The Trustees of the Free Public Library of Bergenfield
The Board shall hold in trust and manage all property of the library. It may rent rooms, or, when proper, construct buildings for the use of the library, purchase books, pamphlets, documents, papers and other reading matter, hire librarians, and other necessary personnel, and fix their compensation, make proper rules and regulations for the government of the library, and generally do all things necessary and proper for the establishment and maintenance of the free public library in the municipality. The board may also transfer to and receive from other libraries books, magazines, prints, maps and other related library materials for the purpose of augmenting the interlibrary loan service.
The Board of Trustees meets on the second Thursday of each month except for July and August. Regular meetings of the Board of Trustees are open to the general public in accordance with the Open Public Meeting Act (N.J.S.A. 10-4). Meetings begin at 7:30 pm and are held at the Library, 50 W. Clinton Avenue.
Trustee Appointments
Thomas Neats, President
362 Wildrose Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Term: 1/1/2016-12/31/2021
Dr. Nelson Reynoso, Vice President
14 S. Franklin Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Term: 1/1/2019-12/31/2023
Barbara Chittum, Recording Secretary
3 Quincy Lane
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Term: 1/1/2018-12/31/2022
Marcela Deauna, Treasurer
206 E. Church Street
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Term: 1/1/2015-12/31/2019
Laura Michelson
27 Haring Street
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Term: 1/1/2017-12/31/2021
Laurie Phipps
20 Sylamdur Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Term: 1/1/2016-12/31/2020
Jay Shiner
135 Dudley Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Term: 1/1/2015-12/31/2019
Mayor Norman Schmelz
94 Deerfield Street
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Thomas Lodato, Council Liaison
87 Murray Hill Terrace
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Chris Tully, Superintendent of Schools
100 South Prospect Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
Chris Langschultz, Alternate for Superintendent of Schools
100 South Prospect Avenue
Bergenfield, NJ 07621
2019 Board of Trustee Meetings
| January 10, 2019 | Minutes |
| February 14, 2019 | Minutes |
| March 14, 2019 | Minutes |
| April 11, 2019 | Minutes |
| May 9, 2019 | Minutes |
| June 13, 2019 | Minutes |
| September 12, 2019 | Minutes |
| October 10, 2019 | Minutes |
| November 14, 2019 | Minutes |
| December 12, 2019 | Minutes |