Fall River Public Library
Board of Trustees

Nine trustees are appointed by the Mayor and meet monthly. They make policy decisions and oversee the budget and library administration. Meetings are held the second Wednesday of the month, at 5:00 p.m., in the Robert J. Nagle Room on the lower floor of the Main Library.

The Library Board consists of the following members:

• Mr. Richard Arruda, Chairperson
• Ms. Marilyn Roderick, Vice-Chairperson
• Ms. Kathryn Clarkin
• Ms. Theresa Esposito
• Ms. Anne Hartnett
• Ms. Rosemary Hartnett

A total of three trustee positions are currently vacant.

Irving H. Zangwill, former Chairperson of the Fall River Library Board of Trustees, was appointed to the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners in 2007. We thank him for his years of service and wish him well in his new role.

The Library Administrator is Keith Stavely.