The Friends of the Newark Free Library Membership approved two new Board members for two-year terms at the Annual Meeting on April 30, 2023.

Roberta Sullivan is a longtime Newark resident. She has worked in industry and has been a volunteer for various local efforts including the University of Delaware, the City of Newark and the AARP. Roberta is an ardent reader and supporter of the Newark Library and the FNFL. She is looking forward to assisting with the exciting and challenging upcoming events related to the library.

Darin Powell, a native of Sussex County, has been a resident of Newark for twelve years. He is a stay-at-home dad who graduated from the University of Delaware in 1991 with a degree in English. As a child, he loved going to the library and coming home with a big pile of books and still does, with interests ranging from historical fiction to biographies to nature. Now he makes regular visits with his four-year-old daughter, who is proud to have a library card of her own and spends hours in the children’s play area. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and gardening, growing vegetables in a plot at the Newark Community Garden in Fairfield Park. His family attends St. John the Baptist Church, and he serves as president of the Cherry Hill Manor Maintenance Association, where he lives with his wife, daughter, and dog.