Library, Board of Trustees

Towing begins at 2 a.m. Jan. 20, 2019, in Downtown Iowa City for snow removal

Issued by

on Jan 19, 2019.

Crews will remove snow in Downtown Iowa City overnight Sunday, January 20, 2019. Vehicles parked in tow-away zones will be removed.Towing will begin at 2 a.m. and will impact Burlington Street to Jefferson Street, and Clinton Street to Gilbert Street. Vehicles can be moved to a Downtown Parking ramp, or to on-street parking spaces outside of the area. Be sure to follow all posted signs.

If your vehicle is towed, contact the Iowa City Police Department at 319-356-5275. Do not call 911.

Category:

General

Parking

Police

Streets

Weather

City of Iowa City MLK Day Holiday Schedule

Issued by

Communications

on Jan 11, 2019.

Administrative offices at City Hall will be closed on Monday, Jan. 21 2019, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Note: Curbside garbage, organics and recycling will be collected on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Customers on the Monday routes should have items to the curb per their normal schedule.

View the full schedule: https://www.icgov.org/news/schedule-announced-martin-luther-king-jr-day

Category:

General

Public meeting

Every fourth Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Library; third Thursday in November and December.

Agendas

01/24/2019 Agenda

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Staff contact

Susan Craig

Board Members

Term: 07/01/13 - 06/30/19, Janet Freeman

Term: 07/01/13 - 06/30/19, Diane Baker

Term: 07/01/13 - 06/30/19, Jay Semel

Term: 07/01/15 - 06/30/21, John E. Beasley

Term: 07/01/15 - 06/30/21, Wesley Beary

Term: 07/01/15 - 06/30/21, Monique L. Washington

Term: 07/01/17 - 06/30/23, Kellee Forkenbrock

Term: 07/01/17 - 06/30/23, Carol Kirsch

Term: 07/01/17 - 06/30/23, Robin Paetzold, Johnson Co. rep

Origin

Contact staff

Number of members

Nine. If the Library is receiving funds for county-wide public library service on a current basis, one of the nine members may be a non-resident trustee.

Appointed by

City Council. The one non-resident member shall be appointed by the City Council with the approval of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors.

Term

Six years. Three members' terms expire June 30 of each odd-numbered year.

Duties

The Board of Library Trustees is a semi-autonomous body of nine persons empowered by State Law to plan, direct, and control all affairs of the Public Library. This includes having control of funds allocated or given to the library, determining long-range goals of Library service, adopting written policies to govern operation of the Library, and employing a competent staff to help plan and implement the Board's service goals.