Staff & Board of Trustees

Vanessa Hall-Bennett, Director 

Marty Balbinot, Business Administrator

Ellen Mibbs, Assistant Director and Children’s Services Coordinator 

Jessica Hughes, Young Adult Coordinator 

Luke Baker, Patron Services Associate

Karen Elliott, Technical Services Coordinator

The library currently employees four full time and five part-time employees.

• Mark McGrew President
• Mary Ellen Simpson Vice President
• Mary Layton Treasurer
• Brian Lesemann Secretary
• Stephanie Howerter 
• Janis Hurley
• Cathy Toncray

The regular meeting of the Havana Public Library District Board of Trustees is held on the second Thursday of every month at 4:45 p.m. at the Havana Public Library Annex, 118 South Plum Street, Havana, Illinois.

January 9, 2020
February 13, 2020
March 12, 2020
April 9, 2020
May 14, 2020
June 11, 2020
July 9, 2020
August 13, 2020
September 10, 2020
October 8, 2020
November 12, 2020
December 10, 2020

All meeting agendas can be found on the Havana Public Library District website calendar.

Click here to view past Board Meeting Minutes.

Click here to view the Bylaws of the Havana Public Library District.

Click here to view past Board Meeting Agendas.