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Brookfield Public Library trustees approve revised circulation policy; accept routine financial reports
Summary
At its Jan. 21 meeting the Brookfield Public Library Board of Trustees unanimously approved a revised circulation policy and accepted November and December 2025 financial reports; the minutes do not record the text of the policy changes. Multiple routine motions were carried 7-0.
The Brookfield Public Library Board of Trustees voted unanimously Jan. 21 to approve a revised circulation policy and to accept the library's November and December 2025 financial reports during a meeting at the library's board room.
The board, chaired by President Jared Chapiewsky, also approved the minutes of the Nov. 19, 2025 meeting, authorized reported expenditures for November and December 2025, and approved the January 2026 Director's Report. All recorded motions in the minutes carried 7-0.
Motions recorded in the minutes include: approval of the Nov. 19, 2025 minutes (motion by Susan Schweda, second by Alderman Chris Blackburn); acceptance of the November 2025 financial report (motion by Harry Brammer, second by Jean Deuster); approval of November expenditures (motion by Susan Schweda, second by Jean Deuster); acceptance of the December 2025 financial report (motion by Alderman Chris Blackburn, second by Jean Deuster); approval of December expenditures (motion by Sara Field, second by Hayley Kust); approval of the January 2026 Director's Report (motion by Alderman Chris Blackburn, second by Harry Brammer); and approval of the revised Circulation Policy (motion by Jean Deuster, second by Susan Schweda). Each motion is recorded in the minutes as "Motion carried 7-0." The meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.
The minutes note the Circulation Policy was revised and approved but do not include the policy text or a summary of what changed. The record also lists the budget as unfinished business but does not record discussion or action on the budget at this meeting. The board scheduled its next regular meeting for Feb. 18, 2026, at 6:45 p.m.
