Library Trustees, Board of

In April of 1881 the Portsmouth City Council passed an ordinance creating a public library.

The ordinance read in part,

"That to promote intelligence among all classes of the community, a Public Library for the use of all our citizens subject to such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary and proper for its maintenance and government be and hereby is established."

A Library Board of Trustees was established to carry out that mission and promote library service.

Board Members

Office	Name	Address	Home Telephone	Appointment Date	Term Ends
Chairperson	Katinka de Ruiter	420 Lincoln Avenue	203-233-4645	10/24/22	10/1/25
Vice Chair	Maria Peppas	104 Echo Avenue	508-813-0169	10/1/20	10/1/23
Secretary	Kelly Delekta	609 State Street, Unit 2	917-805-9563	10/16/23	10/1/26
Treasurer	Meganne Fabrega	539 Lincoln Ave.	603-661-3079	09/18/23	10/1/26
School Board Rep.	Brian French	255 FW Hartford Dr.	603-828-8544		12/31/25
	Jeff Stern	91 Spring Street	617-775-1575	3/7/22	10/1/22
	Ethan Underhill	55 Ocean Road #17	(603) 494-3553	12/2/2024	10/1/27
	Tyler McLaughlin	998 South St., Apt. 2	603-340-8024	12/18/23	10/1/26
	Jennifer Mandelbaum	7 Portwalk Place, #1510	603-203-9596	08/21/23	10/1/25

To inquire about joining the Board of Trustees, contact the Library Director.

Contact the Chair & Staff Liaison

Use this form to contact the committee Chair and the Staff Liaison.