Board of Trustees

The DeWitt District Library is governed by a seven member appointed library board. 

Three members are appointed by the DeWitt Township, three by the City of DeWitt, and one by Watertown Township. The Library Board operates with one goal in mind: to provide the best possible library service to the citizens of the community.

The library board meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month in the DeWitt District Library's Woodruff Annex, unless posted otherwise. There is no regular meeting in August. All members of the public are encouraged to attend.

The Library Board by state statute is authorized to:

• Adopt bylaws and rules for the board’s governance;
• Maintain control over the building and grounds of the library;
• Control the expenditure of all funds credited to the library fund;
• Appoint, supervise, evaluate, discipline or remove a director;
• Approve an annual library budget; and
• Adopt policies, rules and regulations regarding use of the library.

The library board acts as the public trustee of the library. The community entrusts the library’s welfare to the board and expects the board to keep the library running correctly. Boards also have the responsibility to see that adequate funding is provided. Sometimes boards act in a quasi-judicial capacity when they have to resolve differences of opinion, such as personnel disputes and complaints from citizens.

The Michigan Constitution grants public library boards the authority and responsibility to adopt regulations, or policies, for the public’s use of libraries.