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Jordan Oye and Caty Liu have been elected chair and vice-chair respectively on the Richmond Public Library.
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City appoints new library board
Published 4:56 PST, Fri January 29, 2021
Last Updated: 4:58 PST, Fri January 29, 2021
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At their most recent meeting, the Richmond Public Library Board elected Jordan Oye as chair and Caty Liu vice-chair while thanking Robin Leung for his many contributions as chair over the past two years.
Returning board members also include Chaslynn Gillanders, Danielle Lemon and Denise Hui. City councillor Linda McPhail will continue to serve as the council representative with Coun. Bill McNulty as alternate. New to the board for 2021 are Diane Cousar and Sherine Merhi, recently appointed by Richmond City Council for a two-year term.
Cousar is a previous board trustee and a committed community volunteer. She brings with her over 30 years of real estate sales and management experience and looks forward to continuing to represent the library on the Steveston Community Centre and Branch Library Building Committee.
Merhi is a passionate advocate for libraries and the continuous pursuit of knowledge and healthy integration of newcomers to Canada. A resident of Richmond since 2011, she has served in various volunteer positions in the city and the community at large and holds a BS in Landscape Design and Eco-Management.
The Richmond Public Library Board also extends thanks to outgoing board trustees Traci Corr and Denise Hawthorne for their dedication and service.
Newly-elected chair Oye says that the library board and staff are looking forward to continuing to support the community through the challenges presented by the pandemic and beyond.
“The library is committed to ensuring that everyone has access to its programs, services and resources,” he says. “We are proud to serve and are always evolving to meet the changing needs of our growing and diverse community.”
Oye adds: “We would like to acknowledge and thank city council, our community and our dedicated Friends of the Library for their ongoing support. We could not provide such innovative opportunities to Richmond residents without them.”
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