The Library Board has full legislative authority for the management and provision of library service in the municipality. The Board approves annual budgets and has financial oversight of library operations. In addition, the Board determines service objectives for the library that are appropriate to the needs of the community and re-examines them periodically. The Board also develops policies governing library programs and operations in consultation with the library's manager.
Our library board consists of very generous volunteers that are committed to the growth and development of the library. We are always ready to welcome new members to the board.
Jeff Goebel, Chairperson/Council Representative
Leslie Kagi, Vice Chairperson and Treasurer
Tiffany MacDonald, Secretary
Dean LaBerge, Director
Laura Jean Wagner, Director
Shelley Witwer, Director
Our board meets the first Wednesday of the month (September, November, January, March, May) at 6:30 pm in the Library conference room.
The board meetings are open to the public and we encourage people who are interested in serving on the board to come and observe the meeting to see what we do and ask questions.
Contact the library for further information.
The Alberta Library Trustees Association Code Of Ethics
Library Boards exist to develop, promote and monitor library services as a public trust. To this end, library trustees should be committed to the following principles:
No business would expect a new employee to take on the responsibilities of a new job or be an asset to the company without extensive education, training, or experience-preferably in combination.
Through orientation, our board ensures that a new trustee has enough information about the mission, policy and goals of the library and sufficient understanding of responsibilities and duties to become an effective and contributing member.
Trustee Orientation is in place to:
The orientation process includes:
After attending at least one meeting, a request for appointment form may be filled out and sent to council for approval of the potential board member.
Trustee Education
Orientation is only the beginning of the education you need. Effective trustees will look for opportunities to enhance their skills.
Some examples of trustee education opportunities are:
Good trustees continually qualify themselves for the job as they serve.
The Library Trustee
By agreeing to become a public library trustee, you have consented to undertake several legal and moral obligations. The moral obligations include a belief in the importance and value of libraries, and a desire to contribute to their growth and development. The legal obligations are more complex.
Responsibilities of Trustees
By consenting to serve as a trustee, you are participating in the responsibilities of the board and may agree to do the following:
Code of Ethics
Library Boards exist to develop, promote and monitor library services as a public trust. To this end, library trustees should be committed to the following principles:
It is vital to remember that, as a trustee, you will always be perceived as representing the library in your community. Even though you may personally disagree with a board decision and are free to debate it during board meetings, you must endorse it in public.
The Public Trust
As a library trustee, you are trusted by your community to be responsible for your library. You represent the public interest of this and future generations in the management of that library and the services it provides. You are a creator of policy, employer of personnel, controller of finances and advocate of libraries.
You are expected to take the same care in managing the library’s affairs as you would your own. You must not manipulate the library’s affairs to your own advantage, and you may not agree in advance to turn a decision in a particular direction. If you are negligent or in breach of your duty as a trustee or knowingly collaborate on a breach committed by another trustee, you are liable for any loss sustained by the library as a result.