Our Staff

Brenda

​Brenda Bertino is our director. Before retiring to Tellico Plains she was a school library director, a special education teacher, a computer teacher and is a published author.  Her love of helping her community has brought her out of retirement. Brenda loves to read, especially Children and Young Adult books.  During her years in the schools she would read 365+ books a year so she could hand just the right book to any student.   In her spare time she loves crafting, hiking in the mountains, and playing with her dog.

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Nicole

​As a senior member of the staff (in every sense of the word), I enjoy contact with our faithful patrons throughout the years as well as meeting new ones. It is definitely the highlight of what I do at the library.
My curiosity for words and history, as well as my need to connect my native Loire Valley with the hills of Tennessee respond very well to a world of books which bring together people, places, and things.

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Nakienya

​Nakienya is a native to the Tellico Plains community, graduate of TPHS and Maryville College, and loves being a librarian. She enjoys welcoming people into the library, helping them find the perfect book, teaching and learning new things, creating displays, crafting, planning and organizing events and social media posts, Story Hour, and helping children grow their imagination with Makerspace activities and the Summer Reading Program. When she is not working at the library, she enjoys volunteering, photography, event planning, kayaking, traveling, spending time with family and friends, and attending church. Fun facts: her favorite bible verse is Philippians 4:13, favorite genre is non-fiction, nicknames are NeNe and Lucy, favorite holidays are Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, and her favorite season is Fall because she loves pumpkins! ​

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Volunteers

​We NEED enthusiastic, dependable people who love books and organization to volunteer with us at the Tellico Plains Public Library!

If you could give us a few hours every week, come by at a time during the week that is convenient for you, we would appreciate your "helping hands"!

If you are 16 years old or older.  We can make reasonable accommodations for people with mobility impairments -- anyone who wishes to help is welcome!  By volunteering you can be gaining valuable experience working with people and helping out.  If you do a good job, we can provide you with a good reference for your resume. 

See you at the library!