The Berkeley Public Library is administered by a Board of Library Trustees [BOLT], the only appointed administrative Board in the City. The Board consists of five Berkeley residents; one member of the Board must also be a member of the City Council.
Members of the Board are appointed for four year terms by the City Council as a whole.
Current Members are:
- Shoshana O'Keefe (City Council liaison appointment expires 01/31/2026 or until new appointments are made.*)
- Beverly Greene (term expires 08/30/2025*)
- Amy Roth (term expires 01/03/2026)
- Tanir Ami (term expires 11/7/2027*)
- Priscilla Villanueva (term expires 09/03/2028*)
* = eligible for reappointment
The Board of Library Trustees meets regularly on the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 P.M. Rescheduling sometimes occurs; call the Library Administrative office at 510-981-6195 to verify time and date. Meeting locations are subject to change. You can find current and previous agenda packets in the Next Meeting and Meeting Material section below. The packet is available at all Library locations and online.
Bylaws of the City of Berkeley Board of Library Trustees (BOLT) - updated December 6, 2023
Board of Library Trustees Meeting Policy - approved December 6, 2017 can be found on the Library Policies page.
Board of Library Trustees Vacancies Policy - updated December 6, 2023 can be found on the Library Policies page.
Berkeley Public Library 2024-2028 Strategic Plan – Mission, Vision, Values adopted January 2024; plan finalized April 2024
| BOLT Contact | Library Contact |
Contact Us (Library Administration) |
Next Meeting and Meeting Materials
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, Board of Library Trustees Regular Meeting at 6:30pm at West Branch, 1125 University Avenue.
** For meetings conducted exclusively via videoconference/teleconference, please see the agenda for instructions on how to participate via phone, video, or written communication.
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| 5/21/2025 | Regular Meeting | |||
| 4/2/2025 | Regular Meeting | |||
| 3/5/2025 | Regular Meeting | |||
| 2/5/2025 | Regular Meeting | |||
| 1/08/2025 | Regular Meeting |
* Note: Beginning with the July 2010 meeting, the Berkeley Public Library will post audio of all BOLT meetings. The audio is available in .MP3 or .WMA formats (requires either the Microsoft Windows Media player (PC) or Microsoft Silverlight plugin (Mac OS X & PC) to play back.)
For agenda and minutes of BOLT meetings prior to 2020, look for the archives on the right side of this web page.
For agendas and minutes of BOLT meetings prior to January 2007, contact Library Administration at 510-981-6195.
Board of Library Trustees Meeting Policy - The Board of Library Trustees (BOLT) Meeting Policy provides BOLT with rules to consistently and efficiently carry out the public comment process and to ensure that the meetings are run with a level of decorum that aids the Board of Library Trustees in carrying out its required business.
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