Board Minutes June 16, 2026

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES of the CUYAHOGA FALLS LIBRARY and The William and Margaretta Taylor Memorial Association

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CUYAHOGA FALLS LIBRARY and 
The William and Margaretta Taylor Memorial Association 

REGULAR MEETING 
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 
Sutliff Room 

  1. CallToOrder: 

Robin Worthington called the meeting to order at 6:02 pm. 

In Attendance: 

Robin Worthington, Karen Schofield, Sandy Zirke, Cheryl Bruce, Mike Dunton, Bradley LeBoeuf, Sean Blake, Rick Rubin, Noah Spinner, Director Andrew Harant, Assistant Director Jennifer Reynard, Fiscal Officer Kevin Gemmell  

Excused: Bryan Van Sweringen 

  1. Adoption of Agenda: 

Rick Rubin moved to adopt the agenda. 2nd by Noah Spinner. Motion passed unanimously. 

  1. Approval of Minutes:

Sean Blake moved to approve the Regular Board Meeting of May 19, 2026 as amended. 2nd by Cheryl Bruce. Motion passed unanimously. 

  1. Board Education:
  • Adult/Teen Services Assistant Manager Katherine Vaughan and MakerSpace Librarian Mary Ann Gutierrez provided updates on notary statistics and services. They advised that there are 9 Notaries on staff and what is required to become a Notary. That the library offers notary services by appointment and walk in. 
  1. Public Participation:
  • None 
  1. Treasurer’s Report:

Resolution 26-29: Move that the Cuyahoga Falls Library Board of Trustees approve the payment of bills for May 2026 in the amount of $245,311.66. Sandy Zirke. 2nd by Rick Rubin. Passed unanimously. 

Resolution 26-30: Move that the Cuyahoga Falls Library Board of Trustees add $46.47 to Digital Materials (101.0.54351) budget line due to the sale of books through Thrift Books. Sandy Zirke. 2nd by Rick Rubin. Passed unanimously. 

Resolution 26-31: Move that the Cuyahoga Falls Library Board of Trustees move $2,500 from Building and Site Repair (101.0.53310) to Grounds Keeping/Snow Removal (101.0.53340). Sandy Zirke. 2nd by Sean Blake. Passed unanimously. 

It was reported that the library received $137,204.97 in PLF revenue. 

Resolution 26-32: Move that the Cuyahoga Falls Library Board of Trustees accept the May Financial Report subject to audit. Sandy Zirke. 2nd by Karen Schofield. Passed unanimously. 

  1. Board President Report:
  • Thank you to Katherine Vaughan and Mary Ann for sharing with the Board some of your daily responsibilities and how you help the Library fulfill its mission. 
  • The Cuyahoga Falls Board of Education unanimously approved the agreement with the Cuyahoga Falls Library to act as the taxing authority for the Library. Both parties have signed the agreement. 
  • Thank you to the people supporting the Library through anonymous donations, book sales, and merchandise sales. 
  • This month I would like to give a shout out to the Adult and Teen Services Departments. Manager, Elizabeth M, and Assistant Manager Katherine V. and their staff: Rosie, Lily, Brittany, Brianna, Julie, Akasha, Bob and Qiuxian are the kind staff who answer questions in person, on chats, and on the phone. They are always helpful with educating patrons on the available services, developing programs, and assisting people with the computers, study rooms, copying, printing, and scanning among many other daily tasks. Thank you for being so patient and eager to assist. Your work is appreciated! 
  • And finally, congratulations to the staff members for receiving the first place award in the float category at the Memorial Day parade. Helen McWilliams, a Children’s Library Assistant, organized the float. Thank you to the staff and their family members who made certain the Library was an amazing part of the parade!

    8.     Committee Reports:
  1. Building:  
    No Report 
  2. Policies/Bylaws Review: 
    Resolution 26-33: Move that the Cuyahoga Falls Library Board of Trustees approve the updates to the Cuyahoga Falls Library Handbook. Robin Worthington. 2nd by Sandy Zirke. Passed unanimously. 
  3. Finance/Audit Committee:  
    No Report 
  4. Graefe Memorial:  
    No Report 
  5. Personnel Committee:  
    Resolution 26-34: Move that the Cuyahoga Falls Library Board of Trustees approve the Fiscal Officer Job Description. Karen Schofield. 2nd by Sean Blake. Passed unanimously. 
  6. Affleck Scholarship Committee: 
    Library has received no applications for the scholarship 
  7. Strategic Planning Committee: 
    The committee met on 6/1. The current strategic plan is being evaluated and a report on the results will be released in the fall. The committee will meet again in July or September.
  1. Director’s Report:
  • CFL signed onto a letter along with public library directors of most (if not all) of the other SearchOhio libraries from across the state of Ohio regarding ongoing concerns with the stability and functionality of SearchOhio following its migration to Rapido. Clarivate responded with an outline of their plans and progress to address the issues and appointed a company executive to be a liaison to the SearchOhio directors. 
  • The Summer Reading Program began on May 29, with the kickoff event on Saturday, May 30. 2,562 people have registered so far, including almost 1,200 children and 1,100 adults. 1,501 participants have reached Milestone 1 and 983 participants have reached Milestone 2. Close to 425,000 minutes have been read so far. I’m always amazed at the team efforts of our staff to create a library-wide summer reading celebration each year. 
  • The group collecting signatures for the proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate property taxes announced that they did not collect enough before the deadline to get on the ballot for this November. They are now aiming for November 2027. 
  • We began an outreach series of our Senior Café program to be held monthly at the Silver Lake Village Hall this month. Also, we confirmed plans to have a temporary StoryWalk set up for Silver Lake’s upcoming America 250 event. Additionally, we’ve begun plans to collaborate with Silver Lake to install a permanent StoryWalk in the Arboretum. 
  • Updates were made by S3 Technologies to Meeting rooms. Wireless HDMI is now available for staff and public in Chambers, and it has been added to the projector in the Board Room. The wireless HDMI in Sutliff has also been repaired. The wireless HDMI in all of our rooms, including Graefe, are now using the same systems. 
  1. Personnel Report:
  • RESOLUTION 26-35: Move that the Cuyahoga Falls Library Board of Trustees approve the May 2026 Personnel Report. Sean Blake 2nd by Noah Spinner. Passed Unanimously  
  1. Unfinished Business: 
  • None 
  1. New Business: 
  • None 
  1. Adjournment:

Rick Rubin moved to adjourn the meeting. 2nd by Sandy Zirke. Meeting adjourned at 7:01 pm. 

Approved By Karen Schofield, Board President Pro Tem      

Approved By Karen Schofield, Secretary