The Meeting of the Eisenhower Public Library District Board of Trustees Island Within A City Committee August 13, 2026.

CALL TO ORDER

President Magnelli called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.

ROLL CALL

Present: Magnelli, Magnuson, Ringelstein, Ross, Krebs, Parent (7:02 P.M.), Massaro, Blubaugh (7:02 P.M.), McPhillips, Stam.
Present electronically: Zaporowicz-Short.
Also Present: Wittmann, Bacarella, Storelli.

RECOGNITION OF VISITORS

Editor, Jennifer Storelli was in attendance.

PUBLIC COMMENT

There were no public comments.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

There were no minutes.

ISLAND WITHIN A CITY

A. Island Within A City Book

i. Progress Report

Director Wittmann reported that she and Julie have made good progress on the photo captions and are currently halfway through Chapter 6 of the 14-chapter book. A few photographs remain to be sourced, and several requests for permission to use photographs are still outstanding. They will meet on Friday to continue working on the captions. The Northwest Historical Society has granted permission to use photographs from its collection.

Joann Pantano submitted the revised layout and formatting incorporating the Board’s feedback.

ii. Book Cover Update

The committee discussed progress on the cover art for the book. Trustee Magnelli has not had time to set up the drone. He will make a point of it.

iii. Title Options

The committee’s three top title choices were included in the committee packets. The Board will vote on its preferred title at the upcoming Board meeting. The committee discussed the three options and conducted a straw poll, with the majority favoring Island Within a City, Part II: Voices of Our Community.

iv. Next Steps

Jennifer Storelli asked whether the Ridgewood principal had submitted any materials. Trustee Ringelstein advised that he had not. Ms. Storelli asked whether photographs from the 250th anniversary event and parade should be included in the book. The committee agreed that several photographs from the event should be included.

Director Wittmann reported that the committee still needs to complete the captions for the photographs. She noted that Chris and Annamarie took excellent photographs, and that Annamarie went above and beyond by speaking with the individuals she photographed to gather additional context.

B. Next Meeting Date
The committee will meet next on October 15, 2026 at 7:00 P.M. 

OTHER BUSINESS

There was no other business.  

ADJOURNMENT

Trustee Ross moved, seconded by Trustee Magnuson, THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED. A voice vote was taken and the motion carried. The Committee Meeting was adjourned at 7:30 P.M.