Board of Trustees

The St. Charles Public Library District was established originally as the St. Charles Township Public Library in 1906. In 1979, the Township Library was converted by referendum to a Library District, an independent and autonomous unit of local government.
The Library is governed by an elected, seven-member Board of Trustees, which is responsible for the Library’s finances and for the formulation of its policies. Trustees serve six-year terms. The Library Board meets the second Wednesday of each month with the exception of August. The meetings are held in the Huntley Community Room.
Board Information
Board meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the following dates:
JANUARY 2023 – JANUARY 2024
January 11, 2023
February 8, 2023
March 8, 2023
April 12, 2023
May 10, 2023
June 14, 2023 (Biennial Organizational Meeting)
July 12, 2023
September 13, 2023 (Annual Meeting)
October 11, 2023
November 8, 2023
December 13, 2023
January 10, 2024
Finance Committee Meeting, June 5, 2023
Policy Committee Meeting, May 24, 2023
Regular Board Meeting, May 10, 2023
Decennial Committee Meeting, May 10, 2023
Decennial Committee Agenda 5-10-23
Special Meeting, April 27, 2023
Regular Board Meeting, April 12, 2023
Policy Committee Meeting, March 22, 2023
Regular Board Meeting, March 8, 2023
Regular Board Meeting, February 8, 2023
Audit Committee Meeting, January 18, 2023
Agenda 1-18-23
Minutes 1-18-23
Policy Committee Meeting, January 17, 2023
Agenda 1-17-23
Minutes 1-17-23
Regular Board Meeting, January 11, 2023
Agenda 1-11-23
Minutes 1-11-23
Regular Board Meeting, December 14, 2022
Agenda 12-14-22
Minutes 12-14-22
Regular Board Meeting, November 9, 2022
Agenda 11-9-22
Minutes 11-9-22
Public Hearing for Truth-in-Taxation Law, November 9, 2022
Notice of Public Hearing 11-9-22
Minutes of Public Hearing 11-9-22
Regular Board Meeting, October 12, 2022
Policy Committee Meeting, October 3, 2022
Finance Committee Meeting, September 28, 2022
Special Board Meeting, September 17, 2022
Annual Board Meeting, September 14, 2022
Public Hearing Notice for Proposed Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance
Minutes of Public Hearing 9-14-22
Audit Committee Meeting, September 7, 2022
Policy Committee Meeting, September 1, 2022
Special Board Meeting, August 10, 2022
Special Board Meeting, August 9, 2022
Regular Board Meeting, July 13, 2022
Regular Board Meeting, June 8, 2022
Finance Committee Meeting, May 24, 2022
Policy Committee Meeting, May 23, 2022
Regular Board Meeting, May 11, 2022
Policy Committee Meeting, April 26, 2022
Regular Board Meeting, April 13, 2022
Regular Board Meeting, March 9, 2022
Audit Committee Meeting, February 24, 2022
Regular Board Meeting, February 9, 2022
Zoom Link to Meeting (link is external)
Audit Committee Meeting, January 26, 2022 – CANCELED
Special Meeting, January 22, 2022
Regular Board Meeting, January 12, 2022
Regular Board Meeting, December 8, 2021
Regular Board Meeting, November 10, 2021
Regular Board Meeting, October 13, 2021
Policy Committee Meeting, September 30, 2021
Finance Committee Meeting, September 27, 2021
Annual Meeting, September 8, 2021
Audit Committee Meeting, August 31, 2021
Regular Board Meeting, July 14, 2021
Policy Committee Meeting, June 21, 2021
Biennial Board Meeting, June 9, 2021
Finance Committee Meeting, May 24, 2021
Regular Board Meeting, May 12, 2021
Regular Board Meeting, April 14, 2021
Regular Board Meeting, March 10, 2021
Policy Committee Meeting, February 17, 2021
Regular Board Meeting, February 10, 2021
Audit Committee Meeting, January 26, 2021
Policy Committee Meeting, January 20, 2021
Regular Board Meeting, January 13, 2021
Regular Board Meeting, December 9, 2020
Policy Committee Meeting, November 30, 2020
Finance Committee Meeting, November 24, 2020
Regular Board Meeting, November 11, 2020
Regular Board Meeting, October 14, 2020
Finance Committee Meeting, September 29, 2020
Annual Meeting, September 9, 2020
Public Hearing Notice for the Proposed Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for FY 2020-2021
Public Hearing for Budget and Appropriation
Audit Committee Meeting, August 26, 2020
Policy Committee Meeting, August 11, 2020
Special Board Walk-Through Meeting, July 22, 2020
Regular Board Meeting, July 8, 2020
NAME | TITLE | TERM OF OFFICE |
Robert T. Gephart | President | May 2019 – May 2025 |
Karen L. Kaluzsa | VP/Secretary | May 2017 – May 2023 |
Cynthia N. Steimle | Treasurer | May 2017 – May 2023 |
Michael J. Hill | Trustee | May 2021 – May 2027 |
Shane Hampton | Trustee | May 2019 – May 2025 |
Claudia Frost | Trustee | May 2021 – May 2027 |
Mary Kruse | Trustee | May 2021 – May 2027 |