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Board
of Trustees
Paulding County Carnegie Library
205 S. Main St.
Paulding, Ohio 45879
419-399-2032
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Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations
a division of the American Library Association
The Ohio Library
Council
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Library of Ohio
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Ohio Revised Code
3375.06 County free public library
- appointment of trustees.
In any county in which the board of county commissioners has accepted a
gift or bequest, pursuant to volume 122, Ohio Laws, page 166, section 1
at “Sec. 2454,” a county free public library shall be established for
the use of all of the inhabitants of the county. Such library shall be
under the control and management of a board of library trustees
consisting of six members. Such trustees shall be qualified electors of
the county and shall be appointed by the court of common pleas of the
county in which such library is situated. Not more than three of the
members of such board of library trustees shall be of the same political
party. They shall serve for a term of six years. All vacancies on such
board of library trustees shall be filled by such court by appointment
for the unexpired term. The members of such board of library trustees
shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their
actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their
official duties. The board of library trustees shall organize as
provided by section 3375.32 of the Revised Code. Such board of library
trustees shall have the control and management of the county free public
library, and in the exercise of such control and management shall be
governed by sections 3375.33 to 3375.41, inclusive, of the Revised Code.
This section does not affect the term of any member of a board of
library trustees of a county free public library appointed prior to
September 4, 1947.
Effective Date: 10-01-1953
The Board of Trustees are the legal governing body of the entire
library system, including the main library in Paulding and branches in
the villages of Antwerp, Oakwood and Payne, Ohio; and in 2011, the
Bookmobile. The following persons are current library board members:
Sue Derck, President
Terry Wehrkamp, Vice-President
Barb Reighter, Secretary
Ron Etzler
Sue Thrasher
Corey Walker
Meetings
The Paulding County Board of Trustees meetings have been traditionally
held on the third Tuesday of the
month at 6:00 p.m. in the main library meeting room. However, meeting
times/dates are subject to change. Public notice will be sent to local
media and announced on the library website of meeting times. Contact the
library for information about upcoming board meetings. All meetings are open to the public.
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