Meetings
- 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m.
- Needham Free Public Library
Members
The Library is governed by an elected board of trustees consisting of seven members:
- Rick Hardy, Chair (term expires 2020)
- Carol J. Thomas, Vice-Chair (term expires 2020)
- Anna Giraldo Kerr, Secretary (term expires 2022)
- Kay Cahill (term expires 2022)
- Thomas M. Harkins, (term expires 2020)
- Robert A Petitt, (term expires 2022)
- Gregory J. Shesko (term expires 2021)
Responsibilities
- Adopts bylaws (PDF) for board procedures
- Attends and participates in all regular meetings
- Reviews reports; solicits information; obtains feedback from the community and personally uses the library
- Analyzes the community and considers the strengths and the weaknesses of library service
- Approves goals, adopts both short and long-range plans for library growth
- Actively supports a budget for adequate library funding
- Keeps informed of the financial status, funding sources, and needs of the library
- Undertakes special fund raising programs to raise money for the library
- Reads trustee materials and library-related publications
- Sees that new trustees have planned orientation
- Attends local, state, and national trustee or library-related meetings whenever possible