Governance

The Daniel Boone Regional Library is governed by the DBRL Board of Trustees, which is made up of 19 volunteers. Under state statute, city library districts have nine members appointed by the mayor; trustees can serve up to three, three-year terms. County library district boards have five members appointed by their respective commissioners and serve four-year terms with no limit. A contract binds our three member library districts into a regional library system.

Each trustee serves on his/her own district board as well as the DBRL board. The DBRL board serves as the governing body and makes all library system 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 10 years and worked for DBRL for 35 years. The director oversees the day-to-day library operations and the staff.