Hillsboro Public Library Board

The Hillsboro Public Library Board of Trustees consists of seven members who serve 4-year terms. Members may serve two consecutive terms then must sit out one year before returning as a member. Members are appointed by the Mayor, but the board follows recommendations from the North Central Kansas Library System (NCKLS) and the State Library of Kansas. The board meets on the third Monday of each month at 4:30 pm.

The library board employs a qualified library director and provides continuing education for director and library staff. The board provides optimum work conditions and is aware of federal state and local laws regarding workplace safety. The board determines salary for library staff and works to maintain competitive salaries.

Responsibilities of the board is to make sure the library has adequate funding for cultural, educational, informational and recreational resources in a variety of formats and actively markets these services to the community. The board maintains the library as an information center and provides optimum access to information systems and services through varied formats and through electronic information.

The board identifies the community’s needs for services and then evaluates effectiveness of library to provide these needs.