MORE Committees
Requesting agenda items for MORE Directors Council
Any MORE-member library director may request an item be added to MORE Directors Council or advisory committee agenda. Any other committee member may request an item be added to an advisory committee agenda.
The MORE Chair shall issue a call for agenda items 10 days prior to the first Friday of each month for possible inclusion on the Executive Committee agenda, and requests must be received by the MORE chair no later than 7 days prior to the Executive Committee meeting, and 21 days prior to the Directors Council meeting. These items may be added to the Executive Committee agenda and/or referred to a MORE advisory committee in consultation with the MORE Administrator and/or IFLS Director prior to inclusion in a Directors Council agenda. The MORE Administrator will contact the requester to inform them of the status of the agenda item and the rationale behind that status.
All requests should state the requested action, a brief overview of the purpose of the request, whether the item requires a special meeting, and whether the item should be referred to an advisory committee prior to Directors Council. Submit requests here.
The yearly schedule of MORE Directors Council and Executive Committee meetings can also be found on the IFLS Calendar.
MORE Directors Council and Executive Committee Meeting Schedule
Calls for agenda items | Deadline for inclusion on Executive Committee agenda, 8 a.m. on: |
Executive Committee meeting date | Directors Council meeting date |
December 26, 2023 | December 29, 2023 | January 5, 2024 | January 19, 2024 |
January 23, 2024 | January 26, 2024 | February 2, 2024 | |
February 20, 2024 | February 23, 2024 | March 1, 2024 | March 15, 2024 |
March 26, 2024 | March 29, 2024 | April 5, 2024 | |
April 25, 2024 | April 29, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | May 17, 2024 |
May 28, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | June 14, 2024: Budget Hearing | July 19, 2024: Budget Vote |
July 23, 2024 | July 26, 2024 | August 2, 2024 | |
August 27, 2024 | August 30, 2024 | September 6, 2024 | September 20, 2024 |
September 24, 2024 | September 27, 2024 | October 4, 2024 | |
October 22, 2024 | October 25, 2024 | November 1, 2024 | November 15, 2024 |
November 26, 2024 | November 29, 2024 | December 6, 2024 |
The yearly schedule of MORE Directors Council and Executive Committee meetings can also be found on the IFLS Calendar.
MORE Committee details
Find committee descriptions, membership, agendas, minutes, and meeting materials using the + to expand the committee section.
Questions should be directed to the MORE Chair and/or MORE Administrator.
Directors Council
The purpose of the MORE Directors Council shall be to set policies, standards and plans for the MORE system and conduct regular business of MORE such as routine expenditure, routine policies and/or emergency policies as needed, etc. Director’s Council
The Directors Council shall be comprised of the directors of the libraries of the MORE member institutions, acting on behalf of those institutions, and the director of IFLS, acting on behalf of IFLS. The MORE Administrator and MORE System Administrator and other MORE staff shall be ex officio non-voting members of the Directors Council.
The regular meetings of the Directors Council shall be held at a time, date and place to be established by the Directors Council, but shall be held at least quarterly. The date, time, and place may be altered provided that such decision was made at the meeting prior to the meeting in question or by emergency decision of the Chair, and provided that proper notice was given. The Chair shall distribute notices and agendas of meetings.
A quorum of the Directors Council shall be required to conduct the business of the Directors Council. A quorum shall be defined as the presence of members possessing at least 51% of all existing votes based on vote distribution by access points and 51% of member institutions.
Members: All directors of MORE member libraries
Officers:
- Chair: Allison Lutz, Turtle Lake Public Library
- Vice Chair: Leann French, Dresser Public Library
- Secretary: Joleen Sterk, Menomonie Public Library
- Director-at-large: Karen Furo-Bonnstetter, Woodville Community Library
- John Thompson (IFLS)
2024
- March 15 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report]
- May 17 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Meeting Materials | 2025 Preliminary MORE Budget | CVTC Energy Education Center parking permit]
- July 19 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Meeting Materials | 2025 Recommended MORE Budget | CVTC Energy Education Center parking permit]
2023
- January 20 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report]
- March 17 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Meeting materials | CVTC Energy Education Center parking permit]
- May 19 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | 2024 Preliminary MORE Budget | CVTC Energy Education Center parking permit]
- July 21 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Meeting materials | MORE Bylaws with Recommended Amendments | 2024 Recommended MORE Budget | CVTC Energy Education Center parking permit]
- CANCELLED: September 15
- November 17 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Meeting materials]
2022
- January 21 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- March 18 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- May 20 [Agenda | Minutes | 2023 Preliminary MORE Budget | Meeting materials]
- July 15 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | 2023 Recommended MORE Budget | Meeting materials | CVTC Energy Education Center parking permit]
- September 16 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Explore MORE Passport Program report | Meeting materials | LibraryIQ Roadmap | CVTC Energy Education Center parking permit]
- November 18 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Meeting materials]
2021
- January 15 [Agenda | Minutes]
- March 19 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Meeting materials]
- May 21 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Meeting materials]
- July 16 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | 2022 Recommended MORE Budget]
- September 17 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- November 12 [Agenda | Minutes]
2020
- CANCELLED: January 17 [Agenda | Administrator’s Report]
- May 15 [Agenda | Minutes | Preliminary 2021 MORE Budget | Centralized Bibliographic Services Proposal]
- July 17 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Centralized Bibliographic Services Proposal | Proposal FAQ | Additional Proposal Information | Recommended 2021 MORE Budget | Recommended 2021 MORE Budget with Revisions]
- September 18 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report]
- November 20 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report]
2019
- January 18 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Voting Committee’s Proposed MORE Bylaws Revisions | Annual Report Notes | MORE Circulation Comparisons | Scoping proposal]
- March 15 [Parking Permit | Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | 2018 Financials | Revised Online Patron Registration Policy Recommendation | Google Ad Grant webinar]
- May 17 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Preliminary 2020 MORE Budget]
- July 19 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Recommended 2020 MORE Budget | Revised Discovery Comparisons]
- September 20 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | YTD Financial Report | Onsite BiblioCore Training Option | Draft Updated Fine-Waiving Policy]
- November 15 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | YTD Financial Report | Draft Updated Fine-Waiving Policy | Online Payment Options]
2018
- January 19 [Agenda | Minutes | 2017 Financial Report | Administrator’s Report | 2018 Vote Distribution]
- March 16 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Fines and lending library rules]
- May 18 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Patron Registration Policy Recommendation | Electronic Patron Record Retention Policy Recommendation | Fine-Waiving Policy draft | Preliminary 2019 MORE Budget | High-Demand Holds Project Recommendation]
- July 20 [Agenda | Minutes | Financial Report | Administrator’s Report | 2019 Recommended MORE Budget | Local Priority for Holds Overview | Local Priority for Holds Feedback]
- September 21 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Electronic Patron Record Retention Policy Recommendation | Fines Snapshot | Replacement and Manual Charge Snapshot | Patron Self-Registration Considerations]
- November 16 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Voting Committee’s Proposed MORE Bylaws Revisions | Online Patron Registration Policy Recommendation]
2017
- January 20 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report]
- May 19 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Financial Report | Loan Rules Subcommittee’s 2016 Report | Operations Committee Comments on Loan Rules | Bibliographic Records and Standards Committee Comments on Loan Rules | Renewal date options | Recommendations for institution card guidelines | Preliminary 2018 MORE budget]
- July 21 [Agenda | Minutes | Administrator’s Report | Financial Report | Recommended 2018 MORE budget | Electronic content usage | 2018 Cataloging Options]
Executive Committee
Limited to directors. Executive Committee members shall include the elected Chair, Vice-Chair and Secretary; the Director of IFLS; and one Advisory Committee Chair who is appointed by the Chair of the Directors Council. The MORE Administrator and the System Administrator shall be ex officio non-voting members of the committee. The purpose of this committee is to conduct the regular business of MORE between meetings of the full Directors Council, to investigate and make recommendations regarding matters requiring the action of the full Directors Council, and to draft a prelimanary budget. Meets the first Friday of each month, more often if necessary.
Members:
- Allison Lutz, Turtle Lake Public Library, Chair
- Leann French, Geraldine E. Anderson Village Library (Dresser), Vice-Chair
- Joleen Sterk, Menomonie Public Library, Secretary
- Karen Furo-Bonnstetter, Woodville Community Library, Member at Large
- John Thompson (IFLS)
- Lori Roholt (MORE), ex officio
2024
- April 5 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- June 14 [Agenda | Minutes | 2025 Draft MORE Budget | Meeting materials | CVTC Energy Education Center parking permit]
- October 4 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
2023
- February 3 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- March 3 [Agenda | Minutes]
- May 5 [Agenda | Minutes | Draft Bylaws Revisions]
- June 15 [Agenda | Minutes | 2024 Draft MORE Budget | Meeting materials | CVTC Energy Education Center parking permit]
- October 6 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- November 3 [Agenda | Minutes]
- December 1 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
2022
- January 7 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- February 4 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- May 6 [Agenda | Minutes]
- June 17 [Agenda | Minutes | 2023 Draft MORE Budget | Meeting materials | CVTC Energy Education Center parking permit]
- September 2 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- October 7 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- November 11 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
2021
- February 5 [Agenda | Minutes]
- March 5 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- May 7 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials | App Comparison report | Centralized Cataloging in MORE report]
- June 11 [Agenda | Minutes | 2022 Draft MORE Budget]
- September 3 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- October 1 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- November 5 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
2020
- February 7 [Agenda | Minutes]
- March 6 [Agenda | Minutes]
- May 1 [Agenda | Minutes]
- June 26 [Agenda | Minutes | 2021 Draft Budget | Centralized Bibliographic Services Proposal | Centralized Bibliographic Services FAQ]
- October 2 [Agenda | Minutes]
- November 6 [Agenda | Minutes]
- December 4 [Agenda | Minutes]
2019
- March 1 [Agenda | Minutes | Online patron registration policy draft, revised]
- May 3 [Agenda | Minutes]
- June 28 [Agenda | Minutes | 2020 Draft Budget | Possible new products and services | Discovery comparisons]
- October 4 [Agenda | Minutes]
2018
- March 2 [Agenda | Minutes]
- May 8 [Agenda | Minutes | Patron Registration Guidelines Recommendation]
- June 29 [Agenda | Minutes | 2019 Draft Budget | Possible new products]
- October 5 [Agenda | Minutes | Self-registration considerations and options]
- November 2 [Agenda | Minutes | Online patron registration policy draft]
2017
Operations Committee
The Operations (Ops) Committee is open to Directors and staff. Charged with formulating guidelines and procedures for MORE circulation and resource sharing operations. Considers all system settings and makes recommendations on consortium policies. Meets quarterly.
Members:
- Jennifer Atkinson, Menomonie Public Library
- Meagan Bennett, Bloomer Public Library
- Amanda Feldt-Smith, Barron Public Library
- Karen Furo-Bonnstetter, Woodville Community Library
- Heather Johnson, River Falls Public Library
- Michelle Johnson, Hammond Community Library
- Christine LaFond, Clear Lake Public Library
- Leslie LaRose, Augusta Memorial Library
- Su Leslie, St. Croix Falls Public Library
- Jennifer Rickard, Friday Memorial Library – New Richmond
- Christy Rundquist, Pepin Public Library
- Tori Schoess, Hazel Mackin Community Library – Roberts
- Kathy Setter, IFLS Library System
- Jamie Smith, Hudson Area Public Library
- Martha Spangler, Altoona Public Library
- Paula Stanton, L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library – Eau Claire
- Christinna Swearingen, Rusk County Community Library – Ladysmith
2024
- February 7 [Agenda | Minutes | Labeling and Packaging Policy Draft]
- August 19 [Agenda | Minutes]
2023
- February 15 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- May 18 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- CANCELLED: August 21
- November 14 [Agenda | Minutes | Mark Damaged demo]
2022
- February 8 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- May 9 [Agenda | Minutes | Draft damaged materials chart | Draft damaged materials procedure]
- August 15 [Agenda | Minutes | Draft damaged materials procedure, updated | Draft damaged item form (left side)]
2021
- February 8 [Agenda | Minutes]
- August 11 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- November 11 [Agenda | Minutes]
2020
2019
- February 18 [Agenda | Minutes | Online Patron Registration Policy Recommendation | Online Patron Registration Considerations]
- April 30 [Agenda | Minutes]
- August 28 [Agenda | Minutes]
- November 21 [Agenda | Minutes]
2018
- January 8 [Agenda | Minutes]
- April 17 [Agenda | Minutes | Draft: Patron registration guidelines | Draft: Patron registration form update]
- July 11 [Agenda | Minutes]
- October 16 [Agenda | Minutes]
2017
Resource Sharing/Collection Development Committee (RSCD)
The Resource Sharing/Collection Development (RSCD) Committee is open to Directors and staff. Charged with studying usage, finding ways to help member libraries use this information in their collection development practices and make recommendations regarding collection development for the MORE consortium; maintaining the guidelines for MORE’s High-Demand Holds project; and identifying trends in resource sharing with the goal of increasing supply, saving costs, and providing more access to the whole collection for all its members. Meets quarterly.
Members:
- Jodi Bird, Menomonie Public Library
- Joan Bushman, Hudson Area Public Library
- Cecelia Cole, IFLS Library System
- Kathryn Stempf, Bruce Area Library
- Karen Furo-Bonnstetter, Woodville Community Library
- Michelle Johnson, Hammond Community Library
- Leslie LaRose, Augusta Memorial Library
- Elizabeth Miniatt, D.R. Moon Memorial Library – Stanley
- Britta Rice, Friday Memorial Library – New Richmond
- Paula Stanton, L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library – Eau Claire
- Rachel Thomas, Rice Lake Public Library
- Brianna Zemke, Somerset Public Library
2024
2023
2022
- May 31 [Agenda | Minutes | Electronic content usage, 2021-2022 YTD | Draft MORE guidelines for damage billing]
- December 8 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials | Electronic Magazine use, 2022 YTD]
2021
- February 24 [Agenda | Minutes]
- June 2 [Agenda | Minutes | Freading use, 2020-April 2021 | Electronic Magazine use, 2020-April 2021]
- October 20 [Agenda | Minutes]
- December 15 [Agenda | Minutes | Electronic Magazine use, 2020-November 2021]
2020
- February 19 [Agenda | Minutes]
- July 8 [Agenda | Minutes]
- December 23 [Agenda | Minutes | Flipster usage, 2020 YTD]
2019
- February 13 [Agenda | Minutes]
- April 17 [Agenda | Minutes | Holds-Placed Trends | Local Priority for Holds Feedback | High-Demand Lifecycle | Local Priority for Holds and MORE]
- December 11 [Agenda | Minutes]
2018
- February 21 [Agenda | Minutes]
- May 16 [Agenda | Minutes]
- August 15 [Agenda | Minutes]
- November 14 [Agenda | Minutes]
2017
Bibliographic Records and Standards Committee
The Bibliographic Records and Standards (Bib) Committee is open to Directors and staff. Charged with maintaining the integrity of the MORE bibliographic database. Sets rules for cataloging and deals with questions and problems concerning the records. Meets as needed.
Members:
- Meagan Bennett, Bloomer Public Library
- Jon George, River Falls Public Library
- Jenny Karls, L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library – Eau Claire
- Bridget Krejci, IFLS Library System
- Rita Magno, Baldwin Public Library
- Jennifer Rickard, Friday Memorial Library – New Richmond
- Deb Faulhaber, IFLS, ex officio
- Kathy Setter, IFLS, ex officio
2024
- February 15 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- May 23 [Agenda | Minutes]
- October 24 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
2023
- February 22 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- May 23 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- October 5 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
2022
- January 25 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]
- October 13 [Agenda | Minutes]
2021
- March 12 [Agenda | Minutes]
- May 5 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials | Draft Centralized Cataloging in MORE Report]
- September 13 [Agenda | Minutes | Meeting materials]