Fayetteville Public Library Board Of Trustees — Fayetteville, AR
Date: 2025-12-01
Time: 16:00

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

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 Key Upcoming Events

Tim Ernst – 50th Anniversary Book CFI Family: DIY Smart Holiday Ornament *
& Slideshow Presentation Thursday, December 18, 5:30pm
Wednesday, December 3, 5pm
 You’ll assemble and decorate a smart holiday ornament
Photographer Tim Ernst will present his latest book, that glows with customizable lighting effects in this
Arkansas Nature Photographer: My 50th Anniversary, hands-on, family-friendly class. Registration is required.
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 Beginner’s Hand Embroidery Workshop with
5:30pm. Visiting Artist Aimee Ray
 Sunday, January 18, 2pm

Pearl’s Books Local Author Fair Our first Visiting Artist of 2026, Aimee Ray, will help you
Saturday, December 6, 12–4pm learn the basics of hand embroidery! We’ll cover supplies,
 techniques, and a variety of stitches that you can use to
Chat with local authors and find the perfect book to embellish clothing, bags, other craft projects, or artwork.
get signed as a special gift for a loved one (or yourself!) Aimee Ray’s work will be on display in the Lucky Day
Featured local authors include Jeremy Billingsley, Talya Lobby from January 5 through March 30.
Tate Boerner, Gustav Carlson, Tom Hapgood, Nancy
Hartney, David Holcomb, Angie Johnson, Peggy Konert,
Susan Ligon, Madi Love, Kay Pritchett, Taylor Smith, Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) Club
and Cindy Quayle. Saturday, January 24, 11am

 Join us in 2026 for a new book club experience! Each
Family Gingerbread House Decorating – month, we will provide a prompt, and you can pick
Community Library Display * any book that fits that criteria or genre to read for the
Sunday, December 7, 1pm upcoming meeting and to share with the club. BYOB
 Club will meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month
Bring candy and the whole family to decorate a at 11am. January’s prompt is “BookTok.” Read a book
gingerbread house that will be displayed in the library that you’ve heard about on TikTok or other social media
throughout December! FPL will provide the cardboard platforms and come ready to discuss!
houses and icing. Registration (one per family) is required.

 Super Saturday: Mömandpöp!
Stuffed Animal Lock-In * Saturday, January 31, 10am
Friday, December 12, 9am – 4:45pm (drop-off)
 Award-winning songwriters Virginia Ralph and Bobby
Drop your stuffed animal off at FPL for a lock-in! The Matthews will perform music that combines creative
stuffed animal will spend the evening having fun at the movement with using your imagination.
library and you’ll get picture updates all evening via text!
Registration is required.




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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!




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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!


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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.




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