The current San Mateo Public Library Board Members are Rick Lenat (President), Richard Wysong (Vice President), Mitra Haddad (Secretary), Albert Acena, and Dildar Gill Pisani. Like all Library Board Members they are appointed by the City Council. They serve as advisors to the City Librarian, City Manager, and the Council. Once appointed they serve a four year term and can serve a second term. Their main duty is to oversee policies of the Library.
In 1884 a precursor to this body began with the incorporation of the San Mateo Library Association and its subsequent selection of eleven directors. However, following financial problems the City took the place of the Library Association in 1899. A tax was then levied to support a free public library.
The Annual Report of 1912 lists five Trustees of the Library. They included the President, Charles M. Morse and the following individuals G.W. Hall, Julia P. Johns, W.M. Roberts, and E. M. Doane. They offer quite a contrast from the current Board Members which is much more diverse. These individuals provided guidance and advise to the librarian and were made up of prominent community members.
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