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Home My WebLink About2025-12-01 - Agendas - Final Board of Trustees December 1, 2025 4 pm AGENDA Regular Meeting –Ziegler Reception Room Sallie Overbey, President Apr 2028 Rob Qualls Apr 2026 Stan Rodgers, Vice-President Apr 2027 Bret Park Apr 2028 Amy Wilbourn, Treasurer Apr 2027 Carla Davis Apr 2030 Hope Bradberry Apr 2029 Our mission is to strengthen our community and empower our citizens through free and public access to knowledge. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Minutes - Approval of minutes from October 20, 2025: pages 1-3 IV. Reports A. Key Upcoming Events: page 4 B. Mission Moment C. Library Administration 1. Management Reports a. Performance Measures: pages 5-6 2. Informational a. Staff In-Service Day b. Handshake restaurant update c. Review of 2025 projects d. Patron feedback: page 7 e. HR report D. Fayetteville Public Library Foundation monthly report E. Friends of the Fayetteville Public Library V. New business A. Discussion items 1. Approve 2026 Budget: page 8 VI. Public Comment Adjournment 1 2 3 Tim Ernst – 50th Anniversary Book & Slideshow Presentation Wednesday, December 3, 5pm Photographer Tim Ernst will present his latest book, Arkansas Nature Photographer: My 50th Anniversary, which features new photos taken from 2022 to 2025. Books will be available for sale and signing before and after the slideshow presentation, which will begin at 5:30pm. Pearl’s Books Local Author Fair Saturday, December 6, 12–4pm Chat with local authors and find the perfect book to get signed as a special gift for a loved one (or yourself!) Featured local authors include Jeremy Billingsley, Talya Tate Boerner, Gustav Carlson, Tom Hapgood, Nancy Hartney, David Holcomb, Angie Johnson, Peggy Konert, Susan Ligon, Madi Love, Kay Pritchett, Taylor Smith, and Cindy Quayle. Family Gingerbread House Decorating – Community Library Display * Sunday, December 7, 1pm Bring candy and the whole family to decorate a gingerbread house that will be displayed in the library throughout December! FPL will provide the cardboard houses and icing. Registration (one per family) is required. Stuffed Animal Lock-In * Friday, December 12, 9am – 4:45pm (drop-off) Drop your stuffed animal off at FPL for a lock-in! The stuffed animal will spend the evening having fun at the library and you’ll get picture updates all evening via text! Registration is required. CFI Family: DIY Smart Holiday Ornament * Thursday, December 18, 5:30pm You’ll assemble and decorate a smart holiday ornament that glows with customizable lighting effects in this hands-on, family-friendly class. Registration is required. Beginner’s Hand Embroidery Workshop with Visiting Artist Aimee Ray Sunday, January 18, 2pm Our first Visiting Artist of 2026, Aimee Ray, will help you learn the basics of hand embroidery! We’ll cover supplies, techniques, and a variety of stitches that you can use to embellish clothing, bags, other craft projects, or artwork. Aimee Ray’s work will be on display in the Lucky Day Lobby from January 5 through March 30. Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) Club Saturday, January 24, 11am Join us in 2026 for a new book club experience! Each month, we will provide a prompt, and you can pick any book that fits that criteria or genre to read for the upcoming meeting and to share with the club. BYOB Club will meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 11am. January’s prompt is “BookTok.” Read a book that you’ve heard about on TikTok or other social media platforms and come ready to discuss! Super Saturday: Mömandpöp! Saturday, January 31, 10am Award-winning songwriters Virginia Ralph and Bobby Matthews will perform music that combines creative movement with using your imagination. faylib.org / 401 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, AR 72701 Key Upcoming Events 4 5 6 Good afternoon, I just wanted to send a note of thanks and say how grateful we are for this library, especially for the teen section set-up that does not allow adults past a certain point. Both of my kids (11 years old and 15 years old) regularly meet their friends in the teen section and love it there! I'm so glad they have this fun space to hang out with their friends. As a parent, I'm especially grateful they have a safe place for only tweens/teens where they can have fun and explore their independence. THANK YOU for giving them this amazing safe space to be with their friends! * A patron stopped by the Welcome Desk to tell us that it was her first visit to the library and Jade was very helpful. She said Jade was so patient and kind and made everything easy for her. I thought you would want to know! Thanks! * Ms. Gina, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for coordinating the teen cooking program yesterday. My children thoroughly enjoyed the activity and came home full of enthusiasm and positivity. It was a joy to see how excited they were to share what they had learned! Thank you for all the effort, care, and creativity you and your team put into making the library such a wonderful place for our community. 7 8