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 for download.

Board Meeting Dates and Minutes

Board Meeting Handouts

Library Board Committees

Budget/Finance Committee

  • Wendy Wheaton Craig, Chair
  • Aleta Childs
  • Thomas Unsworth
  • Martha Ledford
  • Staff: Lindsay Ideson, AJ Mosley, David Plunkett
Meets as needed

Technology Committee

  • Thomas Unsworth, Chair
  • Michael Powers
  • Staff: Kayla Payne, Sara Elizabeth, Mary Ann Kearns, 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
  • 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
  • Staff: Krista Farrell, David Plunkett, Chris Smith
Meets as needed

Liaison to Friends Advocacy Committee

Wendy Wheaton Craig

Recent Committee Meetings

- Policy Committee Meeting, February 2023 (Virtual & Louisa County Library )
Agenda | Video
- Five Year Plan Committee Meeting, March 2023 (Virtual & Central Library )
Agenda | Video

Board of Trustees Meeting Handouts and Monthly Statistics

Tony Townsend
434.484.2231
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Trustee for Albemarle County (President)
Tony Townsend
3352 Rowcross St
Crozet, VA 22932

Term: (12/3/20 - 6/30/23) (P)
Thomas Unsworth
434.282.5941
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Trustee for Albemarle County
Thomas Unsworth
PO Box 1632
Charlottesville, VA 22902

Term: (7/1/19 - 6/30/23) (1)
Michael Powers
434.977.0202
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Trustee for Albemarle County
Michael Powers
138 Fontana Ct Charlottesville, VA 22911
Term: (7/1/20-6/30/24) (1)
Meredith Cole
434.465.9868
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Trustee for Charlottesville City
Meredith Cole
621 St. Charles Avenue Charlottesville, VA 22902
Term: (9/1/2021 - 8/31/2025) (P)
Kathy Johnson Harris
434-977-6371
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Trustee for Charlottesville City
Kathy Johnson Harris
902 Raymond Road Charlottesville, VA 22902
Term: (9/1/16 - 8/31/24) (2)
Martha Ledford
434-242-2568
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Trustee for Greene County
Martha Ledford
1336 Pocosan Mountain Rd
Stanardsville, VA 22973

Term: (7/01/22 - 6/30/26) (1)
Aleta Childs
540-272-8202
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Trustee for Nelson County (Vice-President)
Aleta Childs
400 Dogwood Ln
Nellysford, VA 22958

Term: (7/1/21-6/30/24) (P)
Wendy Wheaton Craig
540.748.9872
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Trustee for Louisa County
Wendy Wheaton Craig
2906 Doctors Road
Louisa, VA 23093

Term: (7/1/19-6/30/23) (2)