The Library Board of Trustees is a group of seven citizens to whom the administration of the public library is entrusted. The Board of Trustees of the Lincoln City Libraries is an administrative board appointed by the Lincoln City Council. It is the trustees’ obligation to work toward improvement in library services through well-trained staff and efficient use of funds; to support adequate funding for good library service; and to promote the best possible use of all library resources.
The Lincoln City Libraries Board of Trustees has adopted this Position Statement regarding a Central Library Project.
E-mail can be sent to individual Board members using the addresses given below, or to the Board as a whole at libraryboard@lincolnlibraries.org
Lisa Hale, President
Term: 2017-2021
l.hale@lincolnlibraries.orgDan Sloan, Vice-President
Term: 2018-2025
d.sloan@lincolnlibraries.orgJoe Shaw, Treasurer
Term: 2019-2026
j.shaw@lincolnlibraries.orgLowell Berg
Term: 2015-2022
l.berg@lincolnlibraries.orgDonna Marvin
Term: 2016-2023
d.marvin@lincolnlibraries.orgRhonda Seacrest
Term: 2017-2024
r.seacrest@lincolnlibraries.orgJackie Ostrowicki
Term: 2020-2027
j.ostrowicki@lincolnlibraries.orgNichole Bogen, County Liaison
Term: 2020-2027
n.bogen@lincolnlibraries.org
The Lincoln City Libraries Board of Trustees meets the third Tuesday of each month. From time to time it may become necessary to reschedule meetings. If circumstances make it prudent and necessary in any one month, the regular meeting of the Board may be rescheduled with the approval of at least four members of the Board, following notification of all seven Board members. Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the President, or when a request is made to the President by three Board members. Unless otherwise noted, the meetings are held at 8:00 AM and in the Board Room of the Bennett Martin Public Library, 14th & N Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska. The following is a list of the meeting dates:
2021 Schedule
The proposed agenda is kept continually current and available for inspection at the Administrative Office of the Bennett Martin Public Library, but the Board shall have the right to modify the agenda at said public meeting when convened. Requests for sign language interpreters will require a minimum of 48 hours advance notice to the Library Director, (402)441-8510.
Agendas and Minutes from Library Board meetings are kept on this site for one year. Earlier minutes (from May 9, 1944 to current) are available in the Library’s Administrative Offices during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM).
Meeting Date Agenda Minutes February 16, 2021rescheduled to February 18, 12:00 p.m.Agenda pending
January 19, 2021 Agenda Meeting cancelled
December 15, 2020 Agenda Minutes November 17, 2020 Agenda Minutes October 20, 2020 Agenda Minutes September 15, 2020 Agenda Minutes August 18, 2020 Agenda Minutes July 21, 2020 Agenda Minutes June 16, 2020 Agenda Minutes May 19, 2020 Agenda Minutes May 13, 2020 Agenda Minutes March 17, 2020 Agenda Minutes February 18, 2020 Agenda Minutes
The Library Board is responsible for making policy decisions concerning the employment of the Library Director, materials selection, public rules and regulations, library development, budget, fundraising, public relations, and relationships with other libraries and educational institutions.