Nora Aman-Gurvich and Mark Damia seek election to the Library’s Board of Trustees

The Albert Wisner Public Library’s annual election will be held on Tuesday, June 9, in conjunction with the Warwick Valley School District’s annual election.

The library’s election of two trustees will be on the ballot. Library trustees are elected to serve a five-year term of office. The candidates for two seats on the Albert Wisner Public Library Board of Trustees are incumbent Nora Aman-Gurvich and Mark Damia.

Candidate statements

Norma Aman-Gurvich

It has been a privilege to be an elected Trustee of the Albert Wisner Public Library for the past 10 years. During this historic and unprecedented time, maintaining the needs of the patrons takes reimagining traditional ways of serving the community. The thoughtful response to community needs and priorities, and the true compassion and devotion of the staff will always set this library apart from others, and why it remains the best small library in America.

Warwick is a town that values community connections, and creates change when change is needed. It is filled with people with ingenuity, and with the determination to make a difference. I see this every day in my encounters with the staff and board of the library, people who care about the quality of their work, imparting integrity in decision making and programming, and listening to and valuing the community, their neighbors.

Thank you for trusting me with your vote as I continue to uphold the mission of the library and serve the community.

Mark Damia

I am a 35-year resident of Warwick and an information technology professional with more than 40 years of experience. My technical and management expertise make me uniquely qualified to serve as a board member. With the challenges that lie ahead of us, I believe the library will continue to strengthen itself as a trusted source of knowledge, digital media and safe entertainment. It would be an honor to serve my community and the library in its continued evolution and growth."

Absentee ballots

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed that this election be done via the U. S. Mail using absentee ballots. ll residents of the Warwick Valley Central District who are registered to vote will receive an absentee ballot in the mail and may participate in this election.

If a person has previously registered to vote with the School District and has voted at an annual or special school district meeting within the last four calendar years, that person is eligible to vote at this election.

If an eligible voter is currently registered to vote with the Orange County Board of Elections, that person is eligible to vote at this election.

All other persons who wish to vote must register with the Orange County Board of Elections by mail or on line through the N.Y.S. Department of Motor Vehicles website at https://dmv.ny.gov/more-info/electronic/voter/registration-application.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting closure of school buildings, and to maintain health and safety, the District Clerk will not conduct in-person registration of voters of at the School District office.

For more information, contact Rosemary Cooper, Library Director at 986-1047, ext. 6.