Process Begins for 2025 Library Board Candidates

Information and forms are now available for people considering a run for Vernon Area Library Trustee in the April 1, 2025 Consolidated Election. 

Prospective candidates can pick up a packet of paperwork at Vernon Area Public Library, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire, during regular library business hours. The library is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Ask at the Adult Desk. Forms are also available for downloading from the library webpage For Prospective Candidates.

Public library trustees are nonpartisan community representatives. They determine the library’s policies, set its budget and advocate on its behalf. The library board meets monthly at the Vernon Area Public Library in Lincolnshire, typically on the third Monday, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Three of the board’s seven seats will be filled at the spring election. Trustees elected in April 2025 will serve six-year terms beginning in May 2025 and expiring in April 2031. 

To qualify to run, prospective candidates meet residency and other requirements. They also must petition at least 50 signatures from qualified voters residing in the district. Prospective candidates may begin circulating nominating petitions, which are included in the packets, beginning August 20, 2024. 

Completed petition packets may be filed at the library during weekday administrative business hours beginning Tuesday, November 12, 2024. The last day to file is Monday, November 18, 2024. Paperwork may be filed by mail or in person, either by the candidate or a representative of the candidate.

Those wishing to run for this office are strongly advised to obtain legal counsel regarding candidate requirements, the proper method for completing the petition forms, the qualifications of signers and circulators, and other information.