Board of Trustees

The governing body of the Library consists of a thirteen member Board of Trustees who are appointed to the Library Board by the County Commissioners, the City of Thomasville, and the county and city Boards of Education.

Terms are for three years and may be extended for an additional three years. The terms are on staggered years.

Name	Appointed By	Term	Term Expiration
Janet Cable	City	1^st	6/30/2026
Debra Abrams	City	1^st	6/30/2026
Adrian Burns	City	2^nd	6/30/2025
Jean Christie	City, Mayor Appointee	1^st	Exempt
Dr. Fred Rayfield	City Board of Education	1^st	Exempt
Charlene Hampton	County	2^nd	6/30/2026
Judy Ament	County	1^st	6/30/2024
Carla Defnall	County	1^st	6/30/2025
Nicole Gatlin	County	2^nd	6/30/2025
Lisa Williams	County Board of Education	1^st	Exempt
Wiley Grady	County, Commission Appointee	1^st	Exempt
Alfred Carver	Small Town	1^st	6/30/2025
Sandra Hayes	Small Town	1^st	6/30/2026

Officers

Chairman: Adrian Burns

Vice Chairman: Lisa Williams

Secretary: Debra Abrams

Treasurer: Judy Ament

Board Meeting Schedule FY2024

2023

18 September

16 October

20 November

2024

*22 January

*26 February

18 March

15 April

20 May

24 June

Library Board meetings on the third Monday of the month except where denoted with an asterick, due to holidays. Meetings are held in the Thomas County Public Library Board Room at 1:00pm and are open to the public. There are no meetings in December, July or August.

To contact a Library Board member, contact the Library Director, Derek Kolb, at (229) 225-5252 or email, DKolb@tcpls.org.

Meeting Minutes

Offical meeting minutes for previous meetings are available online (found below by fiscal year) or per request at the Thomasville Library Main Branch. Minutes are added after Board approval.

Notice

Tentative Agendas: Tentative agendas will be available at the Thomas County Public Library, Main Thomasville Branch, at least 24-hours before each meeting. Agendas will be posted on the Internet for your convenience as soon as available, normally 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Official Minutes: Minutes are approved at the following meeting. The official minutes will be available at the Thomas County Public Library, Main Thomasville Branch, and posted after approval.