MERCER COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY BOARD MEMBERS
The following are the current Board Members of the Mercer County District Library:
Mrs. Jane Woods – President
Mr. Fred Wiswell – Vice President
Mrs. Carol Hone – Secretary
Mr. Tom Watts
Mrs. Marie McClurg
Mr. Rick Stahl
Mrs. Andrea Strable
The Board of Library Trustees generally meets on the second Wednesday of each month except February. The meetings are generally held at Noon, publicly, at the main library located in Celina. Please view the library calendar for any exceptions to the board meeting dates or locations.
Library Board of Trustees (November 13, 2024)
From left to right, Front: Mrs. Carol Hone, Mrs. Marie McClurg, Mrs. Andrea Strable, and President Mrs. Jane Woods. Back: Mr. Rick Stahl, Mr. Tom Watts, and Mr. Fred Wiswell.
The Mercer County District Library is administered by a seven-member Board of Library Trustees – four appointed by the Mercer County Commissioners and three appointed by the Common Pleas Judge. The library board is traditionally made up of citizens from Celina, Mendon, Chickasaw, and St. Henry. When a vacancy occurs on the Board of Trustees, it shall be the practice of the Board to
encourage viable candidates to apply to the appointing authority, keeping in mind the proper geographic, professional, and philosophical balance required of such a Board. Since a public library belongs to the entire community, boards of trustees have been created by law to act as the governing body of the library. Additionally, the board adopts and supports library policies. The board is also an advocacy group, supporting the library before the budget commission, the state legislature, civic and cultural organizations, and the public at large.