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Maine Library Advisory Council
The Purpose of the Council shall be to:
1. Communicate regional needs and opportunities for enhanced services and training
2. Represent the needs of Maine libraries to the Maine Library Commission and the Maine State Librarian and the Director of Library Development.
3. Provide a communications network between the Maine State Library, the Maine Library Commission and the libraries in each region
The Council shall be composed of 12 representatives: one member from each of the nine regions, one member from the Maine Library Commission appointed by the Governor, one Ex-Officio member representing MASL, and one Ex-Officio member representing academic libraries. Ex-Officio to the council will also be the State Librarian, Director of Library Development, and MSL Regional Liaisons.
Representatives from ARRC libraries, Maine InfoNet, MLA, MASL, HSLIC, Trustees, and library patrons are invited to all meetings to ensure wide communication.
Council Members
| Region | Name | Library | Three year terms | |
| 1 | Lee Perkins | Rice Public Library | perkinse@rice.lib.me.us | September 2023 - September 2026 |
| 2 | Michael Dignan | Paris Public Library | mdignan@paris.lib.me.us | September 2022 - September 2025 |
| 3 | Sarah Schultz Nielson | Lithgow Public Library | sarah@lithgowlibrary.org | September 2024 - September 2027 |
| 4 | Kristy Kilfoyle | Camden Public Library | kkilfoyle@librarycamden.org | September 2024 - September 2027 |
| 5 | Michelle Dyer-Fagan | Thompson Free Library | mfagan534@gmail.com | September 2022 - September 2025 |
| 6 | Pail Niklas | Bangor Public Library | pnicklas@bangorpubliclibrary.org | September 2024 - September 2027 |
| 7 | Sarah Lesko | Ellsworth Public Library | director@ellsworthlibrary.net | September 2022 - September 2025 |
| 8 | Heidi Hinckley | Peabody Memorial Library | peabodylibrarian@peabody.lib.me.us | September 2024 - September 2027 |
| 9 | Parker Smith | Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library | hansen@hansen.lib.me.us | September 2024 - September 2027 |
| Maine Library Commission | Darby Kathleen Ray | Bates College | dray3@bates.edu | September 2022 - September 2026 |
| Ex-Officio (Academic) | Carin Dunay | Southern Maine Community College | cdunay@smccme.edu | September 2019 - September 2025 |
| Ex-Officio - Schools (MASL) | Beth Anderson | Dyer Elementary School | andersel@spsdme.org | Appointed by MASL |
| To be selected | Public Library Patron | No nominees | ||
| MSL - Ex-Officio | Lori Fisher | Maine State Library | lori.fisher@maine.gov | |
| MSL - Ex-Officio | Marijke Visser | Maine State Library | marijke.a.visser@maine.gov | |
| MSL-Regional Liaisons | ||||
| Region | Name | |||
| 1 | Deb Clark | Maine State Library -PPL | deborah.clark@maine.gov | |
| 2 | Kara Reiman | Maine State Library -MSL | Kara.reiman@maine.gov | |
| 3 | Marijke Visser | Maine State Library -MSL | jmarijke.a.visser@maine.gov | |
| 4,7 | Jared Leadbetter | Maine State Library -MSL | jared.leadbetter@maine.gov | |
| 5 | Chris Dorman | Maine State Library -MSL | christina.dorman@maine.gov | |
| 6 | Jenny Melvin | Maine State Library -BPL | jenny.j.melvin@maine.gov | |
| 8,9 | Lisa Shaw | Maine State Library -BPL | lisa.m.shaw@maine.gov |
Maine Library Advisory Council By-Laws [PDF]
