Trustee Kathleen Wang resigned in January, but too late for her position to be placed on the ballot for the March 29 annual Town Election.
Kathleen WangAMHERST - Anyone wishing to be considered for a vacancy on the Jones Library Board of Trustees has until March 31 to apply.
Board member Kathleen Wang resigned effective Jan. 21, but her resignation was too late for her position to be placed on the ballot for the March 29 annual Town Election.
Three are seeking two seats on the board in that election, one of two contested town-wide races.
Incumbents Patricia G. Holland and Christopher J. Hoffmann and challenger Michael Wolff are seeking the seats.
The other contested race is for Amherst Redevelopment Authority.
According to town bylaws, the Jones Library Board of Trustees and the Select Board jointly appoint a replacement, which the boards will do at an April 4 joint meeting at 6 p.m. in Town Hall.
The boards will question applicants – anyone 18 or older who lives in town is eligible – and then appoint a replacement until the 2012 annual Town Election.
Among their tasks, trustees are charged with supervising the library director, but this board will also be hiring a new director. Long-time director Bonnie J. Isman retired in December.
Candidates on April 4 will be asked to explain what they would seek in a new director. They should also be prepared to explain why they want the position and the skills and qualifications they would bring to it, according to a press release from Holland.
Anyone interested should send an application by e-mail to the Select Board at SelectBoard@amherstma.gov. Application letters may also be submitted by mail to: Select Board, Town Hall, 4 Boltwood Ave., Amherst MA 01002.
Wang, who is principal of the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School in Hadley, left the trustees because she is too busy to continue serving on the board, Holland has said.