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Vision

Community Hub – The Kawartha Lakes Public Library’s will be a true community hub, supporting the needs our communities to achieve their fullest potential. The library belongs to the community and everyone in the community belongs in the library. (2022)

Mission Statement

Through its strong network of community branches, the Mission of the City of Kawartha Lakes Public Library is to provide its residents with easy access to a wide range of information resources, programs, equipment and services in order to encourage multiple forms of literacy and learning and to support community-based educational, cultural, and recreational activities. (2019)

Current Library Board members 2023-2026

  • Vaness Doucet-Roche
  • Susan Ferguson (Chair)
  • Zac Miller
  • Joseph Mior
  • Pamela Noble
  • Shirley Norman
  • Heather Stauble (Vice-Chair)
  • Kate Winn
  • Councillor Dan Joyce (City Council Representative)

Ex Officio Members:

  • Jamie Anderson (CEO/Library Director and Secretary)
  • Carolyn Daynes (Treasurer)

Board Meetings

The Board meets at 6:00 pm on the the first Thursday of meeting months.  The Board meets a minimum of 7 meetings per year. Unless otherwise noted, the meetings are held at the Lindsay branch at 190 Kent St West. Meetings are open to the public however those wishing to speak must follow the procedures in the Public Attendance and Delegations policy.

Visit the calendars below for meeting dates, as well as agendas and minutes.

  • 2023 Meeting Dates
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Governance Authority

Kawartha Lakes Public Library operates under the authority of Ontario Public Libraries Act R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.44, which defines the library's roles and responsibilities to the municipality and the province, and defines the services it is required to deliver. The Act establishes the Library Board as the governing body, responsible for setting policies and directing the affairs of the Library. The Board is also responsible for hiring a CEO who is responsible for carrying out the directions of the Board, and the day-to-day operations of the Library. The Board and the City operate with the following Memorandum of Understanding.

For more information contact the Library CEO using the information below.

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Kawartha Lakes Public Library Board
190 Kent Street West
Lindsay, Ontario
K9V 2Y6 

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