Possibly later today, one of three finalists, profiled and pictured in this Seattle PI article will be named Director of the Seattle Public Library.
A selection committee will recommend one of three finalists to the post as early as today. They are Susan Hildreth, the California state librarian; Jane Light, who heads the San Jose Public Library; and Rivkah Sass, director of the Omaha Public Library. The previous Seattle city librarian, Deborah Jacobs, left in July to take a job at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
If you hear/see the announcement, please let us know the results…THANKS Heidi, it’s Susan Hildreth.
No results yet, but the
No results yet, but the comments section is full of ideas on what credentials a library director should have as well as the usual why-do-librarians-need-master’s-degrees debate.
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/reader_feedback/public/display.php?thread=36886&offset=0#post_84811
it’s susan hildreth
http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=about_leaders_citylibrarian_selected