Summit County Board of Trustees
The Library is a county department which abides by State library laws. The seven member Board of Trustees (BOT) is appointed by the Summit County Commissioners. The members are selected to represent the geographic area of the county and serve for a 5-year term without financial compensation. The BOT governs the library, establishes policies, and employs a library director to carry out the policies and manage the library.
View the 2018 strategic plan here.
The BOT meets monthly on the fourth Thursday of each month, usually at the County Commons. Meetings are open to everyone, please come by or email us with comments or concerns.
Carol Cannon
Pending County Commissioners Approval
(12/2023)
Strategic Planning Committee Chair
David is a retired cardiologist from Florida with a life-long love of literature, music, cinema, and adventure travel.
dachinoy@me.com
(12/21)
Elizabeth Edgar
Library Foundation Liaison
Elizabeth serves as the Summit Head Start 0-5 Director at Early Childhood Options. eedgar2017@comcast.net
(12/19)
Mary Gessner
Vice President
Mary is a longtime Summit County resident. She works remotely as a Data Scientist.
research.gessner@gmail.com
(12/20)
Dave Miller
Dave is passionate about education. He currently works as the Director of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships for Keystone Science School.
(12/19)
Kristina Nethaway
Community Relations
Kristina is a retired goldsmith who loves libraries because, "Information wants to be free” (Stuart Brand). kneth515@yahoo.com
(12/18)
Barbara Parry
President
Barbara is a new resident of Summit County, moving here from Iowa and enjoys knitting.
borchertparry@gmail.com
(12/20)
Secretary
Andrew is a software engineer supporting projects to help ensure that current and future generations have access to our collective digital heritage.
awoods01@gmail.com
(12/22)
