Join the Cochrane Public Library’s Board of Trustees

The CPL Board currently has one (1) vacancy to fill, with approximately eight (8) months left in the term of office. Library Board terms run concurrently with the municipal council.

The Board bears legal responsibility for the library by ensuring that it operates in accordance with the Public Libraries Act (PLA), R.S.O. 1990, chapter P.44. The role of the library board is to govern the affairs of the library, and in accordance with the Public Libraries Act, section 20, the library board:

• shall seek to provide, in co-operation with other boards, a comprehensive and efficient public library service that reflects the community’s unique needs
• shall provide library services in the French language, where appropriate
• shall operate one or more libraries and ensure that they are conducted in accordance with this Act and the regulations
• may operate special services in connection with a library as it considers necessary
• shall fix the times and places for board meetings and the mode of calling and conducting them, and ensure that full and correct minutes are kept
• shall make an annual report to the Minister and make any other reports required by this Act and the regulations or requested by the Minister from time to time
• shall make provision for insuring the board’s real and personal property
• shall take proper security for the treasurer
• may appoint such committees as it considers expedient.

Applications can be found on the Town’s website – Committees & Boards, and must be submitted to the Office of the Clerk.

Thank you for your interest in joining the Cochrane Public Library Board.