Library Board & Policies
Who Helps Run The Library?
The Library has a group called the Board of Trustees that helps make big decisions. There are nine people on the board, and they live in Davenport. The Mayor picks them, and the City Council agrees. Each person serves for six years and can be picked again one more time.
Board members learn new things every year and follow special rules to do their job well. They meet on the third Tuesday of every month, and anyone can come to watch. You can also read the meeting notes or watch videos on the City of Davenport website.
Trustees
- Honey Bedell
- Joanna Drake
- Tom Engelmann | President
- Joe Heinrichs | Vice President
- Michael Hustedde
- Shelley Klaas
- Amanda Motto
- Malavika Shrikhande | Secretary
- Jerry Skalak
Library Rules
The Library has special rules called bylaws that help guide how it works. These rules explain how decisions are made and who helps lead The Library.
Want to read the rules? Click the link to see the bylaws (PDF).
More Info
FINANCE: Joe Heinrichs (Chair) | Jerry Skalak | Tom Engelmann
PERSONNEL: Amanda Motto (Chair) | Joanna Drake | Michael Hustedde
ADVOCACY: Malavika Shrikhande (Chair) | Honey Bedell | Shelley Klaas
- Call the business office: (563) 326-7841
- Write: In care of Davenport Public Library, 321 Main Street, Davenport, IA 52801-1490
- Email: The Board Secretary
- The Library Board of Trustees helps make the rules for how the Library works. These rules are called policies. The Board checks and updates them every few years. The Library Director uses these rules to make sure everything runs smoothly.
- Behavior Policy
- Circulation Policy
- Collection Development Policy
- Community Postings & Exhibits Policy
- Confidentiality & Privacy Policy
- Discrimination & Harassment Policy
- Fee Schedule
- Filming & Photography Policy
- Gift Acceptance Policy
- Internet & Computer Use Policy
- Makerspace Policy
- Meeting Rooms Policy
- Programming Policy
- Sex Offender Policy
- Tobacco & Nicotine Free Environment Policy
- Unattended Children Policy
- Volunteer Policy
Everyone is welcome to come to Library Board meetings! They happen on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at noon at the Main Library, unless the schedule changes. You can check the agenda to see if there’s a change.
- January 21
- February 18
- March 18
- April 15
- May 20
- June 17
- July 15
- August 19
- September 16
- October 21
- November 18
- December 16
- January 18
- January 27 (Special Board Meeting)
- February 15
- March 15 (Meeting at Fairmount)
- April 19
- May 17
- June 21
- July 19
- August 16
- September 20
- October 18
- November 15
- December 20
For access to older records, please contact The Library.