Library Information

Library Board

The Madison Public Library is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors, appointed for three year terms by the Mayor of Madison. The Board's authority to oversee the policies and direction of the Library is derived from Chapter 43 of Wisconsin statutes. The Library Board works in conjunction with the Mayor, library staff, and the Madison Common Council to plan, fund and implement public library service in Madison. See meeting schedule. To contact all members of the library board, please email libraryboard@cityofmadison.com.

Read about the library's future and current building projects or read agendas and minutes of the

Members of the current Board are:

• President - Theodore (Tripp) Widder III
• Vice-President - David Wallner
• Secretary/Treasurer & City Council Member - Lawrence (Larry) Palm
• Gregory Markle
• Ann Falconer
• Barbara Karlen
• Tracy K. Kuczenski
• Allen Arntsen
• Maya Cole

Or view past Agendas and Minutes on our site or through the City of Madison's online Legislative Information Center

Future Library Board Meeting Dates and Locations

2010 meetings (all meetings begin at 4:30 p.m.)

February 4 - Central Library, Rm. 201
March 4 - Central Library, Rm. 201
April 1 - Lakeview Branch
May 6 - Central Library, Rm. 201
June 3 - Central Library, Rm. 201
July 8 - Alicia Ashman Branch
August 5 or 12 - Central Library, Rm. 201 (one of these dates will be chosen in July when the due date for the 2011 Operating Budget is known)
September 2 - Central Library, Rm. 201
October 7 - Central Library, Rm. 201
November 4 - Hawthorne Branch
December 2 - Central Library, Rm. 201