= Great Falls Public Library =

The public library, governed by the [[LibraryBoard]] under a management agreement with the City.

The library was created as the city library by '''Ordinance 341''' in 1910. On '''May 3, 2016''' the [[CityCommission]] adopted '''Ordinance 3140''', creating Title 2 Chapter 49 of the [[OfficialCode]], establishing the Great Falls Public Library and repealing Ordinance 341.

Directors in the recent record: '''Susie McIntyre''' through 2025, '''Amy Dissmeyer''' from 2026.

= Funding =

The library is funded by a fixed mill levy authorised in the City Charter. When state tax legislation changed mill values in 2025, the Commission had to recalibrate that limit; see [[LibraryMillLevy]]. The library also presents an annual report to the Commission at a work session — see [[WorkSession2025-02-18]] and [[WorkSession2025-12-02]] — and an annual budget presentation, most recently at [[WorkSession2026-07-21]].

Under an earlier City and library management agreement, 3.5 mills were released; those funds were later proposed as the debt service source for the [[FireTrainingCenter]] renovation.

= Board appointments =

Library Board vacancies are advertised under Resolution 10524, the City's board appointment policy. In 2026 the Board interviewed four applicants at a special meeting, recommended one, and the Commission made the final appointment at [[CityCommission2026-06-16]] after its own candidate interviews at [[SpecialWorkSession2026-06-16]].

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Library board: https://greatfallsmt.gov/448/Library
Public library: https://greatfallsmt.gov/240/Public-Library

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