Patrick Heath, Boerne's Former Mayor

Patrick Heath, former mayor of Boerne, Texas for 20 years, has had a long and illustrious career advocating and legislating for libraries, Texas libraries in particular.  Patrick is a respected and active library supporter in local, state and national library circles.


On a national level, Heath is a longtime member of the American Library Association.  For ten years, from 1992-2002, he was a member of the Texas Delegation to ALA Legislative Day in Washington, D.C.  In 1991, he was a member of the Texas Delegation to the White House Conference on Libraries and Information Science.


In Texas, Mr. Heath has been even more active.  As a member of the Texas Library Association, he has participated in TLA Legislative Days, and he spent several terms on the TLA Legislative Committee.  He is the founding president of the Friends of Libraries and Archives of Texas.  From 1993-1999, Heath served as a member of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.  He has also served as a mentor for the Tall Texans program.  He was previously a board member of Library Partners, Inc., a non-profit organization established to help Texas public libraries identify ways of developing non-traditional funding sources.  In support of his many efforts, he received an Outstanding Services to Libraries award from the Texas Library Association in 1995. Mr. Heath is currently the 2009-2010 President of the Texas Library Association.


Closer to home, Mr. Heath played an instrumental role in acquiring a larger building in the late 1980's so that the Boerne Public Library could expand to its present location.  He is committed to seeing a new building constructed so that the Library plays an even larger role in the community and for its citizens.  Heath attends every library fundraising, public relations event and library programs that he can possibly attend.


His influence is far reaching, he is well respected and admired, and his insight and perseverance have proved invaluable to the Boerne Public Library over the past nearly 30 years.  His labor on behalf of all libraries is tireless, and his singular efforts on the state level have moved Texas libraries to a superior standing.