YSS Board Meeting Notes October 2021

Youth Services Section Board Meeting 

Friday, October 22, 2021 

Present: Katherine Schoofs, Claire Parrish, Florence LaBeau, Jenny Wegener, Linda Jerome, Monica Treptow (DPI), Taylor Wilcox, Susie Menk 

 

Begin meeting:  Florence, 2nd Katherine 

 

Approve Agenda: Move Monica to beginning, approved Linda motioned, 2nd Claire 
 

Approve Minutes from Last meeting: Motion Florence, 2nd  Katherine 

 

Welcome  

 

Old Business:   

Election and Candidates.  Need to write “thank you’s” to candidates and invite all to the business meeting at WLA -  Wednesday, November 17.  4:15 pm.  *The time was pushed back due to the timing of other events.   

• Results available next week.  

• We had multiple candidates for each position 

• We have a growth mindset culture 

• As Chair-Elect, Claire will contact newly elected people 

• Jenny will contact those not elected and offer other ways to volunteer/help out 

 

New Business 

Business Meeting at Conference:  Wednesday, November 17 at 4:15 

No room assigned yet, will keep us updated--check the conference app 

 

Committee Reports 

Marketing Committee - Katherine, Melissa, Sarah 

• YSS Virtual tour--event on Facebook  

• YSS Social --event on Facebook  

• Blog--YSS events at WLA 

• Email blasts to members about YSS events/YSS Social/YSS Luncheon/YSS Business meeting 

 

Conference Committee 

• Fall Conference Author Luncheon  (How is the sponsor thanked, etc?) 

• Jenny speak at luncheon--thank sponsor/images on screen/ YSS statement on intent/promo YSS 

• Katherine--introduce Cathy Camper  

• Book signing--after luncheon and after presentation  

• YSS Social:  Wednesday, 8:30 pm 

• Flo--crayons, coloring sheets, legos, shells, large post-it notes, 

• Jenny--sand, sushi dishes 

• YSS table 

• Button makers-Claire 

• Button designs--Claire/Jenny 

• Buttons for board members--Susie/Claire 

• Take & Make Raffle 

• Candy 

• Sign up to work table 

• Room Monitors 

• Include link to WLA form  

• Room capacity 

• YSS statement 

• Trivia 

• Register? 

• Who wants to play? 

• Tuesday of Conference 

• Welcome session at Brown County Library--Claire, Florence, Linda  

• Awards & Honor Ceremony 

• $5.00 charge 

• Thursday, November 18th  

• Dessert reception/cash bar 

 

Children’s Book Award Committee 

• Cathy Camper--presentation on work “Ten Ways to Hear Snow” (not same as luncheon) 

• Story based on family she has in Green Bay 

• Pat Zietlow attending  

• People volunteering for open slot on committee 

 

YSS Blog--Marge not here, nothing to report--collaborating with Katherine to not overlap with blog 

 

 

YSS Virtual Meet Ups--Florence 

• Last virtual meet up on Thursday, October 21st 

• Good cooperation from various libraries 

• Great way to share ideas/see library set-ups 

• Attendance varies--but mostly good 

• Continue virtually or go to in-person?? 

 

WLA Liaison report--Linda Jerome  

• Board meeting October 22nd 

• Working through revenue--membership and non-membership options for businesses or organizations 

• Beef up social media presence--especially for conference 

• Come to annual membership meeting--Thursday, November 18th  4:30-5:00 pm 

 

DPI - Monica Treptow 

• Beanstack update 

• Getting into schools-12 districts up & running, @ 100 in process 

• Look for message from Becky  

• ARPA applications due Monday, October 25, 2021 

• YSCON Chat - Tell Me Another Story (video from Ezra Jack Keats Foundation on DEI) worth watching @ 30 minutes in length 

• Staffing update-filling late winter/early spring 

• Project READY on hold til more staff available 

Meeting dates 

• WLA Conference  - Wednesday, November 17th @ 4:15 pm 

• December 10th @ 1:30 pm 

• Board retreat--start thinking about 

Adjourn: Motion-Claire, 2nd Linda   

Respectfully submitted, 

Susie Menk 

YSS Secretary 

October 22, 2021