We are chartered by the Board of Regents. A fifteen member Board of Trustees is appointed by the County Legislature to serve three-year terms, providing leadership and governance.

Contact the Board of Trustees
email: trustees@tcpl.org
or write to:

• Board of Trustees Minutes
• Schedule for Upcoming Meetings
• Board of Trustees By-Laws
• Board of Trustees Accountability Statement

Henrik N. Dullea, Ph.D
President
Retired Vice President for University Relations at Cornell and former Director of State Operations and Policy Management for Governor Mario M. Cuomo

"The Library is a major component in the educational and cultural life of Tompkins County. Its resources are substantial, but the demands on those resources from children, teens, adults and seniors in our community far exceed what it can presently provide. I look forward to working with the Library's outstanding staff, its many friends and my fellow trustees to insure that we do everything we can to meet those demands to the fullest extent possible. Ezra Cornell's first major gift to his community was the founding of this library; it must be no less our priority today."

Marcy E. Rosenkrantz, Ph.D.
Vice President
Retired Director of Library Systems, Cornell University Library

"Books and libraries have always been an integral part of my life. In college, graduate school, and as a researcher I found libraries to be places for quiet study. There I experienced the excitement of discovery when my literature searches brought me to resources I hadn't known existed.

As a high school science teacher and throughout my work since then I've been keenly interested in the ways in which technology can contribute to learning. I am honored to serve as a trustee and I hope to help enhance the technology services at TCPL, even in the face of fiscal constraints. In addition, I hope to help strengthen bridges between TCPL and the colleges and universities in the area."

Michael Stamm
Secretary
President, Tompkins County Area Development

"Growing up in Lockport, NY, I spent an amazing amount of time in that community’s public library. I’d go there almost every day on my walk home from school and still distinctly recall the excitement of finding that next great book to read. Now, though quite a bit older, I still value that experience, and I am happy to be a small part of our community’s library; it is something to treasure."

John Vineyard
Treasurer
President, Sunlake Investment Management

"I would like to use my experience in business to help the Library continue to meet its many current challenges and strengthen its performance in the areas of fund raising, financial management and operations. I’d like to help it take advantage of what new technologies can do to help improve and broaden availability of the Library’s services to the Tompkins Community."

Aloja Airewele

Nathan Fawcett
Special Assistant to the Provost for State-Related Issues at Cornell University

"The Library is a primary community resource, accessible by all segments of the County's population, affording access to a wide spectrum of print and electronic media, and to information of central importance to our lives. As a trustee, I am honored to help sustain this public asset and guide its development for future generations. I have a love of libraries, from the time I first discovered the Leatherstocking Tales on a shelf, to responsibility in the State Budget Division for statewide public library aid and library support across the SUNY and CUNY systems, to sorting the poetry and literary criticism sections for the Friends of the Library book sale. "

Eric Acree
Africana Librarian, Cornell University

"I remember when I was a teenager living in Spanish Harlem, New York, a public librarian turned me on to the book I Am Third (the autobiography of Gale Sayers).  This book captured my imagination, and motivated me to be a regular visitor of not only that small branch library in Spanish Harlem, but other libraries throughout New York City. In entering through the arches of these library doors, I discovered that libraries were not only in the business of collecting books, but that there were other gems to enjoy and examine. Wherever I have lived, public libraries have had a positive impact on my life. To a large extent it has not only helped shaped who I am, but even what I do professionally. I feel that it is an honor to be able to serve as a Library Board Trustee of the Tompkins County Public Library, and give something back."

Richard Driscoll

Richard G. Driscoll is the Founding Executive Director of the Community Arts Partnership, the arts council for Tompkins County, serving in that capacity for 18 years until his retirement in April 2007. His career has been focused on community-based arts and cultural support and development which has included many of the exhibits that have been mounted at the Library over the years. In addition to 25 years as an arts administrator of not-for-profit arts and cultural organizations in Chicago and Ithaca he has worked for many years as an actor in theatre, TV and film and free-lance singer in Washington DC, Chicago, Paris, New York and Ithaca. He devours current event literature, historical biographies, geography, culture and religions. He is a devoted foodie. Bed time reading is a good cookbook and culinary writing. His favorite novelist is Lawrence Durrell (the ‘Alexandria Quartet’) and the poet Constantine Cavafy. He is honored to have been appointed a Trustee and pledges to serve well the dedicated staff in their and the Trustees’ pursuit of the Library’s mission to offer the people of Tompkins County a center for knowledge in its many and developing forms.

Gwen Glazer
Staff Writer and Editor, Cornell University Library System

“Getting a library card was my first order of business when I first moved to Ithaca, and I’ve never looked back! As a dedicated patron, a library school student at Syracuse and a staff writer at Cornell’s library, I can’t wait to learn more about the inner workings of TCPL and the needs of everyone who uses it. Public libraries have always been a part of my life, and I respect the vital place they hold in communities. I'm honored and excited to serve on the board.”

Michael Hall
PFA Consulting/CEA Systems

"The Tompkins County Public Library is a wonderful repository of information, which can inspire and inform the consumers of our many library programs and services. My goal as a trustee is to work with the Community, Board, Director and Staff to ensure that these programs and services are fully supported and that community members have free access to the many opportunities that our library can provide."

Cindy Nicholson
Senior Manager/Civil Engineer, Tetra Tech Architects and Engineers

“I feel our library is an important asset for our community. It is a place where I always feel welcomed. I am fortunate because I work downtown is the Library is very accessible to me, but am also able to access the Library’s resources on-line or at the Caroline Community Library which is near to where I live. I am honored to serve our community on the Board of Trustees.”

Chris Sanchirico
Executive Director, Catholic Charities of Tompkins/Tioga

“I spent the better part of my childhood immersed in books. In Yorktown Heights, where I grew up, the library was in an old house with squeaky wood floors and narrow aisles. I would sit for hours on the floor among the books, reading to my heart’s content. My favorites were biographies of famous women. When I moved to Tompkins County, I spent many years living in rural Brooktondale. The TCPL on Court and Cayuga Street was a welcoming home away from home for me and my young children when we were running errands in Ithaca. I continue to love books, and have shared this passion with my three children, all of whom are now grown and carry boxes of books with them wherever they go.”

Nancy Schuler

"My family has lived in TompkinsCounty since 1967. I have been an elected official for 20 years, serving on the City of Ithaca Common Council and for the past 16 years, aCounty Legislator. While on the County Legislature, I chaired the Library Re-location Committee, was a member of the Library Construction Committee, and a liaison to the Library Board of Trustees.

I have always considered myself a community advocate/activist. The words “quality of life” continue to be very important issues for me and this county.

The Tompkins County Public Library  has been an important part of our family’s life. I have memories of visiting the library on West State Street at the Sons of Italy Hall and Miss Jean’s story hour at the “old library.”

I am a frequent visitor to TCPL and have a strong attachment to its physical and fiscal well-being. The 9:55 AM crowd at the front door reaffirms for me the importance of the library for our community."

Martha Walker
Fine Arts Librarian, Cornell University