Board of Trustees

Board Members

Capital Area District Libraries is governed by a seven-member board, appointed by Ingham County and the City of Lansing.

The board is composed of four residents from Lansing or Lansing Charter Township; one resident from the Meridian Charter Township; and two residents from the balance of the county.

This breakdown is based on population and state equalized valuations of the seven-member districts.

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Brian Baer 
Chairperson
Lansing City Appointee
Term Exp: April 2026
Email Brian

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Quinn O'Donnell
Vice-chairperson
County Appointee
Term Exp: April 2027
Email Quinn

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Mark Stewart 
Treasurer
County Appointee
Term Exp: April 2026
Email Mark

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Debora Bloomquist
Secretary
County Appointee
Term Exp: April 2026
Email Debora

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Sandy Drake
County Appointee
Term Exp: April 2029
Email Sandy

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Ashley Smith
County Appointee
Term Exp: April 2028
Email Ashley
 

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Julie Vandenboom
Lansing City Appointee
Term Exp: April 2028
Email Julie

Meeting Dates & Minutes

The Board meets at 5:30 p.m. in the Third Floor Board Room of Capital Area District Libraries Administrative Offices, 401 S. Capitol, Lansing, MI unless otherwise noted below. Click on the linked dates to view meeting information (PDF documents*).

 *Note: You must have PDF-capable software on your computer to view this information.

Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in the meeting, and/or to obtain this notice in alternate formats, please contact Michigan Relay at https://hamiltonrelay.com/michigan/index.html.

2026 - Regular Meetings

January 28
February 25
March 25
April 22
May 27
June 24
July 22
August 26
September 23
October 21
November 18
December 16

 

2026 - Committee of the Whole Meetings 

January 21
February 18
March 18
April 15
May 20
June 17
July 15
August 19
September 16
October 14
December 9