Governance

Board of Trustees

The Hingham Public Library was incorporated on March 19, 1872 by a Special Act of the Massachusetts Legislature for the purpose of maintaining a public library in the Town of Hingham.

Following the enactment in 1965 of an amendment to the 1872 Special Act, management of the Library has been vested in a Board of Trustees consisting of (a) the members of the corporation (no fewer than nine nor more than eleven in number), (b) the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, the Superintendent of Schools, and the Treasurer of the Town, as trustees ex officio, (c) three residents of Hingham appointed by the Board of Selectmen, and (d) two residents of Hingham appointed by the Moderator.

The Board of Trustees annually elects a President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. The Board also maintains a number of standing committees, to facilitate policy development and service delivery.

The Board of Trustees hires a qualified/certified Library Director to oversee the management, operation and development of the Library.

Board of Trustees
Charles B. Abbott, Esq., President
David Mehegan, Vice-President/Secretary
Edward Siegfried, Treasurer/Vice-President of Finance

Michael Barclay

Edward Boylan
Thomas J. Carey, Jr., Esq.
Edna English
Arthur T. Garrity, Jr.

Harold S. Goldstein

Bonnie Hobbs
Kate Mahony

JoAnn Mitchell

A. Stedman Murdy

Susan Rabuffo
Nelson G. Ross, Esq.

Tina Sherwood

John A. Riley, Trustee Ex Officio
Dr. Dorothy Galo, Trustee Ex Officio
Jean M. Montgomery, Trustee Ex Officio

Library Director:
Dennis R. Corcoran