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The '''Birmingham Public Library Board''' was established in [[1913]] to oversee the assets and operations of the [[Birmingham Public Library]] system. It was a successor to the [[Birmingham Public Library Association]], organized in [[1908]].
The '''Birmingham Public Library Board''' was established in [[1913]] to oversee the assets and operations of the [[Birmingham Public Library]] system. It was a successor to the [[Birmingham Public Library Association]], organized in [[1908]].
Under current city ordinance, the [[Birmingham City Council]] appoints ten members to the board for 5-year terms. In addition, the president of the [[Friends of the Birmingham Public Library]] sits on the board as an advisory (non-voting) member. Members are not compensated for their service, but can be reimbursed for approved travel relating to board business.


==Board members==
==Board members==
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===2002===
===2002===
* [[Gwendolyn Welch]] (1st term)
* [[Gwendolyn Welch]] (1st term)
===2008===
* [[Gwendolyn Welch]], chair
* [[Nell Allen]], vice-president
* [[Shanta Craig Owens]], parliamentarian
* [[Anthony Johnson]] (1st term)
* [[Lillie Fincher]]


===2014===
===2014===
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===2016===
===2016===
[[Kimberly Richardson]], president; [[Gwendolyn Amamoo]], immediate past president & parliamentarian; [[Georgia Morgan Blair]], vice-president; [[Willie Davis III]], [[Patty Pilkerton]]; [[Eunice Rogers]]; [[Dora Sims]]; [[James Sullivan]]; [[Scott Vowell]]; [[Gwendolyn Guster Welch]], [[Regina Ammon]] (Advisory Board Member), [[Tyrone Silmon]] (Mayor's Representative)
[[Kimberly Richardson]], president; [[Gwendolyn Amamoo]], immediate past president & parliamentarian; [[Georgia Morgan Blair]], vice-president; [[Willie Davis III]], [[Patty Pilkerton]]; [[Eunice Rogers]]; [[Dora Sims]]; [[James Sullivan]]; [[Scott Vowell]]; [[Gwendolyn Guster Welch]], [[Regina Ammon]] (Advisory Board Member), [[Tyrone Silmon]] (Mayor's Representative)
==External links==
* [http://www.bplonline.org/about/admin/Board.aspx Library Board] at bplonline.org

Revision as of 16:00, 23 October 2017

The Birmingham Public Library Board was established in 1913 to oversee the assets and operations of the Birmingham Public Library system. It was a successor to the Birmingham Public Library Association, organized in 1908.

Under current city ordinance, the Birmingham City Council appoints ten members to the board for 5-year terms. In addition, the president of the Friends of the Birmingham Public Library sits on the board as an advisory (non-voting) member. Members are not compensated for their service, but can be reimbursed for approved travel relating to board business.

Board members

1913

J. W. Donnelly, president; W. C. Gewin; D. M. Lewis; Thomas Duke Parke; Mrs E. L. Smith; Mrs J. M. Hankins; Lily Lykes; E. E. Smith; Mrs R. DuPont Thompson

1970

Mervyn Sterne, president; Ormand Somerville, vice-president; Harwell Davis; Mrs A. H. Hoyle; Paul Huffstuttler; Mrs Alex Wellman; W. W. McDuffie; Bessie Estell; W. W. Walker; Frank Peake (County Advisory Board)

2002

2008

2014

Gwendolyn Amamoo, president; Georgia Morgan Blair, vice-president; Gwendolyn Guster Welch, immediate past president, Scott Vowell, parliamentarian, Monique Gardner-Witherspoon, Patty Pilkerton, Kimberly Richardson; Sam Rumore Jr; Dora Sims; Katrina Watson; Regina Ammon (Advisory Board Member); Johnathan Austin (Council Education Chair), Kamilah Gray-Lewis (Council President's Representative), Courtney Hunter (Council President's Representative), Tyrone Silman (Mayor's Representative)

2016

Kimberly Richardson, president; Gwendolyn Amamoo, immediate past president & parliamentarian; Georgia Morgan Blair, vice-president; Willie Davis III, Patty Pilkerton; Eunice Rogers; Dora Sims; James Sullivan; Scott Vowell; Gwendolyn Guster Welch, Regina Ammon (Advisory Board Member), Tyrone Silmon (Mayor's Representative)

External links