Residents for a Free Westhampton Free Library

The Westhampton Free Library is a taxpayer-funded institution with an unelected, appointed board of trustees.

Taxpayers have been calling for an elected board since August 2015. In October 2015, three new trustees were personally appointed by the three trustees that resigned. The new board did not establish themselves as an “interim” board, and the newly appointed board president went so far as to say, “I have serious reservations on moving to an elected board on something that has worked for over 100 years.”

13 of 19 Suffolk County association libraries have elected boards. The NYS Department of Education states that association libraries should have elected boards.

If you believe in democracy, in America, and in voting for who best represents your taxpayer needs--please visit www.wflelectedboard.org and sign the on-line petition.