Public meeting
Every fourth Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Library; third Thursday in November and December.
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Beginning April 29, 2021, City Channel 4 began providing video of Library, Board of Trustees meetings. You can watch or listen to previous meetings on City Channel 4's website. Video and audio will be uploaded within two business days of the scheduled meeting.
Staff contact
Board Members
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
Term: 07/01/19 - 06/30/25, Derek Johnk
Term: 07/01/19 - 06/30/25, Thomas Rocklin
Term: 07/01/19 - 06/30/25, Hannah Shultz
Term: 07/01/21 - 06/30/27, Noa Kim
Term: 07/01/21 - 06/30/27, Daniel Keranen
Term: 07/01/21 - 06/30/27, Dan Stevenson
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.