Library Commission

The Wake County Library Commission is an advisory board appointed by the Wake County Board of Commissioners. The Commission currently is made up of 14 members. Each Commission member is appointed to represent a County Commissioner's District, or to represent the County at-large or a district appointment. The role of the Commission is to advise the County Commissioners on matters of policy and program affecting the public library system. They meet monthly on the third Wednesday at noon at the Library Administration Building, 4020 Carya Drive in Raleigh.

Library Commission Members
July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010

District Members

District #1 – Commissioner Bryan
Mrs. Mildred Dail, Vice Chair  
804 Keiths Road      
Knightdale, NC  27545
919-266-2820 (home)
Mbeamdail@aol.com
Terms:   2/2/98-6/30/98; 7/1/98-6/30/00; 7/1/00-6/30/02; 7/1/02-6/30/04; 7/1/04-6/30/06; 7/1/06-6/30/08; 7/1/08-6/30/10
(Lives in District 1)

District #2 – Commissioner Brown
Mr. Jason Herndon
1708 Cordiss Court
Raleigh, NC 27603
919-201-1854 (home)
919-835-4630 (work)
jasonherndon@parkerpoe.com
Terms: 6/1/09-6/30/11
(Lives in District 2)

District #3 – Commissioner Gurley
Mr. Frank Bobbitt
1108 Churchwood Drive
Apex, NC 27502
919-290-2645 (home)
fbobbittiii@aol.com
Terms: 10/6/08 - 6/30/10

District #4 – Commissioner Norwalk
Mr. Lee Sartain 
3010 Walnut Creek Parkway, Apt. N
Raleigh, NC 27606
919-210-4797 (home)
919-513-8512 (work)
leesartain@gmail.com
Terms: 6/1/09 - 6/30/11
(Lives in District 4)

District #5 – Commissioner Webb
Mrs. Addie Copeland
2705 Boxelder Court
Raleigh, NC 27610
919-747-9936 (home)
addiemuf@aol.com
Terms: 6/2/08-6/30/10
(Lives in District 5)

District #6 – Commissioner Ward
Mrs. Lynda Creutzburg
7505 Thompson Mill Road
Wake Forest, NC 27587
919-556-5336 (home)
919-961-1636 (cell)
lynda139@nc.rr.com
Terms: 9/17/07 - 6/30/09; 7/1/09 - 6/30/11
(Lives in District 6)

District #7 – Commissioner Coble
Mrs. Leona Bloom      
1920 Amity Hill Court      
Raleigh, NC  27612
919-866-1333 (home/cell)
919-274-8600 (alternate cell)
leonabloom@nc.rr.com
Terms:  6/2/08-6/30/10
(Lives in District 7)

AT-LARGE MEMBERS:

(Nominated by Commissioner Coble)
Mr. Michael Burkhart
15 W. 2nd Street
Wendell, NC 27591
Term: 6/1/09-6/30/11
919-218-5992 (cell)
919-546-2819 (work)
mburkhart41@gmail.com
(Lives in District 1)

(Nominated by Commissioner Gardner)
Ms. Susan Dunathan, Chair
2216 Oxford Road
Raleigh, NC 27608
919-608-3508 (home)
919-835-4502 (work)
919-834-4564 (fax)
susandunathan@parkerpoe.com
Term: 1/7/08-6/30/08; 7/1/08-6/30/10
(Lives in District 7)

(Nominated by Commissioner Brown)
Mrs. Mable Howell
1105 Queensferry Road
Cary, NC 27511
919-467-2654 (home)
ginlea@bellsouth.net
Terms: 8/4/03-6/30/05; 7/1/05-6/30/07; 7/1/07-6/30/09; 7/1/09-6/30/11
(Lives in District 3)

(Nominated by Commissioner Coble)
Ms. Mary R. Johnson
1301 E. Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27610
919-552-7857 (voice mail)
919-582-2233 (1 p.m. - 6 p.m.)
Terms:  6/18/07-6/30/09; 7/1/09-6/30/11
(Lives in District 5)

(Nominated by Commissioner Brown)
Ms. Carol Cutler White
100 Council Gap Court
Cary, NC 27513
919-523-1454 (home)
919-866-5925 (work)
carolcwhite@hotmail.com
Term: 6/1/09 - 6/30/11
(Lives in District 3)

Emeritus Library Commission Member

Mrs. Ruth W. Holleman
619 Hunter St.
Apex, NC 27502
919-362-8235 (home)
Effective: June 2004