State Librarian
Maryland State Library Agency
Irene Padilla has served as the Maryland State Librarian since 2002. She is responsible for administering state and federal programs to improve library services in the 24 public library systems in the state of Maryland, the State Library Resource Center (SLRC), Sailor and the three Regional Resource Center programs. She also oversees the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (LBPD) and the Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library.
Her vision of providing leadership and guidance for the development of collaborations across multi-type libraries has helped develop dialogue and partnerships within the library community to sharpen and prioritize shared challenges, increase the potential for expanded resource sharing and to build the case for supporting Maryland libraries.
Irene has a B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Library Science and an M.L.S. from Western Michigan University. She also holds an M.P.A. from George Mason University.
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Saturday, June 25, 2022
4:00pm – 5:00pm