Judy McNeece retired from Dixie Regional Library System on April 30, 2015.

McNeece became Director of DRLS in 2004. She earned a Masters of Library Science from George Peabody College for Teachers. Throughout her career Judy has worked in many types of libraries. She has worked in college, high school, church and special libraries in addition to her service to public libraries.

While at DRLS McNeece wrote and received many grants, including one from Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi, Inc. and another from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.

New Director, Regina Graham worked with Judy McNeece as Assistant Director to DRLS for 11 years and said that working with Judy has been a pleasure. “She has been a good boss. She has excelled in scheduling a diverse selection of authors for Lunching with Books. She has never been afraid to tackle a big project like rearranging whole libraries. She has brought many good ideas to the system and is truly passionate about public libraries.”