Membership

The Library Board of Trustees consists of five members appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the City Council. Members normally serve four-year terms and must be residents of Carlsbad.

Meetings

• Meeting times and locations: Regular meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month.
• Notice of rescheduled May meeting of the Library Board of Trustees. 
• May 9, 2013 meeting agenda
• Sign up to receive meeting agendas by email

Past meeting minutes

• March 20, 2013 meeting minutes

Duties

• Advises and makes recommendations to the City Council on matters relating to the operation of the city library system
• Recommends contractual arrangements and mutual agreements with other libraries, cities and the county for borrowing, lending and exchanging books and other publications
• Serves as liaison between the library and the community
• Reports the condition of the library to the City Council and the state librarian on an annual basis.

Source: Carlsbad Municipal Code, Chapter 2.16