{"id":49,"date":"2026-05-04T11:12:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meaford.ca\/library\/meaford-public-library-board\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T09:28:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T13:28:33","slug":"meaford-public-library-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meaford.ca\/library\/meaford-public-library-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Meaford Public Library Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Meaford Public Library Board sets all policies concerning the operations and services of the library. Under the Public Libraries Act, public libraries in Ontario must be operated under the management and control of a public library board. The Library Board formally meets the third Wednesday of the month at 3 pm at least 7 times each year. Meetings are held in the Friends of the Meaford Library Room and are open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Meaford Public Library Board Members for the 2023 &#8211; 2026 Term are:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kim Grafton, Chair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lloyd Mohr, Vice Chair<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frank Emptage, Trustee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elgin Pecjak, Trustee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marnie Wraith, Trustee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harley Greenfield, Council Representative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brandon Forder, Council Representative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f3650adc wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/meaford.ca\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/06\/PXL_20250917_190942639.MP2_-scaled-e1780508908569.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2106\" style=\"width:600px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Back Row (left to right):&nbsp;Trustee Frank Emptage, Councillor Harley Greenfield, Trustee Marnie Wraith, FOML Board Representative Christine Richardson, Councillor Brandon Forder<br><br>Front Row (left to right):&nbsp;Trustee Elgin Pecjak, Vice Chair Lloyd Mohr, Chair Kim Grafton, Library CEO Lynne Fascinato<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Staff Resources: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minutes and agendas to meetings can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/meaford.civicweb.net\/Portal\/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=222\">Municipality of Meaford&#8217;s Civic Web site.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"pull-contact\">\n <h3 class=\"pull-contact__name\">Lynne Fascinato<\/h3>\n \n <p class=\"pull-contact__title\">CEO, Meaford Public Library<\/p>\n \n <div class=\"pull-contact__phone\">\n 519-538-3500 x1129 <\/div>\n \n <p class=\"pull-contact__email\">\n <strong>Email:<\/strong>\n <a href=\"mailto:lfascinato@meaford.ca\">lfascinato@meaford.ca<\/a>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About the Board The Meaford Public Library Board sets all policies concerning the operations and services of the library. 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