Marion County Public Libraries

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Marion County Library Board will hold a Policy Committee Meeting on Friday, November 3, 2023, 3:30 at the Carolyn Stewart Public Library community meeting room. The Nominating Committee will convene at 4:30 immediately following.  The library board has six (6) standing committees.  These committees enable the library board to better administer Tennessee State Library and Archives policies and procedures to better serve our communities.  The public is welcome to attend.

MARION COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD

Job Opening

The Marion County Library Board is accepting applications for the following: 

Executive Director 

Position reports to a nine (9) member Board of Trustees who are appointed to three (3) year terms and meet bi-monthly. Salary depends on qualifications. A minimum of a Bachelor's degree required but a Master's degree preferred. Knowledge and skills preferred in areas of financial expertise, supervisory experience, library science, leadership, intergovernmental relations, and a strong desire to serve the public. Applications are available at Beene Pearson Public Library in South Pittsburg, Carolyn Stewart Public Library in Jasper and Orena Humphreys Public Library in Whitwell as well as on our website www.marioncountytnlibraries.org . Return applications with resume and letters of reference to Wendell Sweeton, Chairman of the MCLB Personnel Committee, w.sweeton072l@gmail.com or mail to 176 North Walnut Street, Whitwell, TN 37397. Applications will be accepted until Friday, October 20, 2023 by 3:00 p.m. c.s.t. Background checks will be required. The Marion County Library Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

There will be a Special-Called meeting of the Marion County Library Board, Tuesday, September 12, 2023, 4:30 at the Carolyn Stewart Public Library in Jasper.  The agenda consists of approving the 2023-2024 fiscal budget and approval of a new trustee to serve on the board.

The Marion County Library Board has the following meetings during the month of September.  All the meetings will be held in Jasper at the Carolyn Stewart Public Library and have been called by the library board and/or committee chairs.

The Budget & Finance Committee will have a special-called meeting on Monday, September 11, 2023.  The purpose of the committee meeting is to review and approval the 2023-2024 budget to the library board. The time has not yet been determined. 

Special-called Marion County Library Board meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 4:30.  The purpose of the meeting is review and approve the recommendations of the Budget & Finance Committee relative to the 2023-2024 budget and to full a trustee vacancy on the library board.

The Policy & Bylaws Committee will have a special-called meeting on Wednesday, September 13, 2023.  The purpose of the committee meeting is to review and recommend proposed amendments to the policy manual.  The time has not yet been determined.

The regularly-scheduled monthly meeting of the Marion County Library Board will be held on Monday, September 25, 2023 at 4:30. 

Public Notice

Due to the lack of a quorum at the regularly-scheduled meeting in July, The Marion County Library Board will hold a special-called meeting on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, 4:30 p.m. at Orena Humphreys Public Library, 1130 Main Street, Whitwell, TN  37397.

The purpose of the meeting is to consider the Library Board’s July Agenda as well as review the revised Executive Director Job Description.

Mission

​Our mission is to give access to ideas in various media while being responsive to the needs of the community within convenient hours and pleasant surroundings. The libraries hope to satisfy recreational and practical interest by use of both traditional and emerging technologies and up-to-date collections of all materials and media.

Objectives 

• To serve the community as a center of reliable  information through popular print and non-print collections, technology, and programming.

• To support educational, civic, and cultural activities of groups and organizations.

• To provide opportunity  and encouragement for children, young people, and adults to educate themselves.

• To meet identify those needs, community and to needs, cooperate to provide with other programs of organizations, service and agencies, technology and to meet those needs, and to cooperate with other organizations, agencies, and institutions which can provide programs or services to meet community needs.

• To provide opportunity for  recreation through use of literature, technology, music, films, and other art forms.