Read library board bylaws and contact all elected library trustees at board@oppl.org.
Search for an executive director
The Board currently is searching for the library’s next executive director. Business is conducted in regular and special meetings, with agendas, minutes, and meeting videos (when available) posted on this page.
Board meetings
The Board of Library Trustees generally meets at 6:30 pm on the fourth Tuesday of each month unless otherwise noted on the library calendar.
Open to the public, meetings are typically held in the Main Library’s second-floor Scoville Room and live-streamed via Zoom. Agendas and links are posted 48 hours before meeting start times on the library website (see below), the library calendar, and library community bulletin boards at all three locations. Find 2023 board meeting information here »
January 11, 2024 – Special Meeting
January 23, 2024
February 27, 2024
- Agenda & Zoom link (pdf)
- Approved minutes (pdf)
- Recorded meeting (YouTube, part 1 and part 2). Due to WiFi bandwidth issues, the first 18 minutes of part 1 is not available. March meeting materials will include February meeting minutes covering those 18 minutes.
- Statement »
March 7, 2024 – Special Meeting
March 14, 2024 – Special Meeting
March 16, 2024 – Special Meeting
March 26, 2024
April 11, 2024 – Special Meeting
April 23, 2024
May 28, 2024
June 25, 2024
July 23, 2024
August 27, 2024
September 24, 2024
October 22, 2024
November 19, 2024
December 17, 2024
Public comments
Public comments are permitted during the time designated on the library Board agenda, unless otherwise directed by the Board president. Public comments may be provided in one of the following ways:
- In person at a Board meeting.
- As an email sent by 4:30 pm on the date of the meeting to:
- Library Leadership Leigh Tarullo and Suzy Wulf at director@oppl.org; and
- Library Board President Matthew Fruth at m.fruth@oppl.org.
- Submitted through this online form by 4:30 pm on the date of the meeting.
Public comments submitted in writing or by voicemail should be three minutes or less, will be shared with the board in advance of the meeting, and may be read or played aloud during the public comment section of the board agenda. Please note: Board members are not obligated to respond to comments from the public. Issues requiring possible action by the board may be added to a future meeting agenda, and issues that can be addressed by the administration will be noted.
Read more in the Public Comment at Board Meetings Policy »
About your trustees
Virginia Bloom
Vice President, Library Anti-Racism Advisory Team Representative, term ends 2027
trustee.virginiab@oppl.org
Bloom moved to Oak Park in 2012 and currently lives within walking distance of the Maze Branch Library. She has previously volunteered as a site captain for PADS/Housing Forward and served on their Shelter Committee. When she is not reading or listening to podcasts, she sings with her a cappella group and enjoys Oak Park’s many walks and parks.
Madhurima Chakraborty
Library Finance Officer, term ends 2025
trustee.madhurimac@oppl.org
Chakraborty is Associate Professor in the English and Creative Writing Department at Columbia College Chicago, where she is also serving as the President of the Faculty Senate. She lives with her husband and son in South Oak Park.
Susanne Fairfax
Library Board Secretary, iGOV Liaison, term ends 2027
trustee.susannef@oppl.org
Fairfax is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker who works in nonprofit communications. She has served on numerous committees and boards in Oak Park and beyond with emphases on equity, media, literature, and sustainability. She moved to Oak Park with her wife 16 years ago and has become deeply connected with the community and immersed in efforts to make it even better.
Theodore N. Foss
Trustee, PlanIt Green Liaison, term ends 2025
trustee.theodoref@oppl.org
Foss is a 20-year resident of Oak Park. He has been an administrator and Chinese historian at the University of Chicago, Stanford University, and the University of San Francisco. Foss also has served on a number of national and local boards, including the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust. In his spare time Foss is an avid music advocate and gardener.
Matthew Fruth
Library Board President, term ends 2025
trustee.matthewf@oppl.org
Maya L. Ganguly
Trustee, Friends of the Oak Park Public Library Board Liaison, term ends 2025
trustee.mayag@oppl.org
Kristina Rogers
Trustee, iGOV Liaison, term ends 2027
trustee.kristinar@oppl.org
Rogers works in the early childhood field, on community systems change. She received a Master of Science degree in Public Service Management from DePaul University, where she participated in a short-term study abroad program in Northern Ireland to explore their peace and reconciliation efforts. She lives near the the Dole Branch Library with her husband, toddler, and dog.
Prevailing Wage Rates
On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, the Oak Park Public Library Board of Trustees passed a Resolution Adopting Prevailing Wage Rates to be Paid to Laborers, Mechanics, and other Workers Performing Construction of Public Works for the Oak Park Public Library, Cook County, Illinois. A copy of that resolution is available upon request. Please use the following links to the Illinois Department of Labor (current prevailing wage rates and Cook County table by title [pdf]) to see the prevailing wage schedule for our county.