Library Board of Trustees | Lincoln City Libraries

The Library Board of Trustees is a group of seven citizens to whom the administration of the public library is entrusted. The Board of Trustees of the Lincoln City Libraries is an administrative board appointed by the Lincoln City Council. It is the trustees’ obligation to work toward improvement in library services through well-trained staff and efficient use of funds; to support adequate funding for good library service; and to promote the best possible use of all library resources.

Lincoln City Libraries (LCL) is accepting applications through Friday, May 31, 2024 to fill a vacancy on the Lincoln City Libraries Board of Trustees.

Members of the seven-member board are appointed by the Lincoln City Council, with the seven-year term running from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2031. The current board will review the applications and forward its recommendations to the City Council.

Applicants must be Lincoln residents and must attend monthly board meetings and committee meetings as scheduled. Interested individuals should send a letter of interest and a board appointment information form to library@lincoln.ne.gov or mail to:

“Candidate Search”
Lincoln City Libraries
136 S. 14th St.
Lincoln, NE 68508

Board Members

E-mail can be sent to the Board via libraryboard@lincoln.ne.gov

Dan Sloan, President
Term: 2018-2025

Joe Shaw, Vice President
Term: 2019-2026

Jackie Ostrowicki, Treasurer
Term: 2020-2027

Rhonda Seacrest
Term: 2017-2024

Lisa Hale
Term: 2021-2028

Morgan Gerteisen
Term: 2023-2029

Patty Beutler
Term: 2023-2030

Nichole Bogen, County Liaison
Term: 2020-2027

Board Meetings

The Lincoln City Libraries Board of Trustees meets the third Tuesday of each month. From time to time it may become necessary to reschedule meetings. If circumstances make it prudent and necessary in any one month, the regular meeting of the Board may be rescheduled with the approval of at least four members of the Board, following notification of all seven Board members. Special meetings may be called at the discretion of the President, or when a request is made to the President by three Board members. Unless otherwise noted, the meetings are held at 8:00 AM and on the fourth floor of the Bennett Martin Public Library, 14th & N Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska. The following is a list of the meeting dates:

2024 Schedule

January 16 Canceled
February 20
March 19
April 16, 6:00 p.m., Eiseley Branch
May 21
June 18, 6:00 p.m., Anderson Branch
July 16
August 20, 6:00 p.m., Gere Branch
September 17
October 15, 6:00 p.m., Walt Branch
November 19
December 17

The proposed agenda is kept continually current and available for inspection at the Administrative Office of the Bennett Martin Public Library, but the Board shall have the right to modify the agenda at said public meeting when convened. Requests for sign language interpreters will require a minimum of 48 hours advance notice to the Library Director, 402-441-8510.

Agendas and Minutes

Agendas and Minutes from Library Board meetings are kept on this site for one year. Earlier minutes (from May 9, 1944 to current) are available in the Library’s Administrative Offices during normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM).

Meeting Date	Agenda	Minutes
April 16, 2024	Agenda	pending
March 19, 2024	Agenda	Minutes
February 20, 2024	Agenda	Minutes
January 16, 2023	Agenda canceled	none
December 19, 2023	Agenda	Minutes
November 21, 2023	Agenda	Minutes
October 17, 2023	Agenda	Minutes
September 19, 2023	Agenda	Minutes
August 15, 2023	Agenda	Minutes
July 18, 2023	Agenda	Minutes
June 20, 2023	Agenda	Minutes
May 16, 2023	Agenda	Minutes
April 18, 2023	Agenda	Minutes

Board By-Laws

Board Policies