At the Annual meeting of the board of trustees of the Lancaster Public Library (Duke Street), Stacey Youcis was elected as president. She served as vice-president in 2010. Youcis is employed at Lancaster General Hospital as Vice President – Operations.
Anna Ramos was chosen as vice-president and Jim Dougherty as secretary.
Haley Field, who had resigned as president when the renovation plans were cancelled, continues as treasurer.
Gary Weaver, president during 2010 and prime mover to cancel plans to renovate the library in 2008, is stepping off the board. John McGrann, president in 2009, and the other major proponent of the last minute cancellation of plans for renovation, remains on the board.
Haley Field is the wife of Robert Field, investor builder and publisher of NewsLanc.com, who had served as project manager for the proposed renovation and expansion project. According to Robert Field, “The renovation was at had. We had state funding and adequate commitments from major donors. Plans were ‘shovel ready.’ We also had a very good friend in Senator Arlen Specter for access to funds for the expansion component from the Recovery Act. And then the rug was pulled out from under the project in a moment of ignorance and panic on the part of a couple of ring leaders on the board. It has been a rare and bitter personal disappointment for Karen and me, and a great loss to the community. I hope that somehow we can yet achieve what was allowed to slip from our grasp.”
