Members serve three-year terms.
Council findings are communicated as advisory recommendations to the state superintendent, governor, and Legislature. Members offer advice as part of the DPI biennial budget request and provide testimony on state and federal legislation. Membership includes seven professional members who represent various public and private libraries as well as library educators. The remaining eight council positions are held by public members with a demonstrated interest in libraries or other types of information services. Members of the library community and the general public are welcome to attend council meetings and to address the group or a committee on specific questions under consideration.