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# Redlands seeks applicants for A.K. Smiley Library Board of Trustees
- URL: https://www.communityforwardredlands.com/redlands-seeks-applicants-for-a-k-smiley-library-board-of-trustees/
- Published: 2025-12-04T18:50:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-20T21:39:53.000Z
- Description: Applications due Dec. 16 for three-year volunteer position
- Author: CFR News Desk
- Tags: Government, Education

REDLANDS, Calif. — The city of Redlands is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the A.K. Smiley Library Board of Trustees, a five-member governing body that oversees operations of the historic public library and its affiliated institutions. 

Trustees are appointed by the mayor with City Council approval and serve three-year terms. The board meets at 5 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month and is responsible for creating and enforcing rules, regulations and bylaws for the administration and protection of the library.

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**A.K. Smiley Library Board of Trustee seeks applicants. (File/CFR by Dave Card)*

Under state Education Code, public libraries must be governed by a board of trustees. In Redlands, the board also administers the A.K. Smiley Library Endowment Fund, established in 1922, which supports library programs, acquisitions and long-term stability.

Additional responsibilities include management of the Lincoln Memorial Shrine, affirmed by a 1932 City Council resolution tied to Robert Watchorn’s Deed of Gift, and the Redlands Municipal Museum, which the board was directed to administer in 2001.

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**Lincoln Memorial Shrine exterior (CFR/File)*

**Applications are due Dec. 16\. Residents may request forms from the City Clerk’s Office, 35 Cajon St., Suite 4, or download them at the city’s website:** [**www.cityofredlands.org/commissions-boards**](http://www.cityofredlands.org/commissions-boards?ref=communityforwardredlands.com)**.**