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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.

Spring 2008 Council Meeting photos

Next Council Meeting

  • Date: October 3, 2008
  • Location: Augusta Civic Center

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. Plummer/Motz Elementary School, 192 Middle Road, Falmouth 04105 (781-3988) jbennett@fps.k12.me.us
  • Thomas Bennett, Public Library Rep. (2009) 1st Term. Prince Memorial Library, 266 Main Street, Cumberland 04021 (829-2215) tbennett@princememorial.lib.me.us
  • Janet Cowen, Special Library Rep. (2010) 1st Term. Maine Medical Center, 22 Bramhall Street, Portland 04102 (662-4079) cowenj@mmc.org
  • Meetena Edwards, Public Library Rep. (2008) filling unexpired term. Naples Public Library, P.O. Box 1717, Naples, ME 04055 (693-6841) medwards5@maine.rr.com
  • Casandra Fitzherbert, Academic Library Rep. (2009) filling unexpired 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. (2008) 1st Term. Scarborough School Department, 20 Gorham Road, Scarborough 04074 (883-9571) bmerritt@scarborough.k12.me.us
  • Marian Peterson, Public Library Rep. (2008) filling unexpired term. South Portland, tpeters3@maine.rr.com
  • Susan Trent, Trustee Rep. (2009) 1st 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: Shirley Helfrich, Southern Maine Library District (SMLD), Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland 04101 (871-1766 or
    1-800-649-7696) helfrich@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: Susan Trent
  • Vice Chair: Meteena Edwards
  • Secretary/Treasurer: rotating position

Committees

By-laws Committee: Inactive

Cream of the Crop: Louise Capizzo, Falmouth Memorial Library; Kathy George, Gray Public Library; Leslie Rounds, Dyer Library, Saco; Vicky Smith, McArthur Public Library, Biddeford; Marilyn Taylor, Scarborough Public Library

Nominating Committee: Barbara Merritt (Chair), Scarborough School Department; Meteena Edwards, Naples Public Library; Susanne Hamilton, Yarmouth High School

Public Relations: Marjorie Anderson, Mercy Hospital, Portland; Inese Gruber, Windham Public Library; Shirley Helfrich, Southern Maine Library District; Carolyn Hughes, University of Southern Maine, Portland; Lisa Joyce, Portland Public Library; Kathy Kigin, Warren Memorial Library, Westbrook; Lynn J. McCarthy, Riverton School, Portland

Reading Round Up [statewide]: Rita Bouchard, Augusta; Nancy Diamond, Manchester/Readfield Elementary Schools; Shirley Helfrich, Southern Maine Library District, Portland; Kate McGowen, Topsham Public Library; Liz Preble, Auburn Middle School; Wende Sairio, Longfellow School, Brunswick (Chair); Sarah Schultz-Nielsen, Lithgow Public Library, Augusta

Trustee Forum: Shirley Helfrich, Southern Maine Library District, Portland; Steve Nichols, West Buxton Public Library; Susan Trent, Scarborough Public Library