Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees

President
Alex Monteleone
Vice President
Barnabas Woo
Treasurer
Helen Jeon
Trustee
Francine Beck
Trustee
Hyoung Park
Trustee
Irene Grala
Trustee
Maureen Tansey
Mayor
Mayor Chong “Paul” Kim
Alternate to Mayor
Councilman Christopher Kwak
2nd Alternate to Mayor
Councilman Frank Donohue
Superintendent of Schools
Carl Albano
Administrative Assistant to the Board: Anne Ahne
Library Attorney: Kraig M. Dowd, Esq.

2026 Palisades Park Public Library Board Meetings

Thursday, January 8, 2026 – Reorganization meeting – AgendaMinutes
Thursday, February 19, 2026 – Agenda – Minutes – Canceled: The board meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 19, 2026 has been cancelled due to a lack of quorum.
Special Board Meeting: February 25, 2026 – AgendaMinutes
Thursday, March 12, 2026 – AgendaMinutes
Thursday, April 9, 2026 – AgendaMinutes
Thursday, May 14, 2026 – AgendaMinutes
Thursday, June 11, 2026 – Agenda – Minutes
Thursday, September 10, 2026 – Agenda – Minutes
Thursday, October 8, 2026 – Agenda – Minutes
Thursday, November 12, 2026 – Agenda – Minutes
Thursday, December 10, 2026 – Agenda – Minutes
Thursday, January 14, 2027 – Reorganization meeting – Agenda – Minutes

2025 Palisades Park Public Library Board Meetings

Thursday, January 9, 2025 – Reorganization meeting – Agenda – Minutes
Thursday,  February 13, 2025 – AgendaMinutes
Thursday, March 13, 2025 – AgendaMinutes
Thursday, April 10, 2025 – AgendaMinutes
Thursday, May 8, 2025 – AgendaMinutes
Thursday, June 12, 2025 – AgendaMinutes
*Tuesday, July 1, 2025 – AgendaMinutes
Thursday, September 11, 2025 – AgendaMinutes
Thursday, October 9, 2025 – AgendaMinutes
Thursday, November 20, 2025 – AgendaMinutes
Thursday, December 18, 2025 – AgendaMinutes

All meetings are in-person in the library meeting room at 6PM.

Library Board meetings are open to the public. Please note that no meetings are held in July or August.

*Special Board Meeting

Palisades Park Public Library Board Meetings – Past Years

2024 Board Meeting Minutes

2023 Board Meeting Minutes

2022 Board Meeting Minutes

2021 Board Meeting Minutes

2020 Board Meeting Minutes (Includes December 2019)