Chevy Chase Library Library Advisory Committee

The Library Advisory Committee (LAC) is a subcommittee of the Montgomery County Library Board (MCLB). The role of your Library Advisory Committee (LAC):

• Advise the Montgomery County Library Board (MCLB) of specific findings, issues, problems and concerns related to your library and make recommendations to the Board on public library related matters, following the appropriate channels of communication;
• Provide the Library Manager with input on behalf of the Library Board;
• Facilitate communication between Library Board, LAC members, and your community;
• Obtain the advice and views of the your community on library needs and report these views to the Library Board;
• Participate in providing government officials with advice and counsel about libraries via the Library Board, and in support of positions taken by the Library Board, may testify before County Council and/or appear at Council hearings;
• Recruit new LAC members;
• Represent the users of your library at community functions such as meetings, fairs, celebrations, etc.; and
• Suggest and recommend programs to the Library Manager.

Your library is a hub in the community. It offers free and equal access to services and resources that connect the people of Montgomery County to ideas and information which sustain and enrich their lives.

Volunteers attend regular meetings to help keep the Library Board Liaison and the Regional Manager apprised of community input and feedback about the library. There are two officer positions, Chair and Secretary, that help schedule, run, and notate meetings. 

This is a great, low-commitment chance to serve your community and have a tangible effect on your local library. Just in the past seven years, LACs have helped provide feedback on the director search, created surveys to gather information from the community, suggested volunteer activities for local library users, and provided crucial input on developing programming that meets the needs of the community.