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

Russell Taylor
336-846-2039

Finance and Personnel Manager

Tammy Holston
336-846-2041 ext. 102

Information Technology Manager

Kilby Spencer
336-200-0404

Ashe County Librarian

Laura McPherson
336-846-2033

Watauga County Librarian

Monica Caruso
828-264-8784

Wilkes County Librarian

Suzanne Moore
336-838-2818

Board of Directors

Regional board meetings are held at 1 p.m. on the third Thursday of January, March, May, July, September and November. 

Ashe: Kyle Hall, Karen Moll, Jan Noffsinger
Watauga: Natalie Harkey, Margaret Love, Mary Stolberg, Patricia Swartzbaugh
Wilkes: Jennifer Chatham, Arnold Lakey, Camilla Lovett-Day

2025 Board Meeting Dates


Long Term Plan

2022-2026 Strategic Plan


 

 

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