Board of Trustees
Library trustees are residents of the Plainfield Area Public Library District who are elected to serve four-year terms of office. Trustees serve without compensation and are the official policy-making body of the Library. Get in touch with our Board anytime by sending an email to: trustee@papl.info.
Carl F. Gilmore
CGilmore@papl.info
Board President
Committees: Serves on all committees as ex-officio
Election Year: 2012
Current Term Expires: 2027
Lisa Schmidt
LSchmidt@papl.info
Board Vice President
Committees: Buildings & Grounds (Chair), Finance
Election Year: 2015
Current Term Expires: 2025
Vicki M. Knight
VKnight@papl.info
Board Secretary
Committees: Buildings & Grounds, Personnel
Election Year: 2013
Current Term Expires: 2025
Erika Grotto
EGrotto@papl.info
Board Treasurer
Committees: Finance (Chair)
Election Year: 2020
Current Term Expires: 2025
Zachary Crowner
ZCrowner@papl.info
Trustee
Committees: Buildings & Grounds
Election Year: 2023
Current Term Expires: 2027
Alicia Malec
AMalec@papl.info
Trustee
Committees: Personnel (Chair)
Election Year: 2020
Current Term Expires: 2027
Lauren Las
Committees: Finance
Election Year: 2023
Current Term Expires: 2025
Sharon D. Kinley
Trustee Emerita
Years of Service: 2001 to 2019
Board President: 2005 to 2015
Dr. Pat L. Miller
Trustee Emerita
Years of Service: 2003 to 2020
Board Vice-President: 2009 to 2012
Board Treasurer: 2015 to 2020
MEETING DATES
The Board of Trustees generally meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Small Meeting Room located on the upper level of the Library.
FY2023 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023) meetings
FY2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024) meetings
The public is encouraged to attend these meetings. Anyone who would like to address the Board during the Public Comment portion of a regular board meeting may sign in on the sign-in sheet provided. Each member of the public shall have a maximum of five (5) minutes to address the Board. A maximum of thirty minutes per regular Board meeting is allotted to Public Comment. The Board will not enter into two-way communication with members of the public and will take public comments under advisement.
Meeting agendas and minutes, as well as other public documents, can be found in the Transparency Dashboard.
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