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Library Board of Trustees

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.

 

Board members

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

Herb Friedman, President
Term: 2011-2018
h.friedman@lincolnlibraries.org

Marthaellen Florence, Vice-President
Term 2013-2020
m.florence@lincolnlibraries.org

Carol Speicher, Treasurer
Term: 2012-2019
c.speicher@lincolnlibraries.org

Lowell Berg
Term: 2015-2022
l.berg@lincolnlibraries.org

Lisa Hale
Term: 2017-2021
l.hale@lincolnlibraries.org

Donna Marvin
Term: 2016-2023
d.marvin@lincolnlibraries.org

Rhonda Seacrest
Term: 2017-2024
r.seacrest@lincolnlibraries.org

Walt Broer, County Liaison
Term: 2018-2025
w.broer@lincolnlibraries.org

Board meetings

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:

2018 Schedule

  • January 16
  • February 20
  • March 20, 6:00 p.m., Walt Branch
  • April 17 8:00
  • April 24 (budget meeting), 6:00 p.m. Eiseley Branch Canceled
  • May 15
  • June 19
  • June 20, 5:00 p.m.
  • July 17, 6:00 p.m., Anderson Branch
  • August 21
  • September 18, 6:00 p.m., Gere Branch
  • October 16
  • November 20
  • December 18

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

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). Beginning with the November 21, 2017 meeting, agendas posted here include additional supporting documents.

Meeting Date Agenda Minutes
July 17, 2018 Agenda Minutes
June 20, 2018 Agenda Minutes
June 19, 2018 Agenda Minutes
May 15, 2018 Agenda Minutes
April 17, 2018 Agenda Minutes
March 20, 2018 Agenda Minutes
February 20, 2018 Agenda Minutes
January 16, 2018 Agenda Minutes
December 19, 2017 Agenda Minutes
November 21, 2017 Agenda Minutes
November 14, 2017 Agenda Minutes
October 17, 2017 Agenda Minutes
September 19, 2017 Agenda Minutes
August 15, 2017 Agenda Minutes

Board Policies

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 librararies and educational institutions.

 

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