Mission & Vision Statement
Mission Statement
The mission of the Muhlenberg Community Library is to promote lifelong learning opportunities by offering free library services to all who seek to change, improve, enrich, and enjoy their lives.
Vision Statement
Muhlenberg Community Library will build an awareness of the library as a center for knowledge and resources as well as a springboard for creative ideas to enrich our community.
Muhlenberg Community Library will be a welcoming safe hub of knowledge, resources, programs, and activities for all citizens to make connections towards community progress.
Linda Roebuck- President
Kathleen Felker - Vice President
Karen Schreiber - Treasurer
Lori Madara - Recording Secretary and Corresponding Secretary
Diane Benson - Trustee
Norma Rutt - Trustee
Janet Howard - School Board Liaison
Lori Potteiger - Trustee
The Muhlenberg Community Library Board of Trustees generally meets at 4:30 pm on the second Monday of each month in the Muhlenberg Community Library. Meetings are open to the public and are listed on our Events Page. The minutes are available by request from the library director.
For the current Board meeting schedule, please click here.
For access to the Board of Trustees' Website, please click here.
Agendas for board meetings are posted at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled meeting. Changes and up-dates to the agenda may take place after posting within 24 hours of the scheduled meeting.
Board Meeting Minutes 2018
Board Meeting Minutes 2019
2019-08 No Meeting
Board Meeting Minutes 2020
2020-04 No Meeting
2020-08 No Meeting
Board Meeting Minutes 2021
2021 4 No Meeting
2021 08 No Meeting
Board Meeting Minutes 2022
2022 02 No Meeting
2022 08 No Meeting
Board Meeting Minutes 2023
2023 02 No Meeting
2023 08 No Meeting
2023 12 Board Minutes
The Muhlenberg Community Library has been serving the public for over 50 years since its beginning in 1960. Our history is full of people dedicated to providing a place to educate the community.
- Melissa Carroll - Library Directress
- Eileen Simms - Assistant Library Director
- Tara Ring - Public Relations Coordinator
- Elizabeth Lash - Senior Library Assistant
- Alejandrina Levy - Library Assistant/Adult Programming
- Nany Sebastian Bueno - Library Assistant
- Sarah Kiebach - Youth Services Coordinator
- Aiden Ring - Library Assistant
Muhlenberg Community Library is not currently hiring.
The Fine Free pilot program started on June 1, 2021. All Berks County Public Libraries have since moved to completely fine free for overdue items. Read on to see how it works and what are the existing exceptions.
Old fines? If you have old fines or fees on your account please contact the library to discuss amnesty options that may be available so you can start using your card. We would love to see you again!
Overdue items? There will be no late fines on items that are returned within 30 days of being overdue. Any item overdue by 30 days will go to "Lost" and the patron account will be blocked from borrowing until that item is returned.
Lost or damaged items? Fees that apply to lost or damaged items will still be charged. It pays to take care of the items you borrow! The fine free program applies only to overdue fines.
What are the exceptions? Certain types of materials will still accrue overdue fines. Overdue fines will still be charged on the following items:
- Items from the Library of Things
- Reading Public Museum Passes
- Berks History Center Passes
- Elmwood Park Zoo Passes
- Independence Seaport Museum Pass
- Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles Passes
- Interlibrary Loans (materials borrowed from outside the county)
- T-Mobile WiFi Hotspots
Policies, Forms, & Information
Forms
Meeting Room Requests
Please visit our Meeting Room page for more information about our Meeting Rooms and to access an Application Form. After you read over the policy and complete the Application Form, please submit it to the library either in person or by email.
Book-a-Librarian
If you need some technological assistance, please fill out one of our Book-a-Librarian forms and submit it to the library either in person or by emailing it to the library.
Volunteer Application Form
If you'd like to volunteer at the library, please complete a Volunteer Application form and return it to the library either in person or by emailing it to the library.
Policies
Countywide Service Policies
These service policies, along with local library policies, govern library use.
Muhlenberg Community Library Policies
Following is a list of local library policies in .pdf format:
- Anti-Fraud Policy
- Bid Procurement Policy
- Board of Trustees Bylaws
- BCPL Borrowing Policy
- BCPL Internet Policy
- BCPL Membership Policy
- Cash Management Policy
- Children Unaccompanied or Abandoned by Adults
- Collection Development Policy
- Compensation Policy
- Conflict of Interest Policy
- Document Retention Policy
- Library Abuse Prevention Policy
- Lost & Found Policy
- Meeting Room Policy
- Patron Behavior Policy
- Personnel Policy
- Photography Policy
- Public Use of Telephone
- Reference Policy
- Service Policy
- Volunteer Policy
- Whistleblower Policy