Library Advisory Board
Hickory Public Library is a department of the City of Hickory, governed by Hickory City Council. Hickory Public Library has two library facilities, Patrick Beaver Memorial Library and Ridgeview Branch Library. The Library Advisory Board is appointed by City Council to serve as the citizen's voice with Library Administration and City Council.
The Library Advisory Board meets on a bimonthly basis. Locations alternate between Patrick Beaver Memorial Library and Ridgeview Branch Library. Meetings are held on the second Thursdays of January, March, May, July, September, and November at 4 p.m. All meetings are open to the public.
Patrick Beaver Memorial
Ridgeview Library
Name
Represents
Term Expires
Lanie Wood (Chair)
Ward 1
6/30/25 (1st term)
Julie Voss
Ward 2
6/30/24 (1st term)
Vacant
Ward 3
6/30/24
Allison Little
Ward 4
6/30/23 (1st term)
Dianne Straley
Ward 5
6/30/23 (2nd term)
Charlie Hayes
Ward 6
6/30/24 (1st term)
Jennie Dulin
At Large
6/30/24 (1st term)
Michael McLamb
At Large
6/30/23 (1st term)
Rick Martin
At Large
6/30/23 (2nd term)
Sarah Starr
Youth Council
8/2023
Ex Officio
Becky Smith and Donna Walton
Co-Presidents, Friends of Hickory Public Library
Ex officio members
Cozette Sinclair
President, Friends of Ridgeview Library
Ex officio member