Authority Board

The Sacramento Public Library Authority is governed by a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement between the County of Sacramento and the Cities of Citrus Heights, Galt, Isleton, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, and Sacramento. The purpose of the Sacramento Public Library Authority is to provide public library services that provide open access to diverse resources and ideas that inspire learning, promote reading, and enhance community life to all citizens in our member jurisdictions.

The Sacramento Public Library Authority's governing board comprises representatives from each member jurisdiction based on population and includes all five members of the County Board of Supervisors, five council members from the City of Sacramento, two members from the City of Elk Grove, and one member from each city council for the Cities of Citrus Heights and Rancho Cordova. The Cities of Galt and Isleton are co-represented by a single councilmember currently from the City of Galt, with the City of Isleton serving as the alternate. The Library Director serves as the Authority's chief executive officer and as secretary of the governing board.

Board Meetings
All meetings take place on the 4th Thursday of each month* from 3-5 p.m. at the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Chambers located at 700 H Street. You may also attend on Zoom or watch the live cablecast on Metro Cable 14 or webcast on www.sacmetrocable.tv. Recordings of the meetings can be viewed on the Library's YouTube channel. The meetings are closed captioned.
*(except for the June 13 and December 15 board meetings)
 

2023 Board Meeting Schedule

• January 12, 2023 at 3 p.m.*
• February 23, 2023 at 3 p.m.
• March 23, 2023 at 3 p.m.
• April 27, 2023 at 3 p.m.
• May 25, 2023 at 3 p.m.
• June 12, 2023 at 3 p.m.*
• July 27, 2023 at 3 p.m.
• August 24, 2023 at 3 p.m.
• September 28, 2023 at 3 p.m.
• October 26, 2023 at 3 p.m.
• December 14, 2023 at 3 p.m.*

* Please note non-standard meeting days and/or times.

    

   

BOARD MEMBERS

Contact Library Director Peter Coyl  for board inquiries.

Sue Frost - 2023 Board Chair
Supervisor
County of Sacramento
SupervisorFrost@saccounty.net


Karina Talamantes - 2023 Vice Chair
Councilmember
City of Sacramento
ktalamantes@cityofsacramento.org


Rod Brewer
Councilmember
City of Elk Grove
rbrewer@elkgrovecity.org



Rich Desmond
Supervisor
County of Sacramento
desmondr@saccounty.net


Shawn Farmer
Councilmember
City of Galt
sfarmer@ci.galt.ca.us




Garrett Gatewood
Councilmember
City of Rancho Cordova
ggatewood@cityofranchocordova.org




Pat Hume
Supervisor
County of Sacramento
pathume@saccounty.gov


Patrick Kennedy
Supervisor
County of Sacramento
supervisorkennedy@saccounty.net


Sean Loloee
Councilmember
City of Sacramento
sloloee@cityofsacramento.org




MariJane Lopez-Taff
Councilmember
City of Citrus Heights
mlopeztaff@citrusheights.net



Caity Maple
Councilmember
City of Sacramento
cmaple@cityofsacramento.org


Phil Serna
Supervisor
County of Sacramento
SupervisorSerna@saccounty.net


Kevin Spease
Councilmember
City of Elk Grove
kspease@elkgrovecity.org




Katie Valenzuela
Councilmember
City of Sacramento
kvalenzuela@cityofsacramento.org


Mai Vang
Councilmember
Sacramento City Council
district8@cityofsacramento.org

 

Past Board Meetings

• Watch recordings of previous board meetings starting in January 2021 on the Library's YouTube channel.
• View all meeting agendas and documents starting in 2009.
• Request copies of board meetings using our Public Records Request form