Millard Oakley Public Library News
May 22, 2026
Summer Reading “Unearth a Story” is coming soon to the Millard Oakley Public Library! Starting June 1, you can register on ReadSquared to count your child’s reading and play games to win prizes! Our first entertainer, Bob Tartar, will be here on Thursday, June 4, at 10:30. Some programs we do require that you pre-register your child to ensure we have enough supplies. Stop by the library to pick up the forms and get a copy of the schedule!
The Library Board will have a special called meeting on Wednesday, June 3, at 4:30.
A copy of this agenda is as follows:
Millard Oakley Public Library
Board Meeting
June 3, 2026
SPECIAL CALLED
- Call the meeting to order.
- Attendance.
- Reading and approval of minutes from the May meeting.
- Public Comment
- Consider changes to Library Board By-Laws:
- Article II Section 1: Change “Officers of the Board shall be elected during the June meeting and shall serve one fiscal year (July 1-June 30)” to “Officers of the Board shall be elected during the July meeting and shall serve one fiscal year (July 1-June 30).
- Add Article III: Meetings. Section 3 to read, “A governing body shall, for each public meeting, reserve a period for public comment to provide the public with the opportunity to comment on matters that are germane to the items on the agenda for the meeting.”
- Approve board member appointments for expiring terms:
- Replacement for Helen Carter, who resigned. Nominate Phillip Talley, County Commissioner, to finish her term, which expires in June 2027. He would then be eligible to serve two additional 3-year terms.
- Reappoint Brenda Winningham, who is serving an unexpired term. She is eligible to serve two additional 3-year terms, with a new expiration date of June 30, 2029, for the new term.
- Reappoint Bruce Godfrey, who is serving an unexpired term. He is eligible to serve two additional 3-year terms, with a new expiration date of June 30, 2029, for the new term.
- Replacement for Thelma Danner, who finishes up her term in July. She will be eligible for reappointment in July 2029.
- Next meeting Tuesday, July 20, 2026 @ 4:30 p.m.
New books added to the library collection recently include: “The Patient One” by Shelley Shepard Gray, “Midsummer Mysteries Short Stories: From the Crime Writers Association,” “Paleohacks Keto Slow Cooker Volume 2,” “The Moonglow Sisters” by Lori Wilde, “The Kingdom” by Jo Nesbo, “The Wedding People” by Alison Espach, “The Paper Girl of Paris” by Jordyn Taylor, “The Orphan House” by Ann Bennett, and “Our Place On The Island” by Erika Montgomery.
