The Sevier County Public Library is governed by a seven member Board of Trustees, whose authority is defined by state statue. Members are appointed by the Sevier County Commission to three year staggered terms.

As the legal agency for the Library, the Library Board formulates all policies of the Library and administers all property and funds. The Board appoints a Library Director who is responsible for carrying out policy decisions and day-to-day administration of the Library System (Main library and branches.)

2010 Sevier County Public Library Board Member Rotation Status

Member*                                Appointed        1^st term expires           2^nd term expires

Steve Hendrix                          2006                2009                            2012

Judy Godfrey                           2007                2010                            2013

Bill Yett                                   2009                2012                            2015

Carolyn Henderson                 2010                2013                            2016

Scott Hensley                          2010                2013                            2016

Margie Pearson                      2010                2013                            2016

Diane Johnson                         2010                2011 - 2014                 2017

(Whoever replaced David Sarten on the regular board - Carolyn, Margie, or Diane - will need to be reappointed in 2011, with 1^st term ending 2014, 2^nd term 2017.  The other 2 will have 1^st term expire 2013, 2^nd term 2016.)

Regional Bd.**

Marye Rose                             2006                2009                            2012

David Sarten                           2010                2013                            2016

Ex-officio***

Robert Grover                         2007

Dwight Shepherd                    2009  (resigned 2010; to be replaced by Marye Rose 2010)

Dave Bradley                          2009

*Members are selected by the board, then approved by county commission, except for the city representative, who is appointed solely by the city of Sevierville.

**Regional members are selected by the board (logically, from members who have some experience on the regular board), then approved by county commission.

***Ex-officio members are selected by the board.