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
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 6/30/2026

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. Agenda
February 16, 2022: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m. Board Packet
March 2, 2022: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m. – Postponed
March 16, 2022: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m. Board Packet
April 6, 2022: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m. Agenda
April 20, 2022: Long-Range Planning Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m. Agenda
April 20, 2022: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m. Board Packet
May 4, 2022: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m. Agenda
May 18, 2022: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m. Board Packet
June 1, 2022: Personnel & Policy Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m.
June 15, 2022: Board of Trustees Meeting, 3:00 p.m.

Board of Trustees

LIST OF TRUSTEES

MEETING SCHEDULE – July 2021 – June 2022

BOARD PACKETS