Council & Board

Council Meetings

Council meetings are held twice annually in the Spring and Fall. All SMLD library staff, trustees, and Friends are welcome to attend. Mailings are sent to all SMLD libraries. Members of CMLD and NMLD are also invited to attend.

All staff from Southern Maine Library District member libraries are invited to attend District Council Meetings.

District Council

Member libraries appoint representatives to a District Council which meets semi-annually. Public, special and academic libraries, as well as school systems, are each entitled to one representative. From the Council, a nine member Executive Board is elected. Council members help to coordinate purchasing cooperatives, public relations activities, and local networking opportunities. Refer to the Council Bylaws for further information.

Board

Anyone interested in serving on the SMLD Board is invited to send an Application to the Nominating Committee, c/o SMLD Office.

Board Member Job Description.

Board Members

Terms Expire Spring Council Meetings (noted in the parentheses)

Jan Bennett, School Library Rep. (2010) 1st Term. Falmouth jkbennett2@maine.rr.com
Janet Cowen, Special Library Rep. (2010) 1st Term. Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall Street, Portland 04102 (662-4079) cowenj@mmc.org
Casandra Fitzherbert, Academic Library Rep. (2012) 2nd Term. University of Southern Maine, P.O. Box 9301, Portland 04103 (780-4279) Casandra@usm.maine.edu
Suzanne Hamilton, School Library Rep. (2010) 2nd Term. Yarmouth High School, 286 West Elm Street, Yarmouth 04096 (846-5535) suzanne_hamilton@yarmouth.k12.me.us
Barbara Merritt, School Library Rep. (2011) 2nd Term. Scarborough School Department, 20 Gorham Road, Scarborough 04074 (730-4692) bmerritt@scarborough.k12.me.us
Mamie Anthoine Ney, Public Library Rep. (2011) 1st Term. South Berwick Public Library, P.O. Box 35, South Berwick 03908 (384-3308) mmaney@south-berwick.lib.me.us
Marian Peterson, Public Library Rep. (2011) 1st Term. Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main Street, Westbrook 04092 (854-0630) mpeterson@westbrook.me.us
Steve Russo, Public Library Rep. (2012) 1st Term. Rice Public Library, 8 Wentworth Street, Kittery 03904 (439-1553) russos@rice.lib.me.us
Susan Trent, Trustee Rep. (2009) 2nd Term. Trustee, Scarborough Public Library, sitrent@gwi.net

Ex Officio Members

Regional: Linda Lord, Maine State Library, 64 State House Station, Augusta 04333 (287-5620 or 1-800-322-8899) linda.lord@maine.gov
ARRC Center: Stephen Podgajny, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland 04101 (871-1700 or 1-800-649-7696) podgajny@portland.lib.me.us
Consultant: Vacant, Southern Maine Library District (SMLD), Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland 04101 (871-1766 or 1-800-649-7696) SMLD@portland.lib.me.us
Maine Library Commission Delegate: Inese Gruber, Windham Public Library, 217 Windham Center Road, Windham 04062 (892-1908) igruber@windham.lib.me.us

Officers

Chair: Janet Cowen
Vice Chair: Mamie Anthoine Ney
Secretary/Treasurer: rotating position

Committees

By-laws: Inactive

Cream of the Crop: Bernie Alie, Kennebunk Free Library; Mary Lou Boucouvalas, Graves Memorial Library, Kennebunkport; Brooke Faulkner, McArthur Public Library, Biddeford; Leslie Rounds, Dyer Library, Saco; Sybil Shiland, Hollis Elementary School

Nominating: Barbara Merritt (Chair), Scarborough School Department; Susanne Hamilton, Yarmouth High School; Mamie Anthoine Ney, South Berwick Public Library

Public Relations: Inactive

Reading Round Up [statewide]: Jody Bachelder, Hall-Dale Middle/High School; Rita Bouchard, Augusta; Nancy Diamond, Manchester/Readfield Elementary Schools; Dorothy Hall Riddle, Freeport Middle School; Wende Sairio, Longfellow School, Brunswick (Chair); Sarah Schultz-Nielsen, Lithgow Public Library, Augusta; Kate Wing, Topsham Public Library;

Trustee: Steve Nichols, West Buxton Public Library; Susan Trent, Scarborough Public Library

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