Our library is extremely small. The director is amazing, she’s new, no complaints there. But our town is very small and run by a bunch of retired volunteers pretty much. 

We had a friend group dissolve about 15 years ago and the library trustees really wanted to get it started up again. So one woman took on the task. I had shared with another trustee member that I wanted to get involved and she told me about this opportunity. I have never had any experience with charity work or have been on any boards or know anything about small town politics. 

This woman that volunteered to get the friends going again also set up a board of directors. She is on the board and also a trustee. 

She made my life a living hell last year. I almost quit after our book sale. She has this anxious busybody energy and is always doing shit but never actually doing anything if that makes sense? Like last year she was obsessed with tallying books at check out by genre. I was like Helen, the tally sheets do not matter. All of our books we sell at the book sale are donation based. We have no control over our inventory and we can see what is left over after the sale to know an average of how m at books we sold and what genres we can completely donate after the sale. The lines to check out were so long bc of what she was doing last year. 

Well she stepped back completely this year and it had been GREAT!  But we had our annual board meeting and apparently “the board” was not happy that we veered away from members and just focused on donors. We also have an automated receipt and thank you that goes to emails. They were up in arms that no one got written notes. And now she says she wants to start coming to every meeting again. I do not want her involved at all and I feel like she is overstepping completely. 

We just had another book sale and after being with her for two days I am like feeling how I was last year. I hate it. 

I attached the board roles from our bylaws. I really need some advice for moving forward 

I’m the president of my friends chapter and I need help!