Board of Trustees

Board Meetings

The dates, times, agendas and locations of specific board and committee meetings are found on the City of Racine’s Legistar listings.

• To attend a meeting over Zoom, find the date of the meeting you want to attend. Click on the “agenda” link, then scroll to the bottom of the document for the information to join over Zoom.
• To attend a meeting in person, just stop into the library. Board meetings typically occur in the Lee Room on the first floor of the building.

Board of Trustees Meetings

At the library’s monthly board meetings, trustees monitor the library’s budget and vote on decisions related to finances, policies, staffing and other major changes. Just enter “library” as the search term, then select the time range you’re interested in.

• Third Thursday of every month
• 4:30 p.m.
• Lee Room and Zoom

Building and Grounds Committee Meetings

The building and grounds committee reviews any major changes related to the library’s building and land.

• Meets As Needed
• Lee Room and Zoom

Personnel and Finance Committee Meetings

The personnel and finance committee reviews any business related to budget approval or staffing changes.

• Meets As Needed
• Lee Room and Zoom

Board Membership

Current Trustees

Board Recruitment

Interested in serving on the library board? There’s two ways to get started:

1. Complete the application on the City of Racine’s website.
2. Contact our executive director.

Board Makeup

Our trustees are appointed either by 1. The mayor and the Racine Common Council, 2. The Racine County chairperson and Racine County Board.

Per Wisconsin State Statute § 43.54, our board consists of:

• Nine residents of the city of Racine
• Up to one member of the City of Racine Common Council
• One Racine Unified School District administrator or representative
• Up to five additional Racine County residents, depending on how much of our most recent budget comes from county funding.