Board of Trustees

Members

  • Sandhya Nankani – President
  • Heather Shimokawa – Secretary
  • Lynn Ma – Treasurer
  • Dorothy Hayden
  • Ariela Keysar
  • Elaine Kass
  • Ana Sandoval
  • Brian Bernstein – Mayor of Demarest 
  • Daniel Marks – Council Liaison
  • Joseph Cirillo – Superintendent of Schools / Superintendent’s Alternate – Lisa Carson

Board of Trustees Scheduled Meetings 2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in compliance with N.J.S.A. 10:4-6, that the Demarest Free Public Library Board of Trustees will hold its 2026 meetings according to the following schedule:

  • Monday, January 12 (2nd Monday)
  • Monday, February 9 (2nd Monday)
  • Monday, March 16
  • Monday, April 20
  • Monday, May 18
  • Monday, June 15
  • Monday, July 20
  • No meeting scheduled for the month of August
  • Monday, September 14 (2nd Monday)
  • Monday, October 19
  • Monday, November 16
  • Monday, December 14 (2nd Monday)

All meetings will commence at 7:00pm and will be held at the library located at 90 Hardenburgh Avenue, Demarest, New Jersey, unless otherwise noted.

Meetings of the Demarest Library Board of Trustees to be held on the 3rd Monday of the month at 7:00pm unless otherwise noted. Meeting location will be either remote via Google Meet or in-person at the Demarest Public Library.

REMOTE MEETINGS:
Visit the link below to be redirected to any currently scheduled remote meetings:
demarestlibrary.org/VirtualBoardMeeting

IN-PERSON MEETINGS:
Demarest Library
90 Hardenburgh Ave 
Demarest, New Jersey 07627

Any changes in this schedule will be noticed according to law.

Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

  • 2026
    • January 12, 2026