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Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees

A seven-member governing board represents your interests in the library.  The school boards of the Mishawaka and Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporations, the County Council, and the County Commissioners appoint members.

The Board of Trustees meets the third Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.


Jenny McNeil - President
Appointed by the Mishawaka School Board
Term ends 12/31/2026

Dee Dee Gerber - Vice President
Appointed by the Mishawaka School Board
Term ends 12/31/2025

Mark Bagwell
Appointed by the County Council
Terms ends 12/31/2028

Karen Baldini 
Appointed by the County Commissioners
Terms ends 4/8/2027

Sarah Holmes

Sarah Holmes 
Appointed by the County Commissioners
Term ends 1/1/2029

A headshot of MPHPL board member Mary Nicolini.

Mary Nicolini
Appointed by the Penn-Harris-Madison School Board
Term ends 12/1/2028


David Straughn
Appointed by the County Council
Term ends 12/31/2025

The MPHPL Board of Trustees is charged with the establishment of policies, procedures, and governance of the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library.

To contact a member of the Board of Trustees, please direct correspondence to:

ATTN: (Name of Board Member)
Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library
209 Lincolnway East
Mishawaka, IN  46544

2025 Board Minutes

January 2025

February 2025

March 2025

April 2025

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