Board of Trustees

Blackwater Regional Library operates under a governing Board of Trustees. Each locality’s Board of Supervisors/City Council appoints members of the Board of Trustees to serve 4-year terms. The Board meets monthly, excluding August and December. All meetings are open to the public and generally take place on the third Wednesday of the month.

The Board of Trustees can be contacted by emailing BRLBoard@blackwaterlib.org or by sending physical mail to:

Blackwater Regional Library Board of Trustees
22511 Main Street
Courtland, VA 23837

Please indicate in any correspondence if you would like a specific member of the Board to respond to your inquiry.

LIST OF TRUSTEES

City of Franklin

Terri Hedgepeth, term expires 6/30/2024
Pamela Lease, term expires 6/30/2026
Vacancy

Isle of Wight County

Sylvia Claggett, Secretary, term expires 6/30/2026
Connie Henderson, term expires 6/30/2025
Michelle Manfred, term expires 6/30/2024
Denise Tynes, term expires 6/30/2024
Pam Vaughan, term expires 6/30/2025
Vacancy

Southampton County

MeChelle Blunt, term expires 6/30/2027
Jennifer Cuthbertson, term expires 6/30/2026
William Worsham, Chair, term expires 6/30/2025

Surry County

Deborah Dawson, Vice-Chair, term expires 6/30/2026

Sussex County

Ora Briggs, term expires 6/30/2026
Jessica Moore, term expires 6/30/2025

MEETING SCHEDULE – July 2022 – June 2023

All meetings are held at the Franklin Branch Library located at 280 N. College Drive, Franklin, VA 23851 unless otherwise noted.

July 19, 2022: Board of Trustees Orientation, 1:00 p.m.
- Board of Trustees meeting to immediately follow Board of Trustees Orientation – Board Packet 7.19.23
September 6, 2022: Personnel & Policy Meeting, 3:00 p.m. – Board Packet 9.20.23
September 20, 2022: Board of Trustees Retreat, 1:00 p.m.
- Board of Trustees meeting to immediately follow Board of Trustees Retreat
October 4, 2022: Personnel & Policy Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
October 18, 2022: Board of Trustees meeting at 3:00 p.m.
November 1, 2022: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
November 15, 2021: Board of Trustees Meeting to immediately follow Budget Workshop, 1:00 p.m.
January 3, 2023: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
January 17, 2023: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
February 7, 2023: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
February 21, 2023: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
March 6, 2023: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
March 20, 2023: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
April 3, 2023: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
April 17, 2023: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
May 1, 2023: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
May 15, 2023: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
June 5, 2023: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
June 26, 2023: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m.

Board of Trustees

LIST OF TRUSTEES

MEETING SCHEDULE – July 2022 – June 2023

BOARD MINUTES

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