Building Project
A Message from the Building Project Chair
April 18, 2025 — Project Update
Excitement is in the air! The Building Committee continues to refine plans for our brand-new Cadott Library! Cedar Corporation will soon release the approved plans for contractor bidding, and construction is slated to begin on July 1st! Thanks to the $3.7 million-dollar Flexible Facilities Program Grant, our Cadott community, without the use of tax dollars, will have a modern and accessible library by September of 2026.
Please continue to follow building updates on our library webpage and Facebook posts. In case you have not yet heard, our focus will be on education, health, and employment initiatives including high speed internet access, per grant requirements. Materials, technology and library programs supporting these initiatives must be sustained by the library for a minimum of 5 years. We look forward to providing and enhancing these vital initiatives for years to come.
Our Capital Campaign Committee is working to secure finances to cover expenses that are not eligible for grant funding, and to ensure the future of our library for generations to come. I hope you will please consider making a donation to support the work and mission of our Community Library. Today’s libraries offer so much more than simply books. I am proud and honored to be one of the many community members, both past and present, who have worked so hard to make this new library possible.
New Building FAQ
Our Building FAQ is available on PDF. Note that the Index is clickable to take you directly to the question you want the answers to first! This FAQ will be updated as the project continues.
If you have additional questions, they may be directed to the Library Director via phone (715-289-4950) or by e-mail johnson@cadottlibrary.org
(Updated: May 23, 2023)
Support the Project
Donations can be mailed to:
Cadott Library Building Fund
P.O. Box 68
Cadott, WI 54727
Checks made payable to: Village of Cadott, with Memo: Library Building Fund
- For Pledge/Naming Opportunities, contact Director Samma. Review our Policy Here: Naming of Library & Spaces Policy.
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Building Committee Meetings
Full Committee Meetings will generally be held the 2nd Thursday, each month in the Cadott Elementary Library during the school year. Summer Meetings are held at the library.
While a quorum of the library board may be present at Committee Meetings, no other library business is to be discussed or voted upon.
Regular Library Board Meetings are held 2nd Monday at 4:30 PM, at the Library or virtually.
Individuals who wish to attend the meeting can join Virtually. The library is utilizing Microsoft Teams for virtual meeting space, which may require you to download a desktop software or use Microsoft Edge as your browser. Please test your connection ahead of time.
See more on the Library Board page.
All meetings ARE open to the public, unless a noted closed session is in effect, per state law.
Committee Agendas
Note: Recaps of Building Committee minutes are also part of regular Library Board Minutes, which can be found here. Building Committee Meetings are open to the public and can be joined virtually.
Building Committee Agendas:
2025:
February 20th
March 20
Agenda (Capital Campaign)
2023:
January 1
February 8
March 8 (No Agenda: General Work Meeting)
April 13
May – No Meeting. Committees met seperately.
June
July
09-September Agenda
11-November
2022:
January 13
February 10
March 10
April 14
May 12
June 2 (Rescheduled due to availability of Committee Members
July 7 (Rescheduled)
August 4 (Rescheduled)
September 8
October 13
November 10
Capital Campaign Subcommittee
2022:
April 26
Awareness Campaign Subcommittee
2023:
May 23
Committee Minutes
Note: Minutes are recapped at monthly Library Board meetings. They are not formally approved by the Library Board. All actions involving funds must be approved by a quorum of the library board, at a regular meeting.
Pre-Committee Meetings (August 2021-December 2021)
Building Committee Minutes:
2023
January 12
February 08
March 8
2022:
February 10
March 10
April 14
May 12
July 7
August 8
September 8
October 13
November 10
(No December Meeting)
Capital Campaign Subcomittee Minutes:
2022:
April 28
Awarness Campaign Subcommittee Minutes:
2022:
Project Updates
New Library Concept Designs
On April 19th, a meeting of the the Village and Library Boards, members of the Building Committee presented the concept designs for our new library building. For full details on that meeting, report...
2nd Draft Renderings of New Library Building
At last night's Library Board meeting, Cory Scheidler was present to show us some updated renderings based on our recommendations (re: library staff, committee members, and library board) from the...