Board of Trustees
2025 MEETINGS
| MEETING DATE | AGENDA | MINUTES | VIDEO |
| Dec. 9, 2025 | |||
| Nov. 11, 2025 | |||
| Oct. 14, 2025 | |||
| Sept. 9, 2025 | |||
| Aug. 12, 2025 | |||
| July 8, 2025 | |||
| June 10, 2025 | 6/10/25 Agenda | 6/10/25 Video | |
| May 13, 2025 | 5/13/25 Agenda | 5/13/25 Minutes | 5/13/25 Video |
| April 8, 2025 | 4/8/25 Agenda | 4/8/25 Minutes | 4/8/25 Video |
| March 11, 2025 | 3/11/25 Agenda | 3/11/25 Minutes | 3/11/25 Video |
| Feb. 25, 2025 (budget meeting) |
2/25/25 Agenda | 2/25/25 Minutes | 2/25/25 Video |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | 2/11/25 Agenda | 2/11/25 Minutes | 2/11/25 Video |
| Jan. 14, 2025 | 1/14/25 Agenda | 1/14/25 Minutes | 1/14/25 Video |
The APL Board of Trustees meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 6 pm at the Washington Ave. Branch large auditorium, unless otherwise noted. The meetings are open to the public.
Public comments may be shared with the board in person at the meetings, by phone at (518) 290-6905, or email to publiccomment@albanypubliclibrary.org. Include your name and street address to have your comment read at the meeting and entered into the public record.
As of June 2025, we are transitioning to a new archive for past meeting agendas, minutes, and videos. To request board materials, please email Public Information Officer Stephanie Simon at simons@albanypubliclibrary.org.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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Brigitte Pryor | President, 2024-2025 | Term: July 2020-June 2025 | pryorb@albanypubliclibrary.org
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Jah-Raii Gause | Vice President, 2024-2025 | Term: July 2021-June 2026 | gausej@albanypubliclibrary.org
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Paige Barnum | Vice President for Finance, 2024-2025 | Term: July 2022-June 2027 | barnump@albanypubliclibrary.org
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Andrea West | Secretary, 2024-2025 | Term: July 2022-June 2027 | westa@albanypubliclibrary.org
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Mary A. Rosch | Trustee | Term: June 2024-June 2025 | roschm@albanypubliclibrary.org
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Sarah Macinski | Trustee | Term: May 2022-June 2026 | macinskis@albanypubliclibrary.org
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Paige Allen | Trustee | Term: July 2024-June 2029 | allenp@albanypubliclibrary.org
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Jennifer Marlow | Trustee | Term: July 2024-June 2029 | marlowj@albanypubliclibrary.org
- [Vacant] | Trustee | Term end: June 2027
TRUSTEE COMMITTEES
Board committees meet as needed. The meetings are open to the public.
View upcoming board and committee meetings.
Committee Membership for Fiscal Year 2024-2025:
- Executive Committee: President Brigitte Pryor (chair), Vice President Jah-Raii Gause, Vice President for Finance Paige Barnum, Secretary Andrea West
- Audit & Finance Committee: Paige Barnum, (chair), Mary Rosch, Paige Allen
- Policy & Governance Committee: Jah-Raii Gause (chair), Jennifer Marlow, [Vacant]
- Personnel Committee: Andrea West (chair), Jennifer Marlow, Paige Allen
- Facilities Committee: Sarah Macinski (chair), Mary Rosch, Paige Allen
- Nominating Committee: Sarah Macinski (chair), Jennifer Marlow, [Vacant]
- Representative on Friends & Foundation of Albany Public Library Board: Brigitte Pryor
- Representative on Upper Hudson Library System Board: Sarah Macinski
The library’s nine-member elected Board of Trustees is charged with ensuring that the library fulfills its mission in a fiscally and operationally responsible way. Library trustees are Albany residents who are elected to five-year terms. They receive no compensation and represent the interests of the community.