The management of this association is "vested in a board of directors consisting of at least 15 but not more than 27 association members, including officers."   One-third of the directors are elected each year at the Annual Meeting to replace directors whose terms (normally 3-years) have expired.  Directors may be re-elected.

Officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, and Assistant Treasurer) are elected for one-year terms, and may be re-elected.  These officers, plus the immediate past president, constitute an Executive Committee, which meets at the discretion of the President between meetings of the board of directors.  Recommendations made by the committee shall be submitted to the board for approval at its next meeting.

Members

Any person or organization may become a member by payment of annual dues.  Each member and organizational representative shall have one vote on all matters that come before a meeting of the Friends.

2011-2012 Friends Officers and Board members

At the Annual Meeting, May 11, 2010, at the Holyoke Public Library, the following slates were elected:

Board Members elected for 3-year term, 2011-2014

• Dick Coleman
• Tim Damon
• Nick Duclos
• Pattie Lumbra
• Jim Massery
• Barbara Raines
• Karlene Shea
• Theresa Vincent
• Sandy Ward

• Michael Baron
• Wanda Otero

• President: Timothy C. Damon
• Vice President: maryaz
• Secretary: Christine Alger
• Corresponding Secretary: Loida Martinez
• Treasurer: Barbara Raines
• Assistant Treasurer: Margaret (Peg) McCarthy

• Rory Casey
• Sue Cornell
• Deborah Gold Avery
• Margaret McCarthy
• Alex Morse
• Migdalia Thomas
• Frank Wotton

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