Library Board of Control
| Mr. Travis Woodard | President | twoodard@ebrpl.com |
| Ms. Tanya Freeman | Vice President |
tfreeman@ebrpl.com |
| Mr. Jason Jacob | Treasurer | jjacob@ebrpl.com |
| Mr. Stanford O. Bardwell, Jr. | Board Member | sbardwell@ebrpl.com |
| Mr. Charles P. “Chip” Boyles, II | Board Member | cboyles@ebrpl.com |
| Ms. Kizzy A. Payton | Board Member | kpayton@ebrpl.com |
| Ms. Melanie Way | Board Member | mway@ebrpl.com |
To contact an individual board member, use the specific email address listed above or phone (225) 231-3700. To send correspondence to the entire Library Board of Control, address your emails to boardofcontrol@ebrpl.com.
Direct your printed correspondence to: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806.
Notice
The East Baton Rouge Parish Library Board of Control will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at the BREC Administration Building, in the Board Room at 6201 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA. Enter building on the Ardenwood Drive side of the building.
The East Baton Rouge Parish Library
Board of Control will hold a special meeting
on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. at the
Fairwood Branch Library in the Meeting
Room at 12910 Old Hammond Highway,
Baton Rouge, LA
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2013 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
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| June 22, 2013 (Tentative Agenda for Special Meeting) |
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2012 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
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August 4, 2012 |
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2011 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
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2010 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
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| August 16, 2010 (Tentative Agenda for Public Forum) |
August 19, 2010 |
September 16, 2010 |
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2009 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
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2008 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
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2007 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
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| July 19, 2007 |
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| September 20, 2007 |
October 18, 2007 |
November 14, 2007 |
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No Meeting in December.
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Library Board of Control Members
Mr. Travis Woodard, P.E. top ↑
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- Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: President
- Years of Service: Appointed May 2012
- Education: BS Industrial Engineering, MBA, both from Louisiana Tech
- Profession: Business Unit Leader-Infrastructure Program Management
- Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Community Activities:
- Zachary United Methodist Church, Board of Trustees (Chair, 2009-2011)
- Louisiana Tech Industrial Engineering Advisory Committee
Quote: “Progress, man's distinctive mark alone,
Not God's, and not the beasts;
God is, they are.
Man partly is and wholly hopes to be.”
Robert Browning, A Death in the Desert
Ms. Tanya Freeman top ↑
- Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Vice President
- Years of Service: Reappointed May 2011
- Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Mr. Jason Jacob top ↑
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- Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Treasurer
- Years of Service: Appointed December 2011
- Education: Southeastern Louisiana University, BA; Louisiana State University, MPA
- Profession: Louisiana State Police State Trooper
- Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Community Activities:
- President - Shenandoah North Homeowners Association
- Board Member - Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Association
- Knights of Columbus - St. Jean Vianney Catholic Church
- Metro 9 Member
Quote: “A Library's function is to give the public in the quickest and cheapest way information, inspiration, and recreation. If a better way than a book can be found, we should use it.”Melvil Dewey, American Librarian and Educator
Mr. Stanford O. Bardwell, Jr. top ↑
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- Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Member
- Years of Service: Reappointed May 2011
- Education: Juris Doctorate, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1965; Bachelor of Science, Louisiana State University, 1962
- Profession: Attorney
- Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Community Activities:
- Glenwood Civic Association, President (1971-1973)
- The Federation of Greater B.R. Civic Associations, Representative to organizational meeting
- EBR Republican Executive Committee, Chairman (1972-1976, 1988-1996)
- Board of Directors, Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge, Member (1974-1980)
- Governor's Criminal Justice Commission, Member (1980-1982)
- Greater Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, Member (1989-2002) Board of Directors (1997-2002); Government Affairs Committee
- Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, Member, (1994-date)
- First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge, Adult Sunday School teacher (1996-date)
Quote: "The intrinsic worth of a library is as a limitless source of information both on matters of real life application as well as for mere entertainment. The first is most ably illustrated by a former Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Louis D. Brandeis, who said, 'I have thought I would not get as much from books as I would from tackling concrete problems. However, I have generally run up against a problem, have painfully tried to think it out, with a measure of success, and have then read a book and found to my surprise that some other chap was before me.'”
Mr. Charles P. “Chip” Boyles, II top ↑
- Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Board Member
- Years of Service: Appointed December 2012
- Education: University of South Carolina – Bachelor of Arts Political Science; Clemson University – Masters Certificate in Public Administration
- Profession: Vice President of Programs and Administration at the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority
- Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Community Activities:
- Capital Area Alliance for the Homeless, Board of Directors
- East Baton Rouge Historic Preservation Commission
- International City County Managers Association
- Baton Rouge Workforce Investment Board
Quote: “Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.”Lady Bird Johnson
Ms. Kizzy A. Payton top ↑
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- Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Member
- Years of Service: Reappointed May, 2013
- Education: M.A. in Mass Communications, Southern University and A&M College; B.A. in Mass Communications, Southern University and A&M College
- Profession: Executive Director of Communications for Louisiana Recovery School District
- Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Community Activities:
- Family Road of Greater Baton Rouge, Board Member
- Capital Area United Way (2009 campaign), Cabinet Member
- Forum 35, Member
- Leadership Baton Rouge Graduate - Baton Rouge Area Chamber
- 50 for the Future - Capital Area United Way
- Greater King David Baptist Church, Media Services Director
- Public Relations Association of Louisiana, Member
- Advertising Federation of Greater Baton Rouge, Member
- National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR), Member
- Junior League of Baton Rouge, Member
Quotes: “The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world” - Rita Dove, U.S. Poet Laureate
“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving out quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better.” - Sidney Sheldon
Ms. Melanie Way top ↑
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- Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Member
- Years of Service: Appointed May 2012
- Education: Bachelor of Science – Accounting; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
- Profession: Owner of Analyze That, LLC – a business consulting company specializing in existing and start-ups, business plans, financial analysis and due diligence; Restaurateur and Entrepreneur
- Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Community Activities:
- SeNSE - a community of Louisiana Entrepreneurs connecting to build a better Baton Rouge
- Culture Candy - Connecting arts & culture to the Baton Rouge community
- Creative Louisiana - a monthly morning meet-up for creative types
- Central Chamber of Commerce
- St. Alphonsus Catholic Church
Quote: “I have been a patron and ambassador for the EBRP Library system my entire life. I’ve watched our local Central library transform from it’s little cinder block location on Hooper Road, overflowing with books, to it’s beautifully designed new home on Joor Road. I’ve watched the same progress throughout our parish. I understand that the library is an integral part of our community and provides cultural, recreational and educational opportunities for everyone in our parish. As a member of the board, I will approach all policies and decisions with honesty, integrity and an open mind. I am interested in the continued success of our library system an am willing to commit my time, energy and talents.”