The Atlantic City Free Public Library is an independent municipal library funded and operated by the City of Atlantic City and administered by a Board of Trustees. The members of the Board of Trustees are appointed for five-year terms, and are responsible for overseeing the effective operation of the Library. The Board of Trustees works with the Library staff to provide a broad range of educational, informational and recreational programs and services for the Atlantic City community.
The members of the Board of Trustees of the Atlantic City Free Public Library are:
- Mayor Marty Small, Sr. (represented by Keshawn McKinley)
- Libbie Wills, President
- Augusta Garrett, Secretary and Treasurer
- Dr. La'Quetta Small, Superintendent of Schools
- Barbara Bowe
- Mary Alice McCloskey
- Subrata Chowdhury
The New Jersey State Library, an affiliate of Thomas Edison State University, has awarded the Atlantic City Free Public Library (ACFPL) and other organizations in the state grant funding as part of its Community Center Digital Connect Program – a community resilience project that will address disparities in access to education, employment, and health services by investing in capital improvements at community facilities. The ACFPL will receive $1.283 million in grant funding for its Building Community Project. Click here to read more.
The Atlantic City Free Public Library is one of nine organizations — each from a different New Jersey county — to have been accepted into the 2024 cohort of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities’ Community History Program. In the program, the organizations will receive free, expert training on public history practices and develop projects in collaboration with their local communities to learn about and share their untold stories. In addition to the training, each organization will receive $5,000 in funding from NJCH to develop and launch projects that showcase their work. 
Construction is scheduled to begin Monday, March 11, to replace the HVAC system at the Main Library – located at 1 North Tennessee Ave. The project is expected to take approximately two months to complete. The library asks for the public’s patience. It is anticipated there will be increased noise inside the Main Library at times due to the ongoing work, and certain phases of the construction might require closing the Main Library temporarily. 
