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On January 29, the Richmond Public Library board elected their board chair and vice-chair.
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Richmond City Council appoints new board trustees, Richmond Public Library board elects board chair and vice-chair
Published 11:43 PST, Mon February 10, 2025
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At their January 29 meeting, the Richmond Public Library board elected returning trustees Denise Hui as board chair and Ashley Sandhu as vice chair. Trustee Sherine Merhi also returns for another term and councillor Chak Au returns as the city council representative with councillor Michael Wolfe continuing as the alternate.
The library board also welcomed new trustees Jacqueline Morrison and Angelica Victoria, appointed by Richmond city council for a two-year term. The two new board trustees bring a range of experience from their respective backgrounds and believe strongly in the value of public library services.
Newly elected board chair Denise Hui notes that 2024 was a year of remarkable growth for the library, with our community borrowing 2.92 million items, attending over 4,100 programs and registering 12,718 new library cards.
Library services improve the lives of residents “by making life more affordable, providing supports to help newcomers thrive, reducing isolation for seniors, and building the foundations of literacy”, added Denise. “With our 2024-2028 Strategic Plan to guide us, the library board and staff are looking forward to new services and programs in 2025 that will inspire, excite, and connect our community.”
The Richmond Public Library would like to thank outgoing trustee Yvonne Yong for her dedication and service to the library and community and past board chair Caty Liu for her leadership as she begins the last year of her final term on the library board.
The library encourages the community to get to know the library board trustees—visit the library’s website and click on each trustee’s photo to view a short biography.
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