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.

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






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2022
2021
2020
2019
2018




Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting
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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.

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

Library_Bill_of_Rights

Library_Bill_of_Rights_AccessToDigitalResourcesAndServices

Library_Bill_of_Rights_FreeAccessToLibrariesForMinors

Minimum Standards for Libraries

New York State Open Meetings Law

Open Meetings Law – Videoconferencing

Protest Policy

Public Comment Policy

Public Library District Toolkit

Statement on the Governance Role of a Trustee or Board Member

Trustee Education Policy

Trustee_Recruitment_Guidelines

Trustee Recruitment Questionnaire

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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