| | CAROL FRENCH JOHNSON
Associate Consultant | Summary of Experience
Library Director retired 1982-2006
Cedar Falls & Waterloo Public Libraries, Iowa
• Oversaw operations of two separate public libraries located in contiguous towns
• Prepared and managed separate budgets for both facilities
• Planned and implemented reorganization of staff resulting in fiscal and efficiency benefits
• Led a successful capital campaign for construction of a new Cedar Falls Public Library
• Oversaw the design and construction of a new building in Cedar Falls
• Instituted a facilities improvement program at the Waterloo Library to integrate technology and programming upgrades
• Led two successful public referendums in Cedar Falls: a building referendum and a tax support levy
Coordinator, Governor’s Conference on Libraries and Information Services, North Carolina State Library, Raleigh, NC
Interlibrary Loan Librarian, North Carolina State University Library, Raleigh, NC
Project Director, Council on Aging project, Haywood County, NC
Public Library Consultant, Florida State Library, Tallahassee, FL
Florida State Library Special Assignment project, Miami Public Library, Miami, FL
Reference and Interlibrary Loan Librarian, Florida State University Library, Tallahassee, FL
Professional Activities
President, Iowa Library Association
Chapter Councilor, American Library Association
Library Advocacy Now! Presenter
Delegate to White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services, 1991
Developed and presented programs for librarians and Trustees on personnel management, advocacy, intellectual freedom, public library administration
Served on Advisory Council for the University of Iowa, School of Library and Information Science Chair, National Library Advisory Board, member, President’s Advisory Council, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa
Education
Florida State University, BA and MLS
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