The Great Neck Library Board of Trustees is responsible for honoring the mission statement of the Library; for determining the policies that are implemented to govern the Library; hiring and evaluating the Director of the Library, and overseeing the budget of the Library. By serving on the Board of Trustees or the Nominating Committee you would be continuing the great tradition of serving your community and ensuring the Library continues to grow and flourish.
This year’s Library Election will be held on Monday, October 25, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Main Library and Parkville Branch.
There will be four seats expiring in January 2022 – two on the Board of Trustees (Weihua Yan and Dr. Barry Smith) and two on the Nominating Committee (Francine Ferrante Krupski and William Gens).
Interested individuals may run as an Independent Candidate. Please note that this year, due to the pandemic, only 25 signatures from members of the Great Neck Library Association are required on the petition.
Any nominee for a position on the Board of Trustees or the Nominating Committee must be a member of the Great Neck Library Association by 5:00 p.m. on the Record Date of October 4, 2021. All persons eighteen years of age or older, who are residents of the Great Neck School District and are either valid Library card holders or registered voters with the Nassau County Board of Elections, will be members of the Association.
To obtain a valid Library card, present one form of identification showing your name and Library District address at the Circulation Desk of any Great Neck Library location.
Please note that digital Great Neck Library cards are not valid for voting eligibility – refer to the library card registration page for more details at www.greatnecklibrary.org.
Petitions must be received on or before August 15, 2021 to:
Secretary of the Library Association, c/o the Great Neck Library
159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023
For general questions about the election, call (516) 466-8055, ext. 201.
