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
danielurban@urbanafree.org
Appointed: September 2022
Term Expires: June 2027
Beth Scheid,
Vice-President
217-384-4966
bethscheid@urbanafree.org
Appointed: June 2000
Term Expires: June 2028
Glen Layne-Worthey, Secretary pro tempore
650-213-6759
glenlworthey@urbanafree.org
Appointed: August 2023
Term Expires: June 2027
Justin Kingston,
Secretary/Treasurer
815-694-0464
justinkingston@urbanafree.org
Appointed: December 2025
Term Expires: June 2026
Shirese Hursey
217-721-4176
shiresehursey@urbanafree.org
Appointed: April 2019
Term Expires: June 2028
Julia Pollack
847-602-2031
juliapollack@urbanafree.org
Appointed: September 2024
Term Expires: June 2028
Deb Newell
217-714-0872
debnewell@urbanafree.org
Appointed: June 2025
Term Expires: June 2029
Meena Malik
714-494-6596
meenamalik@urbanafree.org
Appointed: March 2026
Term Expires: June 2029