Board of Trustees

Appointment Date	Name & Address	Term Expiration
1/3/2022	Carl Sheline Mayor	1/2/2024
1/23/2024	Edward Barrett	1/5/2027
1/4/2022	Strawberry Pinkham	1/7/2025
8/3/2023	Julie Colangelo	1/6/2026
1/23/2024	Marissa Deku	1/5/2027
1/5/2024	Tetiana Cherednichenko	1/5/2027
2/10/2023	Ellen Hodgkin	1/6/2026
1/4/2022	Mariah Pfeiffer	1/7/2025
5/3/2023	Tu Biederman	1/6/2026
1/4/2022	Karen Choate	1/7/2025

The Board of Library Trustees is appointed by the Mayor to serve in an advisory capacity for the purpose of providing assistance to the Library Director and other municipal officials. Trustees are appointed for three-year terms. While the Board is primarily advisory, the City’s Library Ordinance charges the Trustees with policy setting authority in the following areas: identification and promotion of general library objectives; establishing the character and quality of books and other materials to be contained in the library collection; promoting cooperation with other libraries; providing effective programs and services to schools and other specialized groups in need of library service; and establishing and supporting cultural programs sponsored by the library.

Board of Library Trustees Meetings: First Thursday of each month, 5:30 p.m, September through May; Place: Third Floor Conference Room, Lewiston Public Library.

For a full explanation of the Board of Library Trustees’ membership and responsibilities, see the City of Lewiston Code of Ordinances, Chapter 48, Article II, Sections 21 & 22.

Board of Library Trustees members may be contacted via email at LPLBoard@LewistonMaine.gov.