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Library Board of Trustees
Library Board of Trustees membership and meeting schedule.
The Library Board shall advise and make recommendations concerning policy and administration to the City Librarian (Director) or the City Manager on any library matter. It is an advisory board.
The Library Board consists of twelve (12) members who must be residents of the city and are appointed by City Council. The Superintendent of Schools or his designated representative is also a member of the Board with full voting rights. Any Newport News resident interested in serving on the Board should fill out a Board Bank application. Board Bank applications are available online and at any Newport News public library.
Appointments are made every two (2) years, with the terms of all members appointed to be four (4) years, except that appointments to fill vacancies will be for the unexpired terms.
2008-09 Board of Trustees
| Deborah Dowd, Chair |
| James T. Lash, Vice-Chair |
| Frederick J. Carol |
| Dr. Loranzo Grant |
| Jessica Ledbetter |
| Barbara Manly |
| Keith Midgette |
| Julie Richter |
| Teres Scott |
| Mary Sellen |
| Myra Ann Smith |
| Crystal Warlitner |
| Mary Keeling, School Representative |
| Jessica McCarty, Youth Representative |
| Michelle Selim, Youth Representative |
| Izabela Cieszynski, Secretary, Ex-Officio |
To contact any member of the Board of Trustees, call (757) 926-1350 or email icieszynski@nngov.com.
2008-9 Board Meetings and Times
All meetings start at 6:30pm and are held on the third Tuesday of each month except July and August. The December meeting is a joint meeting with the Board of the Friends of the Newport News Public Library and starts at 7:00pm.
| November 18, 2008 | James Room, 700 Town Center Drive |
| December 16, 2008 | Main Street Library, 110 Main Street |
| January 20, 2009 | James Room, 700 Town Center Drive |
| February 17 | Grissom Library, 366 DeShazor Drive |
| March 17 | Main Street Library, 110 Main Street |
| April 21 | James Room, 2510 Wickham Ave. |
| May 19 | Pearl Bailey Library, 2907 Wickham Ave. |
| June 16 | James Room, 700 Town Center Drive |
| July | No Meeting |
| August 18 | Main Street Library, 2510 Wickham Ave. |
| September 15 | Grissom Library, 366 DeShazor Drive |
| October 20 | Pearl Bailey Library, 700 Town Center Drive |
| November 17 | West Ave. Library, 700 Town Center Drive |
| December 15 | James Room, 110 Main Street |
Meeting dates, times and locations are subject to change. Please call (757) 926-1350 to verify meeting dates or email Izabela Cieszynski at icieszynski@nngov.com.
