Levittown Library Trustee Candidate: Rusel Greller

Editor's Note: We asked candidates for the Levittown Public Library Board of Trustees to submit letters to the editor introducing themselves. Here is the letter from candidate Rusel Greller.

My name is Rusel Greller and I am running for the position of library trustee.

I grew up in Levittown and graduated from MacArthur High School in 1995. I attended Nassau Community College, where I obtained my associate degree. In 2003 I met my wife Sarah, and we now have two children. I became a member of Engine Company Three of the Levittown Fire Department in 2004. I am currently a public safety officer for the Town of Hempstead and a member of CSEA Local 880. For 16 years previous to my current employment, I worked at the Levittown Public Library.

It is my years of experience at the library which I believe will help me do an exceptional job as a library trustee. In my years there, I worked for both the media and circulation departments. I was also in charge of homebound service, which is an outstanding program that was started when the bookmobile was decommissioned.  Each week I delivered library materials to the physically disabled and seniors who could not get to the library.

My last few years at the library were in the circulation department, where many people may remember seeing me at the checkout desk.  It was in this place that my interactions with the public allowed me to hear concerns and opinions both positive and negative about the library. Whether it was about a great children’s program they just attended, displeasure with the fines charged or an issue with a policy, these interactions helped put me in touch with pulse of the everyday library user.

I would like the public to be aware of the many wonderful services the library has to offer, which is especially important in these tough economic times. I am willing to work hard to keep these services but yet be financially responsible at the same time.