Appointments & Retirements
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Linda Duplessis retired as director and CEO of Peace Library System in Grande Prairie, Alberta, after 27 years with the library.
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Karl Debus-López retired June 30 as chief of the US Programs, Law, and Literature Division of the Library of Congress Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate.
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Larry Franke retired as a reference librarian in the History and Genealogy Department at St. Louis County (Mo.) Library July 10.
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Cindy Kolaczynski, director and county librarian for Maricopa County (Ariz.) Library District, retired September 1.
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Bill Morris, governmental affairs coordinator for the State Library of Ohio, retired June 30.
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August 31 Mitzi Mueller retired as children’s librarian at North Platte (Neb.) Public Library after 38 years with the system.
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Susan Pizzolato retired as executive director of Mattapoisett (Mass.) Free Public Library in August.
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Andrea Telli retired as commissioner of Chicago Public Library August 31.
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Lani Yoshimura, community librarian at Santa Clara County (Calif.) Library District’s Gilroy Library since 1982, retired August 23.
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July 6 Jenny Benedict started as director of Sawyer Free Library in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
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The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at New York Public Library named Joy Bivins associate director of collections and research services June 23.
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Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, appointed Polly Boruff-Jones dean of university libraries, effective July 1.