Stevens Memorial Library

Members of the Board of Library Trustees

Peter J. Lafond, Trustee Chair
Maria Galvagna Mesinger, Vice Chair/Treasurer
E. William Hansen, Investment Committee Chair
William Duffy
Eva Hamori
Martha Salisbury
Raymond Vivenzio

The Trustees of the Stevens Memorial Library are a 7-member, self-perpetuating Board dedicated to governing the Public Library in North Andover for the benefit of the entire community. The board fulfills its ethical, legal and fiduciary responsibilities by:

• Establishing service-oriented library policies which uphold the principles of equal access to information and the free exchange of ideas
• Guiding the management and maintenance of library facilities and assets and expending financial resources judiciously
• Working to secure an appropriate municipal funding level for facilities, technology, hours of operation, collections and staff
• Developing fund raising strategies that enhance the Library programs, services and collections
• Managing and growing trusts, endowments, and gifts
• Knowing and observing applicable municipal, state and federal laws and regulaltions
• Working with the community to identify information needs and to develop and implement a written plan for the maintenance and improvement of library services
• Advocating for the Library on behalf of the patrons and the residents