Prairielands is directed by a Governing Board of nine (9) members, consisting of five (5) citizen members representing the public, three from the Pioneerland Library System region and the remaining two from the Plum Creek Library System region; and four (4) working library staff, one representative for each type of member library served by Prairielands: academic, public, school and special library. This Board adopts and evaluates the Strategic Plan, budget, programs, services and policies.
The Board meets four times a year, on the first Thursday of June and September at 6:00 p.m., and on the first Saturday of December and March at 10:00 a.m.
Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes
Prairielands Governing Board FY 2023-2024 Members
Jan Louwagie – President
Special Library Representative, History Center, Southwest Minnesota State University
Marshall, MN
vacant
Citizen Representative, Pioneerland Library System
April Prohl
Citizen Representative, Plum Creek Library System
Beaver Creek, MN
Vacant
Academic Library Representative
Vacant
Public Library Representative
Worthington Middle and High Schools, School Library Representative
Worthington, MN
Kathy Craun
Citizen Representative, Plum Creek Library System
, MN
Vacant
Citizen Representative, Pioneerland Library System
,MN
Vacant
Citizen Representative, Pioneerland Library System
, MN
Prairielands Member Council
What is the Prairielands Member Council?
Prairielands Member Council FY23-24 Members
- Bethany Kauffman, Prairielands
- Calla Jarvie, Rock County Public Library
- Cindy Hendrickx, Appleton Public Library
- Theresa Nysetvold, Murray County Central Schools
- Laurie Ortega, Pioneerland Library System
- Elizabeth Hoffman, Plum Creek Library System
Teen Co-Op Steering Committee
Prairielands Teen Co-Op Members
- PrairielandsOffice
- Bethany Kauffman, Executive Director
- Jennifer Parkhurst, Administrative Assistant
- Pioneerland Library System
- Margaret Weigelt, Atwater Public Library
- Plum Creek Library System
- Bronwyn Wenzel, Rock County Community Library
- Emily Blaeser, Meinders Community Library
- Emilirose Rasmusson, Marshall Lyon County Library