Charged with the responsibilities of fiscal oversight and policy-setting, the Governing Board of the Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange consists of nine members of the region’s citizens and member libraries. Public, school, academic and special libraries each select one member to the Board. The citizen members are appointed by the cooperating regional library board of the Great River Regional Library (GRRL) and the East Central Regional Library (ECRL) systems.
The CMLE Governing Board has an Executive Committee consisting of the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. Officers are elected at the Annual Meeting in September of each year.
The CMLE Governing Board meets the second Wednesday of designated months: March, June, September and December.
Current Governing Board Members
| Jayne Dietz, GRRL President | Sherburne County |
| Karen Pundsack, Vice President | Public Library Rep |
| Karen Lee, ECRL Treasurer | Isanti County |
| Lynn Grewing, GRRL Secretary | Stearns County |
| Brendon Duffy | Special Library |
| Unfilled | Academic Library |
| Shelly Ash | K-12 Library |
| Linda Boettcher, ECRL | Mille Lacs |
| Dorothy Kersten, GRRL | Stearns |
Alternate Members
| Carla Lydon, ECRL | Public Library Rep |
Dates of CMLE Board Meetings for FY24:
(UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, meetings are the second Wednesday of the month, from noon – 1:30pm, with any changes posted 72 hours in advance)
September 20, 2023 Annual Meeting
Governing Board Annual Meeting. Wednesday, September 20, 2023 12:00 Noon-2:00 pm. Great River Regional Library, Bremer Community Room. Meeting ID: 545 685 6602 Passcode: 330881
December 13, 2023
March 20, 2024
June 18, 2024
FY23 Meeting materials available here
FY22 Meeting materials available here
For additional information about length of term or other details, see the CMLE Bylaws.
September 18, 2024
Agenda Coming Soon
December 18, 2024
Agenda Coming Soon