Library Board of Trustees

The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners and the Library Board of Trustees for the Lincoln City Libraries are seeking applicants for a County Liaison on the Library Board of Trustees. Applicants must live in Lancaster County outside the City of Lincoln’s city limits.

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

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

Dan Sloan, Vice-President
Term: 2018-2025
d.sloan@lincolnlibraries.org

Joe Shaw, Treasurer
Term: 2019-2026
j.shaw@lincolnlibraries.org

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

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

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

Jackie Ostrowicki
Term: 2020-2027
j.ostrowicki@lincolnlibraries.org

County Liaison (vacant)
Term: 2018-2025

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:

2020 Schedule

January 21
February 18
March 17
~~April 21, 6:00 p.m.~~ postponed to May 19
May 13, 8:00 a.m., Gere Branch – budget update meeting
May 19
June 16
July 21
August 18
September 15
October 20
November 17
December 15

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).

Meeting Date 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

January 21, 2019 Agenda Minutes

December 17, 2019 Agenda Minutes

November 19, 2019 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 libraries and educational institutions.