By MGL c. 78, § 10, Library Trustees are appointed
or elected in multiples of three. Six Library Trustees are appointed by the
Board of Selectmen to the Stoughton Public Library Board of Library Trustees,
two each year for terms of three years.
Within 30 days after the annual Town election, the Selectmen
shall appoint Library Trustees to succeed those whose terms are about to expire,
for the term of three years from the first day of the calendar month following
such appointment. A vacancy in the Board of Library Trustees shall be filled
by appointment for the residue of the term (Town Manager Act.)
Meetings are held monthly, September through June, on
the first Monday of each month unless there is a conflict in date, in which
case a meeting date is decided upon at the previous meeting. Depending on
the time of year and business at hand, additional meetings are scheduled as
needed.
The Board of Library Trustees is the policy-forming body
of the Stoughton Public Library and establishes general policies governing
the operation of the library. Having adopted these policies, the Board shall
designate to its chief executive officer, the Head Librarian, the authority
to carry them out. It shall be the duty of the Head Librarian to recommend
to the Board of Library Trustees all personnel who may be necessary for the
proper operation of the library in keeping with the personnel policies of
the Trustees; it shall be the duty of the Town Manager to employ such personnel
upon the recommendation of the Board of Library Trustees.
In accordance with MGL c. 78, §§ 7 through
12, the Board of Trustees is responsible for the custody and management of
the library and reading room and all property owned by the Town relating thereto.
The Board of Trustees determines the policies for the use of the library facilities,
including the Wales French Room, the gallery for special exhibits and the
use of the Stoughton collection and special programs.
Books. The Board of Library Trustees is solely responsible
for the selection and purchase of books and nonreading materials for the library
(Town Manager Act). The Board maintains written policies on book selection,
the use of the Wales French Room, etc., which are available at the library
upon request.