Tuesday, September 3, 2019 || By Igor Studenkov || @maywoodnews

Two years ago, Dorothy Clark-Smith and Deborah Giles were the underdogs on the Bellwood Library Board of Trustees. The majority of the board members led by then-board president Mary Clements seemed determined to try to exclude them from meetings while making a series of controversial decisions — including having board member J.B. Carr vote for her own replacement after she officially resigned.