Board of Directors

The Library Board of Directors is comprised of fourteen members appointed by the Wichita City Council. Members are appointed for two-year terms and may serve a total of eight consecutive years.

You may contact the Board:

Meeting Schedule

Meetings are held at noon on the third Tuesday of each month at the Advanced Learning Library, unless otherwise noted in the agenda. Meetings are open to the public.

To request a space in an upcoming Board of Directors meeting, fill out the Public Agenda Request Form and submit to the Director of Libraries. There are five public agenda spots available per board meeting.

Most Recent Board Meeting Packet

Packets are published approximately one week before the meeting.

  
  
2024-11-19 Meeting PacketNovember 19, 2024 Library Board Meeting Packet

Upcoming Board Meetings

  • Tuesday, December 17

Officers of the Library Board of Directors

2024-25

  • Lauren Hirsh photograph
    Lauren Hirsh
    President
    District III Appointee
  • Jonathan Winkler photograph
    Jonathan Winkler
    1st Vice President & Secretary
    District VI Appointee
  • Kurt Oswald photograph
    Kurt Oswald
    2nd Vice President
    District III Appointee
  • Placeholder image
    Rose Mary Frame
    Treasurer
    Mayoral Appointee

Other Members

  • Sarah Balderas photograph
    Sarah Balderas
    Mayoral Appointee
  • Donna Douglas photograph
    Donna Douglas
    District II Appointee
  • Michelle Garrett photograph
    Michelle Garrett
    District V Appointee
  • Dr. Justin Henry photograph
    Dr. Justin Henry
    District IV Appointee
  • TaDonne Neal photograph
    TaDonne Neal
    District I Appointee
  • Brandi L. Newry photograph
    Brandi L. Newry
    District I Appointee
  • Chuck Schmidt photograph
    Chuck Schmidt
    District II Appointee
  • Karyn Shorter photograph
    Karyn Shorter
    District IV Appointee
  • Robin Templin photograph
    Robin Templin
    District VI Appointee
  • Placeholder image
    Susie Ternes
    District V Appointee

Library Board of Directors Document Archive

  
  
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2024-11-19 Meeting PacketNovember 19, 2024 Library Board Meeting Packet
2024-10-15 Meeting PacketOctober 15, 2024 Library Board Meeting Packet
2024-10 CommitteesOctober 2024 Committees
2024-09-17 MinutesSeptember 17, 2024 Library Board Minutes
2024-09-17 Meeting PacketSeptember 17, 2024 Library Board Meeting Packet
2024-08-20 MinutesAugust 20, 2024 Library Board Minutes
2024-08-20 Meeting PacketAugust 20, 2024 Library Board Meeting Packet
2024-07-16 MinutesJuly 16, 2024 Library Board Minutes
2024-07-16 Meeting PacketJuly 16, 2024 Library Board Meeting Packet
2024-06-18 MInutesJune 18, 2024 Library Board Minutes
2024-06-18 Meeting PacketJune 18, 2024 Library Board Meeting Packet
2024-05-21 MinutesMay 21, 2024 Library Board Minutes
2024-05-21 Meeting PacketMay 21, 2024 Library Board Meeting Packet
2024-04-16 MinutesApril 16, 2024 Library Board Minutes
2024-04-16 Meeting PacketApril 16, 2024 Library Board Meeting Packet
2024-03-19 MinutesMarch 19, 2024 Library Board Minutes
2024-03-19 Meeting PacketMarch 19, 2024 Library Board Meeting Packet
2024-02-20 MinutesFebruary 20, 2024 Library Board Minutes
2024-02-20 Meeting PacketFebruary 20, 2024 Library Board Meeting Packet
2024-01-16 MinutesJanuary 16, 2024 Library Board Minutes
2024-01-16 Meeting PacketJanuary 16, 2024 Library Board Meeting Packet
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2023-12-19 MinutesDecember 19, 2023 Library Board Minutes
2023-12-19 Meeting PacketDecember 19, 2023 Library Board Meeting Packet
2023-11-21 MinutesNovember 21, 2023 Library Board Minutes
2023-11-21 Meeting PacketNovember 21, 2023 Library Board Meeting Packet
2023-10-17 MinutesOctober 17, 2023 Library Board Minutes
2023-10-17 Meeting PacketOctober 17, 2023 Library Board Meeting Packet
2023-09-19 MinutesSeptember 19, 2023 Library Board Minutes
2023-09-19 Meeting PacketSeptember 19, 2023 Library Board Meeting Packet
2023-08-15 MinutesAugust 15, 2023 Library Board Minutes
2023-08-15 Meeting PacketAugust 15, 2023 Library Board Meeting Packet
2023-07-18 MinutesJuly 18, 2023 Library Board Minutes
2023-07-18 Meeting PacketJuly 18, 2023 Library Board Meeting Packet
2023-06-20 MinutesJune 20, 2023 Library Board Minutes
2023-06-20 Meeting PacketJune 20, 2023 Library Board Meeting Packet
2023-05-16 MinutesMay 16, 2023 Library Board Minutes
2023-05-16 Meeting PacketMay 16, 2023 Library Board Meeting Packet
2023-04-18 MinutesApril 18, 2023 Library Board Minutes
2023-04-18 Meeting PacketApril 18, 2023 Library Board Meeting Packet
2023-03-21 MinutesMarch 21, 2023 Library Board Minutes
2023-03-21 Meeting PacketMarch 21, 2023 Library Board Meeting Packet
2023-02-21 MinutesFebruary 21, 2023 Library Board Minutes
2023-02-21 Meeting PacketFebruary 21, 2023 Library Board Meeting Packet
2023-01-17 MinutesJanuary 17, 2023 Library Board Minutes
2023-01-17 Meeting PacketJanuary 17, 2023 Library Board Meeting Packet
collapse Year : 2022 ‎(24)
2022-12-20 MinutesDecember 20, 2022 Library Board Minutes
2022-12-20 Meeting PacketDecember 20, 2022 Library Board Meeting Packet
2022-11-15 MinutesNovember 15, 2022 Library Board Minutes
2022-11-15 Meeting PacketNovember 15, 2022 Library Board Meeting Packet
2022-10-18 MinutesOctober 18, 2022 Library Board Minutes
2022-10-18 Meeting PacketOctober 18, 2022 Library Board Meeting Packet
2022-09-20 MinutesSeptember 20, 2022 Library Board Minutes
2022-09-20 Meeting PacketSeptember 20, 2022 Library Board Meeting Packet
2022-08-16 MinutesAugust 16, 2022 Library Board Minutes
2022-08-16 Meeting PacketAugust 16, 2022 Library Board Meeting Packet
2022-07-19 MinutesJuly 19, 2022 Library Board Minutes
2022-07-19 Meeting PacketJuly 19, 2022 Library Board Meeting Packet
2022-06-21 MinutesJune 21, 2022 Library Board Minutes
2022-06-21 Meeting PacketJune 21, 2022 Library Board Meeting Packet
2022-05-17 MinutesMay 17, 2022 Library Board Minutes
2022-05-17 Meeting PacketMay 17, 2022 Library Board Meeting Packet
2022-04-19 MinutesApril 19, 2022 Library Board Minutes
2022-04-19 Meeting PacketApril 19, 2022 Library Board Meeting Packet
2022-03-15 MinutesMarch 15, 2022 Library Board Minutes
2022-03-15 Meeting PacketMarch 15, 2022 Library Board Meeting Packet
2022-02-15 MinutesFebruary 15, 2022 Library Board Minutes
2022-02-15 Meeting PacketFebruary 15, 2022 Library Board Meeting Packet
2022-01-18 MinutesJanuary 18, 2022 Library Board Minutes
2022-01-18 Meeting PacketJanuary 18, 2022 Library Board Meeting Packet
collapse Year : 2021 ‎(24)
2021-12-21 MinutesDecember 21, 2021 Library Board Minutes
2021-12-21 Meeting PacketDecember 21, 2021 Library Board Meeting Packet
2021-11-16 MinutesNovember 16, 2021 Library Board Minutes
2021-11-16 Meeting PacketNovember 16, 2021 Library Board Meeting Packet
2021-10-19 MinutesOctober 19, 2021 Library Board Minutes
2021-10-19 Meeting PacketOctober 19, 2021 Library Board Meeting Packet
2021-09-21 MinutesSeptember 21, 2021 Library Board Minutes
2021-09-21 Meeting PacketSeptember 21, 2021 Library Board Meeting Packet
2021-08-17 MinutesAugust 17, 2021 Library Board MInutes
2021-08-17 Meeting PacketAugust 17, 2021 Library Board Meeting Packet
2021-07-20 MinutesJuly 20, 2021 Library Board Minutes
2021-07-20 Meeting PacketJuly 20, 2021 Library Board Meeting Packet
2021-06-15 MinutesJune 15, 2021 Library Board Minutes
2021-06-15 Meeting PacketJune 15, 2021 Library Board Meeting Packet
2021-05-18 MinutesMay 18, 2021 Library Board Minutes
2021-05-18 Meeting PacketMay 18, 2021 Library Board Meeting Packet
2021-04-20 MinutesApril 20, 2021 Library Board Minutes
2021-04-20 Meeting PacketApril 20, 2021 Library Board Meeting Packet
2021-03-16 MinutesMarch 16, 2021 Library Board Minutes
2021-03-16 Meeting PacketMarch 16, 2021 Library Board Meeting Packet
2021-02-16 MinutesFebruary 16, 2021 Library Board Minutes
2021-02-16 Meeting PacketFebruary 16, 2021 Library Board Meeting Packet
2021-01-19 MinutesJanuary 19, 2021 Library Board Minutes
2021-01-19 Meeting PacketJanuary 19, 2021 Library Board Meeting Packet
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2020-12-15 MinutesDecember 15, 2020 Library Board Minutes
2020-12-15 Meeting PacketDecember 15, 2020 Library Board Meeting Packet
2020-11-17 MinutesNovember 17, 2020 Library Board Minutes
2020-11-17 Meeting PacketNovember 17, 2020 Library Board Meeting Packet
2020-10-20 MinutesOctober 20, 2020 Library Board MInutes
2020-10-20 Meeting PacketOctober 20, 2020 Library Board Meeting Packet
2020-09-15 MinutesSeptember 15, 2020 Library Board Minutes
2020-09-15 Meeting PacketSeptember 15, 2020 Library Board Meeting Packet
2020-08-18 MinutesAugust 18, 2020 Library Board Minutes
2020-08-18 Meeting PacketAugust 18, 2020 Library Board Meeting Packet
2020-07-21 MinutesJuly 21, 2020 Library Board Minutes
2020-07-21 Meeting PacketJuly 21, 2020 Library Board Meeting Packet
2020-06-16 MinutesJune 16, 2020 Library Board Minutes
2020-06-16 Meeting PacketJune 16, 2020 Library Board Meeting Packet
2020-05-19 MinutesMay 19, 2020 Library Board Minutes
2020-05-19 Meeting PacketMay 19, 2020 Library Board Meeting Packet
2020-04-21 MinutesApril 21, 2020 Library Board Minutes
2020-04-21 Meeting PacketApril 21, 2020 Library Board Meeting Packet
2020-03-17 Meeting Packet - meeting cancelledMarch 17, 2020 Library Board Meeting Packet
2020-02-18 MinutesFebruary 18, 2020 Library Board Minutes
2020-02-18 Meeting PacketFebruary 18, 2020 Library Board Meeting Packet
2020-01-21 MinutesJanuary 21, 2020 Library Board Minutes
2020-01-21 Meeting PacketJanuary 21, 2020 Library Board Meeting Packet
collapse Year : 2019 ‎(6)
2019-12-17 MinutesDecember 17, 2019 Library Board Minutes
2019-12-17 Meeting PacketDecember 17, 2019 Library Board Meeting Packet
2019-11-19 MinutesNovember 19, 2019 Library Board MInutes
2019-11-19 Meeting PacketNovember 19, 2019 Library Board Meeting Packet
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