CEO and Library Director
Mid-Continent Public Library System, Independence, MO
Steven V. Potter is the CEO and Library Director of Mid-Continent Public Library. He has been with the Library system since 1988, where he started as a typist after finishing his undergraduate work in history at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In the years since, Potter has held multiple positions at the MCPL. He was responsible for the system’s first website and the project to bring public Internet computers to the Library. He also managed construction of the Midwest Genealogy Center, and developed the Library’s innovative “Library-To-Go” automated service locations. Potter is now overseeing the MCPL’s shift to providing library access in a digital age. The new Woodneath Library Center opened in June 2013 and gathers many of these innovative efforts in one place. For these reasons, and many more, MCPL was recognized as a recipient of the 2014 National Medal from the Institute for Museum and Library Service. He has become a leader in the field of local economic development and its impact on public entities. He serves on multiple boards of directors and is an adjunct professor for the University of Missouri. He holds an MLS from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an MPA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
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Sunday, June 26, 2022
1:00pm – 2:00pm