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 6/30/2022
William Scott, term expires 6/30/2023
Isle of Wight County
Sylvia Claggett, term expires 6/30/2022
Cathy Funk, term expires 6/30/2023
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
Southampton County
MeChelle Blunt, term expires 6/30/2023
Yvonne Jarratt, term expires 6/30/2022
William Worsham, Vice-chair term expires 6/30/2025
Surry County
Deborah Dawson, Secretary term expires 6/30/2022
Sussex County
Ora Briggs, term expires 6/30/2022
Jessica Moore, Chair term expires 6/30/2025
MEETING SCHEDULE – July 2021 – June 2022
All meetings are held at the Franklin Branch Library located at 280 N. College Drive, Franklin, VA 23851 unless otherwise noted.
- July 21, 2021: Board of Trustees Orientation, 1:00 p.m.
- Board of Trustees meeting to immediately follow Board of Trustees Orientation Board Packet
- September 15, 2021: Board of Trustees meeting, 3:00 p.m. Board Packet
- October 20, 2021: Budget and Finance Committee Meeting, 1:30 p.m. Committee Meeting Notes – 10.20.2021
- Board of Trustees meeting at 3:00 p.m. Board Packet
- November 3, 2021: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m. P&P Committee Notes 11.3.21
- November 15, 2021 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m. (Courtland Branch, 22511 Main Street, Courtland, VA 23837) Committee Meeting Notes – 11.15.2021
- December 1, 2021 Budget Workshop, 1:00 p.m.
- Board of Trustees Meeting to immediately follow Budget Workshop Board Packet
- January 5, 2022: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m. Agenda
- January 19, 2022: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m. Board Packet
- February 2, 2022: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
- February 16, 2022: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
- March 2, 2022: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
- March 16, 2022: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
- April 6, 2022: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
- April 20, 2022: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
- May 4, 2022: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
- May 18, 2022: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
- June 1, 2022: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
- June 15, 2022: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
BOARD PACKETS