The Alachua County Library District Governing Board encourages all interested citizens to apply for two vacancies, effective March 31, 2012, on the Alachua County Library District Board of Trustees. Applications must be signed and mailed or delivered to Headquarters Library Administration by 5:00 pm, Friday, January 13, 2012.
The Library Board of Trustees is a citizen volunteer board which is part of the Library District governing structure. The seven citizens who serve as Board of Trustees members are appointed by the Governing Board. The Board of Trustees is made up of three Alachua County representatives, three City of Gainesville representatives and one Alachua County League of Cities representative.
Board of Trustees members serve three-year terms. No member shall serve more than two full terms consecutively. All vacancies are advertised prior to the end of each three-year term. The upcoming vacancies are: one Alachua County representative and one City of Gainesville representative. After applications are received, nominations for vacancies are made by the above-listed entities and submitted to the Library District Governing Board for appointment. Please note: no elected official of any county or municipality may serve on the Board of Trustees during the term of their elected office.
Responsibilities include developing recommendations as to policy, budget, and plans for the Library District, reporting at meetings on matters that may affect the District, responding to requests by the Governing Board for various recommendations, reporting information about Library issues, and listening to and responding to citizens who have questions relating to the Library District and libraries in general. In addition, each Trustee is asked to serve on at least one of the following standing committees: Legislative, Pension Advisory, Foundation, or Friends of the Library Liaison. The Board of Trustees meets once a month. The average amount of time required to serve is 12-14 hours per month.
Citizens wishing to be considered for appointment by the Governing Board may obtain an application by contacting the Alachua County Library District Administration Office at 352/334-3910. Applications are also available at each Branch Library and online at http://www.aclib.us/files/2010_docs/bot_application_packet.pdf. Applications must be returned to the Administration Office, Alachua County Library District, 401 E. University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601, by 5:00 PM, on Friday, January 13, 2012.
System status
A new library system and online catalog will debut on May 30. Here's the current status of:
- Checkouts: May 24-29 you must have your physical library card in hand to check out materials.
- Due dates: All checkouts will have a due date of June 22, except DVDs and GRU watt meters, which still have 7-day limit.
- Holds and requests: New holds and purchase requests cannot be placed until May 30, but those placed previously will continue to be processed.
- Returns: Please "Babysit Our Books" — keep them until the new system is running smoothly (mid-June).
- Registration: Continues as usual today, but cannot be done May 24-29, as our entire system will be down.
- Interlibrary loan: Continues as usual throughout the transition.
- Digital checkouts: OverDrive checkouts and holds will work normally throughout the transition.
- My Discoveries: Will be retired with the AquaBrowser catalog on May 24. Please retrieve any saved book lists before then.
- Website: The Library District website (www.aclib.us) will be up as normal throughout the transition.
- My Account: Account info will be available through May 24. Your account will appear on the new system on May 30.
- Bill payment: All payments including PayPal are working today. No payments can be accepted May 24-29
- New catalog: Watch for its debut on May 30, with new features.
More about the transition.
More about the new online catalog.
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