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Appleton Public Library board introduces new community partnership supervisor and posts strategic-planning RFP
Summary
The Appleton Public Library Board introduced Peter Katarba as its new community partnership supervisor and reviewed a strategic-planning RFP posted Jan. 5, with proposals due Feb. 12 at noon Central and a targeted kickoff April 1. Trustees also approved routine consent items and scheduled a personnel committee meeting.
The Appleton Public Library Board on an administrative agenda item introduced Peter Katarba as the library’s new community partnership supervisor and reviewed staffing and planning updates for 2026.
“My name is Peter Katarba, as Colleen mentioned, the new community partnership supervisor. I’ve been at APL for two years already,” Peter Katarba said, describing prior roles in adult services and work on humanities projects such as sidewalk poetry and the Appleton Poet Laureate program. Colleen (staff member) welcomed Katarba and said trustees will see him at monthly meetings.
Staff also reported a hiring update for the adult services and engagement librarian position (Peter’s former role). The board was told that the posting attracted over 90 applicants and that interviews are scheduled for the coming Monday.
On strategic planning, staff said the request for proposals (RFP) was issued on Jan. 5 and posted on both the library and City of Appleton websites. “We issued that request for proposal on January 5,” Colleen said, noting the procurement follows a strict timeline: consultant questions will be compiled and published, proposals are due Feb. 12 at noon Central, finalists will be interviewed, and the goal is a kickoff on April 1.
Trustees set scheduling for the Personnel Policy Committee, with staff indicating the committee will likely meet the week of Feb. 16 (the week before the regular February board meeting) to accommodate the state annual report deadline; final dates will depend on committee member availability.
Routine governance items were handled at the start and end of the meeting. The board voted to approve the previous meeting’s minutes and later placed and approved two action items on a consent agenda by voice vote. A motion to adjourn passed and the meeting concluded.
The board’s next procedural steps are to complete interviews for the open adult services position, compile consultant questions for the strategic-planning RFP, and confirm the Personnel Policy Committee meeting date.
