Great Neck Library Election

Monday, October 26, 2026
9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Eligible voters will elect three people to the Board of Trustees, two for a four-year term (1/2027 to 1/2031) and one for a two-year term (1/2027 to 1/2029) and two people to the Nominating Committee for a three-year term (1/2027 to 1/2030) to fill the seats expiring in January 2027. Those elected will take office at the Library Association Annual Reorganization Meeting in January 2027.

SLATE of CANDIDATES

Board of Trustees

For the expiring seat of Mimi Hu
Nominating Committee Candidate: Daniel Straub

For the expiring seat of Rory Lancman
Nominating Committee Candidate: David Shahverdi

For the expiring vacant seat
Nominating Committee Candidate: Lynne Bursky-Tammam

Nominating Committee

For the expiring seat of Daniel Pitt Stoller
Nominating Committee Candidate: Melissa Jurin

For the expiring seat of Joanna Stolove
Nominating Committee Candidate: Debra Kaufman

HOW to VOTE

To vote, you must be 18 years of age* or older, a resident of the Great Neck School District, and either a valid library card holder by the Record Date of October 5, 2026, 5:00 PM, or a registered voter with the Nassau County Board of Elections. Residents may also elect to vote by proxy. See the Important Dates box for more information. For general questions about the election, please email [email protected].

*To vote at the library election, if your 18th birthday occurs on or before the record date of October 5, 2026, you must update your library card to an adult library card and/or register to vote with the Nassau County Board of Elections before the record date of October 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM.

WHERE to VOTE

• Residents living in zip codes 11023, 11024, and 11363 vote at the Main Library Community Room (159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck, NY 11023)
• Residents living in zip code 11021 vote at the Great Neck Village Hall (2 Gussack Plaza, Great Neck, NY 11021)
• Residents living in zip codes 11020. 11030, 11040, and 11362 vote at the Parkville Branch Library (10 Campbell Street, New Hyde Park, NY 11040)

IMPORTANT DATES

• September 14: Proxy request forms available at our locations and online at greatnecklibrary.org/library-election
• October 8: Meet the Candidates Night at Main Library Community Room
• October 20: Last day for the library to mail Proxy Ballots.
• October 23 before 5:00 PM: Completed Proxies must be received at the Main Post Office on Welwyn Road or deposited in a locked box at the Main Library, Lakeville Branch, Station Branch, or the Parkville Branch on this date ONLY.