About the Belgrade Community Library

Governance - Board of Trustees

Ms. Janel Tindall, Chair
Mr. Chris Armstrong, Vice Chair
Ms. Chrysti Smith
Mr. Bob Retterath
Dr. David King

Staff Directory

Gale Bacon, Director
Patricia Barrett, Librarian
Connie Crawford, Library Assistant
Mary Gerlach, VISTA
Amy Marchwick, System Administrator
Carla Ranney, Circulation Clerk

History of Library

The Belgrade Community Library was established in 1932 by the Belgrade Women's club. It was housed in the city offices. In 1934 volunteers began building a new log structure on Main Street and on January 24, 1935 the library moved into the "Log Cabin." This was home for the library until 1989 when again community volunteers came together and built the facility at 106 N. Broadway and the library moved once more. In 2002, a new addition to the library was built, adding 5500 square feet.

Current Statistics

Belgrade Community Library has more than 32,000 items in the collection, as well as more than 7,700 registered borrowers. The Library receives more than 4,000 visits from borrowers per month.

Donation Statistics

During 2007, more than 2,000 volunteer hours were given to the library. More than 4,000 new items have been added to the library's collection in the past year, paid for entirely by donations and grants.

A new circulation desk was designed and installed by Atsco and Wagner cabintery companies. The project was funded entirely by private donations and donated labor.