Board of Trustees – Kennett Library

Kennett Library Board of Trustees

Kennett Library is governed by a 20-member volunteer Board of Trustees. Each of the eight municipalities served by the Kennett Library is entitled to appoint two Trustees. An individual is appointed to the Library Board only after being approved by a vote of their Township Board of Supervisors or their Borough Council. Board members are appointed for a term of three years. Trustees may be reappointed for an additional two 3-year terms by their municipality. An individual may serve no more than three consecutive 3-year terms. At the end of three consecutive terms, the member must go off the library board for at least one year before serving again. At Large Trustees are appointed by the Library Board of Trustees to fill unfilled positions.

The Board of Trustees operates on a committee system where much of the work of the Board is done in committee and brought forward at Board Meetings for review and approval. The Board Committees are:

Executive
Finance
Development & Communications
Adult Literacy
Board Development
Personnel
Policy
New Building
Capital Campaign
Strategic Planning
Special Events
System Advisory Council

Current Board Members

Bradley Peiper, President –Appointed by Pocopson Twp.
Dr. Loren Pearson, Vice President –Appointed by Newlin Twp.
Lee Sausen, Treasurer –Member-at-Large
Margaret Egli, Secretary –Appointed by East Marlborough Twp.
Barbara Bolton, Trustee –Appointed by New Garden Twp.
Gail L. Bowden, Trustee -Member-at-Large
Chris Britt, Trustee -Member-at-Large
Todd Bruce, Trustee –Appointed by Pennsbury Twp.
Dr. Barbara Forney, Trustee –Appointed by Newlin Twp.
Daniel Gannon, Trustee –Appointed by New Garden Twp.
Michael Guttman, Trustee -Member-at-Large
Dr. William Majarian, Trustee –Member-at-Large
Dr. Brenda Mercomes, Trustee –Appointed by Kennett Square
Claire Murray, Trustee -Member-at-large
Barbara Necarsulmer, Trustee –Appointed by Pennsbury Twp.
Leah Reynolds, M.S.P.L., Trustee -Member-at-Large
Corinne Sweeney, Trustee –Appointed by West Marlborough Twp.
Thomas C. Swett, Chairman Emeritus
Collis O. Townsend, Trustee –Appointed by Kennett Twp.
Jeff Yetter, Trustee -Appointed by Kennett Twp.

To contact the Library Board of Trustees, please email kennett@ccls.org

Board Meetings

Board Meetings are open to the public. Monthly meetings of the Kennett Library Board of Trustees are regularly scheduled on the third Tuesday of every month at 5pm at the Unionville Chadds Ford District Office, District Board Room #14, 740 Unionville Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348, which generously donates the use of their facility to the Kennett Library. During the Library’s closure, board meetings will be conducted virtually. If you have a question or comment for the Kennett Library Board of Trustees, please send your name, zip code, and comment to kennett@ccls.org.