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Library board raises Wi‑Fi hotspot overdue fee to $5, approves 2026 action plan and closure list
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting, the Muskego City library board approved minutes and November financials, raised the Wi‑Fi hotspot overdue fee to $5 per day, adopted the 2026 action plan and approved the 2026 closures list. The director reported multiple roof leaks and a burst exterior spigot that flooded children27s spaces but caused limited material damage.
The Muskego City library board approved several operational items at its Dec. 16 meeting, including raising the overdue fee for library Wi‑Fi hotspots to $5 per day, adopting the library27s 2026 action plan and approving the 2026 closures calendar. The board also approved the minutes from the Nov. 18 meeting and the November 2025 financial statements.
Board members voted on the hotspot fee after the director said the library has five hotspots (three are the focus of the change) and staff are seeing them kept two to five days past due, producing circulation delays. "The $1 overdue fee just does not seem to be cutting it when it comes to encouraging people to bring those back on time," the director said; trustees voted to increase the fee, and the motion passed.
The board moved and passed the 2026 action plan, which the director said mirrors what the strategic planning committee reviewed and draws on the library27s 2024 strategic plan. Trustees had no requested changes between the committee review and the board packet and voted to approve the plan.
On the closures calendar, the director requested several in-service/training days and proposed posting an annual closures list so patrons know when the library will be closed; trustees discussed the number of proposed closures for 2026 and approved the list. The director said the closures keep the library in compliance with state minimum open-hours rules for the school-year season.
The meeting opened with the chair asking for approval of the Nov. 18 minutes and November financials; an unidentified board member moved to approve and the motion carried. No roll-call tallies with individual names were recorded in the transcript for the votes cited.
The board adjourned after routine communications and closed the meeting shortly after 6 p.m.
Votes at a glance
- Approve minutes (Nov. 18) and November 2025 financials: Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved. - Increase Wi‑Fi hotspot overdue fee to $5 per day (from $1): Outcome: approved. - Approve 2026 action plan: Outcome: approved. - Approve 2026 closures list: Outcome: approved. - Motion to adjourn: Outcome: approved.
Next steps noted by the director included posting the closures calendar publicly and tracking hotspot circulation after the fee change to assess whether the $5 fee reduces late returns.
