Library Advisory Board

Purpose

The purpose of the Library Advisory Board is to recommend library policy to the Board of County Commissioners.

Membership Requirements

The Library Advisory Board consists of five members:

• One member is appointed by the City of Bradenton;
• One member is appointed by the City of Palmetto;
• Three remaining members are appointed by the Board of County Commissioners:
  • A resident from the unincorporated areas of Manatee County;
  • One member from Manatee County at large;
  • A resident of either Anna Maria, Holmes Beach, Bradenton Beach, or the Town of Longboat Key. This member of the board shall be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners after consideration of any recommendations by the city councils of the four island municipalities.

All appointments are for a term of four years.

Meetings

The Library Advisory Board meets monthly at the Central Library, 1301 Barcarrota Blvd. W, Bradenton, FL, unless otherwise noted. 

2023 Meeting dates:

January 19        2:00 PM
February 15    11:00 AM
March 15          9:00 AM
April 19             9:00 AM
May 17             cancelled
June 21             9:00 AM
July 19               9:00 AM
August 16        10:00 AM

September 20 10:00 AM
Please Note: The September meeting will be held at Rocky Bluff Library, located at 6750 US Highway 301 North, Ellenton, 34222.

October 18       9:00 AM
November 15   9:00 AM
December 20   9:00 AM

For more information contact Brooke Frasca, Administrative Specialist, 941-748-5555, ext. 6389, or [email protected].

Members

• Manatee County Library Board By-Laws adopted June 13, 1984

Meeting Agendas and Minutes

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