CHELiN is governed by the library directors of the four higher education libraries in the Western Cape. CHELiN is chaired on an annual rotational basis. The chairperson for 2019 is the Senior Director of the Library and Information Service, Stellenbosch University, Ms Ellen Tise.
The Library Directors of the different institutions are:
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT): Dr Elisha Chiware
Stellenbosch University (SU): Ms Ellen Tise
University of Cape Town (UCT): Ms Ujala Satgoor
University of the Western Cape (UWC): Ms Shirlene Neerputh