Board of Trustees

Athens Regional Library System Board of Trustees

The Athens Regional Library System Board consists of 4 Athens-Clarke County Representatives and 3 Representatives from Franklin, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe Counties. Representatives are chosen from the local library boards.

Board Members

Mark Campbell – Executive Chair
David “Chip” Woods – Vice Chair
Valerie Bell – Executive Director
Charlene Brickman
Hayley Cox
Mary Frey
Mike Garner
Fred Lutz
Katie Morris
Rubielen Norris
Donna Quick
Amelia Ross
Jane Russell
Rita Shoemaker
Peggy Terrell

Meetings

The Athens Regional Library System Board meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 3:30 p.m. The location varies.

October 17th, 3:30 pm – Athens-Clarke County
July 18th, 3:30 pm – Oglethorpe County: Agenda | Minutes
April 18th, 3:30 pm – Madison County: Agenda | Minutes
January 18, 2024, 3:30 pm: Agenda | Minutes
October 19, 2023, 3:30 pm: Agenda | Minutes
July 20, 2023, 3:30 pm: Agenda | Minutes
April 20, 2023, 3:30 pm: Agenda | Minutes
January 19, 2023, 3:30 pm: Agenda | Minutes
Visit our ACCLHeritageRoom page on archive.org to view older Board of Trustee meeting minutes.

Athens-Clarke County Library Board of Trustees

Appointed by

Athens-Clarke County Board of Commissioners
Winterville City Council

Board Members

Jane Russell — Executive Chair
Rainey Lynch — Executive Vice Chair
Valerie Bell — Executive Director
Luther Atwater
Svea Bogue
Charlene Brickman
Kathleen Carter
Hayley Cox
Stephanie Hall — Executive Treasurer
Paul Kurtz
Sally Leitch — Winterville
Kristen Linthicum — Friends of the Library Liaison
Natalie Luke
Annice Ritter
David “Chip” Woods
—Vacant—

Meetings

The Athens-Clarke County Library Board of Trustees’ duties encompass the Athens-Clarke County Library, the Aaron Heard Resource Center, the Lay Park Resource Center, Pinewoods Library, and Winterville Library.

The Athens-Clarke County Library Board of Trustees meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 4:00 p.m. at the Athens-Clarke County Library.

Visit our ACCLHeritageRoom page on archive.org to view older Board of Trustee meeting minutes.

Franklin County Library Board of Trustees

The Franklin County Library Board of Trustees duties’ encompass the Lavonia-Carnegie Library and the Royston Public Library.

Board Members

Peggy Berryman
Eli Brown
Donna Fitzpatrick
John Foster
Willena Johnson
Wanda Lampley
Britney Owenby
Susan Poole — Secretary
Donna Quick — Chairman
Lindsey Tanner

Appointed by

Franklin County Commission
Franklin County Board of Education
Towns of Royston, Lavonia, Franklin Springs, Canon and Carnesville

Meetings

The Franklin County Library Board of Trustees meets quarterly at 10:00 am on the 2nd Monday of January, April, July, and October.

October 14, 10:00 am at Lavonia-Carnegie Library
July 8, 10:00 am at Lavonia-Carnegie Library
April 8, 10:00 am at Royston Library
January 8, 10:00 am at Royston Library

Visit our ACCLHeritageRoom page on archive.org to view Board of Trustee meeting minutes.

Contact Us

To contact the Board of Trustees, please email Maggie West, Branch Manager at mwest@athenslibrary.org or call the library at 706-356-4307. Letters to the board can be sent to the library at 28 Hartwell Road, Lavonia, GA 30553.

Madison County Library Board of Trustees

Board Members

Amelia Ross, Chair and Regional Board Representative
Teri Drake-Floyd, Secretary
Katie Morris, Treasurer and Regional Board Representative
Peggy Terrell, Regional Board Representative
Sara Bird
Trista Gunnells
Heather Hanley
Zach Mitcham
—Vacant—

Appointed by

Madison County Commission

Meetings

The Madison County Library Board of Trustees meets quarterly at 4:30 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of January, April, July, and October in the Jere Ayers Room at the Madison County Library.

October 10, 2024, 4:30 pm
July 11, 2024, 4:30 pm
April 11, 2024, 4:30 pm
January 11, 2024, 4:30 pm: Agenda | Minutes
July 13, 2023, 4:00 pm: Agenda | Minutes
April 13, 2023, 4:00 pm: Agenda | Minutes

Visit our ACCLHeritageRoom page on archive.org to view Board of Trustee meeting minutes.

Contact Us

To contact the Board of Trustees, please email Aleta Turner, Branch Manager at aturner@athenslibrary.org or call the library at 706-795-5597. Letters to the board can be sent to the library at 1315 Highway 98 West, Danielsville, Georgia 30633.

Oconee County Library Board of Trustees

Board Members

Mark Campbell — President
Deann Craft — Bookkeeper
Mandy Marable
Mike Eddy
Rubielen Norris
Frederick Lutz — Board Secretary
Angela Moss-Hill
Daphne Norton
Laura Moore
Matt Stephens
Rachel Watson

Meetings

The Oconee County Library Board of Trustees meets quarterly on the 2nd Monday of the month at 4:30 p.m.

October 14th 4:30 pm at Bogart Library
July 8th 4:30 pm at Oconee County Library
April 8th 4:30 pm at Bogart Library: Agenda | Minutes
January 8th 4:30 pm at Oconee County Library: Agenda | Minutes
April 10, 2023, 4:30 pm: Agenda | Minutes
July 10, 2023, 4:30 pm: Agenda | Minutes
October 9, 2023, 4:30 pm: Agenda | Minutes

Visit our ACCLHeritageRoom page on archive.org to view Board of Trustee meeting minutes.

Appointed by

Oconee County Commission
Towns of Watkinsville and Bogart

Contact Us

To contact the Board of Trustees, please email oconeeboard@gmail.com or call the library at 706-769-3950. Letters to the board can be sent to the library at P.O. Box 837, Watkinsville, Georgia 30677.

Oglethorpe County Library Board of Trustees

Board Members

Mike Garner, Board Chair, ARLS Rep., Oglethorpe Co. Board of Commissioners
Mary Frey, Oglethorpe Co. Board of Commissioners
Alice Hughes, Oglethorpe Co. Board of Commissioners
Amy Atao, Oglethorpe Co. Board of Education
Susan Robinson, Oglethorpe Co. Board of Education
Katie Baldwin, City of Arnoldsville
Bill Cabaniss, Vice-Chair, City of Maxeys
Dana Froetschel, City of Lexington
Mary Hondalas, City of Crawford

Meetings

The Oglethorpe County Library Board of Trustees meets quarterly at 4:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of January, April, July, and October at the Oglethorpe County Library.

October 16th, 2024, 4:00pm
July 17th, 2024, 4:00pm
April 17th, 2024, 4:00pm
January 17th, 2024, 4:00pm
July 19, 2023, 4:00 pm: Agenda | Minutes
April 19, 2023, 4:00 pm: Agenda | Minutes

Visit our ACCLHeritageRoom page on archive.org to view Board of Trustee meeting minutes.

Appointed by

Oglethorpe County Board of Commissioners (3 seats)
Oglethorpe County Board of Education (2 seats)
Cities of Lexington, Arnoldsville, Crawford, and Maxeys (1 seat per municipality)

Contact Us

To contact the Board of Trustees, please email Katherine Ratcliffe, Branch Manager at kratcliffe@athenslibrary.org or call the library at 706-743-8817. Letters to the board can be sent to the library at P.O. Box 100, Lexington, GA 30648.

Support Us

Would you like to be a part of making your library even better? There are many ways you can help, from volunteering your time to joining the Friends of the Library to making a financial contribution.