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Meet our Board of Trustees
Get to know members of the Board

By-Laws
2023 Board Meeting Dates

Needs Assessment prepared by Library Development Solutions - Read what our consultant wrote about Nyack Library
Board of Trustee Application
2023 Petition Form​
SAVE THE DATE!

On February 14, 2023, Nyack Library will hold its budget vote and its Trustee vote.

If you are interested in becoming a Trustee, please submit an application online to Minerva Parker, Board Clerk or follow the directions for the petition process on the Library website below. 
Questions? Contact the trustees at​ trustees@nyacklibrary.org ​
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E. Michael Growney, Esq.
President
January 2022-2023
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Ellyse Okin Berg
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vice President
January 2021-2024
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Wayne Henry
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SECRETARY
January ​2021-2024
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Brian Murrell

​Treasurer
January 2021-2024
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Bebb Wheeler Stone, Ph.D.
January
​2020-2023
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Diane Christian
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JANUARY
2023
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Roger W. Seiler
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January
​2020-2023
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Michael A. Penn 
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January
​2020-2023
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Tracy Dressner 
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January
​2022-2025
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Steve Cea
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​January
​2022-2025
​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 2023
 January 2023 Agenda 
December 2022 Minutes
December 2022 Cash & Debt
December 2022 Director's Report
December 2022 Disbursements
December 2022 Performance Report
December 2022 Treasurer's Report
December 2022 Special Meeting Minutes

February 2023
​February 2023 Agenda
January 2023 Annual Minutes 
January 2023 Board Meeting Minutes 
January 2023  Cash & Debt
January 2023  Director's Report
January 2023  Disbursements
January 2023  Performance Report
January 2023  Treasurer's Report
March 2023
March 2023  Agenda
February 2023 Minutes
February 2023  Cash & Debt
February 2023  Director's Report
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February 2023 Disbursements
February 2023  Performance Report
February 2023  Treasurer's Report


April 2023
March 2023 Meeting Minutes
April 2023 Agenda
March 2023  Director's Report
March 2023 Cash & Debt
March 2023  Disbursements
March 2023  Performance Report
March 2023 Treasurer's Report
May 2023
May 2023 Agenda
April 2023 Minutes 
April 2023 Director's Report
April 2023 Cash & Debt
April 2023 Disbursements
April 2023 Performance Report
April 2023 Treasurer's Report

June 2023
June 2023 Agenda
May 2023 Minutes 
June 2023 Director's Report
May 2023 Disbursements
May 2023 Performance Report
May 2023 Treasurer's Report
​May 2023 Cash & Debt
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jULY 2023
July 2023 Agenda
June 2023 Minutes 
June 2023 Director's Report
June 2023 Cash & Debt
June 2023 Disbursements
June 2023 Performance Report
June 2023 Treasurer's Report
Special Board Meetings
Special Board Meeting Agenda
​Special Board Meeting Minutes
september 2022
 
   September 2023 Agenda 
July 2023 Disbursements
July 2023 Disbursements Approval

July 2023 Performance Report
​July Cash & Debt

July & August 2023 Director's Report

Aug 2023 Disbursements
Aug 2023 Disbursements Approval
Aug 2023 Performance Report
​August 2023 Cash & Debt
Treasurer's Report


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October 2023
October 2023 Agenda
September 2023 Minutes 
September 2023 Director's Report
September 2023 Disbursements
September 2023 Performance Report
September 2023 Cash & Debt Report
September 2023 Treasurer's Report
November 2023
November 2023 Agenda
October 2023 Minutes 
October 2023 Director's Report


October 2023 Disbursements
October 2023 Performance Report
October 2023 Cash & Debt

October 2023 Treasurer's Report
DECEMBER 2023
November 2023 Agenda
November 2023 Minutes 
November 2023 Director's Report
November 2023 Disbursements
November 2023 Performance Report
November 2023 Cash & Debt

November 2023 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). 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 held annually on the  second Tuesday in February. Notice regarding the dates for the election of Trustees is  published in the Rockland Journal News, fourteen days before the election. 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 vote at a regularly scheduled 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 January 17, 2023, to allow for petition signature validation  and ballot preparation.  
At the Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees, which immediately precedes the February  Board of Trustees Meeting, 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 ​​By-Laws.  


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 Association Meeting. Petitions must be  submitted by 5 pm on January 17, 2023, 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 platforms and also mailed in print to each household.

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  • How Do I...?
    • Access My Account
    • Donate to the Library
    • Get a Document Notarized
    • Get a Library Card
    • Hold or Renew an Item
    • Rent a Room
    • Search the Catalog
    • Technology Access
    • Volunteer
  • Borrow a Museum Pass
  • About
    • About the Library
    • Annual Reports
    • Contact Us
    • Donate
    • Hours
    • Jobs
    • Policies & Budget
    • Support the Library
    • Friends of the Library
  • Youth Services
    • Youth Digital Resources
    • Children
    • Teens
  • Adult Services
    • 2021 Rockland County Reference Guide
    • 55+ Resource Guide
    • Book Discussion Groups
    • Combating Racism
    • Curated Book Lists
    • ELL Resources
    • Homebound Delivery Service
    • Papercut: The Nyack Library Podcast
    • Request a New Purchase
    • Research Business and Employment Opportunities
    • Share Covid19 Story
    • Staff Picks
    • Sustainability
  • Digital Resources
    • Catalog Mobile App
    • Ebooks and Streaming Media
    • Hotspots
    • Kindles
    • Lifelong Learning
    • NextReads
    • Niche Academy
    • NY Crime Victims Legal Help
    • NYS Civil Service Test Guides
    • Novelist
    • Rockland Executive Order #203 Response
    • Research and Databases
  • Long-Range Plan
  • Events
    • Events Calendar >
      • How to Use Localhop
    • Carnegie Concerts
    • Dorothy Gillespie
    • Exhibits
    • Grants >
      • 2023 Black American Culture & Art Series
      • 2022 Black American Culture & Art Series
      • 2020-2021 Black American Culture & Art Series
      • Black American Culture & Art Series: The Legacy of Toni Morrison >
        • BACAS Oral Histories
    • Highlighted Programs
    • Program Recordings
    • Past Events >
      • American Creed
      • Librarian's Guide to Staying Home... and Sane!
      • Nation Must Awake
      • 2022 Nyack Poetry Walk
      • Nyack Poetry Walk
      • Nyack Schools Saturday Academy: Exhibit
      • September 11, 2001 The Day That Changed The World Exhibition
    • Public Notices
    • Present a Program
    • Quarterly Newsletter
    • Rent a Room
    • Weekly Event Email
  • Community Events
  • Board of Trustees
  • Local History
    • Local History Room
    • Genealogy
    • Images
    • Newspapers
    • Obituaries
    • Oral Histories
    • Scholarship
  • Tax Information
  • Nyack Seed Exchange
  • See what's New