The elected Board of Library Trustees meets monthly, typically at 6:30 pm on the fourth Tuesday at the Main Library, unless otherwise noted on the library calendar. All meetings are open to the public.
- Read library board bylaws »
- Contact all library trustees at board@oppl.org »
Review meeting materials & minutes
About your Trustees
Virginia Bloom
Finance Officer, Library Anti-Racism Advisory Team Representative, term ends 2023
trustee.virginiab@oppl.org
Bloom moved to Oak Park in 2012 and currently lives within walking distance of the Maze Branch Library. She has previously volunteered as a site captain for PADS/Housing Forward and served on their Shelter Committee. When she is not reading or listening to podcasts, she sings with her a cappella group and enjoys Oak Park’s many walks and parks.
Colleen Burns
iGov Committee Oak Park Public Library Representative, term ends 2023
trustee.colleenb@oppl.org
Burns is a healthcare attorney and consultant specializing in the Affordable Care Act. She served in the Quinn administration in the Governor’s Office of Health Innovation and Transformation where she was Policy Director. Colleen was elected delegate from Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District to the Democratic National Convention in both 2008 and 2016.
Madhurima Chakraborty
Trustee, term ends 2025
trustee.madhurimac@oppl.org
Susanne Fairfax
Trustee, term ends 2023
trustee.susannef@oppl.org
Fairfax is a writer, photographer and filmmaker. She has served on numerous committees and boards in Oak Park and beyond with emphases on equity, media, literature and sustainability. She and her wife moved to Oak Park 16 years ago and have become deeply connected with the community and immersed in efforts to make it even better.
Theodore N. Foss
Library Board Vice President, term ends 2023
trustee.theodoref@oppl.org
Foss is a 20-year resident of Oak Park. He has been an administrator and Chinese historian at the University of Chicago, Stanford, and University of San Francisco. Foss also has served on a number of national and local boards, including the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust. In his spare time Foss is an avid music advocate and gardener.
Matthew Fruth
Library Board President, term ends 2025
trustee.matthewf@oppl.org
Sarah Glavin
Library Board Secretary and Friends of the Library Oak Park Public Library Representative, term ends 2025
trustee.sarahg@oppl.org
Glavin is a resident of southwest Oak Park, where she lives with her husband and two children. She began her commitment to public service with U.S. Senator Richard J. Durbin.
Prevailing Wage Rates
On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, the Oak Park Public Library Board of Trustees passed a Resolution Adopting Prevailing Wage Rates to be Paid to Laborers, Mechanics, and other Workers Performing Construction of Public Works for the Oak Park Public Library, Cook County, Illinois. A copy of that resolution is available upon request. Please use the following links to the Illinois Department of Labor (current prevailing wage rates and Cook County table by title (pdf)) to see the prevailing wage schedule for our county.
