
Board of Trustees
The Atlantic City Free Public Library is an independent municipal library funded and operated by the City of Atlantic City and administered by a Board of Trustees. The members of the Board of Trustees are appointed for five-year terms, and are responsible for overseeing the effective operation of the Library. The Board of Trustees works with the Library staff to provide a broad range of educational, informational and recreational programs and services for the Atlantic City community.
The members of the Board of Trustees of the Atlantic City Free Public Library are:
The members of the Board of Trustees of the Atlantic City Free Public Library are:
- Mayor Marty Small, Sr. (represented by Kashawn McKinley)
- Libbie Wills, President
- Mary Alice McCloskey, Vice President
- Augusta Garrett, Secretary and Treasurer
- Dr. La'Quetta Small, Superintendent of Schools (represented by Jennifer Afanador)
- Barbara Bowe
- Subrata Chowdhury
- Dr. Jean W. Griffin




The Atlantic City Free Public Library will offer a Financial Literacy Class Series this spring. A representative from OceanFirst Bank will lead the series. These classes are offered as part of of the Community Center Digital Connect Program (CCDC). 
The late William K. Cheatham left an indelible mark on the Atlantic City Free Public Library – and now his name has a permanent place at the library. The library’s facility at 1 North Tennessee Ave. has officially been named the William K. Cheatham Building. Library and city officials, family and friends remembered Cheatham at a special ceremony April 22 revealing a new sign that bears his name. 

