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
• Rev. 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 10, 2019
February 14, 2019
March 14, 2019
April 11, 2019
May 9, 2019
June 13, 2019 (Canceled, new date pending)
July 11, 2019
August 8, 2019
September 12, 2019
October 10, 2019
November 14, 2019
December 12, 2019

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.