The Nyack Library
  • How Do I...?
    • Access My Account
    • Get a Library Card
    • Search the Catalog
    • Donate to the Library
    • Borrow a Museum Pass
    • Rent a Room
    • Hold or Renew an Item
    • Volunteer
    • Get a Document Notarized
  • Tax Information
  • Nyack Seed Exchange
  • Youth Services
    • Youth Digital Resources
    • Children
    • Teens
  • Adult Services
    • Adult Winter Bundle
    • Share Covid19 Story
    • Curated Book Lists
    • Papercut: The Nyack Library Podcast
    • Librarian's Guide to Staying Home... and Sane!
    • Staff Picks
    • See what's New
    • ELL Resources
    • Homebound Delivery Service
    • Research Business and Employment Opportunities
    • Book Discussion Groups
    • Request a New Purchase
  • Digital Resources
    • Catalog Mobile App
    • Ebooks and Streaming Media
    • Kindles
    • Hotspots
    • Research and Databases
    • Lifelong Learning
    • NextReads
    • Niche Academy
  • Community Events
  • Events
    • A Little Light Music Annual Appeal Donors’ Concert
    • Calendar of Events
    • Program Recordings
    • Highlighted Programs
    • Quarterly Newsletter
    • Carnegie Concerts
    • Black American Culture & Art Series: The Legacy of Toni Morrison >
      • Black American Culture & Art Series: The Legacy of Toni Morrison Programs
      • BACAS Oral Histories
    • American Creed
    • Rent a Room
    • Present a Program
    • Exhibits
    • Weekly Event Email
  • Local History
    • Local History Room
    • Images
    • Genealogy
    • Obituaries
    • Newspapers
    • Oral Histories
  • About
    • About the Library
    • Policies & Budget
    • Hours
    • Support the Library
    • Board of Trustees
    • Technology Access
    • Jobs
    • Contact Us
  • Vaccine Information
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Combating Racism
Meet our Board of Trustees
Nyack Library By-Laws
Picture
E. Michael Growney, Esq.
President
January 2019-2022
Picture
Ellyse Okin Berg
​
vice President
January 2021-2024
Picture
Debra Karten
​
​SECRETARY
January 2019-2022
Picture
Brian Murrell

​Treasurer
January 2021-2024
Picture
Tamara Jhashi, Ph.D.​​
January 
​2019-2022
Picture
Bebb Wheeler Stone, Ph.D.
January
​2020-2023
Picture
Valerie L. Williams Sanchez   ​ 
January
​2020-2023
Picture
Roger W. Seiler
​
January
​2020-2023
Picture
Michael A. Penn 
 ​
​
January
​2020-2023
Picture
Peter Danish
​
January
​2021-2024
Picture
Wayne Henry
​
January
​2021-2024
​The library board meets on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7:30pm in the Nyack Library Community Meeting Room (unless otherwise noted)
​Board Documents
JANUARY 2021
January 2021 Agenda
December 2020 Minutes
December 2020 Balance Sheet
December 2020 Director's Report
December 2020 Disbursements
December 2020 Performance Report
December 2020 Treasurer's Report
January 2021 Annual Meeting Minutes
February 2021
​February 2021 Agenda
January 2021  Minutes
January 2021  Balance Sheet
January 2021  Director's Report
January 2021  Disbursements
January 2021  Performance Report
January 2021  Treasurer's Report
March 2021
March 2021  Agenda
February 2021 Minutes
February 2021  Balance Sheet
February 2021  Director's Report
February 2021  Disbursements
February 2021  Performance Report
February 2021  Treasurer's Report

April 2021
April 2021 Proposed Agenda
March 2021  Balance Sheet
April 2021  Director's Report
March 2021  Disbursements
March 2021  Performance Report
March 2021 Treasurer's Report
May 2021
May 2021 Proposed Agenda
April 2021 Minutes PROPOSED
April 2021 Balance Sheet
April 2021 Director's Report
April 2021 Disbursements
April 2021 Performance Report
April 2021 Treasurer's Report
June 2021
June 2021 Proposed Agenda
May 2021 Minutes PROPOSED
June 2021 Balance Sheet
June 2021 Director's Report
May 2021 Disbursements
May 2021 Performance Report
May 2021 Treasurer's Report
jULY 2021
July 2021 Proposed Agenda
June 2021 Minutes PROPOSED
June 2021 Balance Sheet
June 2021 Director's Report
June 2021 Disbursements
June 2021 Performance Report
June 2021 Treasurer's Report
August 2021 - NO MEETING
september 2021
September 2021 Agenda
July/August 2021 Director's Report
​July 2021 Minutes
July 2021 Balance Sheet
July 2021 Disbursements
July 2021 Disbursements Approval

July 2021 Performance Report

Aug 2021 Balance Sheet
Aug 2021 Disbursements
Aug 2021 Disbursements Approval
Aug 2021 Performance Report
​Aug 2021 Treasurer's Report
October 2021
October 2021 Proposed Agenda
September 2021 Minutes DRAFT
September 2021 Balance Sheet
September 2021 Director's Report
September 2021 Disbursements
September 2021 Performance Report
September 2021 Treasurer's Report
november 2021
November 2021 Agenda
October 2021 Minutes DRAFT
October 2021 Balance Sheet
October 2021 Director's Report
October 2021 Disbursements
October 2021 Performance Report
October 2021 Treasurer's Report
december 2021
December 2021 Agenda 
November 2021 Minutes
November 2021 Balance Sheet
November 2021 Director's Report
November 2021 Disbursements
November 2021 Performance Report
November 2021 Treasurer's Report
Previous Board Documents
Send a Message to the Board
Submit
Click the Icon for Board
Meeting Audio Recordings
Picture
Public Election of Trustees

​​​The Nyack Library is a free association library as defined by New York State Education Law. The Library is a not-for-profit corporation governed by a publicly elected Board of Trustees. The Library was granted a charter by the New York State Department of Education in 1890. The charter was amended in 2001.

The Nyack Library Board of Trustees consists of eleven Trustees, who must be residents of voting age residing in the Chartered Service Area.   The Trustees are elected by vote of the residents of the Library’s service area (the Villages of Nyack, South Nyack, Upper Nyack, and Grand View, and any unincorporated parts of the Nyack Union Free School District in the towns of Orangetown and Clarkstown, exclusive of Valley Cottage). The duly elected Trustees serve staggered three-year terms, such that a maximum of four Trustees stand for election at any one time. The public vote for Trustees is conducted annually on the second Monday of January.  In the December preceding the January election, notice regarding the dates for the election of Trustees is published in the Rockland Journal News.  Additional information about role and responsibility of a Trustee can be found here.


The Nominating Committee of the Board of Trustees recommends candidates for election, or for appointment to the Board, in the event that a trustee vacates their position during their current term of office.  The Board of Trustees confirms by a vote at a regular monthly meeting the recommended slate for election, or an individual candidate to fill a vacancy.   A registered voter and resident can be directly elected to the Board of Trustees by following the petition process.  A petition to nominate a resident for Trustee must be submitted in writing to the Secretary of the Board by December 24th to allow for petition signature validation and ballot preparation.

At the Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees, which immediately follows the annual public vote, the duly elected Trustees elect the officers of the Board.  The officers consist of President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary.  The four officers of the Board plus one other trustee nominated by the President and confirmed by a vote of the Board for a term of one year shall constitute the Executive Committee.  The responsibility and authority of each of these offices is described in the Library’s Bylaws.  


Library Trustee Petition Process

To be directly elected to the Board of Trustees, a resident of the Library’s Chartered Service Area can submit a petition signed by a minimum of twenty-five registered voters from the Library’s Chartered Service Area.  After the signatures are validated by the Library, the individual’s name appears on the ballot at the Annual Meeting.  Petitions must be submitted by December 24th to allow time for petition signature validation and ballot preparation before the Annual Meeting.
 
Residents who sign a petition must indicate on the petition the date of their signature, their name, address and the name of the Village/Hamlet of their residence. The Library suggests that a petitioner obtain more than the required number of signatures.  After the petition signers are verified as registered voters and residents in the Library’s Chartered Service Area, the petitioner will be notified of their eligibility to be a candidate.
 
 
Library Trustee Petition Form

Click this link to access the petition form that can be printed and used to collect the signatures to support the nomination of the petition.  A minimum of twenty-five registered voters of the library’s Chartered Service Area must sign the petition for it to be valid.
 
Library Budget

The current Library Budget is available for public review throughout the year at the Reference Desk and on our website. Once passed by the voters, the Library's public tax support is drawn from the taxpayers of the Nyack School District each year. If the Board of Trustees determines that additional funds are required to support library operations, a request for additional tax revenue is presented in a district-wide referendum for approval each year, usually in February. Those votes are preceded by an Information Session shortly before the vote, and a complete budget overview is also made available both for the Nyack Library Budget, as well as the Valley Cottage Library Budget. The Valley Cottage Library traditionally joins with us for a proposal to the Nyack School District voters. Our tax support is also supplemented by other sources of income such as fines, fees, investments and charges, to complete the total operating Budget. Prior notice of all budget votes is always published in the legal notices of the Rockland Journal News, beginning 45 days in advance. In addition, information is available on the library website, social media channels and also mailed in print to each household.


Application to the Nominating Committee for Nyack Library's Board of Trustees
How Do I...?
Get a Library Card
Search the Catalog
​Donate to the Library
Borrow a Museum Pass
Rent a Room
Hold or Renew an Item
Check out Equipment
Volunteer
Get a Document Notarized

Youth Services
Children
​Teens
Adult Services
​Adult Summer Reading
​See What's New
ELL Resources
​
Homebound Delivery
Business & Employment Opportunities
Book Discussion Groups
​Request a New Purchase
Digital Resources
Catalog Mobile App
eBooks & Streaming Media
​
Kindles
​Hotspots
Research & Databases
Lifelong Learning
NextReads
​
Niche Academy
Events
Calendar of Events
Highlighted Programs
Quarterly Newsletter
Carnegie Concerts
​American Creed
Rent a Room
Present a Program
Nyack Seed Exchange
Exhibits
Monthly Event Email
Local History
Local History Room
Images
Genealogy
Obituaries
Newspapers
​Oral Histories
About
​
About the Library
Policies & Budget
Hours
Support the Library
Board of Trustees
Technology Access
Jobs
​Contact Us
  • How Do I...?
    • Access My Account
    • Get a Library Card
    • Search the Catalog
    • Donate to the Library
    • Borrow a Museum Pass
    • Rent a Room
    • Hold or Renew an Item
    • Volunteer
    • Get a Document Notarized
  • Tax Information
  • Nyack Seed Exchange
  • Youth Services
    • Youth Digital Resources
    • Children
    • Teens
  • Adult Services
    • Adult Winter Bundle
    • Share Covid19 Story
    • Curated Book Lists
    • Papercut: The Nyack Library Podcast
    • Librarian's Guide to Staying Home... and Sane!
    • Staff Picks
    • See what's New
    • ELL Resources
    • Homebound Delivery Service
    • Research Business and Employment Opportunities
    • Book Discussion Groups
    • Request a New Purchase
  • Digital Resources
    • Catalog Mobile App
    • Ebooks and Streaming Media
    • Kindles
    • Hotspots
    • Research and Databases
    • Lifelong Learning
    • NextReads
    • Niche Academy
  • Community Events
  • Events
    • A Little Light Music Annual Appeal Donors’ Concert
    • Calendar of Events
    • Program Recordings
    • Highlighted Programs
    • Quarterly Newsletter
    • Carnegie Concerts
    • Black American Culture & Art Series: The Legacy of Toni Morrison >
      • Black American Culture & Art Series: The Legacy of Toni Morrison Programs
      • BACAS Oral Histories
    • American Creed
    • Rent a Room
    • Present a Program
    • Exhibits
    • Weekly Event Email
  • Local History
    • Local History Room
    • Images
    • Genealogy
    • Obituaries
    • Newspapers
    • Oral Histories
  • About
    • About the Library
    • Policies & Budget
    • Hours
    • Support the Library
    • Board of Trustees
    • Technology Access
    • Jobs
    • Contact Us
  • Vaccine Information
    • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Combating Racism