Anne Larsen to Leave MBLC

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Anne Larsen is leaving the Board of Library Commissioners after 10 years as Library Building Consultant/Small Library Specialist to return to her native New York where she will assume a new position as Director of Facilities Planning and Technology at Hunter College of the City University of New York.

During her time at the Board of Library Commissioners Anne has worked with hundreds of librarians, trustees, local officials and architects to help them bring their vision of improved public library facilities from concept to reality.

MBLC Director Rob Maier said, "Anne's position as building consultant for small libraries was created by the legislature to assure that smaller communities would have equal footing with larger communities in seeking funds from the public library construction program. Anne has worked tirelessly to bring smaller libraries into the program and to help them meet the special challenges they face in improving their library facilities."

"I have enjoyed working with library advocates across the Commonwealth to bring new and updated public libraries to their communities. I've met wonderful people from every corner of the state and I will miss them all. Working at the MBLC will always remain a major highlight of my career. This new opportunity is simply one that I could not pass up and the prospect of returning to New York is very exciting," commented Anne Larsen on this change.

Anne came to the Board of Library Commissioners in 1998 following a career that included positions at academic, school and prison libraries. In 1992, she spent a sabbatical year establishing a library at the fledgling American University in Bulgaria Along with her husband, Malcolm Brown, she has also founded a rural community public radio station, built a micro-hydropower facility, and supported wind power development in Hull, Massachusetts.

Rob

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Robert C. Maier, Director
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
98 North Washington Street, Suite 401
Boston, MA 02114
Ph (617) 725-1860 x249