Library Administration

Library Board of Trustees

Kevin Garthe, President

Andrea Herrst, Vice President

Jeanne Garthe, Secretary
Joni Henretty

John Holck

Iris Schiller

Amanda Yearling

Contact the board: gladlboard@gmail.com

To contact the Library Director and Staff

Library Mission Statement

The Grand Ledge Area District Library will acquire and make readily available resources in a variety of formats, including appropriate technology, to meet the educational, recreational and informational needs of the community it serves.

Library Budget

The library operates on a July-June fiscal year. Each May the library board reviews the library budget and millage rate and holds a public hearing. In order to accomplish the library’s mission the library board has approved the following budgets:

CurrentFiscal Year: 2024- 2025 Budget
Previous Fiscal Year: 2023-2024 Budget

Library Board Meeting Schedule (2024-2025)

September 24, 2024 minutes
October 22, 2024 — Meeting cancelled due to lack of agenda items
November 26, 2024 proposed minutes
January 28, 2025
February 25, 2025
March 25, 2025
April 22, 2025
May 27, 2025
June 24, 2025

Meetings are held in the 1931 Room (meeting room) at the library at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. Regularly scheduled meetings are subject to cancellation and/or change in the absence of a quorum or if there is no pertinent business to come before the Board.

Notice: If any person has a disability and needs accommodation to attend a Library Board meeting please call Lise Mitchell at 517-622-3550 or email at questions@gladl.org, at least seven (7) days prior to the date of the meeting. Every effort will be made to accommodate, if possible, with lesser notice.

A public inspection copy of the Minutes of the Library Board meetings are kept in the Shipman Room. The call number is M R 021.82 G. If you need assistance in locating the minutes, please ask at the front desk.

Members of the public are welcome to share their comments and concerns about library-related issues with members of the Library Board at library meetings. The Library’s policy Public Participation in Board Meetings states the procedures and rules of conduct which will facilitate a fair and orderly expression of public comments.