Bonneville County Library District
Minutes of the Bonneville County Library District Board of Trustees Meeting July 14, 2026Called to order at 1:03 pm by Board Vice Chair Jennifer Crofts
Present: Karen Harris, Rebecca Blackson, Jennifer Crofts, Library Director Michelle Tolman, and District Clerk Myra Judkins. Debra Haacke joined by phone. Jenni Cragun was excused. Kirsti Cook was the only member of the public in attendance.
The minutes were removed from the consent agenda in order to make a change.
On motions duly made and seconded after due deliberation, the following resolutions passed:
RESOLVED, that the consent agenda was approved. The consent agenda included: the financial documents for June and the clerk hours reports for June. (Rebecca motioned, Karen seconded.)
RESOLVED, that the minutes from the previous meeting June 9th were approved with the suggested change. (Karen motioned, Rebecca seconded.)
The Committee reported that they needed more time to meet to compile and prepare the replacement to the Library Roles and Responsibilities Policy. The resulting suggested policy will be on the agenda in August.
The district’s legal counsel answered that, as the Patron Privacy and Confidentiality Policy is a set of guidelines for staff and volunteers, it did not require board approval.
Debra left at 1:31 pm during discussions on the Special Passes Policy.
On motions duly made and seconded after due deliberation, the following resolutions passed:
RESOLVED, that the Special Pass Policy be adopted as suggested. (Karen motioned, Rebecca seconded.)
RESOLVED, that the Circulation Policy be revised with the addition of information about special passes and to move interlibrary loans closer to similar library usage sections. (Karen motioned, Rebecca seconded.)
RESOLVED, that the Fine and Fee Schedule be revised to note that sales tax does apply on copies, to add a credit card minimum, and to add a penny policy for cash transactions. (Karen motioned, Rebecca seconded.)
RESOLVED, that the proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year be prepared for publication in preparation for the public budget hearing in August. (Rebecca motioned, Karen seconded.)
Michelle reported that June was the district’s busiest month yet with over 3,179 Summer Reading participants and 35,804 checkouts. The summer reading theme is Unearth a Story and features dinosaurs which has been a lot of fun for staff and patrons. June programs included a storytime at the park, and 9 special STEM classes provided by a grant with more classes coming in July. Summer Reading kicked off with a Fun Run on June 13th in Iona. There were at least 251 participants and five people dressed as raptors encouraging the runners. The district received a donation of several passes for the Art Museum of Idaho, allowing every branch to have a few. The new Special Pass Policy will outline how the passes will be circulated and more passes may be added in the future.
There was no Friends of the Library report, though it was noted that FABL elected new officers. Ericka Hill is President, Jamie Fisher is Vice President, Elicia Caulkins is Secretary, and Abigail Purser is Treasurer. They are really excited and have met to discuss future planning.
Public Comment was made by Kirsti Cook as a representative of the City of Iona. She expressed a desire to have library events that occur in Iona make it into the City newsletter, so that their community stays informed.
The next meeting will be held Tuesday, August 11th, 2026 at 1:00 pm at the Ammon branch, 3015 S 25th East, Ammon, ID 83406. This will be the FY2027 budget hearing. **
The meeting was adjourned at 2:19 pm by unanimous vote. (Karen motioned, Rebecca seconded.)
**The date of the August meeting was changed from the 11th to the 18th so that a quorum could be present.