Library Trustees

The Officers of the Lake Blackshear Regional Library System for July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 are:       

Pat Gordy, Chair
Angela Brannen, First Vice Chair
Curtis Lucas, Second Vice Chair
Luneda Brown, Third Vice Chair

 

CRISP COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD

    • Guerry, Merilyn
    • Henry, Arleeta, 
    • Jenkins, Cindy
    • Lucas, Curtis 
    • Parker, Alicia (Chair of the Crisp County Board) 
    • Wade, Benny
    • West, Marie 
    • West, Randy
    • Williams, Katrisha

DOOLY COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD 

    • Brannen, Angela
    • Dexter, Gwendolyn
    • English, Beth
    • Evans, Pamela
    • Johnson, Elaine (Chair of the Dooly County Board)
    • Jones, Cory
    • Jones, Katherine
    • Lowery, Loise
    • McCray, Kathy 

SCHLEY COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD 

    • Franklin, Donna
    • Gordy, Pat (Chair of the Schley Board)
    • Hite, Sue
    • Howard, Dinah
    • Jordan, Gloria
    • McClellan, Judy
    • Phillips, Marianne
    • Young, Michelle

SUMTER COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD 

    • Barton, Kelsey
    • Brown, Luneda   
    • Terence Clemons
    • Coley, Eddye
    • Douglas, Jeraldine
    • Edgemon, John
    • George, Fran (Chair of the Sumter Board) 
    • Gosa, Wayne
    • Hopkins-Pitts, Sebrina
    • Mays, Renee
    • McFarland, Tom
    • Moran, Sheila

    • All 38 members of the county library boards serve on the board of the Lake Blackshear Regional Library System.  The board meets four times a year -- on the third Thursday of February, May, August, and November at 6:30 PM.  Locations to be announced.  For more information about board meetings, please call 229 924-8091 or contact Anne Isbell at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

POSITION AVAILABLE
CRISP COUNTY LIBRARY MANAGER

The Crisp County Library in Cordele, GA is seeking a full time Library Manager.

Salary range $35,000 - $39,000 dependent upon experience and qualifications.
Position is eligible for benefits including health insurance and retirement.

Minimum requirements are a Bachelor’s Degree; Master of Library Science
preferred.

This position requires significant interaction with the public, planning, delivery
and promotion of services, budget administration, and supervision of staff. This
person is the point-of-contact with county officials and the county library board.

Applications are available online HERE or at any Lake Blackshear
Regional Library System location.
Position is open until filled. The Lake Blackshear Regional Library System is an
equal opportunity employer.
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The Lake Blackshear Regional Library (Americus) holds a subscription to BookPage, courtesy of the Sumter County Friends of the Public Library, and keeps current copies at the front desk. These are free to the public. Click here to go to the online BookPage.

Our Mission

The Lake Blackshear Regional Library System's mission is to provide organized access to information through various formats and meet educational, informational, recreational and cultural needs of the citizens of Crisp, Dooly, Schley and Sumter Counties, and to improve efficiency in operations.

The Crisp County Library Board meets at 4:00 PM on the first Thursday of January, April, July, and October at the library in Cordele.
The Dooly County Library Board meets at 4:00 PM on the third Wednesday of January, April, July, and October at the library in Vienna.
The Schley County Library Board meets at 5:00 PM on the second Monday of January, April, July, and October at the library in Ellaville. 
The Sumter County Library Board meets at 6:00 PM on the first Tuesday of January, April, July, and October at the library in Americus.
The Lake Blackshear Regional Library board meets at 6:30 PM on the third Thursday of February (in Schley County), on the third Thursday of May (in Crisp County), on the third Thursday of August (in Sumter County), and on the third Thursday of November (in Dooly County).

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