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Library Board of Control

Ms. Candace Temple	President
Mr. Donald Luther, Jr.	Vice President
Ms. Kathy Wascom	Treasurer
Ms. Nicole Allmon-Learson.	Board Member
Mr. Ronnie Pierce	Board Member
Mr. Darryl Hurst	Board Member
Mrs. Delores Watts	Board Member

To contact the Library Board of Control, phone (225) 231-3700 or email boardofcontrol@ebrpl.com.

Direct your printed correspondence to: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806.

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The East Baton Rouge Parish Library Board of Control will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. at the Main Library, in the First Floor Large Meeting Room 7711 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA.
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Responsibilities of Library Board of Control Members

Desirable Qualifications for Members of the Library Board of Control

Library Board of Control Bylaws (rev. 7/18/19)

Public Comment Policy for Library Board Meetings (rev. 3/21/13)

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2024 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 18, 2024	February 15, 2024	March 21, 2024	April 18, 2024
May 16, 2024	June 20, 2024	July 1, 2024 (Budget Meeting )	July 18, 2024
August 15, 2024	September 19, 2024	October 17, 2024	November, 2024
December, 2024

2023 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 19, 2023	February 16, 2023	March 16, 2023	April 20, 2023
May 18, 2023	June 12, 2023 (Special Meeting)	June 15, 2023	July 20, 2023
August 17, 2023	September 21, 2023 (Special Meeting)	September 21, 2023	September 22, 2023 (Special Meeting)
October 11, 2023 (Special Meeting)	October 16, 2023 (Special Meeting)	October 19, 2023	November 16, 2023
December, 2023 (minutes unavailable)

2022 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 20, 2022	February 17, 2022	March 17, 2022	April 21, 2022
May 19, 2022	June 16, 2022	June 30, 2022 (Special Meeting)	July 21, 2022
August 18, 2022	September 15, 2022	September 22, 2022 Strategic Planning Work Session	October 20, 2022
November 15, 2022 Special Meeting (Tentative Agenda)	November 17, 2022

2021 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 21, 2021	February 25, 2021	March 18, 2021	April 15, 2021
May 20, 2021	June 17, 2021	July 15, 2021 (Special Meeting)	July 22, 2021
July 27, 2021 (Special Meeting)	August 19, 2021	September 16, 2021	October 21, 2021
November 18, 2021

2020 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 16, 2020	February 20, 2020	March 19, 2020 - Canceled (Tentative Agenda)	April 16, 2020 - Canceled
May 21, 2020 - Canceled	June 18, 2020	July 16, 2020	August 15, 2020 (Special Meeting)
August 20, 2020	September 17, 2020	October 15, 2020	November 19, 2020

2019 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 17, 2019	February 21, 2019	March 21, 2019	April 18, 2019 - Canceled (Tentative Agenda)
April 25, 2019	May 16, 2019	June 20, 2019	July 18, 2019
August 5, 2019 (Special Meeting)	August 15, 2019	September 19, 2019	October 17, 2019
November 21, 2019	A Board Meeting is not scheduled for December 2019.

2018 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 18, 2018 - Canceled (Tentative Agenda)	January 25, 2018	February 15, 2018	March 15, 2018
April 19, 2018	May 17, 2018	June 21, 2018	July 19, 2018
July 26, 2018 (Special Meeting)	August 16, 2018	September 20, 2018	October 18, 2018
November 15, 2018	December 13, 2018

2017 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 19, 2017	February 16, 2017	March 16, 2017	April 20, 2017
May 18, 2017	June 15, 2017	July 13, 2017 (Special Meeting)	July 20, 2017
August 17, 2017	September 21, 2017	October 19, 2017	November 16, 2017
December 21, 2017

2016 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 21, 2016	February 18, 2016	March 17, 2016	April 21, 2016
May 19, 2016	June 16, 2016	July 13, 2016	July 21, 2016
August 18, 2016	September 15, 2016	October 20, 2016	November 17, 2016
December 15, 2016

2015 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 15, 2015	February 19, 2015	March 10, 2015	March 19, 2015
April 16, 2015	May 07, 2015 (Council Briefing)	May 21, 2015	June 18, 2015
July 06, 2015 (Special Meeting)	July 16, 2015	August 20, 2015	September 17, 2015
October 15, 2015	November 19, 2015	December 17, 2015

2014 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 16, 2014	February 20, 2014	March 20, 2014	April 17, 2014
May 03, 2014 (Strategic Planning Work Session)	May 15, 2014	June 16, 2014 (Special Workshop)	June 19, 2014
July 17, 2014	August 21, 2014	September 18, 2014	October 16, 2014
November 20, 2014	December 18, 2014

2013 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 17, 2013	February 21, 2013	March 21, 2013	April 18, 2013
May 16, 2013	June 20, 2013	June 22, 2013 (Special Meeting)	July 18, 2013
August 10, 2013 (Strategic Planning Work Session)	August 15, 2013	September 5, 2013 (Special Meeting)	September 19, 2013
October 17, 2013	November 21, 2013	December 14, 2013 (Special Meeting)	December 19, 2013

2012 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 19, 2012	February 4, 2012 Special Library Board Workshop	February 16, 2012	March 6, 2012 (Special Meeting)
March 15, 2012	April 19, 2012	May 17, 2012	June 21, 2012
July 10, 2012 (Special Meeting)	July 19, 2012	August 4, 2012 (Director Recruitment Ad Hoc Committee Meeting)	August 16, 2012
August 18, 2012 (Special Meeting)	September 20, 2012	October 18, 2012	November 15, 2012
December 20, 2012

2011 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 20, 2011	February 17, 2011	March 17, 2011	Saturday, April 16, 2011 (Strategic Planning Workshop)
April 21, 2011	May 19, 2011	June 6, 2011 (Special Meeting)	June 16, 2011
July 21, 2011	August 18, 2011	September 15, 2011	October 20, 2011
November 17, 2011	November 29, 2011 (Special Meeting)	December 15, 2011

2010 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 21, 2010	February 18, 2010	March 18, 2010	April 15, 2010
April 20, 2010 (Special Meeting)	May 20, 2010	June 10, 2010 (Special Meeting)	June 17, 2010
July 15, 2010	August 16, 2010 (Tentative Agenda for Public Forum)	August 19, 2010	September 16, 2010
October 21, 2010	December 16, 2010

2009 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 15, 2009	January 31, 2009 (Strategic Planning Workshop)	February 19, 2009	March 7, 2009 (Strategic Planning Workshop)
March 19, 2009	April 16, 2009	April 29, 2009 (Bookmobile Ad Hoc Committee Agenda and Meeting)	May 2, 2009 (Special Meeting)
May 3, 2009 (Special Meeting)	May 5, 2009 (Bookmobile Ad Hoc Committee Agenda and Meeting)	May 13, 2009 (Bookmobile Ad Hoc Committee Agenda and Meeting)	May 21, 2009
June 4, 2009 (Special Meeting)	June 18, 2009	July 16, 2009	August 20, 2009
September 17, 2009	October 15, 2009	October 20, 2009 (Bookmobile Ad Hoc Committee Agenda and Meeting)	October 28, 2009 (South Branch Development Ad Hoc Committee Agenda and Meeting)
November 5, 2009 (Special Meeting)	November 6, 2009 (South Branch Development Ad Hoc Committee Agenda and Meeting)	November 18, 2009 (South Branch Development Ad Hoc Committee Agenda and Meeting)	November 19, 2009
December 17, 2009

2008 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 17, 2008	February 21, 2008	March 19, 2008	April 24, 2008
May 15, 2008	May 29, 2008 Special Meeting	June 19, 2008	July 24, 2008
August 21, 2008	September 18, 2008	October 11, 2008 (Special Meeting)	October 16, 2008
November 20, 2008	December 18, 2008

2007 BOARD MEETING MINUTES
January 30, 2007	February 15, 2007	March 12, 2007 Finance Committee Meeting	March 15, 2007
April 2, 2007 Finance Committee Meeting	April 19, 2007	May 3, 2007 Finance Committee Meeting	May 17, 2007
June 7, 2007 Finance Committee Meeting	June 18, 2007	July 9, 2007 Finance Committee Meeting	July 19, 2007
August 16, 2007	September 20, 2007	October 18, 2007	November 14, 2007
No Meeting in December.

Library Board of Control Members

Ms. Candace Temple top ↑

Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: President
Years of Service: Appointed May, 2017
Education: B.S. in Agricultural Economics/Business from Louisiana State University, 2008; Louisiana Real Estate License, Bob Brooks School of Real Estate, 2010
Profession: Realtor
Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Community Activities:

East Baton Rouge Parish Complete Streets Advisory Committee Member, May 2017-present
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome Transition Team
Housing and Land Sub-Committee Co-Chair, December 2016-present
Bethany Kids Ministry Volunteer, 2015-present
Forum 35 Member, 2011-present
Vice President of Projects, 2015-2016
Board Member, November 2013-April 2017
Public Education Committee Chair, 2014
Greater Baton Rouge Board of Realtors, Member, 2010-present
Governmental Relations Committee Member, 2016-present
Community Advisory Committee Member, 2016- present
Realtor Day Committee Member, 2014, 2015
Barton Leadership Graduate, 2015

Quote: “It is not who you are that holds you back, it is who you think you are not” - Unknown

Mr. Donald Luther, Jr. top ↑

Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Vice President
Years of Service: Reappointed May 2019
Profession:
Education:
Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Community Activities:

Quotes:

Ms. Kathy Wascom top ↑

Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Treasurer
Years of Service: Appointed February 2020
Education: St. Joseph's Academy and Louisiana State University BA
Profession: Retired, East Baton Rouge Parish Library, Volunteer Legislative Liaison for Louisiana Environmental Action Network
Profession: Retired, East Baton Rouge Parish Library, Volunteer Legislative Liaison for Louisiana Environmental Action Network
Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Community Activities:

Southside Civic Association
Louisiana Earth Day
Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana
Louisiana Wildlife Federation
Louisiana Environmental Action Network

Quote: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it's the only thing that ever has.”
Margaret Mead

Ms. Nicole Allmon-Learson top ↑

Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Board Member
Years of Service: Appointed April 2018
Education: MBA, University of New Orleans; BS, Business Administration, Southern University at New Orleans
Profession: Professional Registered Parliamentarian
Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Community Activities:

Girl Scouts Louisiana East, Board Member
Women's Council of Greater Baton Rouge, Member
Baton Rouge Unit of Parliamentarians, President
Louisiana Association of Parliamentarians, Vice President
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Member

Quote: “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” -Nelson Mandela

Mr. Ronnie Pierce top ↑

Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Board Member
Years of Service: Appointed 2024
Education:
Profession:
Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Mr. Darryl Hurst top ↑

Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Board Member
Years of Service: Appointed 2024
Education:
Profession:
Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Community Activities:

Quote:

Mrs. Delores Watts top ↑

Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Board Member
Years of Service: Appointed May 2018
Education: Ed. Specialist in Administration Leadership at Walden University; M. Ed. Administration and Supervision; B.S. in Secondary Education
Profession: E.B.R.P.S.S. High School Principal
Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Community Activities:

Lifetime Member of the LHSAA
Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Woodland-Ridge Civic Association

Quote: “Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best.”
St. Jerome

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Ms. Candace Temple top ↑

Mr. Donald Luther, Jr. top ↑

Ms. Kathy Wascom top ↑

Ms. Nicole Allmon-Learson top ↑

Mr. Ronnie Pierce top ↑

Mr. Darryl Hurst top ↑

Mrs. Delores Watts top ↑