Board of Trustees

Role of the Board

The Princeton Public Library is governed by an independent board of trustees as stipulated in the New Jersey Statutes Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 54, Libraries and Reading Rooms.

The purpose of the board of trustees is to supervise the administration of the Princeton Public Library and its provision of free public library service to all residents of Princeton, each in accordance with the New Jersey State law and regulation and local ordinances.

The board consists of nine members: seven appointed by the mayor of Princeton and two members designated by statute – the mayor of Princeton and the superintendent of the Princeton Public Schools or their designees. Appointed board members serve five-year terms, statutory appointments are one-year terms.

Bylaws

The board approved the library’s Bylaws at the March 19, 2025 meeting.

Library Trustees 2025

Christopher Van Buren, President

Sebnem Tuzun, Vice President

Jeffrey Liao, Treasurer

Holley Barreto, Secretary

Mark Freda, Mayor

Keisha Smith-Carrington, Superintendent’s Designee

Kushanava Choudhury

Robert Ginsberg

Stephanie Oster

Meeting Schedule, Agenda and Minutes

The board of trustees complies with the requirements of the State of New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act.

Board meetings are held in the Newsroom at the library on the third Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted*. Members of the public are invited to attend.

The meeting agenda will be posted at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date. Minutes will be posted following the approval by the Board of Trustees.

2025 Meetings

Minutes prior to 2025 are available by contacting Karen Rackley, 609-924-9529, ext. 1250, or krackley@princetonlibrary.org.