The Chatham Area Public Library District is under the control and management of the Board of Trustees, consisting of seven members.  The board members are elected to staggered 4-year terms by those living within the Chatham Area Public Library District Boundaries. To learn more about what a Library Trustee does, please see the PDF iconCAPLD Trustee Position Description.

 

Chatham Area Public Library District to fill Trustee Vacancy

Are you looking for a way to serve the Chatham community? Do you love our Library and want to continue to see it thrive?  The Chatham Area Public Library Board of Trustees has a position available on their board.  A Library Trustee, along with fellow board members, establishes policies and long-term goals for the library. They understand the Library’s Mission, service roles and its strategic plan, and are able to articulate these to the community.  Does this sound like you?  Anyone interested in the board-appointed position must reside in the Chatham Area Public Library District, is 18 years or older, and a registered voter.

A letter of interest may be sent to the Chatham Area Public Library to the attention of Board President Michael Roubitchek.  Letters of interest must be submitted by Monday, June 12th, and can be dropped off or mailed to the library, or be emailed to Michael Roubitchek, Board President ([email protected]). The vacancy will be filled by appointment until the next consolidated election in April 2025.

Applications will be reviewed and candidates may be interviewed by the Board of Trustees, prior to their regularly scheduled meeting, at 6:00 p.m. on June 19th. The trustee position description can be found in the Board of Trustees link on the library’s website, www.chathamlib.org.  Questions concerning the Trustee position may be directed to Michael Roubitchek, Board President ([email protected]).

 

LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
picture of the library board members
Michael Roubitchek, President
Term ends April 2025
Christine Westerlund, Vice-President
Term ends April 2027
John Moore, Secretary
Term ends April 2025
Vanessa Ross
Term ends April 2025
Dianne Roberts
Term ends April 2027
Jenny Vaughn
Term ends April 2025
Vacant
Term ends April 2025 (two year term due to appointment)
Amy Byers, Library Director
Contact the Chatham Area Library Board: [email protected]

 

Board Meeting Dates

Board Meeting Dates

June 20, 2022 - 7:00 pm

July 18, 2022 - 7:00 pm

August 15, 2022 - 7:00 pm

September 19, 2022 - 7:00 pm

October 17, 2022 - 7:00 pm

November 21, 2022 - 7:00 pm

January 16, 2023 - 7:00 pm

February 20, 2023 - 7:00 pm

March 20, 2023 - 7:00 pm

April 17, 2023 - 7:00 pm

May 15, 2023 - 7:00 pm

June 19, 2023 - 7:00 pm

 

FOIA Requests

FOIA Requests

Access to Library District’s Public Records

Records Maintained Under Control of the Library

Certain types of information maintained by us are exempt from inspection and copying. The following types or categories of records are maintained under our control and are available for public inspection:
  • Monthly financial statements
  • Annual receipts and disbursements reports
  • Budget and appropriation ordinances
  • Levy ordinances
  • Operating budgets
  • Annual audits
  • Minutes of the Board of Trustees
  • Library policies
  • Annual reports to the Illinois State Library
The following records are available for public review at any time at the Library and on the Library's website:

We have the following number of persons employed:

 1. Full-time 8

 2. Part-time 22

Request for Information and Public Records

Records are available Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, at the Chatham Area Public Library District Administrative Office, 600 East Spruce Street, Chatham, IL 62629

or [email protected] 

Access to Library District’s Public Records

The following procedures shall be followed when a person seeks access to information under the provisions of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.).
  • Requests to inspect Library District records shall be submitted in writing to the Library District or designee in person, by email, fax or mail.  The Library District shall either comply with or deny written request for public records within five working days.  Under circumstances specified in Section 3 of the Act, the time for responding may be extended by not more than five working days.
  • Inspection shall not be allowed when records are in immediate use by persons exercising official duties that require use of the records
  • Requests must specify Library District records with reasonable particularity to avoid inefficient use of staff time in retrieving and preparing records for inspection
  • Should the requested records be classified as exempt but contain information which is not exempt, the Library Administrator or designee shall redact the exempt material and release the remaining information for inspection and copying.
  • The Library Administrator or designee shall be present during inspection or copying of Library District records.
  • Upon Request, copies of the requested Library District public records shall be produced at the time of inspection.  A fee, which is reasonably calculated to reimburse the Library District for the actual costs of reproducing and certifying the public records, may be charged. There is a $1.00 charge for each certification of records. There is no charge for the first fifty (50) pages of black and white text either letter or legal size; There is a $.15 per page charge for copied records in excess of 50 pages; The actual copying cost of color copies and other sized copies will be charged.
  • If the records are kept in electronic format, you may request a specific format and if feasible, they will be so provided, but if not, they will be provided either in the electronic format in which they are kept (and you would be required to pay the actual cost of the medium only, i.e. disc, diskette, tape, etc.) or in paper as you select.