Sari Feldman | |
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| President of the American Library Association | |
| In office 2015–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Courtney Young |
| Succeeded by | Julie Todaro |
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| Occupation | Librarian |
Sari Feldman is an American librarian who served as president of the American Library Association (ALA) from 2015 to 2016. During her presidency, she launched the Libraries Transform public awareness campaign that increased funding support for libraries and sought to advance information policy.
Sari Feldman received a master's degree in Library Science from the University of Wisconsin in 1977 and a bachelor's in English from State University of New York at Binghamton. While in graduate school, Feldman became a jail librarian at Dane County, Wisconsin Correctional Facility.
Since 1984, she has served as an adjunct faculty member at the School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, in New York, teaching graduate courses in library management, reference services, policy and grant writing.
She made her way to Ohio in 1997 and became head of community services at the Cleveland Public Library and later became deputy director. She served as president of the Public Library Association from 2009 to 2010 and numerous other boards and committees as a long-lasting ALA member
Feldman was executive director of Cuyahoga County Public Library from May, 2003 to August 2, 2019.
Feldman has been a member of ALA since 1990 and has served on several boards and committees.
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