Who “runs” Metronet?
A. The statutory authority for Metronet rests with the Governing Board, a nine-member Board which includes 5 citizen representatives and 4 library representatives (one from each type of library). At the state level Metronet is a constituent part of the library cooperation program, administered by the Office of State Library Services and School Technology within the Minnesota Department of Education. Metronet is also a member of the Multitype Library System Directors group which represents the state’s seven multitype systems.