Board Changes

A former Vernon Area Public Library District trustee has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Lincolnshire-based panel, officials announced this week.

Edward Kogan replaces Victoria Thompson, who resigned in May. 

This is Kogan’s third stint on the library board. Kogan served from 2012 to 2019 and again from 2019 to 2021, when he was reappointed to fill a vacancy created by a trustee moved out of the library district. During his previous terms, he served in various officer positions and as chair of the planning committee. 

​Kogan and his family live in Vernon Hills and are longtime library users. Kogan is also an active member of the library volunteer corps, where he assists with English as a Second Language classes.