President

I have served on the Board for the past 4 years. As the current President, I am excited about the direction of the Friends. This year, there is a special energy and enthusiasm in supporting the mission of the Library. It’s rewarding to plan, work with the other volunteers and execute our tasks. Through our effort, we are able to support the Library with funds for programming and materials. We have fun bringing great experiences to the patrons.

Vice President

I have been volunteering with FOTML since 2016, currently serving as Vice President and Membership Coordinator. My duties include the coordination of our annual drive, recruitment of new Friends, and organization of our membership information. After being raised in Metuchen myself, I have settled here with my husband to raise our three sons. I am passionate about library advocacy, literacy, books, and grilled cheese sandwiches.

Recording Secretary

A long time lover of books, Kim has been a book blogger, book seller, and freelance copy editor. As a mom of two, she has filled her kids' bookshelves from the time they could pick up a book, and is happy to see that her love of books is being passed on to them. Being a part of the FOTML board was important to her because libraries are a cornerstone of any community. She is looking forward to being able to give back to the community and ensure the library's legacy continues for the next generation.

Treasurer

Trustee

Pam Brown became involved with the Library at the.age of 12 when her family moved to Metuchen. She immediately became a “competitive” member of the Summer Reading Program winning many stars! As an adult community activist, she volunteered as a CCD Teacher/St. Francis Cathedral, LWV board member, YMCA Board, Girl Scout Leader and ultimately served as a Councilwoman for 12 years.

Now retired, Pam Brown was a Special Ed teacher at J.P. Stevens High School in Edison. A graduate of Penn State, she received a Masters Degree from Rutgers University. Working as Fundraising Chair has completed her circle of community involvement in the most rewarding way.

Trustee

Trustee

Sondra began volunteering at the Annual Book Fair before 1988, and joined the board by 1991. She serves on the book sale committee and as the Communications Chair. Her specialty is knowing where the bodies are buried.

Sondra holds a bachelor’s degree from Douglass College, and a Masters Degree in Education Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Trustee

Devin is a lifelong Metuchen resident and has been an avid reader since “Book It!” days. She somehow turned her love of books into a career and worked in several libraries before taking a break to be with her kids. She happily shares her love of reading with them and is thankful to be involved with an organization that does so much for the community. As a new member to the Board, she looks forward to working with the Friends to support the library throughout the year. She holds an MPA and MSLS and has a bachelor’s degree in history and languages. In her free time you can find her coaching soccer, reading fantasy novels or playing board games.

Trustee

Kara is a social worker and also enjoys being involved in the community, volunteering whenever she can. She is new to the Board and is excited about what the Friends has in store in the coming year.

Trustee

Lynne Mueller is a jazz event planner who enjoys bringing great jazz to the Metuchen community, based on her more than 30 years of jazz event and concert production in New York City. Since 2017 she has been at the forefront of planning jazz festivals and concerts in Metuchen. She currently serves on four Boards in Metuchen: Friends of Metuchen Arts – where as a founding member she is Vice President and Secretary and responsible for “Metuchen Jazz”; Metuchen Arts Council; Friends of the Metuchen Library and Metuchen Downtown Alliance and is a member of St. Luke’s Church in Metuchen. Lynne’s first career was working in research and development and project management for Colgate- Palmolive, a multinational corporation located in Piscataway, New Jersey and New York City. She has a B.S. degree in Biology from Valparaiso University.

Lynne enjoys being on the Friends of the Metuchen Library Board as every Board member takes an active role in planning and producing its events for the Metuchen community to enjoy.

Trustee

Tyreen Reuter is a 25-year resident of Metuchen, ​moving here to an 18th century historic home near Campbell School in the late 1990s. She has volunteered as a Director in the Metuchen-Edison Historical Society nearly as long, as has her husband, Steve. Her educational background is in Classical Studies, Art History, and Russian, but has worked a manager in a Music Entertainment company, as an Architectural Historian in a Cultural Resources Consulting firm, and as the Executive Director for a local Nonprofit. Tyreen chooses to volunteer her time with the Friends because the Library is such an important resource for her three primary interests: history, music, and art

Corresponding Secretary