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Board of Trustees

NAMEEMAIL
ELECTED
TERM ENDS
Elizabeth Diercks, Secretarybdiercks@westfordma.gov6/06 Jt. Appt.5/28
Marianne Fleckner, Foundation Liaisonmfleckner@westfordma.gov10/04 Jt. Appt.5/27
Dana Riegert, Friends Liaisondriegert@westfordma.gov5/265/29
Glen Secor, Chairgsecor@westfordma.gov7/18  Jt. Appt.5/28
Mary Siegel, Treasurermarysiegel@westfordma.gov1/25 Jt. Appt.5/29
Debbie Teal, Foundation Liaisondteal@westfordma.gov9/23 Jt. Appt.5/27

The primary role of the Board of Library Trustees shall be:

  • To act as legal representatives of the J. V. Fletcher Library and as official civic advocates of its service program.
  • To develop Library administrative and program policy and to set Goals and Objectives for service.
  • Management of, and authorization of expenditures from, Trust Funds; management of the Fine Arts and Historical Arts assets of the Library.
  • Selection, hiring and evaluation of the Library Director
  • Determination, with the Director, of service priorities for preparation of annual budgets, recruitment to staff, program development and facilities management.
  • Ultimate oversight of Trust Fund expenditures primarily in the nature of:
    • Public Programming
    • Continuing Education and Staff Development
    • Fine Arts Insurance, Historical Conservation

    • Public Relations relating to Long Range Goals and Objectives  
    • Equipment, Capital and Specialized Expenditures
    • Library Materials
  • Board of Trustees Attributes
  • Board of Trustees Position Description
  • Board of Trustees Goals
  • Board of Trustees Bylaws

     

  • MEETING SCHEDULE & MINUTES

The Board of Library Trustees regularly holds open meetings the first Monday evening of each month, convening at 7:00PM at the J. V. Fletcher Library; see posted meetings here.  Meeting agendas are posted on the Town of Westford website the Thursday before the Monday meeting. The Library Facility Needs Committee — a joint Committee comprised of Trustees and members of the Permanent Town Building Committee — met 36 times from 2014 to 2016 during the duration of the MBLC Planning and Design Grant. In FY23 onward, the Board of Library Trustees began to again meet with the Permanent Town Building Committee to oversee the Library Renovation and Addition Project.

See Library Trustees Minutes, Library Facility Needs Committee Minutes and Joint Library Trustee and Permanent Town Building Committee minutes here [Click on the drop down menu under SEARCH MEETING MINUTES and select “Library”] 

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