The Daniel Boone Regional Library is governed by the DBRL Board of Trustees, which is made up of 19 volunteers. City library districts have nine members appointed by the mayor; trustees can serve up to three, three-year terms. As outlined in state statute, county library district boards have five members appointed by their respective commissioners and serve four-year terms with no limit. Each trustee serves on his/her own district board as well as the DBRL board. A contract binds our three member library districts into a regional library system.
The DBRL board makes all library policy and budget decisions. DBRL’s fiscal year runs January-December. We are funded primarily through property tax income. State aid, interest income, grants, bequests and donations, and copier/printer income make up the rest of the system’s revenue. Melissa Carr has served as the regional director for 12 years and worked for DBRL for 36 years. The director oversees the day-to-day library operations and the staff.
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