(Rev. Ords. 1976, Pt. 2, Ch. 14, § 1; Ord. of 3-28-88, § 1; A0173-12)
There shall be a board of trustees of the Frederick E. Parlin Memorial Library consisting of thirteen (13) persons, to be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council. The initial appointments shall be made as follows: four (4) persons for three (3) years, four (4) persons for two (2) years, and five (5) persons for one (1) year from the first Monday in June of the year of appointment. Thereafter, the same number of members shall be chosen annually for a term of three (3) years to succeed the members whose term expired.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, Pt. 2, Ch. 14, § 2; Ord. of 3-28-88, § 2)
(a) 
The board of trustees of the Frederick E. Parlin Memorial Library shall have charge and control of the main branch of the Frederick E. Parlin Memorial Library, the Shute Memorial Library Branch of the Frederick E. Parlin Memorial Library and any other branches which may be opened, and the contents thereof.
(b) 
The board of trustees of the Frederick E. Parlin Memorial Library set forth in this chapter shall allow the inhabitants of the city free use of its facilities, under any necessary and proper restrictions and regulations. An adequate and up-to-date collection of materials, together with proper facilities for the use and circulation of the same, shall be provided by the board of trustees.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, Pt. 2, Ch. 14, § 3; Ord. of 3-28-88, § 3)
The board of trustees shall make an annual report to the mayor which shall include a review of the year’s events, together with the statistics for the year.
(Rev. Ords. 1976, Pt. 2, Ch. 14, §§ 4—7)
(a) 
The legacy bequeathed to the city by the codicil dated November 13, 1924, to the will of Albert N. Parlin, shall be known as the Frederick E. Parlin Memorial Fund.
(b) 
The trustees of the “Frederick E. Parlin Memorial Library” shall have charge and management of the fund and shall invest the principal thereof in such bonds and notes, as may be permitted by law for the investment of the funds of savings banks in the state, and all bonds shall be registered, at least as to the principal thereof, in the name of, and all notes shall be made payable to the order of the City of Everett, Frederick E. Parlin Memorial Library Fund and shall be sold and transferred only with the written consent of a majority of the members of such board of trustees.
(c) 
The treasurer of the Frederick E. Parlin Memorial Fund shall be the treasurer of the city.
(d) 
The income from the Frederick E. Parlin Memorial Fund shall be expended by the board of trustees for the purchase of furniture, equipment other than supplies, and books for the Frederick E. Parlin Memorial Library, for the care of the library grounds and for the enlargement of or addition to the library building whenever the same shall be necessary, but for no other purpose.