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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 citizens' 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.
 

City of Hickory Poet Laureate Program

The City of Hickory Poet Laureate Program, managed by the City of Hickory Library Advisory Board, promotes literature and a communal appreciation of poetry within the city. The program celebrates the rich culture of Hickory and Catawba County while fostering artistic expression and community engagement with literacy and literature. Click the button below to learn more about this program.

Poet Laureate Program

 


Patrick Beaver Memorial

Ridgeview Branch
 
 
 
 

Name

Represents

Term Expires

Lanie Wood (Chair)

Ward 1

6/30/25 (1st term)

Suzanne Williams

Ward 2

6/30/27 (1st term)

Pamela Kiefer

Ward 3

6/30/27 (1st term) 

Allison Little

Ward 4

6/30/26  (2nd term)

Dianne Straley

Ward 5

6/30/26 (2nd term)

Charlie Hayes

Ward 6

6/30/27 (2nd term)

Jennie Dulin

At Large

6/30/27 (2nd)

Michael McLamb

At Large

6/30/26 (2nd term)

Rebecca Alt

At Large

6/30/26 (1st term)

Britney Zulueta

Youth Council

8/2025

Ex Officio

 

 

Brian Nestor

President, Friends of Hickory Public Library

Ex officio members

Cozette Sinclair

President, Friends of Ridgeview Branch Library

Ex officio member

Sarah Greene - Staff Liaison
Director - Hickory Public Library
sgreene@hickorync.gov
(828) 304-0500

 
 

 

 

 

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