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Board of Trustees

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Board of Trustees

Name Title
Nur-E Farhana Rahman President
Curt Harris, Esq. Secretary
Oren Auslin Treasurer
Steven Fulop, Mayor Ex-Officio Member
Dr. Norma Fernandez, Superintendent of Schools Ex-Officio Member
Vivian Brady-Phillips Member
Vishesh Modi Member
Megan Morey Member

JCFPL Board Attorneys:

Hunt, Hamlin, Ridley

Board Clerk:

Shane Smith

PUBLIC NOTICE

MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE JERSEY CITY FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Board of Trustees of the Free Public Library of Jersey City holds its Regular Meeting on the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 P.M., unless otherwise specified.

IN PERSON:

Gardner Main Library

472 Jersey Ave

Conference Room, 3rd Fl.

STREAMING ONLINE:

https://jclibrary.zoom.us/j/89571869419

Meeting ID: 89571869419

Dial in by phone: +16465588656

2024 Board Meetings

DateLocationTimeMinutesZoom LinkRecordingAgendaMeeting Type
Jan 23, 2024Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.DownloadZoom LinkDownloadDownloadAnnual
Feb 13, 2024Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.DownloadZoom LinkDownloadDownloadRegular
Mar 12, 2024Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.DownloadZoom LinkDownloadDownloadRegular
Apr 16, 2024*Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.PendingZoom LinkPendingDownloadRegular
May 14, 2024Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.PendingZoom LinkPendingPendingRegular
Jun 11, 2024Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.PendingZoom LinkPendingPendingRegular
Jul 9, 2024Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.PendingZoom LinkPendingPendingRegular
Aug 13, 2024Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.PendingZoom LinkPendingPendingRegular
Sep 10, 2024Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.PendingZoom LinkPendingPendingRegular
Oct 8, 2024Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.PendingZoom LinkPendingPendingRegular
Nov 12, 2024Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.PendingZoom LinkPendingPendingRegular
Dec 10, 2024Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.PendingZoom LinkPendingPendingRegular
Jan 14, 2025Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.PendingZoom LinkPendingPendingAnnual
*April meeting rescheduled by Board resolution as of 3/12/2024.

2023 Board Meetings

Date:Location:Time:Minutes:Zoom Link:Recording:Agenda:Meeting
Jan 10, 2023Five Corners Branch Library, 678 Newark Ave., Jersey City & Online6:30 P.M.to be postedZoom Linkto be postedDownloadAnnual
Feb 14, 2023Five Corners Branch Library, 678 Newark Ave.. & Online *CANCELLED6:30 P.M.to be postedZoom Linkto be postedto be postedRegular
Feb 15, 2023Five Corners Branch Library, 678 Newark Ave.. & Online6:30 P.M.to be postedZoom Linkto be postedto be postedSpecial
March 14, 2023 Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.to be postedZoom Linkto be postedto be postedRegular
April 11, 2023Miller Branch Library, 489 Bergen Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.to be postedZoom Linkto be postedto be postedRegular
May 9, 2023Cunningham Branch Library, 275 Martin Luther King Dr. & Online6:30 P.M.to be postedZoom Linkto be postedto be postedRegular
June 13, 2023Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.to be postedZoom Linkto be postedto be postedRegular
June 28, 2023Online Only3:00 P.M.to be postedZoom Linkto be postedto be postedSpecial
July 11, 2023TBD & Online *CANCELLED6:30 P.M.N/AN/AN/AN/ARegular
Aug 8, 2023TBD & Online *CANCELLED6:30 P.M.N/AN/AN/AN/ARegular
Sep 12, 2023Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.to be postedZoom Linkto be postedto be postedRegular
Oct 10, 2023Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.DownloadZoom LinkDownloadDownloadRegular
Nov 14, 2023Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.DownloadZoom LinkDownloadDownloadRegular
Dec 12, 2023Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.DownloadZoom LinkDownloadDownloadRegular
Jan 23, 2024Gardner Main Library, 472 Jersey Ave. & Online6:30 P.M.see 2024 listZoom Linksee 2024 listDownloadAnnual
All Board agendas and minutes will be posted here; those not yet posted are available by request: please contact Public Information Officer Shane Smith at ssmith (at) jclibrary (dot) org.

2022 Board Meetings

Date:Location:Time:Minutes:Zoom Link:Recording:Agenda:
JanHybrid6:30 P.M.TBDZoom Linkto be postedto be posted
FebHybrid6:30 P.M.TBDZoom Linkto be postedto be posted
MarchHybrid6:30 P.M.TBDZoom Linkto be postedto be posted
AprilHybrid6:30 P.M.TBDZoom Linkto be postedto be posted
MayHybrid6:30 P.M.TBDZoom Linkto be postedto be posted
JuneHybrid6:30 P.M.TBDZoom Linkto be postedto be posted
JulyHybrid6:30 P.M.TBDZoom Linkto be postedto be posted
AugHybrid6:30 P.M.TBDZoom Linkto be postedto be posted
SepHybrid6:30 P.M.TBDZoom Linkto be postedto be posted
OctHybrid6:30 P.M.TBDZoom Linkto be postedto be posted
NovHybrid6:30 P.M.TBDZoom Linkto be postedto be posted
DecHybrid6:30 P.M.TBDZoom Linkto be postedto be posted
All Board agendas and minutes will be posted here; those not yet posted are available by request: please contact Public Information Officer Shane Smith at ssmith (at) jclibrary (dot) org.
  • The Regular Meetings of July and August 2022 were cancelled in advance by Board action.
  • A Special Meeting was held Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 1:30 P.M
  • The Regular Meeting of October 2022 was cancelled due to lack of quorum; a Special Meeting was held October 27, 2022.
  • The Regular Meeting of November 2022 was cancelled in advance to accommodate the Election Day holiday; a Special Meeting was scheduled for November 9, 2022.

All Library Locations Will Be Closed on Friday, April 19, for Staff Development. The Library Will Open for Services on Saturday, April 20. We Apologize for Any Inconvenience.

Please be advised that Priscilla Gardner Main Library will be closing at 5pm today, April 11th, 2024.