About the Northwestern Regional Library

Regional Office Hours

Monday – Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed Saturday & Sunday

Contact Info

111 N. Front Street
Elkin, NC 28621

Phone: 336-835-4894
Fax: 336-835-1356

Color coded map for the section of North Carolina that the Northwestern Regional Library covers: Alleghany Surry, Stokes and Yadkin.

Holidays

All NWRL Branches will observe the following holiday closures in 2025:

  • New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 20
  • Easter Monday, April 21
  • Memorial Day, May 26
  • Independence Day, Friday, July 4
  • Labor Day, Monday, September 1
  • Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11
  • Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27
  • Friday After Thanksgiving, November 28
  • Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24
  • Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25
  • Day after Christmas, Friday, December 26
Our Mission
Advancing Knowledge.
Strengthening Communities.
Inspiring People.
Our Vision
To actively promote lifelong learning, encourage the joy of reading, and help people in creating their own stories.

Regional Staff

ADMINISTRATION
Joan Sherif
Director of Libraries, ext 1001

FINANCE
Johnny Graybeal
Finance Officer, ext 1002

TECHNICAL SERVICES
Sunnie Prevette
Interlibrary Loan / Cataloging, ext 1005

Tonya Triplett
Processing / Interlibrary Loan,
ext 1006

Sheila Kelly
Acquisitions, ext 1004

Regional Board Members

Jonathan Bledsoe, Chair, Surry (Dobson)
Lisa Darisse, Vice Chair, Surry (Pilot Mtn.)
Dan Whelan, Secretary, Surry (Elkin)
Tom Bastable, Yadkin
Christian Covington, Stokes (King)
Richard Lasky, Yadkin
Greg Walker, Alleghany
Kelly Merritt, Surry (Mt. Airy)
David Moxley, Yadkin
Patrick Simmons, Stokes (Danbury)
Bill Osborne, Alleghany
Missey Weaver, Alleghany
VACANT SEAT, Stokes (Walnut Cove)

The NWRL Regional Board meets the third Thursday of the month in April, June, September, and November at 1 p.m. Meetings are virtual until further notice.

Library Branch Managers

Alleghany (Sparta): Debbie Brewer
Boonville: Angie Walker
Charles H. Stone (Pilot Mtn.): Anna Nichols
Danbury: Lisa Lawless
Dobson: Cindy Brannock
East Bend: Susan Hutchens
Elkin: Martha Smith
Jonesville: Jennifer Rogers
King: Gretchen Parker
Lowgap: Ronda Galyean
Mount Airy: Rana Southern
Walnut Cove: Christine Boles
Yadkin (Yadkinville): Andrea Nichols

Funders & Supporters