2026 Board of Trustees

Meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 4:45 in the library's Board Room.  (Take the stairs or elevator to the 2nd floor.  Walk through Local History and Rome Teachers Center (RTC).  Enter the hallway outside RTC.  The Board Room is the room on the opposite side of the hallway at the bottom of the stairs.)

The annual meeting is held on the 3rd Wednesday of January at 4:00 in the library's Auditorium.  (Take the elevator to the 4th floor. Walk through the Book Sale to the Auditorium.)

To communicate with the Board of Trustees, please send mail  to: 

Jervis Public Library

ATTN: <insert Board member name or Board of Trustees>

613 N. Washington St.  

or email JervisDirector@midyork.org.


Sharon Carson, President

Rick Weltz, Vice-President

Linda Sturtevant, Secretary

Kelly Cardwell

Jackie Cavano

Jessica Hampe

Leigh Lombardo

Nancie McClendon

Janet Millner

Feidy Miner

Tom Nelson

Board meetings are open to the public. See the policy governing public participation here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EXed4XxIXFJy3U5TjR0iTssAhPbBmWV5/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111189680159872578032&rtpof=true&sd=true

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Resources

  https://nyslibrary.libguides.com/Handbook-Library-Trustees

The Trustee Handbook Book Club 

https://midhudson.org/trusteebookclub/ for recorded sessions and registration for upcoming live sessions


Upcoming Live Sessions

Apr 16, 2026 – Trustee Handbook Book Club: Hiring and Evaluating the Library Director with Brian Hildreth | Online: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM. | REGISTER

Hiring and evaluating the Library Director is one of nine Trustee Responsibilities. While all responsibilities are important, deciding who will be your library’s chief executive officer determines how successful a board will be at carrying out all other responsibilities. The decision has tremendous weight as it impacts your library and community. Regularly evaluating your director is equally important because it fosters a positive and healthy relationship between board and director. Furthermore, it supports the director in a way that empowers them to deliver on mission in partnership with board, staff, and all other library stakeholders. This installment of the Trustee Handbook Book Club will offer a surface level overview of these two processes, and answer trustee questions in real time to provide a deeper understanding, which should strengthen the relationship between boards and directors.

June 17, 2026 – Trustee Handbook Book Club: Laws & Regulations | Online: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM. | REGISTER

Ensuring your library is in compliance with laws and regulations is a tall order, while you’re not expected to be an expert, you will want to be familiar with the most common areas of law that intersect with your responsibilities as a library trustee. Join Trustee Handbook co-author Rebekkah Smith Aldrich for an overview of laws and regulations, where to find answers to common questions, and advice on when to call the lawyer.

Oct 29, 2026 – Trustee Handbook Book Club: Duties & Responsibilities of Key Officer Roles | Online: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM. | REGISTER

Join co-author of the Handbook For Library Trustees of New York State Rebekkah Smith Aldrich and friends for this fun and informative series! At each session, trustees will take a deeper dive on a topic relevant to their role and responsibilities as a library trustee.

In this session, the team discusses Duties & Responsibilities of Key Officer Roles.


The State Comptroller’s Office

https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/academy

As an association library, the specifics are sometimes not applicable but the general guidelines are always applicable.


Recorded January 21, 2026 

Fiscal Oversight Responsibilities of the Governing Board

The governing board’s oversight role can touch virtually every aspect of a local government’s operations. This session will discuss some key functions including budget responsibilities, interim reporting, the audit of claims, and the annual audit requirements. We will also provide resources available to assist in these oversight activities.

 

Recorded February 4, 2026 

Improving the Effectiveness of Your Claims Auditing Process

This webinar will assist local officials in learning how to establish an effective and efficient claims processing system. A well-designed system ensures proper use of municipal resources, provides local officials with useful information and complies with all applicable laws and regulations.