Shaniqua Jackson for Albany Public Library Trustee

11/21/2025

***UPDATED TIME*** Join the Albany Common Council on January 1st at 10:30AM at City Hall to watch the Swearing In Ceremony for your Council Members & President! ✨

11/10/2025

Food assistance for SNAP recipients!

Please note: This is not a school-sponsored event. The City School District of Albany is not responsible or liable for any problems or damages arising from participation in this activity.

09/03/2025

It’s Library Card Sign-Up Month!! Don’t do to visit your local library branch to sign-up.

It's Library Card Sign Up Month. Woo! This means you are duty-bound to ask everyone you meet this month if they have a library card. Thank you in advance.

08/07/2025

🎒✏️ Back to School Supply Drive Update! ✏️🎒

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who has already donated to Shaniqua Jackson & Rachael Vonada’s Back to School Supply Drive! 💛 Because of your generosity, we are on track to provide school supplies to 50 students this year! 📚✨

We still have 14 days to go—and every contribution counts. Let’s keep the momentum going and make sure even more kids in our community start the school year ready to succeed. 🚌📓

📅 Donations accepted through August 21st
📍 Albany City Hall 24 Eagle St
💵 For monetary donations: Venmo

Together, we can help set students up for an amazing school year! 🙌

07/09/2025

𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐋𝐘 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄!📚✨

Albany NY Library Trustees Shaniqua Jackson and Rachael Vonada, in partnership with the City of Albany Office of the City Clerk, are proud to host the 2025 Back to School Supply Drive to support Albany’s students and parents!

🗓️ Donation Period: July 9 – August 21
📍 Drop-Off Location: Albany City Hall
24 Eagle Street, Albany, NY 12207

✏️ We’re accepting donations of:
#2 pencils, sharpeners, pens, erasers, highlighters, colored pencils, markers, crayons, index cards, backpacks, lunch bags, headphones, notebooks, notebook paper, folders, 3-ring binders, dividers, pencil cases, rulers, scissors, glue sticks, tape, sticky notes — and funds!

🎁Monetary donations can be sent via Venmo to:

Want to host a donation box or contribute? Feel free to reach out, we’d love your support — let’s help Albany’s youth start the school year strong!🧡💙

05/21/2025

Last night was truly gratifying—thank you all for your support! I am grateful to announce that myself and Rachael Vonada are your newest Albany NY Library trustees✔️📚!

05/20/2025

Today is the day— cast your vote for Shaniqua Jackson for APL Trustee today!

05/20/2025

𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐐𝐔𝐀 𝐉𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀𝐏𝐋 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘!📚✅

Interested in voting Shaniqua Jackson for Albany NY Library trustee? Today is the day—polls are open until 9PM! Find out where to vote here!

05/16/2025

𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓: 𝐇𝐎𝐍. 𝐀𝐋𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍, 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄🌆📚

I am grateful to share that 11th award Common Council Member Alfredo Balarin has endorsed me for Albany NY Library trustee! After years of working together, Hon. Balarin is familiar with my ability to navigate complex conversations, policies, and budgets. I am excited to bring this expertise to the Albany Public Library Board!

05/14/2025

𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓: 𝐇𝐎𝐍. 𝐊𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐘 𝐊𝐈𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇, 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐎 𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐄 & 𝟒𝐓𝐇 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐄 📚📝

I am honored to share that Hon. Kelly Kimbrough has endorsed my campaign! President Pro Tempore Kelly Kimbrough, thank you for sharing my passion for access, literacy, and innovation.

05/14/2025

For those who were unable to attend the Meet the Candidates Forum, please review Albany NY Library's recording on their YouTube account! Additionally, please take a look at their Voter Information Guide. Both are great resources to learn about your candidates for Albany Public Library Trustee!

🎥Meet the Candidates Recording: https://youtu.be/fAqklRkqGpE?si=VDC_55pHOaoHPgS-
📋Voter Information Guide:https://www.albanypubliclibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/APLVoterInfoGuide_5.6.25.pdf

Learn more about the Library Trustee Candidates prior to the May 20th vote! We've posted a recording of last week's Meet the Candidates Forum on our YouTube page. And we've put together a Voter Information Guide as well. There are 5 candidates running for 2 open seats on the board, so make sure to be informed going to the polls!

You can also learn more about the library budget from our Executive Director, Andrea Nicolay, on our YouTube page. All the links and information you need are on our website: https://www.albanypubliclibrary.org/about/budget/