ICMA has completed the Local Government and Public Libraries Partnership Initiative, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As part of this initiative, ICMA formed an advisory committee and hosted a meeting to enable managers to explore their role as advocates for libraries and how libraries relate to quality of life and community sustainability, one of ICMA’s long-term priorities. To provide feedback on the advisory committee or any of the library resources, send an e-mail to Molly Donelan at mdonelan@icma.org.

For information on ICMA's Public Library Innovation Grants please visit icma.org/publiclibrarygrants.

Advisory Committee Members

William R. Bridgeo
City Manager
Augusta, ME

Michael Bryan
Library Director
Seminole Community Library, FL

George C. Campbell
City Manager
Denton, TX

Ron Carlee
County Manager
Arlington County, VA

Gerald L. Clausen
City Manager
Carroll, IA

Bette Dillehay
Director
Mathews Memorial Library
Mathews, VA

Frank P. Edmunds
City Manager
Seminole, FL

Amy Eshleman
Assistant Commissioner Strategic Planning and Partnerships
Chicago Public Library
Chicago, IL

Thomas O. Forslund
City Manager
Casper, WY

Roger W. Fraser
City Administrator
Ann Arbor, MI

Sam S. Gaston
City Manager
Mountain Brook, AL

Pete Giacoma
Director
Davis County Library
Davis County, UT

Charles E. Hafter
City Manager
South Burlington, VT

Sara Jones
Director
Carson City Library
Carson City, NV

J. Thomas Lundy, Jr.
County Manager
Catawba County, NC

Liz R. Miller
Assistant City Manager
Tucson, AZ

Charles Nickerson
City Manager
Powder Springs, GA

Beth A. Pollard
City Administrator
Albany, CA

Richard T. Reed
Town Manager
Bedford, MA

Al Roder
City Administrator
Northfield, MN

Travis P. Rothweiler
City Administrator
Jerome, ID

Mark L. Ryckman
City Manager
Corning, NY

Todd J. Schmidt
City Administrator
Milton, WI

Kathleen B. Sexton
City Manager
Derby, KS

Marcia L. Taylor
Assistant Manager
Mt. Lebanon, PA

Stephen K. Whiteway
County Administrator
Mathews County, VA