About the Library Board

The Library Board makes recommendations to the County Executive on matters affecting the public library system, such as the location of new library facilities, the adequacy of book collections, services to outlying districts, and personnel needs of Montgomery County Public Libraries.

The Montgomery County Library Board has twelve members appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the County Council, plus a thirteenth ex-officio member representing the School Board.

Meetings are generally held on the second Wednesday of each month, except in July and August, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Consult the calendar for exact dates. Meetings take place in the library's administrative offices at 21 Maryland Avenue, Suite 310, in Rockville. 

Members serve up to two 3-year terms without compensation. Three members' terms expire each fall, although sometimes positions become vacant at other times. Vacancies and application procedures are announced in county newspapers, at the libraries, on the library website, and to local organizations.

Twenty-three subcommittees of the Library Board, called Library Advisory Committees (LAC), represent each library branch, the Correctional Center, the Disability Resource Center, and the Children's Resource Collection. Library Advisory Committee membership applications can be requested at the libraries. LAC members serve up to two 3-year terms, and membership must be approved by the Library Board. Board members serve as liaisons to branch LACs, attending meetings and reporting the concerns of the LACs to the Library Board.

For more information, please contact Regina Holyfield-Jewett at 240-777-0016, regina.holyfield-jewett@montgomerycountymd.gov, or write to Director's Office, Montgomery County Public Libraries, 21 Maryland Avenue, Suite 310, Rockville, Maryland 20850.

Board-Approved Minutes

2013: April, March, February, January
2012: December, October, September, July, June, May, April, March, February, January

Presentations

May 2013: Library Advisory Committee Orientation

March 2013: Conversation with Director Hamilton and Senior Staff

Support Our Libraries

Talking Points 2012 (pdf)

Unified Library Petition 2013 - Word or PDF

Board Releases

MCPL Report to the Community 2012

Library Board Bulletin: December 2011

Library Press Releases

Library Advisory Committees

LAC Meeting Calendar

LAC Handbook (pdf)

Chairs Roster 3/2012

LAC Application for Nomination

LAC Achievement Award Application 2012

Current Library Board Members