For The People is assembling our next cohort of library board candidates. The cohort is open to candidates who are on track to run or seek appointment between January 1, 2027, and March 15, 2028, as well as currently serving library trustees.

Our cohort will receive 12 weeks of training about how to identify your specific skills as a board member, how to identify and pursue an appointment or run for office, how to map local power structures, and how to govern effectively as a leftist library board trustee.

Our 2027 cohort is likely to begin in January/February of 2027; we’ll release further details on application dates, open houses, and more information in fall of 2026.