The NAACP Mount Vernon Branch, in partnership with the Mount Zion Christian Baptist Church, hosted a Mount Vernon Public Library (MVPL) Trustee Candidate Forum on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Mount Zion Christian Baptist Church, located at 411 South 8th Avenue in Mount Vernon

There are three (3) candidates: Jonathan Michael Davis, Hope Marable, and Dr Faith Walters running for one (1) seat on the MVPL Board of Trustees to serve one (1) five (5) year term beginning on the first day of July 2026 and expiring on the thirtieth (30th) day of June 2031

The election for School Board and Library Trustees and budgets is Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 7 am to 9 pm

Where do you vote? ED#1 – Lincoln School 170 East Lincoln Ave, ED#5 – Hamilton School 20 Oak St, ED#6 – Traphagen School 72 Lexington Ave, ED#7 – Edward Williams School 9 Union Lane, ED#9 – Graham School 421 East 5th St, ED#11 – Pennington School 20 Fairway, ED#14 – Rebecca Turner Academy 625 4th Ave, ED#22 – Grimes School 58 South 10th Avenue

The Mount Vernon N.A.A.C.P. Branch meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm at Macedonia Baptist Church, located at 141 South 9th Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550. For more information, contact us at (914) 297-7228 or via email at naacpmountvernon@gmail.com