The Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall operations and service of The Urbana Free Library, including budget, policy, and planning. Trustees are appointed by the Mayor and are confirmed by the City Council. All Trustees serve 3-year alternating terms.
The Board of Trustees meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Lewis Auditorium at the Library or via Zoom. Meetings are open to the public. Starting times and locations of the meetings may vary; check the monthly board agendas. Please also check the Board packets page or the Committee Meetings page for the Zoom links located in each Agenda if the meeting will be available via Zoom. You will also find public participation information. Please join us!

Daniel Urban, President
217-766-8934
durban@urbanafree.org
Appointed: September 2022
Term Expires: June 2024

Beth Scheid, Vice-President
217-384-4966
bscheid@urbanafree.org
Appointed: June 2000
Term Expires: June 2025

Mark Pelmore, Secretary/Treasurer
816-217-2371
mpelmore@urbanafree.org
Appointed: November 2020
Term Expires: June 2026

Erica Bellina, Secretary pro tempore
312-342-6614
ebellina@urbanafree.org
Appointed: April 2023
Term Expires: June 2024
*Nominating Committee

Brandyn Mason
219-808-1405
bmason@urbanafree.org
Appointed: June 2023
Term Expires: June 2025
*Nominating Committee

Shirese Hursey
217-721-4176
shursey@urbanafree.org
Appointed: April 2019
Term Expires: June 2025

Rob Bennett
217-300-8419
rbennett@urbanafree.org
Appointed: June 2023
Term Expires: June 2026

Glen Layne-Worthey
650-213-6759
glworthey@urbanafree.org
Appointed: August 2023
Term Expires: June 2024

Liz Sands
217-493-2859
lsands@urbanafree.org
Appointed: June 2023
Term Expires: June 2026