Board of Trustees

President, Mary Doig (’28)

Vice President, Vicki O’Brien (’29)

Secretary, Jessica Reed (’29)

Finance Officer, Tom Austin (’26)

Board Members: Hoss Banaja (’28), Rachel James (’26), Dotti Kruppo (’27), Jackie Malaret (’29), Venus Melo (’28), Janet Merrill (’27), and Chris Ogden (’26).

Board Meeting Schedule and Minutes

The Board of Trustees regularly meet on the 4th Tuesday, every other month, at 7PM. Board meetings are open to the public.

2029 2028 2027 2026 2025 2024
Annual Meeting January 9 Annual Meeting January 4 Annual Meeting January 5 Annual Meeting January 6 Annual Meeting January 28 Annual Meeting
January 23 January 25 January 26 January 27 January 28 January 23
March 27 March 28 March 23 March 24 March 25 March 26
May 22 May 23 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28
July 24 July 25 July 27 July 28 July 22 July 23
September 25 September 26 September 28 September 22 September 30 September 24
November 13 November 14 November 16 November 17 November 18 November 26

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Annual Meeting Annual Meeting Annual Meeting Annual Meeting Annual Meeting Annual Meeting
January 31 January 25 January 26 January 21 January 22 January 23
April 4 March 22 March 23 April 14 March 26 March 27
May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 28 May 22
August 1 July 26 July 20 July 28 July 23 August 14
September 26 September 27 September 28 September 22 October 8 October 2
November 28 November 22 November 23 November 17 November 19 November 22

Upcoming Board Meeting Documents

Packet will be available one week prior to the scheduled meeting.

Board Meeting Packet: November 18, 2025

Long Range Plan

Long Range Plan 2023-2028

Annual Report to the Community

Annual Report 2024

Annual Report 2023

Annual Report 2022

Annual Report 2021

Annual Report 2020

Annual Report 2019

Annual Report 2018

Annual Report 2017

Annual Report 2016

Annual Report 2015

Annual Report 2014

Proposed Budget

Budget 2025

Budget 2026

FAQ: Levy Proposition Vote 2025

Board of Trustees Documents

Bylaws of the William B. Ogden Free Library

Code of Ethics

Conflict of Interest

Freedom_to_Read_Statement

Freedom_to_View_Statement

Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State 2023 Edition

Investment Policy

Investment Policy: Public Funds

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Library_Bill_of_Rights_AccessToDigitalResourcesAndServices

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Minimum Standards for Libraries

New York State Open Meetings Law

Open Meetings Law – Videoconferencing

Protest Policy

Public Comment Policy

Public Library District Toolkit

Trustee Education Resources

Link for the Four County Library System Trustee Information Homepage

Link for the Handbook for Library Trustees of New York State

Link for the Mid-Hudson Library System Trustee Handbook Book Club

Link for the NYS Preapproved Trustee Educational Resources (Scroll Down)

Link for the Trustee Education Self-Assurance Form


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