The Surrey Public Library Board elected Jas Cheema as chair and Muhammad Afzal Malik as vice-chair for 2011 at its January meeting.
Cheema has served on the board for six years and was re-appointed for another two-year term.
“I am thrilled to continue as the chair of this excellent board, especially in this watershed year for Surrey Libraries,” she said in a prepared statement.
“We are all excited to see the new City Centre Library becoming a reality and look forward to opening for service this summer.”
Trustees also welcomed three new members to the board: Puneet Agrawal, John Shepherd and Mirela Skrijelj.
Skrijelj is the library’s first youth trustee, a position city council added in response to its new Child and Youth Friendly Strategy.
“Children and teens are very important customers,” chief librarian Beth Barlow said.
“They are the future for Surrey Libraries as well as for the city, and we are very pleased to have them represented on the library board.”
Continuing trustees are Jay Bains, Carolyn Bugnon, Jay Fettinger and Ursula Maxwell-Lewis.
Coun. Marvin Hunt is the city council representative.
Board meetings are held the fourth Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. Dates/locations are listed on the Surrey Libraries website, www.surreylibraries.ca
