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Queens Public Library Board of Trustees
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Queens Public Library · Queens, New York
Queens Public Library is governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of 19 volunteer members who represent each of the borough's community districts. The board provides governance for the library system and meets publicly at the Central Library in Jamaica.
Who currently sits on it
24 listed
- Alexandria Sumpter-Delves
Trustee - Andrew Jackson
Trustee - Carl S. Koerner, Esq.
Trustee - Cloyette Harris-Stoute
Trustee - Earl Simons, Ed. D.
Trustee - Eli Shapiro, Ed. D., LCSW
Chair of the Board - George Russo, Esq.
Trustee - Guillermo Patino
Trustee - Hon. Donovan Richards
Ex Officio Member · President of the Borough of Queens - Hon. Julie Menin
Ex Officio Member · Speaker of the New York City Council - Hon. Jumaane Williams
Ex Officio Member · Public Advocate of the City of New York - Hon. Mark Levine
Ex Officio Member · Comptroller of the City of New York - Hon. Zohran Mamdani
Ex Officio Member · Mayor of the City of New York - James Haddad, Esq.
Trustee - Jamie Lee
Trustee - Johanna Carmona, Esq.
Trustee - Julissa Gutierrez
Trustee - Lydon Sleeper-O'Connell
Trustee - Matthew Gorton
Vice Chair of the Board - Michelle Miao, Ph.D.
Trustee - Pauline Healy
Secretary - Peter Kauffmann
Trustee - Selina Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Treasurer - Terri Thomson
Treasurer
This membership list was last checked against an official source on Jul 26, 2026.
What the role involves
- Govern the Queens Public Library system
- Represent each of the borough's community districts
- Hold public board and committee meetings
How the seat is filled
- Who appoints
- Appointed by the Mayor of New York City and the Queens Borough President
- Who is eligible
- Trustees represent each of the borough's community districts; five positions are held ex officio by the Mayor, Queens Borough President, NYC Comptroller, Public Advocate and Speaker of the City Council. No further eligibility criteria stated.
- Residency required
- Not stated by the agency
- Term
- Not stated by the agency
- Meets
- Not stated by the agency
- Time commitment
- Not stated by the agency
- Compensation
- Unpaid
- Status
- Status being verified
- Official notice
- queenslibrary.org →
- Official membership roster
- queenslibrary.org →
- Last verified by IAAC
- Jul 26, 2026
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