New library director named for Ventura County system
VC Star: 11.15.2017
by Kathleen Wilson
A
new director for the Ventura County
library system has been appointed.
Nancy
Schram, 48, succeeds Jackie Griffin, who has decided to retire in mid-December.
Schram, who is Griffin’s top deputy, was selected after a nationwide search.
She
was approved Tuesday in a unanimous vote by the Ventura County Board of
Supervisors.
Schram
joined the library system as deputy director last year after nine years as the
Thousand Oaks library deputy director. She previously worked for the Los Angeles
County library system and holds a master’s degree in library and information
science.
In
her new job, Schram plans to stress services tied directly to the library
system’s mission of education, literacy and lifelong learning. She wants
to find innovative ways to deliver those services, expand them and ensure equal
access to libraries.
Also
on her list is streamlining operations to ensure the best use of funds and
resources.
Schram
is credited with implementing the advanced technology for the Hill Road
library, initiating a training academy for library staff and starting a program
to work with homeless patrons at the E.P. Foster Library in Ventura. READ MORE >>
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