Library Boards

If you would like to speak at a Library Board meeting, please contact us at (912) 287-4982 or via email at director@okrls.org.

Appling County Public Library
Summary of Actions Taken at Last Board Meeting
Next meeting: Monday, April 8, 2024 @ 4:00 pm

Mike Dyal – Chair (County Commission)
Selena Copeland – Vice Chair (City of Baxley)
Jeni Reynolds – Secretary (City of Baxley)
Daryl Edwards (County Commission)
Santina Fryer (City of Baxley)
Marcia Hughes (Board of Education)
Kayla Mann – (Board of Education)
Marianne Rigdon (County Commission)
Dr. Kandiss Taylor (Board of Education)

Alma-Bacon County Public Library
Summary of Actions Taken at Last Board Meeting
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 @ 4:00 pm
Amber Smith – Chair (City of Alma)
Pam Deen – Vice Chair (County Commission)
Hannah Dyal – Secretary (Board of Education)
Wendy Mikell (County Commission)
Leisa Southerland (Board of Education)
Clyde Sexton (City of Alma)
Diane Waters (County Commission)

Clinch County Public Library
Summary of Actions Taken at Last Board Meeting
Next meeting: Thursday, April 11, 2024 @ 4:00 pm

Kaye Riley – Chair (City of Homerville)
Melissa Day – Vice Chair (City of Homerville)
Jennifer Smith – Secretary (County Commission)
Lajuanta Mattox (County Commission)
Jennifer Deloach (Board of Education)
Jo Ann Tomlinson (Board of Education)
Minnie Witherspoon (County Commission)

Pierce County Public Library
Summary of Actions Taken at Last Board Meeting
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 @ 4:00 pm

Sandra Parrish – Chair (Board of Education)
Mandy Williams - Vice Chair (City of Blackshear)
Malayna Wetherington – Secretary (City of Blackshear)
Lana Blankenship – Treasurer (County Commission)
Laci Gillis (County Commission)
Jacqueline Moses (County Commission)
Vacancy - (Board of Education)
Vacancy - (Board of Education)

Waycross-Ware County Public Library
Summary of Actions Taken at Last Board Meeting
Next meeting: Monday, April 15, 2024 @ 4:00 pm

Tawanna Harris – Chair (Board of Education)
Cheryl Jacobs – Vice Chair (City of Waycross)
Karla Parker – Secretary (County Commission)
Evelyn Denton (County Commission)
Dr. Martha M. Hall (City of Waycross)
Janice Williams - (City of Waycross)
Paige Coker - (Board of Education)
Timothy “Timmy” Lucas – Ex-Officio member (County Commission)
Commissioner Sheinita Bennett – Ex-Officio member (City of Waycross)
Karen Ethridge – Ex-Officio member (Board of Education)

Regional Library Board
Summary of Actions Taken at Last Board Meeting
Next meeting: Monday, May 6, 2024 @ 4:00 pm

Evelyn Denton – Chair - Ware County
Mike Dyal – Vice Chair – Appling County
Sandra Parrish – Secretary – Clinch County
Daryl Edwards – Treasurer - Appling County
Santina Fryer – Appling County
Amber Smith – Bacon County
Pam Deen – Bacon County
Wendy Mikell – Bacon County
Kaye Riley – Clinch County
Melissa Day – Clinch County
Jo Ann Tomlinson – Clinch County
Tawanna Harris – Ware County
Vacancy - Pierce County
Vacancy - Pierce County
Vacancy - Ware County

Get a Library Card

It’s easy!

1. Get immediate access to all digital resources OKRLS offers by completing this online application.

2. If you’d like full access to our books and other materials, complete the online application and then visit your local library. Be sure to bring your driver’s license or other photo ID with you.

3. If your driver’s license or photo ID doesn’t have your current address on it, you’ll also need to bring something official, like a pre-printed check or utility bill, that does show your name and current address.

4. Verify your application with library staff and be sure to sign the bottom of the application.

You’ll get your library card and you can check out library materials right away. Find your closest OKRLS library here!