James City County on Tuesday unanimously approved an updated regional library agreement and new name, putting an end to another point of contention between Historic Triangle localities.
It was the final of the three members to sign the deal. Williamsburg and York County approved the contract earlier in October, dubbing the system the Greater Williamsburg Regional Library. The library board will finalize the agreement at its next meeting.
The agreement shuffles the library board’s makeup. York will now have a non-voting member and James City will get an additional voting member, increasing it from an 11- to a 12-member board. All York residents will be able to get library cards, and people in New Kent and Charles City counties will be able to get one for a fee. The three member localities will double how much they can pay for region-wide library investments…