Bangor Public Library

“The bangor mechanic association has the right to appoint four members of the board of directors.”

“A draft copy of the federal form 990 was reviewed by the finance committee and provided to the board prior to submission.”

“Conflict of interest questionnaires are periodically circulated to the officers and trustees to complete and are reviewed by the board of trustees to ensure compliance with the conflict of interest policy.”

“The board reviews the performance of the library director annually and adjusts the director's compensation as it deems appropriate based on benchmarking.”

“Documents are available in the business office. Any person may request to see financial statements, form 990, board minutes, or other documents open to the public. Documents are available when business office staff are working, if requested at times when the library is open, but business office staff are not available, the documents will be provided on the next business day.”

“The bangor public library strives to inspire, enlighten, and enrich its members by connecting them to books, information, and ideas needed for work, recreation, education, and inspiration by providing excellent library service to its members and community.”

“Adult services: the bangor public library contributes to the prosperity and growth of the bangor region by providing library services to bangor residents and non-residents. We are one of the busiest libraries in the state: we have more than 23,000 adult cardholders, we have around 180,000 check-outs per year in our adult print & digital collections, and we answer more than 12,000 reference questions per year. An average of 640 people enter the library each day. Our adult programming includes traditional book groups and author talks, but we also teach computer classes and host community gatherings. We also exhibit art from local and regional artists in our four art galleries. From our specialized on-site collections in local history and special collections to our specialized online collections of digitized library holdings and purchased research databases, we also exhibit unique holdings that make our facility and our website destinations for researchers. As an area reference and resource center, the bangor public library serves library users throughout the entire state, providing library cards to any maine resident. We maintain a collection of more than 350,000 printed adult items and an ever-changing collection of more than 22,000 ebooks and 10,000 audiobooks.”