Operations

The Red Lodge Carnegie Library is a department of the City of Red Lodge. The building and grounds are city property, and library staff is employed by the city. The library is governed by a Library Board of Trustees, a five-member citizen board appointed by the Red Lodge City Council, which has legal authority to provide free library services to the residents of Red Lodge and also to the residents of Carbon County. In exchange, Carbon County collects a library mill levy, a portion of which is given each year to the Red Lodge Carnegie Library based on an interlocal service agreement. These county funds, in addition to funding from the state of Montana, supplement those apportioned by the City of Red Lodge from general fund taxes. Due to the agreement with Carbon County, the service area population of the library is estimated to be 5,425; a large portion of these residents are seasonal.

The Red Lodge Carnegie Library Board meets monthly. Regular meetings occur at 6 PM on the first Thursday of the month. Meetings are held downstairs at the Library and are open to the public.

Upcoming Meetings

Regular April Meeting, Thursday, April 4 at 6 PM - see agenda linked at the bottom of this page

Regular May Meeting, Thursday, May 9 at 6 PM (Note the date change to the 2nd Thursday)

Trustees are appointed to a five-year term and may serve no more than two full terms in succession. Trustees are appointed (or reappointed) on July 1 of each year. Vacancies are posted in the Carbon County News and at City Hall, the Post Office, and the Library. Anyone interested in applying for an open position may submit a letter of interest to Library Director Jodie Moore at PO Box 1068 or rlibrary@bresnan.net.

Current Red Lodge Carnegie Library Board (7/2023)

Chair Scott Cain

Vice Chair Heidi He Does It

Kirt Nell

Colleen Harrington

Amy Sweet

Non-voting Board Members

Library Director Jodie Moore

City Council Liaison Shinta Daniels