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, Secretary term expires 6/30/2024
Pamela Lease, term expires 6/30/2026
William Scott, term expires 6/30/2023

Isle of Wight County

Sylvia Claggett, term expires 6/30/2026
Cathy Funk, term expires 6/30/2023
Connie Henderson, Chair 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

Southampton County

MeChelle Blunt, term expires 6/30/2023
Jennifer Cuthbertson, term expires 6/30/2026
William Worsham, Vice-chair term expires 6/30/2025

Surry County

Deborah Dawson, 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 20, 2022: Board of Trustees Orientation, 1:00 p.m.
  • Board of Trustees meeting to immediately follow Board of Trustees Orientation – Board Packet 7.20.22
• September 7, 2022: Personnel & Policy Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
• September 21, 2022: Board of Trustees Retreat, 1:00 p.m.
  • Board of Trustees meeting to immediately follow Board of Trustees Retreat – Board Packet 9.21.22
• October 5, 2022: Personnel & Policy Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
• October 6, 2022: Budget and Finance Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
• October 19, 2022: Budget and Finance Committee Meeting, 1:30 p.m.
• October 19, 2022: Board of Trustees meeting at 3:00 p.m. – Board Packet 10.19.22
• November 2, 2022: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
• November 16, 2021: Board of Trustees Meeting to immediately follow Budget Workshop, 1:00 p.m. – Board Packet 11.16.22
• January 4, 2023: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
• January 18, 2023: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m. – Board Packet 1.18.23
• February 1, 2023: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
• February 15, 2023: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m. – Board Packet 2.15.23
• March 1, 2023: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
• March 15, 2023: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m. Board Packet 3.15.23
• April 5, 2023: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
• April 19, 2023: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
• May 3, 2023: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
• May 17, 2023: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
• June 7, 2023: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
• June 21, 2023: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m.

BOARD MINUTES

• June 15, 2022
• July 20, 2022, Board Orientation
• July, 20, 2022
• September 21, 2022, Board Retreat
• September 21, 2022
• October 19, 2022
• November 16, 2022
• January 18, 2023
• February 15, 2023