New library director named

June 25, 2009 07:04 pm

— trustees announced Randleman assumed her duties in Cumberland County June 15.
Randleman comes to Cumberland County from Kurth Memorial Library in Lufkin, Texas. She brings to the position some 33 years of library experience, with 13 of those years in a supervisory or director position.
Her husband’s military career took her to many parts of the country, adding a great deal of diversity to her experience. She spent 10 years as director of the North Logan City Library in Utah, where she was involved in building and moving into a new library, and she expresses her excitement at becoming a part of the building process for the new Art Circle library.
Randleman was named “Librarian of the Year” by the Utah State Library Association in 2004.
A native of New York, she completed her formal education there, including a master of library science degree. Her love of library work began at age 15, when she held her first job at an old Presbyterian church that had been converted into a library at the east end of Long Island.
Randleman brings along her friend, Quackers, a puppet along with whom she delights in entertaining children, using her ventriloquist skills. She feels that the interaction of the children with Quackers encourages them to want to learn how to read and to feel good about coming to the library. She has embraced the vision of the board of trustees to make the Art Circle Public Library a place where the people of Cumberland County can gather to meet their cultural, educational, recreational and information needs.
Upon assuming her duties, Randleman said, “During my first week on the job, it was very evident that the community not only loves their library but relies greatly on its services. There is always a flurry of activity; patrons of all ages coming and going and always checking out materials. So, I can only imagine how the public will respond when the doors are once opened to the new, beautiful and much larger facility! It is truly an honor and pleasure for me to serve as your new library director. I am so grateful for this wonderful opportunity.”

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