The Southern Pines Public Library is owned and operated as a department of the Town of Southern Pines government and under the supervision of the Town Manager. The Library Department is administered in the same manner as the town’s other departments and in compliance with the town’s Code of Ordinances and adopted policies. The powers and duties of the Board are:
(A) Work with the Director in interpreting the mission statement of the library to best reflect the needs of the community;
(B) Encourage uninvolved citizens to use the library’s resources;
(C) Positively represent and promote the library in the community;
(D) Assist the Director in identifying community needs the library can help to meet;
(E) Seek opinions about the library from citizens by helping the library to conduct marketing research;
(F) Identify fund-raising opportunities to benefit the library;
(G) Encourage and promote fund-raising activities of the Friends of the Library;
(H) Actively support state and federal legislation that benefits the library; and
(I) Review library resources when the “Procedure for Handling Challenged Materials” has been implemented.
(Ord. 1964, passed 2-8-2022)