Leslie Burger | |
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President of the American Library Association | |
In office 2006–2007 | |
Preceded by | Michael Gorman |
Succeeded by | Loriene Roy |
Personal details | |
Nationality | American |
Education | |
Occupation | Librarian |
Leslie B. Burger is the interim Executive Director of the American Library Association. [1] She is an American librarian who served for sixteen years as the executive director of the Princeton Public Library. [2] She was president of the American Library Association from 2006 to 2007. [2]
After growing up in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Burger obtained a Bachelor's degree from Southern Connecticut State College in 1973, a Master of Library Science from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1974, and a master's in organizational behavior from the University of Hartford in 1988. [3] [4] [5] Burger held a number of positions in planning and library development, including at the Bridgeport Public Library, the Connecticut State Library and the New Jersey State Library. [3]
From 1999 to 2015, Burger was the executive director of the Princeton Public Library, where she led the library in the design, construction, and opening of a new building as well as development efforts resulting in more than $25 million in private funding. [2] [5]
Along with her husband Alan, Burger is the founder and owner of Library Development Solutions, a consulting firm where she provides guidance to libraries on strategic planning, space-assessments, building programs, and program evaluation and implementation. [2] [3] She also works as a part time lecturer at the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information, where she designed and teaches a course on transformative library leadership. [6]
In 2023 Burger was appointed interim Executive Director of the American Library Association. [7]
Burger served as president of the American Library Association from 2006 to 2007, concentrating her efforts on initiatives focused on how libraries need to transform to serve their communities. [8]
As president Burger represented ALA in challenging the Federal Bureau of Investigation over the access to patron records enabled by the USA PATRIOT Act. [9] [10] She also testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the issue of closing Environmental Protection Agency libraries. [11]
During her presidency she launched the organization's "Emerging Leaders" program, [12] dedicated to providing leadership opportunities to new library professionals. [13] [14]
Burger was president of the Connecticut Library Association in 1982 [15] and president of the New Jersey Library Association from 2001 to 2002. [16]
She was named the University of Maryland College of Information Studies Alumnus of the Year in 2005. [3]
The New Jersey Library Association named Burger their 2017 Librarian of the Year. [6]
Leslie Burger | |
---|---|
President of the American Library Association | |
In office 2006–2007 | |
Preceded by | Michael Gorman |
Succeeded by | Loriene Roy |
Personal details | |
Nationality | American |
Education | |
Occupation | Librarian |
Leslie B. Burger is the interim Executive Director of the American Library Association. [1] She is an American librarian who served for sixteen years as the executive director of the Princeton Public Library. [2] She was president of the American Library Association from 2006 to 2007. [2]
After growing up in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Burger obtained a Bachelor's degree from Southern Connecticut State College in 1973, a Master of Library Science from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1974, and a master's in organizational behavior from the University of Hartford in 1988. [3] [4] [5] Burger held a number of positions in planning and library development, including at the Bridgeport Public Library, the Connecticut State Library and the New Jersey State Library. [3]
From 1999 to 2015, Burger was the executive director of the Princeton Public Library, where she led the library in the design, construction, and opening of a new building as well as development efforts resulting in more than $25 million in private funding. [2] [5]
Along with her husband Alan, Burger is the founder and owner of Library Development Solutions, a consulting firm where she provides guidance to libraries on strategic planning, space-assessments, building programs, and program evaluation and implementation. [2] [3] She also works as a part time lecturer at the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information, where she designed and teaches a course on transformative library leadership. [6]
In 2023 Burger was appointed interim Executive Director of the American Library Association. [7]
Burger served as president of the American Library Association from 2006 to 2007, concentrating her efforts on initiatives focused on how libraries need to transform to serve their communities. [8]
As president Burger represented ALA in challenging the Federal Bureau of Investigation over the access to patron records enabled by the USA PATRIOT Act. [9] [10] She also testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the issue of closing Environmental Protection Agency libraries. [11]
During her presidency she launched the organization's "Emerging Leaders" program, [12] dedicated to providing leadership opportunities to new library professionals. [13] [14]
Burger was president of the Connecticut Library Association in 1982 [15] and president of the New Jersey Library Association from 2001 to 2002. [16]
She was named the University of Maryland College of Information Studies Alumnus of the Year in 2005. [3]
The New Jersey Library Association named Burger their 2017 Librarian of the Year. [6]