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1 WHEREAS, Wisconsin Statutes § 43.15 requires county membership in a federated
2 library system in order for municipal libraries located within the County to be members of a
3 federated library system; and
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5 WHEREAS, the municipal libraries in St. Croix County are and want to continue to be
6 members of the IFLS Library System; and
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8 WHEREAS, county membership in a federated library system requires a"county library
9 plan;" and
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11 WHEREAS, the current St. Croix County Plan 2015 - 2018 was in need of being
12 updated; and
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14 WHEREAS, the County Board conducted a public hearing on November 6, 2018 on the
15 attached St. Croix County Plan of Library Service 2019 - 2022.
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17 THEREFORE,be it resolved that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors hereby
18 adopts the attached St. Croix County Plan of Library Service 2019 - 2022.
Legal-Fiscal-Administrative Approvals:
Legal Note:
Fiscal Impact: No fiscal impact for adopting County Library Plan of Services.
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10/15/18 Administration Committee NO ACTION Next: 11/19/18
RESULT: NO ACTION Next: 11/19/2018 5:00 PM
11/19/18 Administration Committee RECOMMENDED
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RESULT: RECOMMENDED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Roy Sjoberg, Vice-Chair
SECONDER: Tammy Moothedan, Supervisor
AYES: Roy Sjoberg, Tammy Moothedan, Dan Fosterling, David Peterson
ABSENT: Shaela Leibfried
Vote Confirmation.
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SL Croix County Board of Supervisors Action:
Roll Call -Vote Requirement— Majority of Supervisors Present
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RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: David Peterson, Supervisor
SECONDER: Judy Achterhof, Supervisor
AYES: Schachtner, Nordstrand, Miller, Coulter, Sjoberg, Moothedan, Feidler, Ostness,
Larson, Hansen, Brinkman, Peterson, Anderson, Achterhof, Leibfried, Peavey
ABSENT: District 6, Dan Fosterling, District 13
This Resolution was Adopted by the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors on December 4, 2018
Cindy Campbell, County Clerk
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St. Croix County Government Center-1101 Carmichael Road-Hudson, Wisconsin
Introduction
The municipalities of Baldwin, Deer Park, Glenwood City, Hammond, the Hudson Area Joint
Library (which consists of the City of Hudson, Village of North Hudson, and the Town of St.
Joseph and the Town of Hudson), New Richmond, River Falls, Roberts, Somerset, Spring Valley,
and Woodville have an agreement with St. Croix County (the "County") to provide services to all
residents of the County. The specifics of this commitment are outlined in this Plan of Library
Service. In response to this commitment to offer services to the residents of the County, the
County has approved this plan for the financial support of the service provided by these libraries.
I. Mission Statement
St. Croix County envisions library services that ensure all residents have the opportunity and high
quality resources to read, engage, work, create, and learn. The County shall provide equitable
funding that will allow libraries within the County to provide access to the tools required to meet
the needs of the County's residents.
II. Background
A. Statutory Requirements of County Planning
WI Stat. §43.11 - County library planning committees.
(1) CREATION. Any county board may appoint a county library planning committee under this
section. If a county board, in a county where all public library service is administered or
coordinated by an existing county library board or where there is a single-county public library
system board, determines to appoint a committee under this section, the existing library board
may serve as the county library planning committee. The county board shall notify the division
immediately upon appointment of the committee.
(3) DUTIES AND POWERS.
(a) The committee may prepare a new plan for the organization of a county or multicounty
system, revise an existing plan or change the boundaries of a public library system. It shall
conduct public hearings concerning these plans, revisions and changes to which representatives
of all libraries in the county shall be invited.
(b) The committee's final report, including a new plan, revisions to an existing plan or changes
to the boundaries of a public library system and copies of any written agreements necessary to
implement the proposal, shall be filed with the county board and submitted to the division.
Plans for multicounty systems shall include a method for allocating system board membership
among the member counties.
(c) The plan of library service for a county, whether for a single county or a multicounty system,
shall provide for library services to residents of those municipalities in the county not
maintaining a public library under this chapter. The services shall include full access to public
libraries participating in the public library system and the plan shall provide for reimbursement
for that access. Services may include books-by-mail service, bookmobile service, the
establishment of additional libraries or other services deemed appropriate by the committee.
Services may be provided by contracting with existing public libraries in the county or in
adjacent counties or with the public library system or by creating a county library organization
under this chapter. The plan of library service for a county may provide for improving public
library service countywide and in municipalities that have libraries. The plan shall specify the
method and level of funding to be provided by the county to implement the services described
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in the plan, including the reimbursement of public libraries for access by residents of those
municipalities in the county not maintaining a public library.
(d) The plan of library services for a county may include minimum standards of operation for
public libraries in the county.The county shall hold a public hearing on any standards proposed
under this paragraph. The standards shall take effect if they are approved by the county and
the public library boards of at least 50 percent of the participating municipalities in the county
that contain, according to the most recent estimate prepared under s. :1. .9 , at least 80 percent
of the population of participating municipalities in the county.
(e) The plan of library services for a county may require that a municipality located in whole or
in part within the county that operates a public library compensate another municipality located
in whole or in part within the county that operates a public library whenever the latter public
library provides library services to residents of the municipality that operates the former public
library. The plan's compensation for each loan may not exceed the actual cost of the loan, as
defined by the department by rule.
History: 1971. c 1.52; :1981.. c 20; :1985 a. 29, :1..77; 1..993,a. :1..84; :1997 a. :1..50; 2105 a.420.
WI Stat. §43.12 - County payment for library services.
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(a) By March 1 of each year, each of the following payments of not less than the minimum amount
calculated under par. (Ike) shall be made:
1. Except as provided in subd. 2., by a county that does not maintain a consolidated public library
for the county under s. 43.57 and that contains residents who are not residents of a municipality
that maintains a public library under s. 4,1 .52 or 43.53, to each public library in the county and to
each public library in an adjacent county, other than a county with a population of at least 750,000
or a county that maintains a consolidated public library for the county.
2. If the adjacent county maintains a consolidated public library and provides the notice under
sub. (.Ilan), by a county that does not maintain a consolidated public library for the county under s.
4,1 .57 and that contains residents who are not residents of a municipality that maintains a public
library under s.4,1 .52 or 43.53, to the consolidated public library for the adjacent county providing
the notice under sub. :1.im).
3. If a county maintains a consolidated public library and provides a notice under sub. (.1 im), by
that county to each public library in an adjacent county, other than a county with a population of
at least 750,000, that provides a statement to the county under sub. (2).
(b) The minimum amount under par. (a) shall be calculated to equal 70 percent of the amount
computed by multiplying the number of loans of material made by the library during the prior
calendar year, for par. (a) :1.. or 3., to residents of the county who are not residents of a municipality
that maintains a public library under s. 4,1 .52 or 43.53, or, for par. (a) 2., to residents of the county
who are not residents of a municipality that contains a branch of the consolidated library, as
reported under sub. (2), by the amount that results from dividing the total operational
expenditures of the library during the calendar year for which the number of loans are reported,
not including capital expenditures or expenditures of federal funds, by the total number of loans
of material made by the public library during the calendar year for which the loans are reported.
(c) The library board of the public library entitled to a payment under this subsection may direct
the county to credit all or a portion of the payment to a county library service or library system for
shared services.
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(lm) If a county maintains a consolidated public library, the library shall provide a notice not
later than April 1 to any public library from which it requests payment under sub. (:1.).
(2) By July 1 of each year, each public library lying in whole or in part in a county shall provide a
statement to the county clerk of that county and to the county clerk of each adjacent county, other
than a county with a population of at least 750,000, that reports all of the following:
(a) The number of loans of material made by that library during the prior calendar year to residents
of the county, or adjacent county, who are not residents of a municipality that maintains a public
library under s. 4,3.52 or 4,3.53.
(b) If the library is in a county that is adjacent to a county with a consolidated library system, the
number of loans of material made by that library during the prior calendar year to residents of the
adjacent county who are not residents of a municipality that contains a branch of the consolidated
library.
(c) The total number of loans of material made by that library during the previous calendar year.
(3) A county may enter into an agreement with its participating municipalities or with a public
library system to pay no less than the amounts determined under sub. (:1.) to the public library
system for distribution to the public libraries that participate in that system.
(4) Upon request of a county clerk, a public library shall provide access to all books and records
used to determine the amount computed under sub. (2).
(5m) Nothing in this section prohibits a county from providing funding for capital expenditures.
(6) The county library board or, if no county library board exists, the county itself, shall either
distribute the aid provided by the county to the public libraries, as provided in the plan prepared
under s. 4,3..1.1., or shall transfer the aid for distribution to the public library system in which it
participates.
(7) This section does not apply to a county having a population of 750,000 or more.
(8) For the purposes of this section, a county that provides library service solely under s.4,3.5 7 (2irrn)
is a county that maintains a consolidated public library, and a tribal college-county joint library
under s. 4,3.57 (2irrn) is a branch of the consolidated library.
History: 1997 a. :1.50; 2105 a.226,420;2007 a.97; 21:1.3 a. :157; 201.5 a. 3,06;21:1.7 a. 217 s. 5.
B. Brief History of Library Development and Planning in the County
The public libraries located in the County have been members of the IFLS Library System since
1978 and have developed a plan by which each of the libraries is reimbursed for rural resident
usage.
The librarians of all the public libraries located in the County are all invited to meet periodically
to discuss countywide service and ways to improve it. The librarians are proactive in
determining community needs and addressing them as well as acting upon suggestions for
service changes. The librarians are committed to sharing resources and planning cooperatively
in order to provide optimum value from tax dollars.
C. County Membership in the IFLS Library System
By virtue of the County's population, the County has three (3) representatives on the IFLS board
of trustees, each serving a three-year term. These slots have regularly been filled with a member
of the County Board of Supervisors and 2 citizens-at-large.
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III. Current Library Service to County Residents
A. Inventory of Services
All the public libraries in the County strive to provide services to meet the needs of their
communities and will continue to expand those services to reflect technological advances. Each
library's Board of Trustees determines that library's policy and the scope and extent of services
provided by that library. Library services offered can be found at the end of this plan. See
Attachment 1: St. Croix County Library Services-2018
B. Governance Structure of Library Organizations
All public libraries in the County are governed by library boards which meet regularly and are
appointed by their municipality. County appointments to the libraries in the County are made in
accordance with Wisconsin Statutes 43.60 (3).
C. Current Library Usage Statistics for County Residents
All public libraries in the County maintain detailed circulation statistics which indicate circulation
by residence; that is, whether each item circulated is checked out by a resident of a municipality
with a library or by a resident of a municipality without a library ("rural residents"), within or
outside of the County.
With the advent of MORE (the online catalog and circulation system), the circulation and
borrower's residence is automatically tabulated. All of the public libraries in the County are part
of this system.
IV. Current Funding of Library Services to County Residents
Chapter 43.12 of Wisconsin Statutes requires that counties reimburse libraries for the cost of
serving residents living within municipalities located in the County that do not have their own
municipal library. Such residents are referred to in Wisconsin library finance terms as "rural
residents". This cost is determined by dividing the total operating expenditures by the total
number of circulations. This amount is then multiplied by the number of actual circulations
provided to rural residents of the County who have used that municipal library. Because the cost
of providing library circulation items to rural residents is no less per item than the cost of
providing library circulation items to residents living within a library's jurisdiction, the County has
determined that it is just and proper to reimburse the libraries at no less funding than the full
cost of providing library services to rural residents and to not arbitrarily cause a funding
shortage by providing any lesser support. However, the County retains the right to adjust
funding for reasons that are other than arbitrary.
V. Priorities and Strategies
A. Priority - Provide equitable access to library services to all residents of the County
Strategies:
1) Each library shall continue to provide hours of operation and range of services in
accordance with Wisconsin Statutes 43.11(c)
2) Each library will provide services to special needs individuals, child care centers, nursing
homes and group homes, on an individual library basis
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3) All libraries will provide inter-library loans in the manner prescribed by IFLS and will follow
IFLS's guidelines, policies, and procedures
4) All libraries will provide shared research and information service
5) Each library will continue courier service among public libraries
6) Each library will participate in MORE. (MORE- My Online REsource; Online circulation/
online catalog for sharing resources)
7) Each library will support and promote literacy activities and programs
B. Priority - Maintain the relevancy of the Plan of Library Service Objectives
Strategies:
1) The Library Directors in the County will meet at least annually to evaluate and review the
plan and will make recommendations to the County Library Planning Committee for
changes that need to be made; and will evaluate compliance with the Wisconsin Public
Library Standards
2) The County Library Planning Committee will meet as deemed necessary by the County
Administration Committee and the Director of IFLS to revise the plan. Other units of
government and librarians may be invited to participate
C. Priority - The County will continue to be represented on the IFLS Advisory Council of
Libraries
D. Priority - The Library Directors in the County will communicate and cooperate effectively and
hold meetings at least annually on a rotating location basis
E. Priority - Library staff will respect each other's service area and work collaboratively to
provide access and programs
F. Priority - The County's residents will continue to be made aware of the scope of library
services.
Strategies:
1) Publicize library services and programs within each library service area utilizing techniques
such as:
a. Local press releases
b. Submit special interest stories to local newspapers
c. Provide information to the County Library Planning Committee to publish on the
County web pages
d. Publish library services and programs
2) Encourage the County to maintain links on the County web page
3) The County Library Planning Committee shall make library services reports to the
Administration Committee and/or to the County Board, as needed
G. Priority - The County will encourage all libraries to achieve compliance with the Tier 1 Level
Standards as set forth in the most recent edition of the Wisconsin Public Library Standards
H. Priority - The County will support the funding obligations of municipalities for all the public
libraries within the County and may adjust funding support based upon local decisions made
and/or actions taken by library boards and/or their municipalities
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VI. Implementation
Individual libraries in the County will provide the services listed in section III of this plan.
Reimbursement to the libraries for rural residents' library use will be provided by the Finance
Department of the County based on figures submitted to the department. These figures will be
taken directly from the Public Library Annual Report that is filed with the Wisconsin Department
of Public Instruction. These payments are made as direct payments to the library boards of
trustees per the requirement in Wisconsin Statutes 43.12
VII. Evaluation
The County Library Planning Committee will monitor the progress of this plan implementation
and evaluate it against changing conditions on a minimum of four-year intervals, or as changes
warrant. The County Library Planning Committee will remain flexible with regard to updates.
When updates are to be implemented, the County Library Planning Committee will report that
development to the County Administration Committee.
VIII. Attachments
1) St. Croix County Library Services-2018
2) St. Croix County Library Directors-2018
St. Croix County Libraries
Baldwin Public Library
Carleton A. Friday Memorial Library, New Richmond
Deer Park Public Library
Glenwood City Public Library
Hammond Public Library
Hazel Mackin Community Library, Roberts
Hudson Area Joint Library
River Falls Public Library
Somerset Public Library
Spring Valley Public Library
Woodville Community Library
County Library Planning Committee to Revise and Present Final Plan - 2018
Barbara Krueger (Chair) — Deer Park Public Library
Krissa Coleman (Vice Chair) - Hazel Mackin Community Library, Roberts
Tina Norris - Hudson Area Joint Library
Judy Achterhof—County Board Supervisor
Roy Sjoberg —County Board Supervisor
Dennis Duckworth — Citizen Member
Katie Wendt—Citizen Member
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Attachment 1
St. Croix County Library Services October 2018
Services offered evolve. Check with the libraries for the most current services.
Services available at all libraries
Collection
Books Audiobooks (compact disc or MP3)
Videos/DVDs/Blu-Ray/Video Games Music CDs
Magazine and newspaper subscriptions Digital book, audiobook, and magazine collections
Community and family history Interlibrary loans
Services
Reference and readers advisory service Student homework resources
Programming for children and adults Summer reading programs
Income tax forms Proctoring of exams
Online information resources Outreach services
Technology help
Equipment
Public computers with internet access and/or Copy machines with color capabilities for the public
word processing capabilities
WiFi access for the public Fax machine for the public
Meeting room(s) at all but one library Scanner for the public
Additional services available at some libraries
Collection
Theme Kits for Kids Baldwin, Glenwood City, Hammond, Hudson, New Richmond, River Falls,
Roberts, Somerset, Spring Valley,Woodville
Book Club In A Bag Baldwin, Deer Park, Hudson, River Falls, Roberts
Services
ACT prep class Woodville
Dept. of Workforce Baldwin, Hammond, Hudson, New Richmond, River Falls, Roberts, Spring
Job Development Valley,Woodville
Equipment
Microfilm Reader Baldwin, Hudson, New Richmond, Somerset
Low-vision reader Baldwin, River Falls
3D Printer Hudson
Blood Pressure Kits River Falls, Spring Valley
Equipment checkout Baldwin, Deer Park, New Richmond, River Falls
(i.e. projectors)
Wifi Hotspot checkout Deer Park, New Richmond, River Falls, Roberts
Other
Art Gallery Hudson, River Falls
Young Adult Area Hammond, Hudson, New Richmond, River Falls, Roberts, Spring Valley,
Woodville
Whitetail Deer Antler Deer Park
Shed Display
Attachment 2
St. Croix County Library Directors October 2018
Director Library
Brandt, Amanda Glenwood City Public Library
Coleman, Krissa Hazel Mackin Community Library, Roberts
Dixen, Rebecca Baldwin Public Library
Furo-Bonnstetter, Karen Woodville Public Library
Johnson, Michelle Hammond Public Library
Krueger, Barbara Deer Park Public Library
Misselt, Tanya River Falls Public Library
Norris, Tina Hudson Area Joint Library
Rickard, Jennifer, Interim Director Carleton A. Friday Memorial Library, New Richmond
Scheiderer, Ginny Somerset Public Library
Schmitt, Rebecca Spring Valley Public Library