Plainsboro Public Library Board of Trustees

Role of the Board

It is the job of the Board to:

  • Establish policies for the use, governance, and operation of the library
  • Recruit, select, supervise, and evaluate a highly qualified library Director and determine compensation for that position
  • Work with the Director to set short- and long-term goals for the library and in formulating/updating a strategic plan
  • Approve the annual budget
  • Oversee library staff’s expenditure of funds collected, donated, or appropriated for the library and approve the annual audit
  • Understand the needs of the community regarding library services
  • Advocate on behalf of the library with public officials, local citizen groups, and the business community.

To learn more about the role of a library trustee, visit the New Jersey Library Trustee Association.

Library Trustees 2024

Name Role Committee Term Ends
Ed Yates Mayor 12/31/2025
Allan Johnson WW-P School Representative Personnel; Policy 12/31/2024
Peter Wong President Policy 12/31/2026
Katy White Vice-President Personnel; Bylaws; Long Range Planning / Strategic Initiatives  12/31/2027
Vincent Vecchia Treasurer Personnel 12/31/2028
E. Karen Kennedy Secretary Bylaws 12/31/2025
Deborah Brett Trustee Policy; Building and Grounds; Bylaws 12/31/2024
Rekha Rao Trustee Long Range Planning / Strategic Initiatives 12/31/2026
Ed Klimek Trustee Building and Grounds; Long Range Planning / Strategic Initiatives 12/31/2028
Darren Miguez Library Director
Adam Abramson of Cleary, Giacobbe, Alfieri, Jacobs LLC
Library Attorney

Board Meetings

Meetings of the Library Board of Trustees

Plainsboro Free Public Library meetings are held in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act. Adequate notice is given via postings on the Library and Township bulletin boards, and via annual postings at the Home News/Tribune, The Princeton Packet and The WW-Plainsboro News.”

Public Comment Guidelines: 

Public comment shall be limited to three (3) minutes per person. The agenda of every Board meeting will provide an opportunity for public comment, under these rules. Members of the public are permitted to speak once they are recognized by the Library Board President. Name and address must be provided for the minutes at public comment periods designated by the Board. Members of the Board, staff, and public are expected to demonstrate courtesy to all meeting speakers.

All Library Board of Trustee members have the right to express their opinion and shall not be interrupted by the public or other Board members when speaking on a particular topic.

Any person who disrupts a meeting by making personal attacks on individual Library Board members, the entire Library Board, or the Library Staff shall be asked to cease that behavior immediately by the Board President. If such improper conduct continues, the person may be removed from the meeting.