Governing Council
It is the higher governing body. It usually meets once a year to approve operational plans, annual reports and budgets, to accept donations and to discuss strategic issues.
The Minister of Culture of the Generalitat of Catalonia holds the presidency, they are also represented the Barcelona’s City Council, the Institut d’Estudis Catalans, the Consell Interuniversitari, the Col·legi Oficial de Bibliotecaris-Documentalistes de Catalunya and some members of the library staff.