Library Board Meetings
The five members of the North Valley Public Library Board of Trustees are elected by the Stevensville and Lone Rock School Districts. Library Board meetings are open to the public. The Board of Trustees welcome public comments and feedback.
If you are unable to attend a board meeting, but would like to give input, email one of the Board members. Contact information can be found HERE at Montana.Gov. Please indicate whether you want comments read into the public record at the Board meeting. You can also submit comments to the Director of the Library at denisea@northvalleylibrary.org. "Comments may be given orally or in writing. Written comments should be submitted to the library director at least 24 hours prior to the meeting."
Board Meetings are held monthly January-November on the THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH at 3 pm. The Board does not meet in December. Agendas are posted the Friday before the meeting. Occasionally, meetings may be moved or cancelled. Any changes are posted here. Agendas for meetings are posted on the front window of the library, the library website, the Ravalli County Calendar, and the Town of Stevensville bulletin board. The library also sends a notice of meetings to the Bitterroot Star to be added to the paper's calendar of events.
Library Budget & Public Hearings
Once a year, there is a public hearing on the budget and a meeting afterwards to pass the budget. Notice is on the front window of the library, the library website, the Ravalli County Calendar, and the Town of Stevensville bulletin board. Legal notice is in the Bitterroot Star newspaper for two weeks. After the public hearing, a budget is passed and a copy is sent to Ravalli County.
Agendas and Minutes
(Agendas and Minutes are combined after approval)
Wed November 16, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
Wed October 19, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
Wed September 21, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
Wed September 14, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. Regarding library’s future facility’s needs.
Thu September 1, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Budget hearing & adoption.
August 17, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Budget meeting.
July 20, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
June 15, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
May 18, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
April 20, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
April 5, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
March 30, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
March 16, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
February 16, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
February 8, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
January 19, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
 Victoria Howell - ChairVictoria came to Montana from California in 1971, part of the “back to the land” movement of the time. In 1985, she and her husband Michael, founded the Bitterroot Star newspaper which became a lifelong labor of love and enabled them to purchase a historic farmstead where they raised their three children, and continue to grow much of their own food and generally revel in the glories of nature. Appointed: January 2014. Current term: May 2019 - 2023 |  Caitlin DunnCaitlin is the owner of Montana Chocolates on Main Street and an avid library user. Appointed: Feb 2017 Current term: May 2019 - May 2023 |  Leon TherouxHe is retired from the Forest Service and served as a library volunteer for many years. Appointed: January 2018 Current term: May 2021-May 2025 |
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 Kim TipladyKim and her husband run Totem Farms Grass Beef in Stevensville. Kim has served on the School Board and has worked at Stevensville Head Start. Appointed: March 2016 Current term: May 2021-May 2025 |  Dianne L. SnedigarDianne L. Snedigar, Vice President/Branch Manager of Farmers State Bank in Stevensville. Appointed: Nov 2016 Current term: May 2019-2023 |