Champaign Public Library Board of Trustees

  • About the Board

    The Library is governed by the Champaign Public Library Board of Trustees.  The Board establishes policy for the Library and appoints the Library Director, who serves as the Library’s chief executive officer.  The powers of the Board are defined in the Illinois Local Library Act on Trustees (75 ILCS 5/4) and the Champaign Municipal Code (Administration – Burnham City Library Board).

    The Board consists of nine Champaign residents, one of whom must be a member of the City Council.  Trustees are appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council.  Each member is appointed to a three-year term, except for the City Council representative.

    Library Board of Trustees Bylaws.

    For more information about the Champaign Public Library visit champaign.org.

     

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  • Board Members

    MemberContact InformationService BeganTerm BeganTerm Expires
    PRESIDENT
    Katie M. Blakeman    		Click HERE to contact the Library Board.July 2015July 2021June 2024
    VICE PRESIDENT
    Minnie Pearson    		Click HERE to contact the Library Board.
    		June 2004July 2019June 2022
    TREASURERRajeev MalikClick HERE to contact the Library Board.July 2017July 2020June 2023
    SECRETARY
    Michael J. La Due    		Click HERE to contact the Library Board.May 1993July 2020June 2023
    Maryka Trent BarakaClick HERE to contact the Library Board.March 2019July 2021June 2024
    Trisha CrowleyClick HERE to contact the Library Board.July 2012July 2021June 2024
    Michael FoellmerClick HERE to contact the Library Board.June 2021May 2021May 2025
    Dr. Charles LansfordClick HERE to contact the Library Board.December 2015July 2019June 2022
    Craig RostClick HERE to contact the Library Board.July 2019July 2019June 2022

  • Staff Support

    Donna Pittman, Library Director 
    217-403-2050
    dpittman@champaign.org

    Champaign Public Library
    200 W. Green St.
    Champaign, IL 61820

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
  • Regular Meeting Schedule

    Meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Julia Burnham Conference Room, Main Library, 200 W. Green St., Champaign. The April & October meetings are held at the Douglass Branch Library, 504 E Grove St., Champaign. Meetings may be temporarily held electronically in accordance with the Governor's Executive Orders. Please see the meeting agenda for meeting details.