The Collingwood Public Library Board typically meets the fourth Thursday of the month at 8:30 a.m. in the FreeSchools Literacy Room at the Collingwood Public Library, 55 Ste. Marie Street, or at the call of the Chair. The Board establishes a regular meeting schedule that may be reviewed from time to time.

Meetings are held in a hybrid format with ability to participate in-person and remotely.

The Board is composed of seven (7) voting members comprising of six (6) citizen members appointed by Council of the Town of Collingwood and one (1) Council member. The membership term is for four (4) years that runs consecutively with the term of Council, with eligibility for reappointment. 

Staff resources are allocated to provide expertise and support to the Board.

A person is qualified to be appointed as a member of a board who is a member of the appointing council or,

(a) is at least eighteen years old;
(b) is a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada);
(c) is,

(i) a resident of the municipality for which the board is established in the case of a public library board, a resident of one of the municipalities for which the board is established in the case of a union board, a resident of one of the participating municipalities in the case of a county library board, or a resident of the area served by the board in the case of a county library co-operative board,

(ii) a resident of a municipality that has a contract with the board under section 29,

(iii) a resident of the board area of a local service board that has a contract with the board under section 29,

(iv) a member of an Indian band that has a contract with the board under section 29, or

(v) a member of a second board that has entered into a contract with the board to purchase from it library services for the residents of the second board; and

(d) is not employed by the board or by the municipality or county or, in the case of a union board, by any of the affected municipalities. 

Ashley Kulchycki, Library CEO
705-445-1571 ext. 6222  
akulchycki@collingwoodpubliclibrary.ca