Operating and Supporting Libraries During Turbulent Times

Join Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum for a Zoom discussion on the challenges and opportunities that face public and school libraries during times of political discord.

Folio Librarian Lillian Dabney will be in conversation with Seattle Public Library's Chief Librarian Tom Fay, and Seattle Public Schools' Library Services & Instructional Materials Program Manager Darcy Brixey. This event will include an opportunity for audience Q&A and discussion.

Darcy Brixey (she/her) is the Library Services & Instructional Materials Program Manager for Seattle Public Schools, a former Teen and Adult Services Librarian and former president of Washington Library Association. She has spent 30 years in libraries, including public, school, and academic

Tom Fay was appointed Executive Director and Chief Librarian of The Seattle Public Library on March 2, 2022, following a unanimous vote by the Library’s Board of Trustees after a national search. He had been serving as Interim Chief Librarian since April 2021 and…