Notice

The East Baton Rouge Parish Library Board of Control will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. at the Main Library, in the First Floor Large Meeting Room 7711 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA.

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Who We Are

The Library Board of Control is a 7-person board of trustees appointed by the Metropolitan Council. These volunteers serve 4-year terms. Their duties include hiring the director and approving policies and the annual budget, which then goes to the Metro Council for final approval.  

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It is not who you are that holds you back, it is who you think you are not”

– Unknown

ms. candace temple

Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: President
Years of Service: Appointed May, 2017
Education: B.S. in Agricultural Economics/Business from Louisiana State University, 2008; Louisiana Real Estate License, Bob Brooks School of Real Estate, 2010
Profession: Realtor
Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

community activities:

  • East Baton Rouge Parish Complete Streets Advisory Committee Member, May 2017-present
  • Mayor Sharon Weston Broome Transition Team
  • Housing and Land Sub-Committee Co-Chair, December 2016-present
  • Bethany Kids Ministry Volunteer, 2015-present
  • Forum 35 Member, 2011-present
  • Vice President of Projects, 2015-2016
  • Board Member, November 2013-April 2017
  • Public Education Committee Chair, 2014
  • Greater Baton Rouge Board of Realtors, Member, 2010-present
  • Governmental Relations Committee Member, 2016-present
  • Community Advisory Committee Member, 2016- present
  • Realtor Day Committee Member, 2014, 2015
  • Barton Leadership Graduate, 2015

mrs. delores watts

Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Board Member
Years of Service: Appointed May 2018
Education: Ed. Specialist in Administration Leadership at Walden University; M. Ed. Administration and Supervision; B.S. in Secondary Education
Profession: E.B.R.P.S.S. High School Principal
Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

community activities:

  • Lifetime Member of the LHSAA
  • Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
  • Woodland-Ridge Civic Association
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“Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best.”

– St. Jerome
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ms. nicole allmon-learson

Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Board Member
Years of Service: Appointed April 2018
Education: MBA, University of New Orleans; BS, Business Administration, Southern University at New Orleans
Profession: Professional Registered Parliamentarian
Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

community activities:

  • Girl Scouts Louisiana East, Board Member
  • Women’s Council of Greater Baton Rouge, Member
  • Baton Rouge Unit of Parliamentarians, President
  • Louisiana Association of Parliamentarians, Vice President
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Member

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

– Nelson Mandela

ms. kathy wascom

Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Treasurer
Years of Service: Appointed February 2020
Education: St. Joseph’s Academy and Louisiana State University BA
Profession: Retired, East Baton Rouge Parish Library, Volunteer Legislative Liaison for Louisiana Environmental Action Network
Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 7080

community activities:

  • Girl Scouts Louisiana East, Board Member
  • Women’s Council of Greater Baton Rouge, Member
  • Baton Rouge Unit of Parliamentarians, President
  • Louisiana Association of Parliamentarians, Vice President
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Member
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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”  

– Nelson Mandela
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mr. donald luther, jr.

Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Vice President
Years of Service: Reappointed May 2019
Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

mr. darryl hurst

Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Board Member
Years of Service: Appointed 2024
Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

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mr. ronnie pierce

Position on the EBRP Library Board of Control: Board Member
Years of Service: Appointed 2024
Address: 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

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