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Meet our Board of Trustees

By-Laws
2025 Board Meeting Dates
​Board Goals 2024
Questions? Contact the trustees at​ [email protected] ​

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Steve Cea

​President
2028
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Tracy Dressner 
1st VICE PRESIDENT
2028
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Jeremiah Conway​​
2ND vICE-pRESIDENT
2026
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Daniel Wolff
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Secretary
2026
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Brian Murrell

​Treasurer
2027
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Diane Christian
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2026
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Moriah Olsen​
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​2026
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Leslie C. Kirsch, EdD

2027
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​Kara Sheridan

2027​
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Melissa Sullivan 
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​2027
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Conrad Lochner
                                        

​2028
​The library board meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at 7:00pm in the Nyack Library Community Meeting Room (unless otherwise noted)
 
​Board Documents
JANUARY 2025
 January 2025 Agenda 
December 2024 Minutes
December 2024 Key Balance
December 2024 Director's Report
December 2024 Disbursements
December 2024
​Performance Report
December 2024 Treasurer's Report



February 2025
​February 2025 Annual & Regular Meeting Agenda
February 2024 Annual Minutes 

January 2025 Board Meeting Minutes 
January 2025  Key Balance Report
January 2025  Director's Report
January 2025  Disbursements
January 2025  Treasurer's Report
March 2025
March 2025  Agenda
February 2025 Minutes
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February 2025 Annual Meeting Minutes
February 2025  Key Balance
February 2025  Director's Report
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February 2025 Disbursements
February 2025  Performance Report

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April 2025
March 2025 Meeting Minutes
April 2025 Agenda
March 2025  Director's Report
March 2025 Key Balances
March 2025  Disbursements
March 2025  Performance Report
March 2025 Treasurer's Report
May 2025
May 2025 Agenda
April 2025 Minutes 
April Special Board Retreat Minutes

April 2025 Director's Report
April 2025 Financial Documents
April 2025 Financial Documents
April 2025 Treasurer's Report

June 2025
June 2025 Agenda
May 2025 Minutes
June 2025 Director's Report
Depew Existing Condition & Feasibility Study
May 2025 Disbursements
May 2025 Performance Report
May 2025 Treasurer's Report
​May 2025 Key Balance Sheet

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jULY 2025
July 2025 Agenda
June 2025 Minutes 
​June 2025 Director's Report
June 2025 Key Balance
June 2025 Disbursements
June 2025 Performance Report
June 2025 Treasurer's Report
No August mEETING
september 2025
July 2025 Disbursements
July 2025 Performance Report
​July 2025 Key Balances
July 2025 Director's Report
September 2025 Board Agenda


Aug 2025 Disbursements
​Aug 2025 Performance Report
August 2025 Key Balances
Treasurer's Report
​August 2025 Director's Report



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October 2025
October 2025 Agenda
September 2025 Minutes 
September 2025 Director's Report
September 2025 Disbursements
September 2025 Performance Report
September 2025 Key Balances
September 2025 Treasurer's Report
November 2025
November 2025 Agenda
October 2025 Minutes 
October 2025 Director's Report


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October 2025 Disbursements
October 2025 Performance Report
October 2025 Key Balances
October 2025 Treasurer's Report
DECEMBER 2025
November 2025 Agenda
November 2025 Minutes 
November 2025 Director's Report
November 2025 Disbursements
November 2025 Performance Report
November 2025 Key Balances
November 2025 Treasurer's Report
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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 (Villages of Nyack, Upper Nyack, and Grand View on Hudson; the two unincorporated hamlets known as South Nyack and Upper Grandview in the town of Orangetown, as far as they are located in the Nyack Union Free School District; and part of the unincorporated hamlet known as Central Nyack in the town of Clarkstown, as far as it is located in the Nyack Union Free School District).

Board Candidacy Process
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Starting with the election to be held on February 11, 2025, there is just one process for becoming a candidate for a Board of Trustee position for non-incumbents. To be a candidate, a person must: 

(1) meet the requirements set forth in the bylaws: 
     a. Be of voting age, 
     b. Live in the Chartered Service Area, 
     c. Be a Nyack Library cardholder in good standing for at least one year, and 
     d. Not be a current employee or an immediate family member of a current employee of Nyack Library;
(2) fill out the Trustee application; and  
(3) obtain at least 25 valid signatures on the petition. 


A person who meets all three requirements will have their name placed on the ballot. 

In addition, all candidates will have an opportunity to meet with the Nominating Committee prior to the election so the Nominating Committee can learn more about the candidate and so the candidate can learn more about the expectations and responsibilities of Board service. All candidates will also be encouraged to participate in a community forum for Board candidates, if one is held. That community forum will be open to the public and the audio will be posted to Nyack Library’s website.

For the election  to be held on February 11, 2025, the application and the petition must be submitted to the Library by 5 pm on Friday, January 10, 2025. Applications may be submitted either online to the Board Clerk at: [email protected], or in person at the Circulation Desk of the Library.

Newly elected Board members will be seated at the Annual Board of Trustees Meeting which immediately precedes the February Board of Trustees meeting. For 2025, those meetings will take place on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 7 pm.

If a Trustee vacates their position during their current term of office, an individual who has filled out an application and been interviewed by the Nominating Committee, may be selected and appointed by the Nyack Library Board of Trustees to fill the vacancy until the next election.

Role and Responsibilities of a Library Trustee

Nyack Library is governed by a Board of Trustees of not more than eleven Trustees having the powers and duties as given to trustees of educational institutions by the State of New York Board of Regents.  The Board of Regents, responsible for the chartering and oversight of education corporations in New York, describes the duties of trustees as those of “Care, Loyalty, and Obedience.”  Acting under its collective authority, the Board of Trustees of the Library establishes policy for the operation of the Library, ensures the preparation, adoption, and stewardship of an annual budget, appoints the Library Director, supervises the Director in the operation of the Library, and monitors the audits and controls of the Library’s finances. For further information, see Statement on the Governance Role of a Trustee or Board Member, Board of Regents, https://www.regents.nysed.gov/about/statement_governance
The Board seeks an inclusive and diverse community of Trustees who have a broad range of skills and experiences, such as legal, human resources, development, marketing, management, technology, communications, and property management, among other relevant professional fields. 

Trustees serve a three-year term of office unless they are appointed to fill a vacancy, in which case they serve only until the next election when they may run for a trustee position.  Expectations for trustee service include:  attendance at Board of Trustees monthly meetings (generally held on the third Monday of each month) at 7:00pm in the Community Meeting Room of the library; participation in two or more standing committees of the Board, which include Audit, Finance, Building and Property, Personnel, Policy Development, Long-Range Planning, Nominating, and Development and Public Relations; and completion of annual Sexual Harassment Prevention training as well as a minimum of two hours of Trustee continuing education. 

Note that trustees who are absent for three or more regularly scheduled Board meetings or three or more meetings of assigned committee meetings within any twelve-month period will be referred to the Executive Committee to determine what action, if any, should be taken. 



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 platforms and also mailed in print to each household.

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  • How Do I...?
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    • Donate to the Library
    • Get a Document Notarized
    • Get a Library Card
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    • Rent a Room
    • Request a New Purchase
    • Search the Catalog
    • Technology Access
    • Volunteer
  • About
    • About the Library
    • Annual Reports
    • Art Brochure
    • Board of Trustees
    • Contact Us
    • Long-Range Plan
    • Nyack Seed Exchange
    • Hours
    • Jobs
    • Policies & Budget
    • Support the Library
    • Friends of the Library
  • Youth Services
    • Youth Digital Resources
    • Children
    • Teens
  • Adult Services
    • Novelist
    • Adult Summer Reading 2025
    • Book Discussion Groups
    • Borrow a Bike
    • Community >
      • Benefits of Reading for Seniors
      • Combating Racism
      • Local Housing & Food Resources
      • DMV Resources
      • NYS Civil Service Test Guides
      • NY Crime Victims Legal Help
    • ELL Resources
    • Homebound Delivery Service
    • In the Stacks
    • Papercut: The Nyack Library Podcast
    • Reference Laptops
    • Research Business and Employment Opportunities
    • Sustainability
    • Tech Help
  • Digital Resources
    • Ebooks and Streaming Media
    • Hotspots
    • How to Print from a Mobile Device
    • Kindles
    • Lifelong Learning
    • NextReads
    • Niche Academy
    • Research and Databases
  • Events
    • Events Calendar >
      • How to Use Localhop
    • Carnegie Concerts
    • Exhibits
    • Highlighted Programs
    • National Library Week
    • Program Recordings
    • Present a Program
    • Programs and a Book
    • Quarterly Newsletter
    • Rent a Room
    • Virtual Author Talks
    • Weekly Event Email
  • Local History
    • Local History Room
    • Genealogy
    • Images
    • Newspapers
    • Obituaries
    • Oral Histories