Library Boards of Trustees
The Craven-Pamlico Regional Library Board of Trustees is appointed to set policies and oversee the operation of the Library. Trustees receive no payment for their service. The Trustees Regional Board meets the third Wednesday quarterly. The meetings are open to the public. The meeting agenda includes an opportunity for audience members to address the Board.CPRL has an advisory board at each library location. Advisory boards are composed of accomplished experts offering innovative advice and dynamic perspectives who advise the Regional Board on budgetary and policy decisions. Meeting quarterly, CPRL advisory boards provide strategic direction, guide quality improvement, and assess program effectiveness for the library they represent.
The Regional Board meets on the third Wednesday in February, May, August, and November at 9:00 am. Locations alternate between the New Bern and Pamlico Library
Commissioner Jason Jones, Chair (
Commissioner E.T. Mitchell, Vice Chair (
Commissioner Shevel "Sherry" Hunt (
Denise Smith (
John Prescott (
Ann Whitman (
Commissioner Doug Brinson (
Meetings are the first Tuesday of alternative months - February, April, June, August, October, and December at 5:30 pm in the New Bern Library Conference Room.
Meetings are second Monday of January, April, July, October at 6:00 pm in the Cove City Library
Theresa Hodges (
Jason Jones, Craven County Commissioner (
John Carroll Hawkins (
Jean Davenport (
Dred Mitchell, Mayor (
Nannette Walston-Moore
James Ludwig (
Michael McCoy, Jr. (
Shevel Hunt, Vice Chair (
Jessica Hahn-Bries
Meetings are the first Wednesday of January, April, July, October at 4:00 pm in the Pamlico Library
Ann Whitman, Chair (
Ben Bowditch, Vice Chair (
John Prescott (
Erik Smith
Crystal Carey
Commissioner Doug Brinson
Meetings are fourth Tuesday of January, April, July, October at 6:30 pm in the Vanceboro Library
Thomas F. Mark, Craven County Commissioner (
Hud Jordan, Vanceboro Alderman
Denise Smith, Chair (
Kathryn Whitford
Brent Manning
Mary Fillingame (
Blair Wetherington (
Board of Trustees Meetings
Board of Trustees Documents
Bylaws for CP Regional Library (PDF)
CPRL Strategic Plan 2021-2024 (PDF)
Library Management Competencies (PDF)
CPRL 2024-2025 Budget (PDF)




