Leadership
APL BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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. The board is governed by a set of by-laws, which is regularly reviewed and amended as needed.
- The full board meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6 pm at the Washington Ave. Branch, unless otherwise noted.
- Committees meet as needed.
- The public is invited and encouraged to attend board and committee meetings.
- Comments may be shared with the board in person at the meetings.
- Comments may also be shared via phone at (518) 290-6905 or email at publiccomment@albanypubliclibrary.org. You need to include your name and street address to have your comment read at the meeting and entered into the public record.
- Board documents — including agendas and minutes — are available on BoardDocs.
- The meetings are livestreamed, and catalogued for future viewing, on YouTube.
Meeting Dates, Agendas, and Minutes on BoardDocs
Meeting Livestreams and Videos on YouTube
Board Members
- Brigitte Pryor | President | Current Term: July 2020-June 2025 | pryorb@albanypubliclibrary.org
- Jah-Raii Gause | Vice President | Current Term: July 2021-June 2026 | gausej@albanypubliclibrary.org
- Sara Dallas | Vice President for Finance | Current Term: July 2019-June 2024 | dallass@albanypubliclibrary.org
- Paige Barnum | Secretary | Current Term: July 2022-June 2027 | barnump@albanypubliclibrary.org
- Arlene Way | Trustee | Current Term: July 2019-June 2024 | waya@albanypubliclibrary.org
- Thomas McCarthy Jr. | Trustee | Current Term: July 2020-June 2025 | mccarthyt@albanypubliclibrary.org
- Sarah Macinski | Trustee | Current Term: May 2022-June 2026 | macinskis@albanypubliclibrary.org
- Lynette Robinson | Trustee | Current Term: July 2022-June 2027 | robinsonl@albanypubliclibrary.org
- Andrea West | Trustee | Current Term: July 2022-June 2027 | westa@albanypubliclibrary.org
Library trustees are Albany residents who are elected to five-year terms. They receive no compensation and represent the interests of the community. Public elections for board seats are held the third Tuesday in May.
Officers are elected by the trustees at the July meeting. Officer terms are one year.
(Last updated 7/12/23)
Board Committees
- Executive Committee: President Brigitte Pryor (chair), Vice President Jah-Raii Gause, Vice President for Finance Sara Dallas, Secretary Paige Barnum
- Audit & Finance Committee: Sara Dallas (chair), Paige Barnum, Thomas McCarthy Jr.
- Policy & Governance Committee: Jah-Raii Gause (chair), Brigitte Pryor, Andrea West
- Personnel Committee: Andrea West (chair), Sarah Macinski, Lynette Robinson
- Facilities Committee: Paige Barnum (chair), Thomas McCarthy Jr., Sarah Macinski
- Nominating Committee: Sarah Macinski (chair), Arlene Way, Lynette Robinson
- Representative on Friends & Foundation of Albany Public Library Board: Brigitte Pryor
- Representative on Upper Hudson Library System Board: Arlene Way
(Last updated 8/9/23)
NOTE: Agendas and minutes for meetings prior to May 2019 can be found below. Those documents for meetings after that date are found on BoardDocs.
