Library Board
The Farmington Community Library’s Governance—Our Board of Trustees
Library Board News
The Farmington Community Library Board of Trustees is seeking candidates to fill vacancies for the City of Farmington and City of Farmington Hills. Interested parties for the City of Farmington can fill out an application available on the city website. Interested parties for the City of Farmington Hills can follow these instructions.
Communication from Board to Staff — July 18, 2020
Message from the FCL Board of Trustees — April 27, 2020
Farmington Community Library Names Riti Grover as Director — Press Release November 27, 2019
General Information about The Farmington Community Library’s Board of Trustees
Under the State District Library Establishment Act [Public Act 24 of 1989], the Farmington Community Library Board of Trustees is a taxing authority with governance responsibilities for all aspects of library operation. The Board is composed of eight [8] Trustees, with four [4] each appointed from the cities of Farmington and Farmington Hills. The Board is empowered:
- to establish, maintain and operate a public library for the district;
- to appoint and remove a librarian and necessary assistants and to fix their compensation;
- to supervise and control library property;
- to adopt bylaws and regulations;to establish a district library fund, over which it shall have exclusive control;and to do any other thing necessary to conduct district library service.
