room E. The larger CIP to replace the
carpet in public spaces was moved to FY26, this was originally introduced by former Director, Susan Craig .
Paetzold noted the repeated book return damage and asked if there was a design flaw or if they could be
positioned differently to protect them. Carman asked Facilities staff this and said it gets high traffic and it is
tight to drive through. Carman said this year we will be replacing the other outdoor return due to age so it is
a good time to look at this. Carman said the book return is over $20,000 to replace so it was great we could fix
the damage with existing materials we had .
Rocklin reviewed the classification study and noted one position went up at the Library and none went down.
Stevenson was glad to see that as well. Carman said this was good and there is another meeting with the
consultant to reformat job descriptions.
Departmental Reports: Adult Services. Paetzold appreciated Paulios 's work on the Johnson County Local
Homeless Coordinating Board . Paulios said it is a great group and he appreciated learning from others in the
group. Matthews liked the long-term tie of that into the Strategic Plan for staff wellness . Massa asked if the
Library had social work students this year. Paulios said it was only a one-year placement.
Community & Access Services. Matthews shared interest in fall Bookmobile stats vs winter stats . Helmick
agreed .
Development Report. Rocklin noted upcoming fun events. Roche said she would love to see Trustees attend
them. Roche noted the Dave Eggers event is selling well and hopes the others will pick up soon too. Rocklin
encouraged Trustees to share information about the events. Roche said Dave Eggers recently won the
Newberry award this year.
Miscellaneous: News Articles. None.
President's Report. None.
Announcements from Members. Paetzold encouraged Trustees interested in working with other
libraries across Iowa on a macro level to sign up for the Trustees subdivision of ILA . Paetzold shared there is
an advocacy committee meeting under Helmick's guidance and a legislative update committee that meet on
Zoom . Paetzold noted an Oscar nominated film The ABCs of Book Banning is on Paramount Plus and is an
excellent documentary showcasing children explaining how book banning impacts their reading. Paetzold
asked if there should be a future policy discussion about at-risk minors who aren't to be attended. Carman
said yes , he and Pilkington have been working with legal to make changes to the Unattended Child policy.
Paetzold asked if a tween or teen would fall into the unattended child category. Pilkington said they can and
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legal is helping guide that policy work. Carman said it worth reopening the policy and adding it to the
schedule. Carman benchmarked with other libraries and some policies use vulnerable people as the model.
Carman said we are lucky to have a liaison in the legal department who is well versed in public library policy.
Paetzold asked if UAY might be another model. Johnk said it would make sense to check with them. Carman
checked in with ICPL Teen Librarian, Victoria, and felt it was great to explore but a model like the Parks and
Rec department is more applicable because they have means of enforcing community agreements. Carman
said this is being explored with legal. Carman shared library staff are not mandatory reporters. Paetzold liked
the framing of the vulnerable people idea. Carman said he is comfortable exploring this but noted as a public
place we have many vulnerable people and stated one part of that work is to determine parameters for staff
to assess these situations. Johnk shared a friend of his works at Cornell College who inquired about policy
work at ICPL and Johnk was thrilled to brag about how wonderful the Library Board is . Johnk's friend is now
working with Cornell and using Iowa City Public Library as a model.
Carman said in reference to Massa's previous budget question that data processing pays for OCLC. Carman
explained the budget report presented is a compilation of many library department budgets together, and it
looks different in its day to day use. Matthews asked library line items are coded to the city budget. Carman
said the short answer is that is true, the longer answer is some of the codes are shared by all city departments
and some are unique to the library. We work with City Finance to set them up. Carman said if an invoice is
coded incorrectly there is a mechanism to fix that.
Santos Green said we were well represented at the Iowa Libraries Online Conference with Jackie Biger. The
conference discussed the importance of being proactive in advocacy and celebrating mundane daily work
that makes things improve over time.
Committee Reports. Stevenson shared the Director Evaluation committee received 7 trustee responses
and six staff responses. Stevenson thanked Johnk for consolidating the form. The committee will meet again
for next steps and includes Johnk, Massa, Stevenson.
The Advocacy Committee meeting will meet later tonight. The Finance Committee has been unable to meet.
Communications. None.
Consent Agenda. Johnk made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda . Matthews seconded . Motion
passed 8/10.
Set Agenda Order for February Meeting. Rocklin shared the February agenda will include
appointing a nominating committee, reviewing policy 812 hours of service, the Director evaluation . Paetzold
asked if there will be an update on the ALA presidential election at the next meeting. Matthews said we
could . Santos Green said a bill has been brought back to prohibit schools from using the guidance of the
American Library Association . Santos Green will be addressing this as a private citizen and is happy to take
feedback. Santos Green asked Trustees to find one person to explain the importance of collection
development policies being created locally to meet the needs of local groups. Santos Green said the bill is
available on Ledges.iowa .gov and the ID is 1369250.
Adjournment. Rocklin adjourned the meeting at 6:37 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Jen Royer
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Library Disbursements: January 1 to January 31, 2024
ACCOUNT/VENDOR INVOICE PO YEAR/PR TYP S WARRANT CHECK DESCRIPTION
10550110 Library Administration
10550110 432080 Other Professional Services
014353 ONE SOURCE THE BACKG 2022145889 0 2024 7 INV P 156.00 010524 118088062 BACKGROUND CHECKS F
ACCOUNT TOTAL 156.00
10550110 435055 Mail & Delivery
012264 MAILBOXES OF IOWA CI 629866 0 2024 7 INV P 9.00 011924 295343 Admin/USPS Media Ma
ACCOUNT TOTAL 9.00
10550110 436030 Transportation
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126240292 0 2024 7 INV P 788.24 011924 295301 A Mangano Mastercar
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126249103DLGKTC 0 2024 7 INV P 2,097.43 011924 295307 J Miller Mastercard
2,885.67
ACCOUNT TOTAL 2,885.67
10550110 436050 Registration
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126240292 0 2024 7 INV P 552.00 011924 295301 A Mangano Mastercar
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126249103DLGKTC 0 2024 7 INV P 1,924.00 011924 295307 J Miller Mastercard
2,476.00
ACCOUNT TOTAL 2,476.00
10550110 445140 Outside Printing
010050 TRU ART 126348011 0 2024 7 INV P 136.00 011924 295398 Admin/1,000 Busines
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126249103DLGKTC 0 2024 7 INV P 497.87 011924 295307 J Miller Mastercard
ACCOUNT TOTAL 633.87
10550110 449060 Dues & Memberships
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10007 0 2024 7 INV P 200.00 011224 295123 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10015 0 2024 7 INV P 150.00 011224 295123 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10017 0 2024 7 INV P 150.00 011224 295123 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10030 0 2024 7 INV P 145.00 011224 295123 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10034 0 2024 7 INV P 155.00 011224 295123 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10036 0 2024 7 INV P 160.00 011224 295123 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10043 0 2024 7 INV P 75.00 011224 295123 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10045 0 2024 7 INV P 70.00 011224 295123 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10104 0 2024 7 INV P 95.00 011224 295123 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10110 0 2024 7 INV P 30.00 011224 295123 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10125 0 2024 7 INV P 135.00 011224 295123 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10175 0 2024 7 INV P 110.00 011224 295123 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10176 0 2024 7 INV P 130.00 011224 295123 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10206 0 2024 7 INV P 200.00 020224 295869 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10231 0 2024 7 INV P 30.00 012624 295717 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10233 0 2024 7 INV P 30.00 012624 295716 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10258 0 2024 7 INV P 155.00 020224 295869 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
Agenda Item B
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
Library Disbursements: January 1 to January 31, 2024
ACCOUNT/VENDOR INVOICE PO YEAR/PR TYP S WARRANT CHECK DESCRIPTION
012680 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIA 10263 0 2024 7 INV P 130.00 020224 295869 Admin/ILA 2024 Memb
2,150.00
ACCOUNT TOTAL 2,150.00
10550110 449260 Parking
000104 Mari M Waldschmidt 10224 0 2024 7 INV P 19.00 011924 295369 Admin/Volunteer Par
ACCOUNT TOTAL 19.00
10550110 449280 Misc Services & Charges
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126249103DLGKTC 0 2024 7 INV P 180.00 011924 295307 J Miller Mastercard
ACCOUNT TOTAL 180.00
10550110 452010 Office Supplies
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126247131 0 2024 7 INV P 145.59 011924 295304 E Carman Mastercard
ACCOUNT TOTAL 145.59
10550110 469320 Miscellaneous Supplies
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126249103DLGKTC 0 2024 7 INV P 350.76 011924 295307 J Miller Mastercard
ACCOUNT TOTAL 350.76
10550110 469360 Food and Beverages
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126247792KTCDLG 0 2024 7 INV P 142.45 011924 295305 J Paulios Mastercar
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126249103DLGKTC 0 2024 7 INV P 984.05 011924 295307 J Miller Mastercard
1,126.50
ACCOUNT TOTAL 1,126.50
ORG 10550110 TOTAL 10,132.39
10550121 Library Bldg Maint - Public
10550121 438030 Electricity
010319 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY 548504734 0 2024 7 INV P 6,272.84 011924 45671
ACCOUNT TOTAL 6,272.84
10550121 438070 Heating Fuel/Gas
010319 MIDAMERICAN ENERGY 548504734 0 2024 7 INV P 2,184.38 011924 45671
ACCOUNT TOTAL 2,184.38
10550121 442010 Other Building R&M Services
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126249103DLGKTC 0 2024 7 INV P 39.98 011924 295307 J Miller Mastercard
010821 MIDWEST ALARM SERVIC 439844 0 2024 7 INV P 630.00 020224 295884 FAC/Fire Alarm Moni
Agenda Item B
65
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Library Disbursements: January 1 to January 31, 2024
ACCOUNT/VENDOR INVOICE PO YEAR/PR TYP S WARRANT CHECK DESCRIPTION
010835 FOSTER APPLIANCE 13611A-C 0 2024 7 INV P 206.95 011224 45609 FAC/Icemaker Replac
016413 BED BUG CATCHER 3017 0 2024 7 INV P 750.00 011924 295262 FAC/Bed Bug Inspect
016722 PROFESSIONAL WINDOW 3153 0 2024 7 INV P 150.00 011224 295156 FAC/Window Cleaning
ACCOUNT TOTAL 1,776.93
10550121 442020 Structure R&M Services
010823 SCHUMACHER ELEVATOR 90602474 0 2024 7 INV P 625.21 011224 45627 Dec 2023 Service
ACCOUNT TOTAL 625.21
10550121 442050 Furnishing R&M Services
013948 SMITH, AMY 55845 0 2024 7 INV P 1,000.00 011924 295388 FAC/Labor/Materials
ACCOUNT TOTAL 1,000.00
10550121 445030 Nursery Srvc-Lawn & Plant Care
010181 GREENERY DESIGNS 4150 0 2024 7 INV P 74.00 010524 294978 FAC/Interior Plants
ACCOUNT TOTAL 74.00
10550121 445330 Other Waste Disposal
013663 REPUBLIC SERVICES OF 0897-001009455 0 2024 7 INV P 139.55 012624 295746 Refuse & Recycling
ACCOUNT TOTAL 139.55
10550121 449160 Other Rentals
010627 CINTAS CORPORATION 4165071690 0 2024 7 INV P 223.25 010524 294952 FAC/Sanitary Suppli
010627 CINTAS CORPORATION 4174883302 0 2024 7 INV P 223.25 010524 294952 FAC/Sanitary Suppli
010627 CINTAS CORPORATION 4177950846 0 2024 7 INV P 223.25 010524 294952 FAC/Sanitary Suppli
010627 CINTAS CORPORATION 4179238309 0 2024 7 INV P 223.25 011924 295273 FAC/Sanitary Suppli
010627 CINTAS CORPORATION 4180750530 0 2024 7 INV P 223.25 020224 295830 FAC/Sanitary Suppli
1,116.25
ACCOUNT TOTAL 1,116.25
10550121 452040 Sanitation & Indust Supplies
010290 LENOCH AND CILEK ACE 375028/3 0 2024 7 INV P 720.32 011924 295341 FAC/Restroom Suppli
010290 LENOCH AND CILEK ACE 375034/3 0 2024 7 INV P 17.94 011924 295341 FAC/Distilled Water
010290 LENOCH AND CILEK ACE 375133/3 0 2024 7 INV P 1,272.12 011924 295341 FAC/Restroom Suppli
2,010.38
010570 CENTRAL IOWA DISTRIB 01003998 0 2024 7 INV P 1,638.00 020224 295826 FAC/Clear Bags, Bru
010627 CINTAS CORPORATION 4165071690 0 2024 7 INV P 245.69 010524 294952 FAC/Sanitary Suppli
010627 CINTAS CORPORATION 4174883302 0 2024 7 INV P 374.66 010524 294952 FAC/Sanitary Suppli
010627 CINTAS CORPORATION 4177950846 0 2024 7 INV P 374.66 010524 294952 FAC/Sanitary Suppli
010627 CINTAS CORPORATION 4179238309 0 2024 7 INV P 292.52 011924 295273 FAC/Sanitary Suppli
Agenda Item B
66
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Library Disbursements: January 1 to January 31, 2024
ACCOUNT/VENDOR INVOICE PO YEAR/PR TYP S WARRANT CHECK DESCRIPTION
010627 CINTAS CORPORATION 4180750530 0 2024 7 INV P 374.66 020224 295830 FAC/Sanitary Suppli
1,662.19
ACCOUNT TOTAL 5,310.57
ORG 10550121 TOTAL 18,499.73
10550140 Library Computer Systems
10550140 438130 Cell Phone/Data Services
010482 VERIZON WIRELESS 9953891498 0 2024 7 INV P 288.59 020224 295928 IT/Verizon Wireless
ACCOUNT TOTAL 288.59
10550140 438140 Internet Fees
014293 IMON COMMUNICATIONS 3293119A 0 2024 7 INV P 253.13 011224 295117 Internet Services
014293 IMON COMMUNICATIONS 3333937A 0 2024 7 INV P 253.02 020224 295863 Internet Services
014293 IMON COMMUNICATIONS 3360034 0 2024 7 INV P 477.94 020224 295862 IT/Internet and Pho
984.09
ACCOUNT TOTAL 984.09
10550140 443020 Office Equipment R&M Services
014150 ADVANCED BUSINESS SY INV350579 0 2024 7 INV P 150.50 012624 46072 LBE&IT/Sharp Printi
ACCOUNT TOTAL 150.50
10550140 444080 Software R&M Services
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126240250 0 2024 7 INV P 232.00 011924 295302 B Palmer Mastercard
010525 ENCOMPASS IOWA LLC 14450 0 2024 7 INV P 224.00 011924 45654 IT/Backup Exchange
014841 ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORP 2646037425 0 2024 7 INV P 3,484.80 011924 295249 IT/Creative Cloud L
014841 ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORP 2646037426 0 2024 7 INV P 1,847.40 011924 295249 IT/Creative Cloud L
5,332.20
ACCOUNT TOTAL 5,788.20
10550140 444100 Hardware R&M Services
010631 MEDIACOM 8383940320027672 0 2024 7 INV P 11.12 011924 295349 IT/Digital Equipmen
ACCOUNT TOTAL 11.12
ORG 10550140 TOTAL 7,222.50
10550151 Lib Public Services - Adults
10550151 445250 Inter-Library Loans
000119 Johnston Public Libr 112023 0 2024 7 INV P 36.00 011224 295144 AS/Missing ILL Mate
000119 Robert W. Barlow Mem 1324 0 2024 7 INV P 40.00 011924 295359 AS/Missing ILL Mate
Agenda Item B
67
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Library Disbursements: January 1 to January 31, 2024
ACCOUNT/VENDOR INVOICE PO YEAR/PR TYP S WARRANT CHECK DESCRIPTION
76.00
ACCOUNT TOTAL 76.00
10550151 469320 Miscellaneous Supplies
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126249103DLGKTC 0 2024 7 INV P 170.19 011924 295307 J Miller Mastercard
ACCOUNT TOTAL 170.19
ORG 10550151 TOTAL 246.19
10550152 Lib Public Services - Children
10550152 432080 Other Professional Services
010467 U OF IA 10824 0 2024 7 INV P 150.00 011924 295403 CHI/Winter Break Cr
014444 BALLET QUAD CITIES 121623 0 2024 7 INV P 150.00 011924 295261 CHI/Dance Me a Stor
016412 STUDIO 13 122923 0 2024 7 INV P 260.00 011924 295391 CHI/Noon Year's Eve
016884 RAPTOLOGY 122823 0 2024 7 INV P 100.00 012624 295744 CHI/Winter Break Bi
016885 LOVELY BUNCHES 122223 0 2024 7 INV P 50.00 012624 295724 CHI/Family Night Wi
ACCOUNT TOTAL 710.00
10550152 469320 Miscellaneous Supplies
010125 BLICK ART MATERIALS 268181 0 2024 7 INV P 29.00 020224 295819 CHI/Sharpie Markers
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126247446SRPDLG 0 2024 7 INV P 403.06 011924 295303 A Pilkington MC 1/2
ACCOUNT TOTAL 432.06
10550152 469360 Food and Beverages
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126247446SRPDLG 0 2024 7 INV P 54.33 011924 295303 A Pilkington MC 1/2
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126249103DLGKTC 0 2024 7 INV P 99.90 011924 295307 J Miller Mastercard
154.23
012839 NEEL HOUSE BAKERY 122723 0 2024 7 INV P 84.00 011224 295149 CHI/Cookies for Gin
ACCOUNT TOTAL 238.23
ORG 10550152 TOTAL 1,380.29
10550159 Lib Public Srvs-Comm Access
10550159 445140 Outside Printing
010050 TRU ART 126191011 0 2024 7 INV P 275.25 011224 295165 CAS/750 Bookmobile
010050 TRU ART 126192011 0 2024 7 INV P 169.00 011224 295165 CAS/1,000 Bookmobil
010050 TRU ART 126356011 0 2024 7 INV P 118.00 012624 295762 CAS/200 Teen/Adult
010050 TRU ART 126357011 0 2024 7 INV P 112.00 012624 295763 CAS/200 Kids Winter
Agenda Item B
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
Library Disbursements: January 1 to January 31, 2024
ACCOUNT/VENDOR INVOICE PO YEAR/PR TYP S WARRANT CHECK DESCRIPTION
674.25
010373 PIP PRINTING 114979 0 2024 7 INV P 30.37 011924 45675 CAS/500 ICPL Lost a
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126240002 0 2024 7 INV P 139.92 011924 295306 S Helmick Mastercar
ACCOUNT TOTAL 844.54
10550159 469320 Miscellaneous Supplies
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126240002 0 2024 7 INV P 485.59 011924 295306 S Helmick Mastercar
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126249103DLGKTC 0 2024 7 INV P 482.48 011924 295307 J Miller Mastercard
968.07
ACCOUNT TOTAL 968.07
10550159 469360 Food and Beverages
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126240002 0 2024 7 INV P 17.98 011924 295306 S Helmick Mastercar
ACCOUNT TOTAL 17.98
ORG 10550159 TOTAL 1,830.59
10550160 Library Collection Services
10550160 445270 Library Material R&M Services
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 200055122023V 0 2024 7 INV P 1,830.51 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS/P
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037946948 0 2024 7 INV P 11.61 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037962844 0 2024 7 INV P 14.19 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037979891 0 2024 7 INV P 7.74 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037991564 0 2024 7 INV P 9.03 020224 295816 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038003978 0 2024 7 INV P 10.32 020224 295816 LIBRARY MATERIALS
1,883.40
ACCOUNT TOTAL 1,883.40
10550160 469110 Misc Processing Supplies
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126240292 0 2024 7 INV P 172.26 011924 295301 A Mangano Mastercar
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C H667465DM 0 2024 7 INV P 3.35 020224 295818 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504861406 0 2024 7 INV P 324.77 011924 295354 LIBRARY MATERIALS
ACCOUNT TOTAL 500.38
ORG 10550160 TOTAL 2,383.78
10550210 Library Children's Materials
10550210 477020 Books (Cat/Cir)
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037945174 0 2024 7 INV P 363.90 012624 295668 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037960435 0 2024 7 INV P 73.55 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
Agenda Item B
69
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Library Disbursements: January 1 to January 31, 2024
ACCOUNT/VENDOR INVOICE PO YEAR/PR TYP S WARRANT CHECK DESCRIPTION
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037962431 0 2024 7 INV P 263.63 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037973835 0 2024 7 INV P 425.34 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037979118 0 2024 7 INV P 5.39 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037981944 0 2024 7 INV P 137.01 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037987143 0 2024 7 INV P 106.46 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037991154 0 2024 7 INV P 150.96 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037994630 0 2024 7 INV P 275.97 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037997149 0 2024 7 INV P 78.87 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037997861 0 2024 7 INV P 70.22 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037997954 0 2024 7 INV P 63.53 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038000083 0 2024 7 INV P 91.64 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038003438 0 2024 7 INV P 9.55 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038007640 0 2024 7 INV P 161.79 012624 295668 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038007710 0 2024 7 INV P 417.59 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038010280 0 2024 7 INV P 314.86 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038011063 0 2024 7 INV P 15.17 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038011542 0 2024 7 INV P 7.18 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038011580 0 2024 7 INV P 156.29 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038012999 0 2024 7 INV P 23.91 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038013193 0 2024 7 INV P 60.44 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038014759 0 2024 7 INV P 64.92 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038015537 0 2024 7 INV P 136.82 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038023563 0 2024 7 INV P 98.05 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038025659 0 2024 7 INV P 30.33 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038026414 0 2024 7 INV P 176.66 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038028737 0 2024 7 INV P 27.18 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038034057 0 2024 7 INV P 100.22 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038035541 0 2024 7 INV P 104.56 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
4,011.99
010531 GALE GROUP 83077018 0 2024 7 INV P 37.48 011924 295297 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010531 GALE GROUP 83105014 0 2024 7 CRM P -15.60 011924 295297 LIBRARY MATERIALS
21.88
010536 INGRAM LIBRARY SERVI 78481728 0 2024 7 INV P 63.05 011224 295120 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010536 INGRAM LIBRARY SERVI 78513228 0 2024 7 INV P 36.79 011224 295120 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010536 INGRAM LIBRARY SERVI 79026002 0 2024 7 INV P 10.52 011224 295120 LIBRARY MATERIALS
110.36
ACCOUNT TOTAL 4,144.23
10550210 477030 Books (Outreach)
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037997149 0 2024 7 INV P 17.98 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038023563 0 2024 7 INV P 11.98 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
29.96
ACCOUNT TOTAL 29.96
Agenda Item B
70
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Library Disbursements: January 1 to January 31, 2024
ACCOUNT/VENDOR INVOICE PO YEAR/PR TYP S WARRANT CHECK DESCRIPTION
10550210 477070 eBooks
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO23458649 0 2024 7 INV P 262.21 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO23459030 0 2024 7 INV P 182.90 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24002399 0 2024 7 INV P 43.99 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24004614 0 2024 7 INV P 329.01 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24010341 0 2024 7 INV P 50.97 012624 295740 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24017745 0 2024 7 INV P 177.85 020224 295893 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA23459982 0 2024 7 INV P 38.97 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA24008551 0 2024 7 INV P 60.00 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
1,145.90
ACCOUNT TOTAL 1,145.90
10550210 477110 Audio (Digital)
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO23458644 0 2024 7 INV P 174.89 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24004614 0 2024 7 INV P 179.99 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24010336 0 2024 7 INV P 87.98 012624 295740 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24017745 0 2024 7 INV P 89.99 020224 295893 LIBRARY MATERIALS
532.85
ACCOUNT TOTAL 532.85
10550210 477160 Video (DVD)
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504872052 0 2024 7 INV P 22.48 011924 295354 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504900142 0 2024 7 INV P 27.73 020224 295885 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504931630 0 2024 7 INV P 29.97 020224 295885 LIBRARY MATERIALS
80.18
ACCOUNT TOTAL 80.18
10550210 477220 Video Games
016856 KLISE/CRIMSON MULTI 013050 0 2024 7 INV P 41.15 011924 295338 LIBRARY MATERIALS
ACCOUNT TOTAL 41.15
10550210 477250 Streaming Media/PPU
015034 KANOPY INC 374204 0 2024 7 INV P 1,250.00 011924 295334 LIBRARY MATERIALS
ACCOUNT TOTAL 1,250.00
ORG 10550210 TOTAL 7,224.27
10550220 Library Adult Materials
10550220 477020 Books (Cat/Cir)
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126240292 0 2024 7 INV P 21.60 011924 295301 A Mangano Mastercar
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037945174 0 2024 7 INV P 3,121.09 012624 295668 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037946948 0 2024 7 INV P 178.26 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037962844 0 2024 7 INV P 187.57 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
Agenda Item B
71
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Library Disbursements: January 1 to January 31, 2024
ACCOUNT/VENDOR INVOICE PO YEAR/PR TYP S WARRANT CHECK DESCRIPTION
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037965039 0 2024 7 INV P 144.96 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037973781 0 2024 7 INV P 188.89 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037973783 0 2024 7 INV P 393.51 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037973864 0 2024 7 INV P 318.95 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037979109 0 2024 7 INV P 48.99 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037979891 0 2024 7 INV P 92.94 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037981944 0 2024 7 INV P 756.31 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037987143 0 2024 7 INV P 356.82 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037991115 0 2024 7 INV P 97.94 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037991156 0 2024 7 INV P 131.68 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037991564 0 2024 7 INV P 114.53 020224 295816 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037993507 0 2024 7 INV P 72.94 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037994630 0 2024 7 INV P 1,630.91 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037997149 0 2024 7 INV P 299.49 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037997773 0 2024 7 INV P 71.61 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037997951 0 2024 7 INV P 168.56 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038003716 0 2024 7 INV P 197.59 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038003978 0 2024 7 INV P 170.32 020224 295816 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038006025 0 2024 7 INV P 43.25 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038007718 0 2024 7 INV P 95.83 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038007867 0 2024 7 INV P 57.00 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038010280 0 2024 7 INV P 2,561.51 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038011201 0 2024 7 INV P 49.69 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038011540 0 2024 7 INV P 42.75 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038011582 0 2024 7 INV P 85.62 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038015537 0 2024 7 INV P 502.25 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038018008 0 2024 7 INV P 404.67 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038022285 0 2024 7 INV P 117.35 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038023563 0 2024 7 INV P 682.21 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038024166 0 2024 7 INV P 142.76 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038025659 0 2024 7 INV P 368.08 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038026461 0 2024 7 INV P 130.39 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038026569 0 2024 7 INV P 331.77 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038035541 0 2024 7 INV P 266.66 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038036748 0 2024 7 INV P 386.92 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
15,012.57
010520 CENTER POINT PUBLISH 2060009 0 2024 7 INV P 142.02 012624 295678 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010520 CENTER POINT PUBLISH 2066304 0 2024 7 INV P 142.02 020224 295825 LIBRARY MATERIALS
284.04
010531 GALE GROUP 82835167 0 2024 7 INV P 115.97 011924 295297 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010531 GALE GROUP 82956940 0 2024 7 INV P 77.98 011924 295297 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010531 GALE GROUP 83070209 0 2024 7 INV P 37.99 011924 295297 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010531 GALE GROUP 83105013 0 2024 7 CRM P -23.20 011924 295297 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010531 GALE GROUP 83111618 0 2024 7 CRM P -7.60 011924 295297 LIBRARY MATERIALS
201.14
010536 INGRAM LIBRARY SERVI 78481728 0 2024 7 INV P 99.89 011224 295120 LIBRARY MATERIALS
Agenda Item B
72
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Library Disbursements: January 1 to January 31, 2024
ACCOUNT/VENDOR INVOICE PO YEAR/PR TYP S WARRANT CHECK DESCRIPTION
010536 INGRAM LIBRARY SERVI 78513228 0 2024 7 INV P 24.97 011224 295120 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010536 INGRAM LIBRARY SERVI 79026002 0 2024 7 INV P 161.17 011224 295120 LIBRARY MATERIALS
286.03
014503 GREENHAVEN PUBLISHIN GRL5056071 0 2024 7 INV P 226.92 020224 295845 LIBRARY MATERIALS
015582 ICE CUBE PRESS LLC 5933 0 2024 7 INV P 31.34 020224 295861 LIBRARY MATERIALS
ACCOUNT TOTAL 16,063.64
10550220 477070 eBooks
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO23457140 0 2024 7 INV P 59.99 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO23458033 0 2024 7 INV P 18.95 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO23458628 0 2024 7 INV P 2,081.25 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO23458630 0 2024 7 INV P 111.97 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO23458637 0 2024 7 INV P 267.50 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO23459029 0 2024 7 INV P 1,562.94 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24002224 0 2024 7 INV P 65.00 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24003691 0 2024 7 INV P 1,141.22 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24004617 0 2024 7 INV P 3,294.14 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24006246 0 2024 7 INV P 13.99 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24009277 0 2024 7 INV P 27.50 012624 295740 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24010334 0 2024 7 INV P 419.34 012624 295740 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24010338 0 2024 7 INV P 407.99 012624 295740 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24010339 0 2024 7 INV P 304.99 012624 295740 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24016380 0 2024 7 INV P 12.99 020224 295893 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24017497 0 2024 7 INV P 1,160.32 020224 295893 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24017747 0 2024 7 INV P 2,883.09 020224 295893 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA23459982 0 2024 7 INV P 317.01 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA23459983 0 2024 7 INV P 18.99 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA24001671 0 2024 7 INV P 42.72 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA24001672 0 2024 7 INV P 17.99 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA24008000 0 2024 7 INV P 528.37 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA24008551 0 2024 7 INV P 25.87 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA24013915 0 2024 7 INV P 509.89 012624 295740 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA24021007 0 2024 7 INV P 399.92 020224 295893 LIBRARY MATERIALS
15,693.93
ACCOUNT TOTAL 15,693.93
10550220 477100 Audio (Compact Disc)
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504798251 0 2024 7 INV P 22.49 011924 295354 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504836861 0 2024 7 INV P 62.52 011924 295354 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504862173 0 2024 7 INV P 13.49 020224 295885 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504925635 0 2024 7 INV P 13.49 020224 295885 LIBRARY MATERIALS
111.99
ACCOUNT TOTAL 111.99
Agenda Item B
73
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Library Disbursements: January 1 to January 31, 2024
ACCOUNT/VENDOR INVOICE PO YEAR/PR TYP S WARRANT CHECK DESCRIPTION
10550220 477110 Audio (Digital)
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO23458033 0 2024 7 INV P 33.56 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO23458640 0 2024 7 INV P 449.94 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO23458642 0 2024 7 INV P 133.49 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO23458651 0 2024 7 INV P 3,411.87 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO23459029 0 2024 7 INV P 366.72 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24002224 0 2024 7 INV P 172.75 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24003699 0 2024 7 INV P 1,571.79 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24004617 0 2024 7 INV P 475.20 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24010335 0 2024 7 INV P 104.99 012624 295740 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24010337 0 2024 7 INV P 1,002.40 012624 295740 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24010340 0 2024 7 INV P 396.49 012624 295740 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24016380 0 2024 7 INV P 59.99 020224 295893 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24017495 0 2024 7 INV P 789.69 020224 295893 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370CO24017747 0 2024 7 INV P 988.40 020224 295893 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA23459982 0 2024 7 INV P 288.87 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA23459983 0 2024 7 INV P 72.07 011224 295153 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA24001671 0 2024 7 INV P 34.77 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA24008000 0 2024 7 INV P 455.98 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA24008551 0 2024 7 INV P 72.07 011924 295368 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA24009726 0 2024 7 INV P 72.07 012624 295740 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA24013915 0 2024 7 INV P 723.72 012624 295740 LIBRARY MATERIALS
011068 OVERDRIVE INC 01370DA24021007 0 2024 7 INV P 350.08 020224 295893 LIBRARY MATERIALS
12,026.91
ACCOUNT TOTAL 12,026.91
10550220 477160 Video (DVD)
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504807710 0 2024 7 INV P 125.93 011924 295354 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504838030 0 2024 7 INV P 155.17 011924 295354 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504838031 0 2024 7 INV P 26.24 011924 295354 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504872052 0 2024 7 INV P 209.89 011924 295354 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504872053 0 2024 7 INV P 18.74 011924 295354 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504900142 0 2024 7 INV P 126.68 020224 295885 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504900143 0 2024 7 INV P 29.99 020224 295885 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504931630 0 2024 7 INV P 562.90 020224 295885 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504931631 0 2024 7 INV P 99.14 020224 295885 LIBRARY MATERIALS
1,354.68
ACCOUNT TOTAL 1,354.68
10550220 477220 Video Games
016856 KLISE/CRIMSON MULTI 013050 0 2024 7 INV P 174.89 011924 295338 LIBRARY MATERIALS
016856 KLISE/CRIMSON MULTI 013149 0 2024 7 INV P 95.07 020224 295874 LIBRARY MATERIALS
269.96
ACCOUNT TOTAL 269.96
10550220 477250 Streaming Media/PPU
Agenda Item B
74
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Library Disbursements: January 1 to January 31, 2024
ACCOUNT/VENDOR INVOICE PO YEAR/PR TYP S WARRANT CHECK DESCRIPTION
015034 KANOPY INC 374204 0 2024 7 INV P 1,250.00 011924 295334 LIBRARY MATERIALS
015034 KANOPY INC 380970 0 2024 7 INV P 2,714.00 011224 295132 LIBRARY MATERIALS
3,964.00
ACCOUNT TOTAL 3,964.00
10550220 477330 Serial (Print)
010169 GAZETTE COMMUNICATIO 437299124 0 2024 7 INV P 894.40 011224 295106 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010238 IOWA CITY PRESS CITI PC0025925FY24 0 2024 7 INV P 1,037.45 020224 295865 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126240292 0 2024 7 INV P 52.00 011924 295301 A Mangano Mastercar
010717 USA TODAY UT4222816FY24 0 2024 7 INV P 397.55 011924 295406 LIBRARY MATERIALS
ACCOUNT TOTAL 2,381.40
10550220 477350 Online Reference
010550 PROQUEST INFORMATION 70818862 0 2024 7 INV P 4,355.90 011224 45623 LIBRARY MATERIALS
ACCOUNT TOTAL 4,355.90
ORG 10550220 TOTAL 56,222.41
FUND 1000 General TOTAL:105,142.15
Agenda Item B
75
CITY OF IOWA CITY
Library Disbursements: January 1 to January 31, 2024
ACCOUNT/VENDOR INVOICE PO YEAR/PR TYP S WARRANT CHECK DESCRIPTION
10550320 Library Board Enterprise
10550320 443020 Office Equipment R&M Services
014150 ADVANCED BUSINESS SY INV350579 0 2024 7 INV P 29.11 012624 46072 LBE&IT/Sharp Printi
ACCOUNT TOTAL 29.11
10550320 444080 Software R&M Services
010216 RICOH USA INC 5068689565 0 2024 7 INV P 49.11 012624 46106 LBE/Public Printing
010555 TRACSYSTEMS INC 4673 0 2024 7 INV P 75.90 012624 295759 LBE/Software Fax Se
016628 DATA443 RISK MITIGAT 38636 0 2024 7 INV P 848.00 012624 295687 LBE/Licenses
ACCOUNT TOTAL 973.01
ORG 10550320 TOTAL 1,002.12
10550330 Damages & Losses
10550330 435055 Mail & Delivery
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126240002 0 2024 7 INV P 13.66 011924 295306 S Helmick Mastercar
ACCOUNT TOTAL 13.66
ORG 10550330 TOTAL 13.66
10550420 Library Designated Gifts
10550420 445140 047 Outside Printing
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126247446SRPDLG 0 2024 7 INV P 813.26 011924 295303 A Pilkington MC 1/2
ACCOUNT TOTAL 813.26
10550420 469320 Miscellaneous Supplies
010125 BLICK ART MATERIALS 267897KTC 0 2024 7 INV P 139.46 011224 295080 DG/Paints and Suppl
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126247792KTCDLG 0 2024 7 INV P 543.40 011924 295305 J Paulios Mastercar
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126249103DLGKTC 0 2024 7 INV P 91.11 011924 295307 J Miller Mastercard
634.51
016883 1-WEEK CRITIQUE 011124KTC 0 2024 7 INV P 500.00 012624 295656 UG/Programming Stip
ACCOUNT TOTAL 1,273.97
10550420 469360 Food and Beverages
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126247446SRPDLG 0 2024 7 INV P 17.87 011924 295303 A Pilkington MC 1/2
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126247792KTCDLG 0 2024 7 INV P 119.47 011924 295305 J Paulios Mastercar
010475 GREENSTATE CREDIT U 0126249103DLGKTC 0 2024 7 INV P 68.96 011924 295307 J Miller Mastercard
206.30
ACCOUNT TOTAL 206.30
Agenda Item B
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Library Disbursements: January 1 to January 31, 2024
ACCOUNT/VENDOR INVOICE PO YEAR/PR TYP S WARRANT CHECK DESCRIPTION
ORG 10550420 TOTAL 2,293.53
10550510 Library Children's Materials -
10550510 477020 Books (Cat/Cir)
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037962431 0 2024 7 INV P 18.00 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037973835 0 2024 7 INV P 21.64 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038007640 0 2024 7 INV P 4.77 012624 295668 LIBRARY MATERIALS
44.41
ACCOUNT TOTAL 44.41
ORG 10550510 TOTAL 44.41
10550520 Library Adult Materials - Gift
10550520 477020 Books (Cat/Cir)
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037973781 0 2024 7 INV P 17.09 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2037991115 0 2024 7 INV P 15.93 011224 295077 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038007867 0 2024 7 INV P 28.98 011924 295259 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038015537 0 2024 7 INV P 15.15 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
010509 BAKER & TAYLOR INC C 2038026461 0 2024 7 INV P 11.39 020224 295817 LIBRARY MATERIALS
88.54
ACCOUNT TOTAL 88.54
10550520 477250 Streaming Media/PPU
010546 MIDWEST TAPE 504860688 0 2024 7 INV P 8,825.13 011224 295142 LIBRARY MATERIALS
ACCOUNT TOTAL 8,825.13
ORG 10550520 TOTAL 8,913.67
FUND 1001 Library Gifts TOTAL:12,267.39
Agenda ItemB
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
Library Disbursements: January 1 to January 31, 2024
ACCOUNT/VENDOR INVOICE PO YEAR/PR TYP S WARRANT CHECK DESCRIPTION
10550800 Library Replacement Reserve
10550800 444080 Software R&M Services
016427 MICROSOFT CORPORATIO G034043143 0 2024 7 INV P 2,747.89 011224 45621 LRR/Microsoft Azure
016427 MICROSOFT CORPORATIO G036267315 0 2024 7 INV P 2,436.63 020224 46164 LRR/Microsoft Azure
5,184.52
ACCOUNT TOTAL 5,184.52
ORG 10550800 TOTAL 5,184.52
FUND 1006 Library Replacement Reserves TOTAL:5,184.52
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Tom Rocklin, President
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Hannah Shultz Secretary
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