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Attendees at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago. (Photos: Rebecca Lomax/American Libraries and Cognotes)

Bookend: Conference Candids

July 27, 2017

Attendees captured on camera, counterclockwise from top: Chelsea Johnson, librarian at Marshall (Mich.) District Library, tries her hand at steering a drone through an obstacle course. Jos Holman, county librarian at Tippecanoe County (Ind.) Public Library, reads from The Inner City Mother Goose at Stand for the Banned, a banned books readout. Alison Griffin (left), … Continue reading Bookend: Conference Candids


Duff, Sara

July 24, 2017

Sara Duff became assessment librarian in Acquisitions and Collection Services at the University of Central Florida Libraries in Orlando in April.


Faragan, Nicholas

July 24, 2017

In April Nicholas Faragan became director at Westport (N.Y.) Library Association.


Fitzsimmons, Vicky

July 24, 2017

Boca Raton (Fla.) Public Library named Vicky Fitzsimmons to the new position of digital librarian in May.


Guill, Kacy

July 24, 2017

Kacy Guill became county librarian at Trinity County (Calif.) Library in June.


Marr, Jenny

July 24, 2017

Ferndale (Mich.) Area District Library appointed Jenny Marr as library director, effective June 5.


Smith, Jennifer

July 24, 2017

In May Jennifer Smith joined Waterford (Conn.) Public Library as head of children’s services.


Shirts, Peter

July 24, 2017

Peter Shirts joined Emory University’s Heilbrun Music and Media Library in Atlanta as humanities librarian in music June 15.


Sagaas, Christopher

July 24, 2017

Utica (N.Y.) Public Library named Christopher Sagaas director in June.


Sabol, Daniel

July 24, 2017

May 15 Daniel Sabol began as director of Pound Ridge (N.Y.) Library.


Potwin, Sarah

July 24, 2017

Sarah M. Potwin joined Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Public Library as executive director July 1.


Olin, Jessica

July 24, 2017

Jessica Olin became director of library services at Genesee Community College in Batavia, New York, in July.