Appointments & Retirements
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Christine Conwell became head librarian at Moorpark (Calif.) City Library in October.
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Vanessa Christman was appointed county librarian at Humboldt County (Calif.) Library October 4.
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October 31 Lorain (Ohio) Public Library System promoted Anastasia Diamond-Ortiz to director, effective October 31.
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Megan Bresnahan joined the University of New Hampshire in Durham as life sciences and agriculture librarian in September.
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St. John’s University in Jamaica, New York, appointed Valeda F. Dent as dean of University Libraries August 31.
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Roswell Encina joined the Library of Congress as senior advisor September 6.
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Garren Hochstetler joined Valley (Nebr.) Public Library as children’s librarian in November.
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The College of William and Mary Libraries in Williamsburg, Virginia, has named Professor of Hispanic Studies and Film and Media Studies Ann Marie Stock as its inaugural faculty scholar, a position in which she will partner with the library on initiatives such as creating a digital archive to inventory Cuban film materials and make them accessible.
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Edward L. “Ted” Widmer was appointed director of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress, effective October 3.
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In November, Adam Strohm became director of university archives and special collections at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago.
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Don Smith became director of Morehouse Parish Library in Bastrop, Louisiana, on July 1.