Governance and elections

At the first annual meeting on February 1, 1960, seventeen members elected Helen Tracy, Naoma Valdes, Kenny de Groot and Barbara Dennis. Later January elections made Charlotte Malone president in 1964, Patricia Gazin in 1967 and Al Valdes in 1993. The board adopted revised bylaws on April 25, 1973, and the Friends filed articles of incorporation with the State on November 20, 1981. In the 2010s the board held elections at November meetings and chose Howard Seeb as president for 2016. In November 2016 it approved three meetings a year.

Drawn from: First annual meeting — officers, bylaws and library plans; Annual meeting — Charlotte Malone elected president; Annual meeting — Patricia Gazin elected president; Al Valdes elected president and annual budget approved; Board minutes — bylaws adopted, scholarship gift and films ended; Certified articles of incorporation; Board meeting sets pricing discretion and elects officers; Board meeting hears new Library planning presentation.