Plainfield Public Library Board Seeks New Trustee

Applications are being accepted to fill an opening on the Plainfield Public Library District’s Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees is a seven-member board that establishes library policy, hires the library administrator, adopts the annual library budget, authorizes library services and sets salaries.

The new trustee will serve the remainder of the current term through April 2021. This short-term opening on the board was created when trustee Ryan Gilles resigned from the current board. Once this term is completed, the new trustee may seek re-election in April 2021 for a four-year term.

According to state law, the board is authorized to fill the vacancy by appointment until the next regularly scheduled trustee election. Any U.S. citizen who is 18 or over and residing in the Plainfield Public Library District may apply. All library trustee positions are nonpartisan, unpaid volunteers.

To apply for the position, candidates need to submit a letter of interest, qualifications and a resume by January 31, 2020. Interviews for the position will take place at the regularly scheduled Board of Trustees meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19 at the Plainfield Public Library, 15025 S. Illinois St. in downtown Plainfield. The board meets the third Wednesday of every month.

For more information on how to apply for the position, please visit www.plainfieldpubliclibrary.org/events/trusteevacancy or contact Library Director Lisa Pappas at lpappas@plainfieldpubliclibrary.org or 815-439-2874.