Appalachian Regional Library - About the Library

Appalachian Regional Library is a network of libraries across northwestern North Carolina, encompassing Ashe, Watauga, and Wilkes counties. The Appalachian Regional Library nurtures individual and community growth through free and equal access to resources for reading, thinking, learning, and living.

Regional Leadership

Director of Libraries

Jane W. Blackburn
336-846-2041 ext. 104

Finance and Personnel Manager

Tammy Holston
336-846-2041 ext. 102

Information Technology Manager

Kilby Spencer
336-200-0404

Board of Directors

Regional board meetings are held at 1 p.m. on the third Thursday of January, March, May, July, September and November. The date for the September Appalachian Regional Library Board meeting has been changed to Thursday, September 29. The board will meet at 1:00 p.m. at the Wilkes County Public Library.

Ashe: Jan Noffsinger, Doug Butler, Kyle Hall, Karen Moll
Watauga: Sandra Basel, Roberta Jackson, Margaret Love, Patrick Swartzbaugh
Wilkes: Beth Tharrington, Bill Davis, Jr., Casey Joe Johnson, Arnold Lakey