Unrelenting Vitals CURRENT POSITION Reference Librarian Shrewsbury Public Library, MA DEGREE MLIS, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, 2007 BARD LOVER Member of the Shakespeare Club FOLLOW @bookspriya; Work Initiative Network blog; ow.ly/hTFJ3; ow.ly/hTFSr Photo by T.F. Keegan Even after the Shrewsbury Public Library was forced in 2009 to cut her hours to part-time, Priya Rathnam [...]

Risky Business Vitals CURRENT POSITION Communications Director Anythink Libraries, Thornton, CO DEGREE BA, English, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 2001 FOLLOW @ilovemyanythink; @rsquaredconf; www.anythinklibraries.org; www.facebook.com/ilovemyanythink Photo by McCory James A bold and original view of librarianship has been a hallmark of Stacie Ledden’s career. In 2008, as writer/editor and webmaster, she became an integral [...]

Calm After the Storm Vitals CURRENT POSITION Communications Director Princeton Public Library, NJ DEGREE BA, Trenton State College (now the College of New Jersey), 1981 Community involvement President, Princeton Public School Board, and fundraiser for a nonprofit serving runaway, abused, and homeless children FOLLOW @tkq; facebook.com/timkquinn Photo by © Michael Mancuso After providing residents with [...]

Teen-a-Rific Vitals CURRENT POSITION Teen Librarian La Vista Public Library, NE DEGREE MLIS candidate, San José State University, CA (expected December 2013); BA, English, University of Illinois at Springfield, 2010 TEEN ADVISORY BOARD YOUTUBE www.youtube.com/user/TheTabblerTeens FOLLOW inallseries-ousness.blogspot.com Photo by Mitch Beaumont Asked to describe some characteristics of teen librarian Lindsey Tomsu, the members of the [...]

Big on the Little Vitals CURRENT POSITION School Librarian Zavala Elementary School, El Paso Independent School District, TX DEGREE MLIS, University of North Texas, 2010 FOLLOW zavalalibraryinanutshell.weebly.com Lisa Lopez was the first person in the state of Texas to install a Little Free Library (LFL)—the birdhouse-like free book exchanges pioneered by Rick Brooks and Todd [...]

Viral VIP Vitals CURRENT POSITION Director of Technology Crowley Ridge Regional Library, Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, AR DEGREE English/Psychology, University of Memphis, 1990–93 UPCOMING PROJECT “Words,” 2013 campaign that relies upon typography to promote the library “in a way that’s more art than advertisement” FOLLOW @benbizzle; www.benbizzle.com; www.libraryinjonesboro.org Photo by Ron Wurzer/Getty Images for [...]

Ebook Whisperer Vitals CURRENT POSITION Manager, Selection and Order, Collection Management Services King County Library System, Issaquah, WA DEGREE MLS, University of Washington, Seattle, 1994 Think Pink Moroni’s workspace includes a variety of bright pink objects: a fuchsia book truck, a hot-pink feather boa, a neon pink bucket and hard hat, and a Sony Reader [...]

She Geeks Libraries Vitals CURRENT POSITION Field Marketing Manager OCLC, Dublin, OH DEGREE BA, Mass Communications, Taylor University, Upland, IN, 1985 GEEK THE LIBRARY www.geekthelibrary.org HOW LIBRARIES CAN GEEK get.geekthelibrary.org Photo by Rich Skopin, OCLC Jenny Powell was winding down a six-and-a-half-year position with the marketing and communications giant Leo Burnett USA, working with General [...]