LIBRARY GOVERNANCE: The Highland Park Public Library is governed by an independent Board of Trustees as described in detail in NJSA Title 40, Chapter 54 (Libraries and Reading Rooms). The Board of Trustees consists of seven members appointed for five year terms, and two ex-officio members (or alternate).
The Library Board of Trustees typically meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 pm.
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq., all meeting notices of The Highland Park Public Library Board of Trustees shall be posted on the Library’s official website at www.hpplnj.org
A link to our legal notices webpage will also be available on the New Jersey Secretary of State’s website at https://nj.gov/state/statewide-legal-notices-list.shtml beginning March 1, 2026.
Copies of approved minutes from all meetings can be found at the library or can be requested digitally by emailing director [at] hpplnj [dot] org.
2026 Library Board Meeting dates:
- January 26
- February 23
- March 23
- April 27
- May 18
- June 22
- July 27
- August 24
- September 28
- October 26
- November 23
- December 28
- Reorganization: January 25, 2027
- Nancy Kranich, President
- Cassandra Oliveras-Moreno, Vice President
- Roberta Kressel, Treasurer
- Helen Rovner, Secretary
- Ghislaine Darden, Member
- Nora Kreiger, Member
- Laura Weiss, Member
- Mayor Elsie Foster (ex-officio)
- Harry Glazer, Mayor’s Alternate
- Dr. Kristina Nicosia, Superintendent (ex-officio)
- Michele Rodrigues, Superintendent’s Alternate
- Philip George, Borough Council Liaison (non-voting)
- Michael Bobish Director of Library Services (non-voting)
- Jennifer Smith, Recording Secretary (non-voting)
Email messages can be sent to the Library Board of Trustees at trustees@hpplnj.org. Print messages can be sent to the Library Board of Trustees c/o Highland Park Public Library, 31 North 5th Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904.