Board of Trustees

Board Members

Karen Snyder

Karen Snyder Library Board Trustee
Trustee

1st District representative. 
Election & Continuity committee member.

Address

886 Veteran Hill Road
Horseheads, NY 14845
United States

Email
Term Start Year
2023
Term Expiration Year
2026

Muriel Friend

Muriel Friend Library Board Trustee
Trustee

2nd District representative.

Address

71 North Olcott
Big Flats, NY 14814
United States

Email
Term Start Year
2025
Term Expiration Year
2028

Wayne Adams

Wayne Adams Library Board Trustee
Trustee

3rd District representative. 
Election & Continuity committee member.

Address

128 Matthews Circle
Horseheads, NY 14845
United States

Email
Term Start Year
2022
Term Expiration Year
2025

Kevin Hansen

Kevin Hansen Library Board Elections & Continuity Committee Chair
Elections & Continuity Committee Chair

4th District representative. 
Election & Continuity committee member.

Address

266 Prospect Hill Road
Horseheads, NY 14845
United States

Email
Term Start Year
2022
Term Expiration Year
2025

Judith Elston

Judith Elston Library Board Trustee
Trustee

5th District representative. 
Election & Continuity committee member.

Address

60 E. Vargo Road
Horseheads, NY 14845
United States

Email
Term Start Year
2023
Term Expiration Year
2026

Patricia Kinney

Patricia Kinney Library Board Trustee
Trustee

6th District representative. 
Personnel committee member.

Address

645 Wyncoop Creek Road
Chemung, NY 14825
United States

Email
Term Start Year
2023
Term Expiration Year
2026

Rachel Dworkin

Rachel Dworkin Library Board President
President

7th District representative.

Address

116 Lexington Avenue
Elmira, NY 14905
United States

Email
Term Start Year
2025
Term Expiration Year
2028

Penny Appenzellar

Penny Appenzellar Library Board Personnel Committee Chair
Personnel Committee Chair

8th District representative.
Personnel committee member.

Address

139 Oakwood Avenue
Elmira Heights, NY 14903
United States

Email
Term Start Year
2022
Term Expiration Year
2025

Lillian White

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Trustee

9th District representative.

Address

United States

Email
Term Start Year
2025
Term Expiration Year
2025

Laurie Garner

Laurie Garner Library Board Trustee
Trustee

10th District representative. 
Personnel committee member.

Address

415 Foster Ave.
Elmira, NY 14905
United States

Email
Term Start Year
2023
Term Expiration Year
2026

Lee Saginario

Lee Saginario Library Board Trustee
Trustee

11th District representative. 
Building & Grounds committee member.

Address

715 East Church Street
Elmira, NY 14901
United States

Email
Term Start Year
2025
Term Expiration Year
2028

Kevin Sullivan

man with beard and glasses in blue shirt
Trustee

12th District representative.

Address

404 Mount Zoar
Elmira, NY 14904
United States

Email
Term Start Year
2025
Term Expiration Year
2025

Mark Padgett

Mark Padgett Library Board Vice President
Vice President

13th District representative. 
Election & Continuity committee member.

Address

241 Fairway Ave
Elmira, NY 14904
United States

Email
Term Start Year
2022
Term Expiration Year
2025

Martha Smith

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Secretary

14th District representative. 
Building & Grounds committee member.

Address

29 Westfield Road
Elmira, NY 14904
United States

Email
Term Start Year
2023
Term Expiration Year
2026

Jessica Roberts

Jessica Roberts Library Board Treasurer
Treasurer

15th District representative. 
Budget & Finance committee member.

Address

814 Adams Street
Elmira, NY 14904
United States

Email
Term Start Year
2025
Term Expiration Year
2028

Contact the Board

Click here to see a map of the districts.  To email a board member, use the contact form below.

President Rachel Dworkin is Member Ex officio on all committees. Kevin Hansen and Martha Smith are board representatives to the Friends of CCLD.

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Board Meetings

The meetings of the Board of Trustees of the County Library District will be held the third Thursday of each month at 6 pm.

Board Documents & Reports

Title Date File
May 2025 Board Meeting May 15, 2025 View Document
April 2025 Board Meeting April 17, 2025 View Document
March 2025 Board Meeting March 20, 2025 View Document
February 2025 Board Meeting February 20, 2025 View Document
January 2025 Board Meeting January 16, 2025 View Document
2025 Budget January 01, 2025 View Document

Regularly Scheduled Committee Meetings

The meetings of the Executive Committee of the Chemung County Library District will be held the first Wednesday of each month at 6pm in the Large Meeting Room of the Steele Memorial Library.

The meetings of the Budget & Finance Committee of the Chemung County Library District will be held the second Wednesday of each month at 8:45am via Zoom.

The meetings of the Building & Grounds Committee of the Chemung County Library District will be held the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30pm in the Large Meeting Room of the Steele Memorial Library.

The meetings of the Personnel Committee of the Chemung County Library District are to be determined.