Board of Trustees

About the Board

Library Trustees are appointed by elected officials to set library policies, adopt official budget recommendations, and develop long range plans for library development. Residents are welcome to share ideas with Library Trustees and to attend monthly Library Board meetings.

The Board of Trustees of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library usually meets on the 4th Monday of the month at 3:00 pm.  

The fiscal year schedule is updated here annually or available as a pdf: FY24 Schedule.

Board meeting handouts, statistical, equipment, and financial reports from previous years can be found in the archives.

Board Meeting Dates and Minutes

Board Meeting Handouts

Library Board Committees

Budget/Finance Committee

  • Aleta Childs, Chair
  • Brandy Polanowski
  • Peter Morville
  • Anne Hemenway
  • Martha Ledford
  • Staff: Lindsay Ideson, Jerry Carchedi, David Plunkett
Meets as needed

Technology Committee

  • Martha Ledford, Chair
  • Peter Morville
  • Michael Powers
  • Staff: Kayla Payne, Sara Elizabeth, Michael Oden, David Plunkett
Meets as needed

5-Year Plan Committee

  • Meredith Cole, Chair
  • Aleta Childs
  • Staff: Meredith Dickens, Krista Farrell, Susan Huffman, Kayla Payne, David Plunkett, Latasha Richards, Hayley Tompkins
  • Friends of the Library: Proal Heartwell
Meets as needed

Policy Committee

  • Michael Powers, Chair
  • Kathy Johnson Harris
  • Martha Ledford
  • Anne Hemenway
  • Staff: Krista Farrell, David Plunkett, Ginny Reese, Camille Thompson
Meets before the Board meeting usually every other month

Personnel Committee

  • Kathy Johnson Harris, Chair
  • Aleta Childs
  • Meredith Cole
  • Brandy Polanowski
  • Staff: Krista Farrell, David Plunkett, Chris Smith
Meets as needed

 

Upcoming Committee Meetings

- Policy Committee Meeting, December 2023 (Virtual & Northside Library )
Agenda | Zoom link

Recent Committee Meetings

- Five Year Plan Committee Meeting, November 2023 (Virtual & Central Library )
Agenda | Video

Board of Trustees Meeting Handouts and Monthly Statistics

Meeting Date Location Monthly Statistics Monthly Equipment Funds FY Expenditure Summary Agenda Handouts
Northside Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Video 		Gordon Avenue Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Northside Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Northside Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Northside Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Northside Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Northside Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Northside Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Nelson Memorial Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Greene County Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Louisa County Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Northside Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Northside Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Central Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Northside Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Northside Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Northside Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts

Minutes | Video 		Northside Library Statistics Equipment Expenditure Agenda Handouts
Tony Townsend
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Trustee for Albemarle County (President)
Tony Townsend
3352 Rowcross St
Crozet, VA 22932
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Peter Morville
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Scottsville, VA 24590
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Meredith Cole
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Meredith Cole
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Kathy Johnson Harris
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Kathy Johnson Harris
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Anne Hemenway
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Anne Hemenway
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Charlottesville, VA 22901
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Martha Ledford
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Trustee for Greene County
Martha Ledford
1336 Pocosan Mountain Rd
Stanardsville, VA 22973
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Brandy Polanowski
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Brandy Polanowski
PO Box 1632
Charlottesville, VA 22902
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Aleta Childs
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Aleta Childs
400 Dogwood Ln
Nellysford, VA 22958
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