The Board of Trustees of the Starkville-Oktibbeha County Public Library consists of six members; three members appointed by the mayor of Starkville with approval of the Board of Aldermen and three members appointed by the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors. Board members are appointed for five-year terms and may serve up to two consecutive terms. In the event a Board of Trustees seat is vacated, the seat shall be filled, and the finished term will not count towards a Trustee’s two consecutive term limit.
STARKVILLE TRUSTEES
- Dolton McAlpin, Vice-Chairperson
- 1st term ending September 30, 2026
- Nancy Hargrove
- 1st term ending September 30, 2027
- Kennedy Neal
- 1st term ending September 30, 2028
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY TRUSTEES
- Sue Minchew
- 1st term ending September 30, 2025
- David Garraway, Chairperson
- 1st term ending September 30, 2027
- John Rigsby, Secretary
- 2nd term ending September 30, 2029
BOARD OF TRUSTEE MINUTES
Minutes of all Board of Trustees meetings are kept in according with section 25-41-11 of the Mississippi Code’s Open Meetings Act. Those minutes are available for view by request of the Library Director.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETINGS
The Board of Trustees meets the 4th Monday (except for holidays or extenuating circumstances) of very odd numbered month at 4:00 pm in the Mississippi Room of the Stark Annex in the Starkville Public Library.
- Fiscal Year 2025 Meeting Dates
- November 25, 2024
- January 28, 2025 [Tuesday]
- March 24, 2025
- May 27, 2025 [Tuesday]
- July 28, 2025
- September 22, 2025